Children in Sport
Introduction
This page includes information on children and adolescents in sport. The Australian Sports Commission's Junior Sport Unit has information resources that may assist.
Links
- Children's participation in cultural and leisure activities by the Australian Bureau of Statistics is a survey that found 1.6 million children (59%) participated outside of school hours in sport that had been organised by a school, club or association.
- Coaching youth sports includes articles focusing on athletes in the 6-16 year age range.
- Sport for the child :advancing children's healthy development through sport, recreation and physical activity.
- Play by the rules website has information for clubs and sporting organisations relevant to children and harassment, ethics, and discrimination and free online training in a number of areas specifically designed for coaches, officials, administrators, players and parents.
- Guidelines for the Safe Conduct of Sport and Physical Activity in Schools by NSW Department of Education & Training School Sports Unit
Organisations
- North American Youth Sports Institute.
- National Alliance for Youth Sports is America's leading advocate for healthy, positive and safe sports for children involved in out-of-school youth sports activities.
- Institute of Youth Sport, Loughborough University.
