Ferreira Marta, Santos Fernando, Fernández-Villarino María A, Mergler Jason, Strachan Leisha, MacDonald Dany J
Escola Superior de Educação, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain.
Front Sports Act Living. 2024 Aug 20;6:1439822. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2024.1439822. eCollection 2024.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Project SCORE intervention in fostering Positive Youth Development (PYD) within competitive youth sport settings in Portugal. Project SCORE is an online PYD-focused tool developed to assist coaches in promoting the 4Cs-competence, confidence, connection, and character-within their coaching.
The research involved 13 coaches and 70 youth athletes from football and rowing teams. Methodologically, this study analyzed the pre- and post- Project SCORE intervention data, assessing the perceptions of coaches and athletes towards the development of the 4Cs.
Results indicated significant improvements in athletes' perceptions of 4Cs post-intervention, and among coaches' perceptions, there was a significant improvement in the practice and transfer of life skills. Particularly, coaches showed enhanced abilities in fostering life skills and facilitating the transfer of these skills to competitive environments, although some dimensions like sport climate did not sustain positive changes.
The findings highlight the benefits of customized PYD-based programs in competitive youth sports and suggest the need for further research to enhance their widespread and consistent implementation.
本研究评估了“得分计划”干预措施在葡萄牙青少年竞技体育环境中促进青少年积极发展（PYD）的有效性。“得分计划”是一个专注于青少年积极发展的在线工具，旨在帮助教练在其执教过程中促进“4C”——能力、信心、联系和品格的发展。
该研究涉及来自足球和赛艇队的13名教练和70名青少年运动员。从方法上讲，本研究分析了“得分计划”干预前后的数据，评估了教练和运动员对“4C”发展的看法。
结果表明，干预后运动员对“4C”的认知有显著改善，在教练的认知方面，生活技能的实践和迁移有显著改善。特别是，教练在培养生活技能和促进这些技能向竞技环境迁移方面表现出更强的能力，尽管体育氛围等一些维度并没有持续保持积极变化。
研究结果凸显了在青少年竞技体育中基于青少年积极发展的定制项目的益处，并表明需要进一步研究以加强其广泛和持续的实施。
