Opportunity: Sport-Based Youth Development at Adelphi University

Utilising innovative teaching, coaching and administrative approaches, the College of Education and Health Sciences offers the sport-based youth development specialisation through its M.A. in Physical Education and M.S. in Sport Management degrees. Students develop the professional knowledge and skills to design, lead, manage, market and evaluate programmes and organisations locally and around the world. Students also master the concepts of funding and grant writing, with opportunities to plan and implement fundraising efforts as well as write, submit and review successful grant proposals.

Available at the Garden City campus and the Manhattan Center, this sport-based youth development specialisation includes experiential education courses, hybrid and online courses, and a field-based internship. Students are prepared for leadership positions in nonprofit organizations, school systems, sport camps and athletic leagues, as well as the development and corporate social responsibility sectors in the United States and around the world. It is designed especially for administrators, teachers, coaches, youth development workers, recreation leaders and community leaders.

Applications open for tuition-free graduate fellowship

Students selected for this Sport-Based Youth Development Fellowship will earn a Master’s degree from Adelphi University in Sport Management or Physical Education in two years, with all tuition costs covered (18 credits a year). SBYD Fellows will specialise in Sport-Based Youth Development as part of their Master’s degree. Students will work part-time for an SBYD organisation as part of the SBYD Fellowship, gaining valuable experience in the field of sport-based youth development.

Deadline for fellowship applications: 15 March 2020

Rolling admissions for non-fellowship applicants.

For more information, contact Meredith Whitley, Ph.D., associate professor and Sport-Based Youth Development coordinator, at [email protected] or 516.237.8671.

Visit the programme website and see the attached informational flyers for more information.