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Developmental Benefits of Extracurricular Sports Participation Among Brazilian ...
Reverdito, Riller S.; Galatti, Larissa R.; Carvalho, Humberto M.; Scaglia, Alcides J.; Côté, Jean; Gonçalves, C. E.; Paes, Roberto R.Youth sporting activities have been explored as a way to impact positive personal transformation and development, glaringly demonstrated by world-wide investments in public policies, programs, and projects. We studied positive effects of participation in sports on the developmental assets of 614 adolescents (13.1 1.7 years) actively engaged in extracurricular sport programs targeted at socially disadvantaged yo...
Fostering Elite Athlete Development and Recreational Sport Participation: a Suc...
Galatti, Larissa Rafaela; Côté, Jean; Reverdito, Riller Silva; Allan, Veronica; Seoane, Antonio Montero; Paes, Roberto RodriguesThe overall aim of this article was to present a positive case study about how a sport club can foster both elite athlete development in parallel with offering a diverse range of sport activities to attract and maintain a greater number of children and youth for continued participation in a long term sport program. To this end, an in-depth case study was conducted of a model Spanish Basketball Club, considered...