ShareBenefits of youth hockey on competence and life skills
2017-12-22
Cecilia Jorgenson is a PhD student in the Positive Youth Development (PYD) Lab at Carleton University. She is also the parent of a goalie and understands the benefits of sports participation. She is looking for those interested in volunteering to participate in some research.Research in the PYD Lab focuses on the different types of activities (particularly sports activities) in which children and adolescents participate, and how this might predict positive developmental outcomes such as self-esteem, body esteem, self-efficacy and leadership ability. The first questionnaire in this study closes to players as of December 31st. This research study is interested in the development of perceived competence across a sports season along with its relationship with life skill transfers and sports continuation.
As a thank you hockey players will be entered into a raffle for a team party (with a budget of $1000.00) each time they participate. Hockey players who participate in all three-time points will be provided with an additional entry in the raffle (for a maximum of 4 entries per participant). Specific details for the winning team will be worked out with the team coaches.
We have attached a recruitment notice and a link to the parental consent form (below).
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