Our mission: Provide Leadership, Scholarship, and Outreach to Transform Youth Sport
What we do
- Conducting novel research in critical areas related to youth sport
- Partnering with sport organizations and governing bodies to conduct evaluation, develop training programs, and build organizational capacity
- Conducting outreach and development programs to develop athletes, coaches and sport leaders
- Training and preparing graduate students to be the next generation of scholars in areas related to youth sports
- Coordinating the Sport Coaches’ Summit annual conference
- Providing oversight for four graduate programs in the Applied Sport Sciences
- Distributing a semesterly newsletter – The Youth Sport Report – to provide updates on the work we do
Protecting Youth Athletes
The Institute for the Study of Youth Sports has created three online educational modules to address the issue of abuse in sports. The free learning videos are now available to support coaches, administrators, and caregivers on best practices to protect youth athletes from physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
Graduate programs in the Applied Sport Sciences
If you are a current or aspiring sport coach or sport leader, and you are looking to extend your knowledge and advance your career, then you may consider applying to one of our graduate programs offered through the Department of Kinesiology. A master’s degree and three graduate certificate programs are offered each year. Courses are taught online by expert faculty.
