SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 2004
STP11614S

Rediscovering Youth Sportsmanship

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There is a growing concern about the misbehavior of parents at youth sporting events. To address this issue, the Rediscovering Youth Sportsmanship Program has been produced by the St. Barnabas Health Care System in New Jersey. The program offers parents a better understanding of the developmental needs of young athletes so that the parents can provide proper support while avoiding the pitfalls of player burnout and forcing their youngsters into injury-potential situations. Rediscovering Youth Sportsmanship builds awareness of the negative effects of poor sportsmanship by adults on young athletes, offers parents behavioral strategies for maintaining good sportsmanship, helps leagues set rules and guidelines for parental behavior and informs parents of sanctions for parental misbehavior.

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Mariconda, J
USA Hockey Safety & Protective Equipment Committee, Paterson, NJ
Mariconda, A
USA Hockey Safety & Protective Equipment Committee, Emerson, NJ
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Developed by Committee: F08
Pages: 135–138
DOI: 10.1520/STP11614S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5493-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-3473-7