#310 Dr Sam Thrower & Prof Chris Harwood - Developing Parent Education and Support Strategies in Youth Sport

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I'm delighted to speak with Dr Sam Thrower and Prof Chris Harwood this week. We discuss parent education and support strategies in youth sport.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt;">Sam is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Oxford Brookes University. His main research interests lie in the area of youth sport and specifically the psychosocial development of young athletes. He is particularly interested in topics such as parenting in sport, sport-confidence, motivational climates and stress and coping. Sam's research in these areas has been published in a range of leading international journals including: 'Psychology of Sport & Exercise', 'Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise & Health', 'Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology', 'Journal of Applied Sport Psychology' and 'Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology'. His current research focu...