In this important study of ethical issues in and around youth sport, leading international experts argue for the development of strong ethical codes for the conduct of youth sport, and for effective policy and pedagogical applications to ensure that the positive benefits of sport are optimized and the negative aspects diminished. Ethics in Youth Sport is focused on the application of ethical policy and pedagogies and is grounded in practice. It assumes no prior ethical training on the part of the reader and is essential reading for all students, researchers, policy makers and professionals working with children and young people in sport across school, community and professional settings.

Introduction 1. Managing Ethics in Youth Sport: An Application of the Integrity Management Framework 2. Putting the Child Back in Children's Sport: Nurturing Young Talent in a Developmentally-Appropriate Manner 3. The First Youth Olympic Games: Innovations, Challenges and Ethical Issues 4. Youth Sport Ethics: Teaching Pro-Social Behaviour 5. The Good and the Bad of Youth Sport Today: What are the Unforseen Ethical Issues 6. Game Sense Pegagogy in Youth Sport: An Applied Ethics Perspective 7. Sport Education as a Pedagogy for Promoting Sport as an Ethical Practice 8. Sports from a Pedagogical Perspective 9. Getting Naked: Aspirations, Delusions and Confusions about Gender Equity in Sport 10. Exploring Ethics: Reflections of a University Coach Educator 11. Examining Morality in Physical Education and Youth Sport from a Social Constructionist Perspective 12. Doing Moral Philosophy with Youth in Urban Programs: Strategies from the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility and the Philsophy of Children Movement 13. Rethinking Inclusion through a Lens of Ethical Education Conclusions