RAYSD Lab Research Roadmap

91ÁÔÆæâ€™s Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab aims to learn together with partners through living our guiding values and principles.
Our guiding values and principles
1. Use a person-centred approach
- Put children and human rights first
- Provide a safe environment
- Understand and value diverse perspectives
- Build a personal and professional rapport
- Reflect on holistic development across the lifespan
- Seek long-term sustainability
2. Encourage collaboration and co-creation
- Develop organisational and partner relationships
- Recognise and value individual and group identities
- Discuss goals and expectations
- Consider relevance and practical applicability
- Create a shared vision and co-design studies
- Demonstrate innovation and creativity
3. Embrace learning
- Show vulnerability and humility
- Be willing to learn and constantly improve
- Stay open minded
- Support each other and emphasise mutual respect
- Celebrate achievements
- Engage in reflexivity
4. Commit to scientific rigour
- Follow ethical integrity
- Remain transparent, open, and honest
- Conduct high quality research
- Ensure partners can meaningfully benefit
- Adopt evidence-informed approaches
- Evaluate the limitations of research
Our Vision
Collaborate with industry partners to help create evidence-informed organisational structures and more equitable youth sport settings so every young person can achieve their potential.
Our Mission
Positively transform athlete and youth sport development by:
- Developing equitable approaches
- Advancing knowledge
- Working with key partners and informing policing making
- Being international change makers