RAYSD Lab Research Roadmap
Birmingham City University’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