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MINIMIZING DROPOUT RATES IN YOUTH SPORTS
The purpose of this paper is to express my views on ways of lowering dropout rates among participants in youth sports. I would take a multi-pronged approach that would involve the following three areas: coaching education, parent education, competitive infrastructure. Coach Education: According to Pugh, DeFrancesco, Gilley, and Heitman (2000) the reasons that motivate elite [...]
