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This article presents a global vision for sport through a new framework that incorporates the elements necessary for a developmentally sound approach to youth sport involvement. This framework proposes that youth sport involvement includes three basic elements: (1) taking part in activities (what), while creating relationships with others (who), in a specific setting (where). When these three elements positively interact, it creates a context that, when repeated on a regular basis, leads to changes in the personal assets of the participants. Changes in individuals' personal assets, such as Competence, Confidence, Connection, and Character (4 C's), have long been associated with positive sport experiences, which in turn lead to long-term outcomes, including continued sport Participation, higher levels of Performance in sport, and Personal development through sport (3 P's). Research linking the three basic elements of youth sport (activities, relationships, and settings) to positive changes in personal assets (4 C's) and long-term outcomes (3 P's) are discussed and the Personal Assets Framework is presented
Keywords: Youth Sport; Sport Development; Psychology; Coaching;
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Clanek predstavlja globalno vizijo sporta s pomocjo novega okvirja, ki vkljucuje elemente, nujne za razvojno primeren pristop k ukvarjanju mladih s sportom. Okvir predlaga, naj udejstvovanje mladih v sportu vkljucuje tri osnovne elemente: (1) sodelovanje v aktivnostih (kaj), pri katerih se vzpostavljajo odnosi z drugimi (kdo) v specificnem okolju (kje). Ko se ti trije elementi pozitivno prepletejo, se izoblikuje okvir, ki ob rednem ponavljanju pripelje do sprememb v osebnih prednostih sodelujocih. Spremembe v osebnih prednostih posameznika, kot so kompetenca, zaupanje, povezava in znacaj (angl. 4 C's) se ze dolgo casa povezujejo s pozitivnimi sportnimi izkusnjami, ki vodijo v dolgorocne rezultate, vkljucno z neprekinjenim ukvarjanjem s sportom, boljso uspesnostjo v sportu in osebnim razvojem s pomocjo sporta (angl. 3 P's). Raziskava obravnava povezavo treh osnovnih elementov v sportu mladih (aktivnosti, odnosi in okolje) s pozitivnimi spremembami v osebnih prednostih (4 C's) in dolgorocnimi rezultati (3 P's) ter predstavi okvir osebnih prednosti.
Kljucne besede: Sport mladih, sportni razvoj; psihologija, treniranje
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