Winner for Life: A three-year study of student-athletes’ life skills development in a training programme for coaches and teachers

Carrière, Roxane; Trottier, Christiane; Drapeau, Vicky; Frenette, Éric; Goulet, Claude; Brochu, Charlotte; Camiré, Martin; Lemyre, Pierre-Nicolas

doi:10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102573

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“…Participants were part of a larger research project called Winner for Life ( Gagnant pour la vie) implemented in this high school [ 13 ]. This research project aimed to promote positive youth development through a longitudinal life skills training program.…”

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Assessing the relative validity of a web-based self-administered 24-hour dietary recall in a Canadian adolescent’s population

Drapeau,

Laramée,

Lafreniere

et al. 2024

Nutr J

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Background Healthy eating habits at a young age are crucial to support growth and development and good general health. In this context, monitoring youth dietary intakes adequately with valid tools is important to develop efficient interventions and identify groups that are more at risk of inadequate intakes. This study aimed to assess the relative validity of the self-administered web-based 24-h dietary recall (R24W) for evaluating energy and nutrient intakes among active adolescents. Methods Participants were invited to complete one interviewer-administered 24-h dietary dietary recall and the R24W on up to three occasions within one month. A total of 272 French-speaking active adolescents aged 12 to 17 years from the province of Québec were invited to complete three R24W and one interview-administered 24-h recall. Student’s t-test and correlations were conducted on sex-adjusted data. Percent differences, cross-classification (percentage of agreement), weighted Kappa and Bland-Altman plots were calculated. Results Mean (SD) energy intake from the R24W was 8.8% higher than from the interview-administered 24-h dietary recall (2558 kcal ± 1128 vs. 2444 kcal ± 998, p < 0.05). Significant differences in mean nutrient intake between the R24W and the interview-administered 24-h dietary recall ranged from 6.5% for % E from fat (p < 0.05) to 25.2% for saturated fat (p < 0.001), i.e., higher values with R24W. Sex-adjusted correlations were significant for all nutrients except for % E from proteins and thiamin (range: 0.24 to 0.52, p < 0.01). Cross-classification demonstrated that 36.6% of the participants were classified in the same fourth with both methods, 39.6% in the adjacent fourth, and 5.7% misclassified. Bland-Atman plots revealed proportional bias between the two methods for 7/25 nutrients. Completing at least two recalls with the R24W increased the precision of intake estimates. Conclusion These data suggest that the R24W presents an acceptable relative validity compared to a standard interview-administered 24-h recall for estimating energy and most nutrients in a cohort of French-speaking adolescents from the province of Québec.

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Assessing the relative validity of a web-based self-administered 24-hour dietary recall in a Canadian adolescent’s population

Drapeau,

Laramée,

Lafreniere

et al. 2024

Nutr J

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“…To gain expected benefits from these programs, youth must start and continue participating, as Anderson-Butcher ( 12 p6) suggests, “youth will not benefit if they are not there.” Evidence further suggests that continued participation in these programs can have a sustained impact on participants [e.g., ( 9 , 10 , 13 )]. In a longitudinal evaluation study, Weiss et al ( 9 ) found that youth in The First Tee program showed improvement or stability in life skills transfer over three years of participation.…”

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Retention in Junior Giants, a sport-based youth development program: what factors are associated with intentions to return?

Bolter,

Kipp,

Greenwood

2024

Front. Sports Act. Living

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IntroductionWhile evaluation research shows that physical activity-based youth development (PA-PYD) programs can have a positive impact on social and emotional growth, less is known about which participants return year after year and what factors are associated with their continued participation. The Junior Giants is a sport-based youth development program for 5–18-year-old boys and girls that is non-competitive and free to participate. The 8-week program uses baseball and softball as platforms for teaching life skills and fostering social emotional competencies. This mixed-methods study evaluated quantitative factors associated with intentions to return to the program the following year and qualitative reasons why parents/caregivers intended not to re-enroll their child.MethodParents/caregivers of Junior Giants participants (N = 8,495) completed online surveys about their child's demographics, social emotional climate and learning, character development, and intentions to return the following year.ResultsDescriptive data illustrated that parents/caregivers reported quite positive outcomes and experiences for their child. Chi-square and t-test analyses revealed significant differences (p < .001) between intended returners (n = 7,179, 84.5%) and those who reported no/undecided on returning (n = 1,316, 15.5%). Intended returners were significantly more likely to be identified as Latino and be in their second year of participation. Significant predictors of a binomial logistic regression [χ2 (df = 22) = 1,463.25, p < .001] included age, race/ethnicity, years played, character development, reading, league experiences, physical activity, and perceived support, with small to medium effect sizes. Using responses from a subset of 217 parents/caregivers who reported their child would not return to the program, a thematic analysis resulted in seven themes: Lack of Organization and Communication; Dissatisfied with Coaching, Didn't Learn Baseball/Softball, Not Competitive Enough, Skill Levels Not Matched, Aged Out, and Non-Program Related Reasons.DiscussionQuantitative results contribute to the literature on predictors of retention in youth development programs, while qualitative findings echo common motives cited for dropout in youth sport. Both provide opportunities for reflection and potential changes to future programming.

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Winner for Life: A three-year study of student-athletes’ life skills development in a training programme for coaches and teachers

Cited by 2 publications

References 40 publications

Assessing the relative validity of a web-based self-administered 24-hour dietary recall in a Canadian adolescent’s population

Assessing the relative validity of a web-based self-administered 24-hour dietary recall in a Canadian adolescent’s population

Retention in Junior Giants, a sport-based youth development program: what factors are associated with intentions to return?

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