Sport and those who run it have an important duty to ensure the safety and wellbeing of young participants. This text presents the findings of a unique research project into the experiences of a wide range of stakeholders in contemporary youth soccer, exploring crucial issues of child protection, social policy, and the culture and governance of sport. It covers:

• The youth soccer context -- twenty-first century family life, the sports policy background, and the organisation, governance and culture of the English game
• Research findings -- the experiences of...