Parent Education in Youth Sport: A Community Case Study of Parents, Coaches, and Administrators

Dorsch, Travis E.; King, Michael; Tulane, Sarah; Osai, Keith V.; Dunn, C. Ryan; Carlsen, Chalyce P.

doi:10.1080/10413200.2018.1510438

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“…In light of the complexity of parenting dual career athletes, the need for specific education to enable positive parenting roles and fruitful relationships with athletes and other key stakeholders of the athlete's sport and educational entourages has emerged [39][40][41]. Based on the scientific evidence on parenting of beginner tennis players [42][43][44][45], the International Tennis Federation recently launched an online educational programme for parents. Despite this initiative, there remains a dearth of information on the needs of parenting student-athletes from other sports.…”

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Understanding the educational needs of parenting athletes involved in sport and education: The parents’ view

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Background Despite the fact that an educational programme for parents of youth tennis players has been launched recently, there is a need to empower parents of athletes in sustaining the combination of education and sport careers (i.e., dual career) of their talented and elite athletes across sports. The aim of this study was to explore the parents’ view of their role as dual career supporters and their need for educational support in this area. Methods In total, 115 parents (F = 49, M = 66) of athletes (14–23 yrs) engaged in full time academic education (high school/university) and competitive (e.g., National, International) sports (individual = 12, team = 9) in five European Member States (e.g., France, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia) took part in national workshops. The workshops involved discussing five themes and agreeing statements relevant to assist parents supporting their children as dual career athletes: 1) the athletes’ needs; 2) the sports environment; 3) the academic environment; 4) dual career-related policies and services; 5) The educational methods for parenting dual career athletes. Results A final list of 80 agreed statements were identified: 25 statements mainly related to the sports entourage; 23 to information on dual career-related policies and services; 22 to the athletes’ needs; 17 to the academic entourage, and 8 to the relevant educational resources to parenting dual career athletes, respectively. Conclusions This cross-national qualitative research synthesized the parents’ perspectives about their needs and the most relevant content of an educational programme for parenting dual career athletes. The findings of this research will help influence the formulation of effective education strategies on parenting dual career athletes to ensure an optimal supportive environment for the successful combination of high-level sport and education careers.

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“…Interestingly, however, with the odd exception (e.g., Harwood, 2008), very little of this attention has focused upon the positive role parents can play in supporting children's psychological development. Rather, much focus has been placed upon trying to "educate" parents to correct perceived negative or inappropriate behaviours; thus considering parents as problems to be fixed rather than assets to work with (Dorsch et al, 2018;Knight et al, 2017). Given this focus, combined with the negative attention sport parents receive in the print and social media, it is little wonder that parents often feel illprepared to support their children's dual responsibilities (i.e., sport & academia), are concerned about engaging in the "wrong behaviours" that may place unwanted pressure upon their children, and rely upon self-education for support (e.g., Burgess et al, 2016;Knight & Holt, 2013).…”

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Understanding the behaviours employed by parents to support the psychological development of elite youth tennis players in England

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2020

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

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The current study had two objectives: (1) to explore which psychological skills (e.g., self-talk and imagery) and characteristics (e.g., motivation and focus) (PSCs) parents deemed important for their children's development, and (2) to investigate and understand the parental behaviours that supported the growth or development of these PSCs. A nine-month qualitative study comprising observations of and semi-structured interviews with 15 parents of 11 British male elite youth tennis players (8-15 years of age) took place. Results suggested that parents were sceptical of the development of psychological skills due to (1) a perceived inability to support the development effectively, (2) a misconception of psychological skills, and (3) concerns about unnecessary pressure. Despite this, parents reported the use of four behaviours in an effort to develop psychological characteristics within their children, including (1) talking about valuable psychological characteristics, (2) intentionally creating learning opportunities, (3) enabling athletes to go the extra mile, and (4) fostering developmentally beneficial peer relationships.Although well intended, these behaviours were usually informed by intermittent self-education, sometimes resulting in unwanted consequences such as the establishment of performance orientated climates. The results of this study add to the youth sport literature by providing insight into sport parents' perceptions of PSCs, as well as the behaviours they employed to support their children's psychological development. Additionally, it reinforces the need for more formalised parental education opportunities to support parents' positive involvement in their children's sporting lives.

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“…This is a notable challenge for researchers who are trying to provide evidence-based solutions to sports organizations. Thus, more research designed to identify barriers to delivery of parent interventions in sport would be particularly valuable to help guide future research in this area (see Dorsch et al, 2018).…”

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“…Being creative with the types of interventions that are provided (Knight & Newport, 2017) and comparing the efficacy of different interventions types would be beneficial (e.g., . Furthermore, identification of the optimal length, content, and delivery style of interventions would be useful to maximize both efficacy and efficiency (Dorsch et al, 2018).…”

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Revealing Findings in Youth Sport Parenting Research

Knight¹

2019

Kinesiology Review

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It is widely accepted that parents are a pivotal part of young people’s sporting journey, and over the last 4 decades there has been a substantial growth in research pertaining to youth sport parenting. The aim of this paper is to review the status of the literature pertaining to parenting in youth sport and suggest areas for future work. Specifically, the author provides a very brief history of sport parenting research before turning attention to the 3 areas of study that are currently attracting the majority of researchers’ attention: the influence of parental involvement in youth sport, factors affecting parental involvement in youth sport, and strategies to promote high-quality parental involvement. Future research directions pertaining to the sport parenting questions that are asked, the populations that are sampled, and the interventions that are developed and evaluated are subsequently provided. Finally, the paper concludes with some considerations for best practice in sport clubs and organizations that seek to foster more adaptive youth sport parenting.

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Parent Education in Youth Sport: A Community Case Study of Parents, Coaches, and Administrators

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Understanding the educational needs of parenting athletes involved in sport and education: The parents’ view

Understanding the educational needs of parenting athletes involved in sport and education: The parents’ view

Understanding the behaviours employed by parents to support the psychological development of elite youth tennis players in England

Revealing Findings in Youth Sport Parenting Research

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