Youth Athlete Development
There are so many wonderful benefits to being involved with inclusive, healthy, challenging and enjoyable youth sports – for kids and adults! Each adult stakeholder – whether a parent, coach, or sport or school administrator – has the obligation to give each participating youth the opportunity and support to excel as an athlete and person at his or her own levels of athletic and sport readiness, development and desired context of participation and success.
Youth Athlete Development Resources
- Diversified Sports Exposure
- Best Practices
- About Youth Sports of the Americas
- Academics and Athletics
- Active Voice: Over-emphasizing the Athletic Dream Now Could End Up Killing the Dream Later
- Athlete Managers
- Balancing Time
- Character On and Off the Court
- Diversified Sport Exposure
- Girls in Sport
- International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development
- NFHS Essentials Initiative & Guidelines
- Nutrition in Youth Sports
- Olympic Perspective
- Resistance Training
- Rest & Recovery
- The Making of a Champion - University of Texas
