Sport is a foundational context for social, emotional, physical, and psychological development. The COVID-19 pandemic displaced many youth from their normative sport activities. As a result, sport-based positive-youth development (PYD) programs, typically delivered in person, had to reimagine ways to reach and engage youth in sport and life skill development. In fall 2020, The Los Angeles Football Club Youth Leadership Program (LAFC YLP) developed seven virtual sport-based PYD videos and one workshop for 120 socially vulnerable youth and their families. All virtual activities were designed to teach life skills through sport and play. Our study sought to explore the accessibility of the virtual sport-based PYD activities, the lived experiences of youth participants during lockdown, and learning outcomes of youth and families who participated in the program. We developed a mixed methods study using an online survey and virtual platform to allow youth to share photos, draw pictures, and leave comments about their lived experiences. Our findings indicated 53 youth and their families participated in the virtual sport-based PYD program and reported the activities were accessible, enjoyable, and challenging for the youth participants. In addition, 26 youth shared photos, images, or posts about their lived experiences. Our thematic analysis of the photos, images, and posts indicated the virtual sport-based PYD activities facilitated positive emotional responses, positive peer interaction, engagement with family, and utilization of environmental resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Importantly, our findings also suggest virtual sport-based PYD activities may facilitate life skill transfer; an important developmental mechanism for learning in lieu of the decreased opportunities for sport and social interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

体育是社会、情感、身体和心理发展的基础。 COVID-19 大流行使许多年轻人无法进行正常的体育活动。因此，基于体育的积极青少年发展（PYD）项目（通常是亲自进行）必须重新构想如何吸引青少年参与体育和生活技能发展。 2020 年秋季，洛杉矶足球俱乐部青年领导力计划 (LAFC YLP) 为 120 名社会弱势青年及其家人制作了 7 个基于体育的虚拟 PYD 视频和一个研讨会。所有虚拟活动都旨在通过运动和游戏教授生活技能。我们的研究旨在探讨基于虚拟体育的 PYD 活动的可及性、青少年参与者在封锁期间的生活经历，以及参与该项目的青少年和家庭的学习成果。我们开发了一项混合方法研究，利用在线调查和虚拟平台，让年轻人分享照片、画画，并对他们的生活经历发表评论。我们的研究结果表明，53 名青少年及其家人参加了基于虚拟体育的 PYD 计划，并报告说，这些活动对于青少年参与者来说是容易参与、愉快且具有挑战性的。此外，26 名青少年还分享了有关他们生活经历的照片、图片或帖子。我们对照片、图像和帖子的主题分析表明，在 COVID-19 大流行期间，基于体育的虚拟 PYD 活动促进了积极的情绪反应、积极的同伴互动、与家人的互动以及环境资源的利用。 重要的是，我们的研究结果还表明，基于虚拟运动的 PYD 活动可能有助于生活技能的转移；这是一种重要的学习发展机制，可以替代 COVID-19 大流行期间运动和社交互动机会的减少。