{
  "abstract": "Sports participation reportedly drops from 45% among children aged 5–14 to just 12% among 20–24 year-olds,1 despite well-documented benefits. This limits opportunities for children to develop confidence, resilience and social skills, while potentially increasing mental health risks.2 To counter this, extensive literature and national strategies emphasise the need to enhance the quality of sport experiences and reduce the likelihood of dropout. For example, the Australian Sport Commission’s (ASC) PlayWell strategy,3 codesigned by the sport sector, advocates for ‘high quality sports experiences for all’ as a pathway to lifelong engagement (p. 34). Similarly, Norway’s Provisions on Children’s Sports, published by the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF), state that the guidelines ‘are designed to help children have a positive experience every time they participate in training, competition or other activities’4 (p. 4).",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Physical Activity, Sport, and Exercise Research Theme, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Scott G Goddard"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Australian Sports Commission, Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Lindsey J Reece"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Movember Institute of Men’s Health, Richmond, Victoria, Australia",
        "University of Wollongong School of Psychology, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Stewart Anthony Vella"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Physical Activity, Sport, and Exercise Research Theme, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia",
        "Manna Institute, Southern Cross University, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Christian Swann"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Goal setting in youth sport: are we unintentionally contributing to dropout?",
  "uid": "95e7c081-1749-5d6e-8511-c218971d3418"
}