2024 Athlete Development Research Symposium
CALL FOR PAPERS
Date: Wednesday, May 8
Time: 12 – 5 pm
Where: Time-Life Building, New York, NY 10020
We are excited to announce the 6th annual PAADS Athlete Development Research Symposium, which will be held, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, from 12-5 pm in New York City, in conjunction with the 18th Athlete Development Summit.
The Athlete Development Research Symposium will highlight innovative, practical, and timely interdisciplinary research on athlete development. Bridging academic and professional practice, the Research Symposium will allow for a robust and enlightening exchange of ideas, strategies, and tools. The Research Symposium is held immediately before the Athlete Development Summit, an annual conference that attracts leaders in athlete development from major sports organizations around the world, including athlete development specialists from the NFL, NBA, NRL, MLS, ATP, WTA, MLB, Nascar, WWE, LPGA, NBPA, and the Premier League. The Athlete Development Summit provides athlete development specialists with a forum for connecting with representatives of a wide variety of organizations in the profession and sharing best practices and innovations in the field of athlete development.
The PAADS Athlete Development Research Symposium is held a day before the start of the Summit and provides attendees with an opportunity to gain valuable scientific insights from the various academic disciplines that research athlete development. Furthermore, the Research Summit allows scholars to share their findings and exchange ideas with other researchers, as well as industry professionals in the athlete development space.
Abstract Topics
Athlete development draws from several academic disciplines and professional fields, including psychology, medicine, economics, sports management and marketing, social work, media and communications, health behavior, and sports science. We invite proposals for individual research papers, poster/exhibit sessions, and/ or panel discussions addressing broad aspects of athlete development.
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
ATHLETE PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT
(Athlete sport success, athleticism, and health and safety)
Nutrition, Healthy Eating and Disordered Eating
Health, Injury, and Recovery
Personal Safety and Risk Factors
Substance Use and Abuse
Mental Skills for Athletic Performance
Character and Leadership Development
Predictors of Success in Sport
Coaching and Athlete Development: Participation and Performance
Sport Psychology and Athlete Performance
Mental and Emotional Health
Skill Acquisition and Expertise
Media Use, Education, and Literacy
Athlete Identity
Support Services for Athletes
Social Justice, Activism, and Sports
Race, Gender, Identity, Culture, and Sports
ATHLETE personal DEVELOPMENT
(Athlete well-being, quality of life, and success away from sport)
Financial Education and Literacy
Professionalism
Career Development
Transitions In and Out of Sport
Character and Leadership Development
Mental and Emotional Health
Media Use, Education, and Literacy
Athlete Identity
Support Services for Athletes
Social Justice, Activism, and Sports
Race, Gender, Identity, Culture, and Sports
Submission Guidelines and Formatting:
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The PAADS Athlete Development Research Symposium considers abstracts of original, completed empirical or conceptual research on a variety of topics in athlete development as aforementioned. The research should not be under consideration at another conference or presented previously at another conference
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To be considered for a presentation of a refereed paper, poster session, or 50-minute panel, authors must submit a 500-700-word abstract.
Abstracts should include the following information:
• a presentation title
• the type of session (25-minute presentation, 50-minute panel, poster session)
• the name(s), title(s), and affiliation(s) of each author(s)
• a description of the importance of the study
• an appropriate methodology
• a summary of results
• conclusions and implications -
Research papers are designed to address theoretical, methodological, and/ or pedagogical focus in athlete development. Accepted research papers will be assigned to a panel based on common themes, topics, and/or areas of interest. Poster/exhibit sessions should highlight research and projects in progress or the early consideration stage and will be shared through author conversations with attendees. Panel proposals should address a particular topic/theme in athlete development with each panelist’s paper discussing some aspect of the theme.
All abstracts must be submitted by Friday, February 16, 2024, at 5:00 pm ET, and decisions will be announced on Friday, February 23rd, 2024.
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Abstracts will undergo a double-blind review process using the following criteria:
Clarity of study aims
Significance to the field of athlete development
Appropriate methodology and analysis of data
Discussion and implications of findings
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Please send all abstract submissions to Dr. Chris McLeod at mcleod.c@ufl.edu.
Thank you in advance for your interest in the PAADS Athlete Development Research Symposium.
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Authors from selected abstracts may also be offered the opportunity to be invited to talk about their research in one of the PAADS podcast series and/or be featured in the newsletter and spotlight that are released monthly to PAADS members.
At least one author of each accepted presentation, panel, and poster must register to attend the Research Symposium before April 10, 2024, or the presentation will be removed from the Symposium program.
Authors of accepted 25-minute presentations and 50-minute panels will be able to attend the Research Symposium at no cost and will receive a 75% discount to attend the PAADS Athlete Development Summit. Authors of accepted poster presentations will be able to attend the Research Symposium at no cost but will not receive a discount to attend the Summit.
