Applying the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate a Story-Based Positive Youth Development Program for Young Ice Hockey Players

Despite the numerous benefits of participating in child and youth sport, they not guaranteed. Purposeful efforts must be made to ensure that sport offerings are age appropriate, promote engagement and enjoyment, and involve quality social relationships. This project represents a partnership with the objective of implementing and evaluating a story-based positive youth development (PYD) program—The 1616 Program—for young hockey players (10 years of age) in North America. The aim of the 1616 Program is to use elite hockey players as role models—through story-telling—to serve as motivating agents to introduce and engage young athletes with important concepts pertaining to PYD. This Mitacs funded project is founded in the RE-AIM framework and PYD literature to ensure that the 1616 Program aligns with the founder’s vision for the program while simultaneously is fulfilling the intended outcomes and needs of the end-users.

Faculty Supervisor:

Luc J Martin;Jean Côté

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Partner:

Ladd Foundation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Queen's University

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