Bounce Back League
Recognizing the impact of family violence on the brains and bodies of children and youth, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada developed and evaluated a trauma-informed sport program. The Bounce Back League created a safe, fun and empowering environment for sports activities designed to improve health outcomes and healing from trauma through skill building and supportive relationships. The project trained staff to create a trauma-informed, inclusive and safe culture throughout the organization. This project worked with children and youth at Boys and Girls Clubs across Canada to increase physical and mental health of members of Boys and Girls Clubs (BGC) through trauma-informed sport programming.
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Project Resources
Bean, C., Shaikh, M., Forneris, T. (2020). Six Recommendations for Youth Sport Stakeholders When Evaluating Their Programs. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21520704.2020.1746709
Shaikh, M., Bean, C., Forneris, T. (2019). Community stakeholders' involvement in a train-the-trainer model to integrate trauma-informed sport programming in a national youth organization. Retrieved from https://www.scapps.org/jems/index.php/1/article/view/2377
Shaikh, M., Bean, C., Forneris, T. (2018). Training outcomes and program delivery: Pilot evaluation of a trauma-informed sport program. SCAPPS. Retrieved from: https://www.scapps.org/jems/index.php/1/article/view/1891
Shaikh, M., Bean, C., Forneris, T. (2016). Examining differences in needs support, satisfaction, and developmental outcomes across competitive and recreational youth sport. SCAPPS. Retrieved from https://www.scapps.org/jems/index.php/1/article/view/1384
Bean, C., Forneris, T. (2016). Examining the Importance of Intentionally Structuring the Youth Sport Context to Facilitate Positive Youth Development. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10413200.2016.1164764
Bean, C., Forneris, T. (2016). Is Life Skill Development a By-Product of Sport Participation? Perceptions of Youth Sport Coaches. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology. Retrieved from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10413200.2016.1231723
