A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF YOUTH SOCIALIZATION: PLAYFULNESS VS AGRESSION IN POP WARNER YOUTH FOOTBALL
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF YOUTH SOCIALIZATION: PLAYFULNESS VS AGRESSION IN POP WARNER YOUTH FOOTBALL
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2000
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Adams, Alison E.
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This thesis paper investigated the socialization process of Pop Warner youth football players, ages 9-11. The four main themes were explored which were: 1) Impact of influences, 2) Reasons for Participation, 3) Aggressive Tendencies and 4) Age Appropriateness. Additionally, within these main themes, many sub-themes were also examined such as role models, parental involvement, verbal versus behavioral (non verbal) messages, likes/dislikes between participants, coaches and parents, and parental support. Out of the above themes, three main questions stood out the most for the researcher which were: "was the child ready for such competition", ''was having fun the most important reason for participation", and "how important are the parents and coaches influences on the youth participant, as well as how the youth participant felt about this influence."