The mission of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) is to provide leadership, scholarship, and outreach that “transforms” the face of youth sports in ways that maximize the beneficial physical, psychological, and social effects of participation for children and youth while minimizing detrimental effects. Since its inception in 1978, ISYS has partnered with numerous organizations to promote healthy youth sports participation. In this article, the general steps ISYS takes to form and facilitate partnerships are addressed. Four long-term partnerships are also described. The services provided to these organizations are described and the advantages and challenges of working with partners, in general, are delineated. How these partnerships are used to facilitate the teaching, outreach-engagement, and scholarship components of the Michigan State University land grant mission are also described. The case of ISYS shows that conducting community outreach and engagement projects greatly enhance the scholarly mission of the university.
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Lessons Learned About Outreach and Engagement at the Michigan State University Institute for the Study of Youth Sports
Daniel Gould
“I’m Not Scared Anymore”: Impact of an Out-of-School Swimming Program on Children and Youth From an Underserved Community
Daniela M. Susnara, Matthew Curtner-Smith, and Stefanie A. Wind
the university outreach section. Children and youth were first placed in age groups (4–6, 7–9, and 10–14 years) and then in smaller homogenous groups of the same developmental level and experience for instruction. During each day, groups rotated through three program components. The core component was
