'More than a game': Impact of The First Tee life skills programme on positive youth development: Project introduction and Year 1 findings

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 214-244

  Weiss, Maureen R ^a   Stuntz, Cheryl P ^b   Bhalla, Jennifer A ^a   Bolter, Nicole D ^c   Price, Melissa S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ST LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; coaches; golf; parents; sport based youth development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880459989     PISSN: 2159676X     EISSN: 1939845X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2012.712997     Document Type: Review

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