'There was something that wasn't right because that was the only place I ever got treated like that': Children and young people's experiences of emotional harm in sport

The article reports findings from a three year study of negative and
harmful experiences of children participating in organised sport in the UK
focusing in particular on emotional harm. A convenience sample of 6,124
young people (age 18-22) completed an on-line survey about their
experiences of sport as children (up to age 16); 89 follow-up telephone
interviews were conducted. The article provides information about the
emotional harm of children in sport and the context within which it occurs.
It provides some evidence of a sporting culture where emotional harm is
widespread at all levels of sport and commonly experienced by children of
all ages.