Athlete Leadership Development in Sport: A Systematic Scoping Review [Cochrane Library].

Abstract Objectives: This is a protocol for a systematic scoping review. The objective of this review is to help identify, clarify and examine the available evidence on athlete leadership development. Introduction: Cross-sectional and experimental research indicates that athlete leaders in sport teams are key drivers of effective team functioning and their teammates well-being. Therefore, in the recent years, researchers have developed and tested several athlete leadership interventions. However, a comprehensive review of these interventions has not yet been conducted and is therefore, the primary goal of the current systematic scoping review. Inclusion criteria: Studies which include athletes engaging in competitive sport whose athlete leadership potential is being developed will be included within this systematic scoping review. Methods: Five key databases including Web of Science Core Collection (SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI, A&HCI, CPCI-S, CPCI-SSH, BKCI-S, BKCI-SSH, ESCI, CCR-EXPANDED), SportDiscus (via EBSCO), PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library (CENTRAL and CDSR) will be used to conduct the search. The search will be conducted in May 2021. Filters will be included to limit the search to the English Language. All types of articles (including descriptive, qualitative, quantitative and reviews) will be considered. References will be imported and deduplicated using EndNote (Clarivate Analytics). Titles and abstracts will then be screened by two independent reviewers for assessment against the inclusion criteria for the review. We will also conduct a search for grey literature by (a) conducting a search on 'Open access Theses and Dissertations' and 'ProQuest Theses and Dissertations' (b) using forward and backward snowballing from the final articles that will be included within this review and (c) contacting authors whose papers will be included within the review.