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The purpose of this study was to investigate problematic issues related to the positioning of youth sports instructors and to suggest the future directions. In order to accomplish the purpose of the present study, five instructors from the youth sport facilities utilized a purposeful sampling method, Data obtained from an in-depth interview and secondary data were analysed based on content analysis. Triangulation, peer review, and member check were used to obtain validity and reliability of the present study. The results of the study are as follows: The list of the final categories including entrance course and positioning of youth sport instructors was determined after the categorization of the issues and the analysis of these categories. Included in the entrance course is the basic understanding of motivation and participation of sports in youth, the instructor’s preparedness, and the instructor’s aptitude. Incorporated in the positioning of youth instructors are their leadership duties, regular duties, work-satisfaction, and the understand the progression of vision. The leadership duties are composed of efforts for program improvement and creative evolution of programs. The regular duties are comprised of membership supervision discrepancies and comradeship among colleagues. The instructor’s satisfaction involves financial security, job-satisfaction, and societal acceptance. The instructor’s vision for evolvement includes future job prospects, developing essential requirements, and the increase in participation of marginalized people in society.