Bullying in Youth Sports Training

Miguel Nery is a clinical psychologist and psychodynamic psychotherapist. He is currently a researcher at the Motor Behaviour Laboratory in the Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon University, Portugal. He is responsible for a Portuguese Government funded intervention project about Bullying in Sport "Red Card to Bullying". Carlos Neto is Full Professor at the Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon University, Portugal. He is a member of the Motor Behaviour Laboratory. António Rosado is Full Professor at the Faculty of Human Kinetics, Lisbon University Portugal. He is a member of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Laboratory. Peter Smith is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK.

• PrefaceAbout the authorsINTRODUCTIONPART I. CONCEPTUAL ISSUESChapter 1 – Research on bullying Chapter 2 - History of sport, violence in sport and issues in youth sport trainingChapter 3 – The Portuguese contextPART II. RESEARCH ON BULLYING IN YOUTH SPORT TRAININGChapter 4 – MethodsChapter 5 – Quantitative data: frequency of bullying behavioursChapter 6 – Quantitative data: circumstances of bullying episodes Chapter 7 – Qualitative data: narratives of the athletesChapter 8 – Qualitative data: narratives of the coachesChapter 9 – Qualitative data: narratives of the ex-elite athletes PART III. CONCLUSIONS AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONSChapter 10 – Discussion and conclusions Chapter 11 – Coach abuseChapter 12 – Practical implications, and guidelines for athletes, parents and coaches REFERENCESAPPENDICES – Questionnaire and Interview scripts