Research and Development for

Youth Sport

Youth Sport Research Association is a non-profit research and development organization dedicated to strengthening the social climate within children and youth sports.

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Through research on how adult behaviours influence children’s sport experiences, the Youth Sport Research Association develops knowledge and tools aimed at improving the social climate in youth sport.

Aktuella forsknings- och utbildningsprojekt

Ice hockey

How does parental behaviour in youth ice hockey change over time following an intervention?

A two-year educational intervention with repeated measurements of parental behaviour toward coaches and young referees.

All sports

To what extent does parental behaviour vary by the child’s age and sport?

Evidence from 12,000 parents across 350 clubs in 25 sports in Sweden: implications for the parental climate.

All sports

To what extent is knowledge of the club’s core values* associated with the perceived parental climate?

Evidence from parents in organised youth sport.


* As outlined in its policy/documents