Friday, April 1, 2011: 2:30 PM-3:45 PM
Convention Center: Room 28ABC
NASPE/Sport and Coaching
| Speakers: | Wade Gilbert, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA; Larry L. Lauer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Damon Burton, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; Andy Gillham, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD; Rachael Bertram, California State University–Fresno, Fresno, CA; and Jody Brylinsky, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI |
The purpose of this session is to provide an overview of valid and practical tools for assessing quality in youth sport programs. A panel of coaching researchers actively developing and testing a wide range of measurement instruments will share updates on their projects from youth sport settings across the United States. Strategies for measuring program quality at the setting, coach, and athlete levels will be described in relation to NASPE’s National Standards for Sport Coaches.