A review of the effects of child athlete abuse on the athlete-coach dynamic

St Johnsbury Academy Jeju
Eunju Lee

Abstract

In sports literature, emotional and physical abuse of athletes by coaches is a co-occurring form of child maltreatment. The purpose of this narrative review is to synthesize research on the emotional and physical abuse of child athletes at the hands of coaches and its consequences. Previous research supports that the relationship between an athlete and their coach lays the foundation for abuse; the relationship is central. The review’s findings suggest that the coach’s power over the athlete is a cause of the abuse; the abuse may have positive or negative outcomes

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