2.5.1. Framework
POSITIVE
This afterschool sports mentorshipcontrastswithphysical education programmesthat emphasise sporting abilities, use sports to empower adolescents, and foster life skills. The eight principles of Positive Youth Development (PYD) are sports skills, school engagement, healthy living, positive character, self-direction, teamwork, leadership, and community engagement. These are derived from the National Research Counciland the Institute of Medicine, and both served as the foundation of the intervention framework. This framework was adapted from theabove institute so that the principles would be valid and modified to suit the Chinese population. These principles guaranteed the students’ physical and mental wellbeing, a friendly and productive environment (such as supportive relationships and constructive social norms), and an appropriate programme framework for skill development. This framework was expected not to affect the participants’ mental status.