Speakers: Thomas Quarmby, Rachel Sandford, Oliver Hooper and Shirley Gray
Date: 10 April 2024
Time: 12pm – 1pm (GMT)
Venue: Online event
Webinar Abstract
This session explored the increasing prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, toxic stress and trauma following the covid-19 pandemic and the impact this may have on children and young people’s development. It also considered how trauma might manifest in sport and physical activity spaces and the implications of this for sport coaches. Drawing on recent research it used the principles of trauma-aware pedagogies as a reflective tool to identify strategies that could help to ameliorate the effects of trauma and create safe spaces for (all) children and young people within youth sport contexts.
Speaker Biographies
Dr Thomas Quarmby, Leeds Beckett University, UK
Thomas Quarmby is a Reader in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy in the Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University, UK.
Dr Rachel Sandford, Loughborough University, UK
Rachel Sandford is a Reader in Physical Education, Youth and Social Justice in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, UK.
Dr Oliver Hooper, Loughborough University, UK
Oliver Hooper is a Lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Coaching in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences at Loughborough University, UK.
Dr Shirley Gray, University of Edinburgh, UK
Shirley Gray is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Education in the Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK.