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Sports day in Canada: A national celebration of sport
Thursday 1 November Posters / Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 15 (2012) S127–S187
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Coach behaviour and lesson context relevant to physical activity during girls’ organised sports in Australia
Sports day in Canada: A national celebration of sport
J.
Guagliano 1,∗ ,
1
University of Western Sydney Kansas State University
2
R.
Rosenkranz 1,2 ,
G.
Kolt 1
Introduction: Participation in organised sports (OS) has been recommended as an opportunity to increase young peoples’ physical activity (PA) levels. Girls, however, spend a substantial proportion of time during OS training and games inactive. Therefore the purpose of this study was to document lesson context and coach behavior during OS practices and games, which may assist in identifying opportunities to increase PA in OS. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. Participants were 94 girls, mean (±SD) age 13.4 ± 2.2 yr, recruited from 10 teams in three OS (netball, basketball, soccer) in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. One training session and one game were observed for each team using the SOFIT direct observation system to document lesson context and coach behavior. Coach behaviour was coded using a hierarchical format to record PA promotion, discouragement, and demonstration. Lesson context was coded into one of six categories: management, knowledge delivery, fitness, skill practice, game play, and free play. Results: An average of 13.0 ± 11.5 and 15.8 ± 9.6 occurrences/hr were observed during training and games where coaches promoted PA. Few occurrences/hr were observed during training and games where coaches discouraged PA (1.9 ± 2.9 vs 1.2 ± 1.5). Across OS, there were considerably more occurrences/hr of coaches demonstrating PA during training than during games (7.6 ± 6.1 vs 2.7 ± 4.4). Across OS, a significantly higher mean percentage of time during games were spent in game play compared to training sessions (69.4 ± 9.0% vs 22.6 ± 24.9%), whereas a significantly higher mean percentage of time during training sessions were spent in skill practice (34.9 ± 18.2% vs 6.9 ± 4.6%) and fitness (8.5 ± 5.8% vs 2.3 ± 2.4%) compared to games. Across OS games and training, a considerable percentage of time was spent in management (11.1 ± 3.9% vs 15.0 ± 4.7%) and knowledge delivery (8.8 ± 4.4% vs 18.5 ± 13.7%). Low percentages of time were observed for free play across OS, for both games and training (1.6 ± 4.6% vs 0.5 ± 0.6%). Discussion: Observations suggest that across OS, coaches promoted PA more than they discouraged PA which may influence girls’ PA levels. Considerable percentages of time, however, were spent in management and knowledge delivery, where it is likely that girls would be relatively inactive. There may be potential for improvement within OS to optimise girls’ PA levels of by continuing to promote PA and reducing management and knowledge delivery content without interfering with fundamental learning opportunities and skill development that occur in OS. This information on OS can be used to develop strategies to increase girls’ PA levels through sport. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.444
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K. Murumets 1,∗ , C. Costas-Bradstreet 1 , D. Dampier 1 , E. Antunes 1 , J. Spence 2 , M. Tremblay 3 1
ParticipACTION University of Alberta, Canada 3 Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario 2
Introduction: Sport is an important source of physical activity, particularly for children and youth. However, participation in sports has steadily declined among Canadians over the past 10 years. The Program: Sports Day in Canada Sports Day in Canada (SDC) is a national celebration of sport, from grassroots to high-performance levels, in communities. The vision of SDC is to reach out to all Canadians to build, solidify and celebrate the role of sport in our country. SDC was presented by Canada’s national sports broadcaster, ParticipACTION and True Sport. It was guided by a committee of national sporting organizations and their networks of coaches, athletes and enthusiasts. The objectives were to: Create a more robust sport culture; encourage greater participation in sport; raise the appreciation level for the role that sport plays in fostering a better, stronger society; create more political capital in sport leading to greater investments of public and private funding. Results: Local organizations hosted events in every province and territory (N = 1,300), representing approximately 425 communities across Canada. Customizable promotional tools and an interactive website were developed to support organizers and participants with updated events. SDC content was provided to over 100,000 fans on Facebook and over 4,200 Twitter followers. A SDC ‘Game On’ App was also created. Over 75% of event organizers agreed their organizations benefited from Sports Day participation. Twenty-three percent of event organizers saw an increase in registration or participation in their programs. Ninety-seven percent are likely to participate again. Aided awareness of SDC by Canadians was 47%. SDC was comprised of activities including promotional initiatives, resource development/distribution, broadcast elements, and public relations. The cumulative effects of these components resulted in engaging 23% of Canadians in SDC (watched the broadcast, volunteered or attended a local event, played a sport); Canadians felt that Sports Day in Canada contributed to making their country a better place by: promoting healthy and active living (82%), building self-esteem (73%), making friends and being social (74%), building and/or strengthening communities (69%); Fifty-four percent of those aware of Sports Day said the program increased their intention to become more healthy and active; and forty-five percent of those aware of Sports Day said the program increased their intention to participate in sports. Discussion: Single day events such as SDC that focus attention on, and celebrate sport participation, have potential to promote physical activity and health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.445
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Coach behaviour and lesson context relevant to physical activity during girls’ organised sports in Australia
Sports day in Canada: A national celebration of sport
J.
Guagliano 1,∗ ,
1
University of Western Sydney Kansas State University
2
R.
Rosenkranz 1,2 ,
G.
Kolt 1
Introduction: Participation in organised sports (OS) has been recommended as an opportunity to increase young peoples’ physical activity (PA) levels. Girls, however, spend a substantial proportion of time during OS training and games inactive. Therefore the purpose of this study was to document lesson context and coach behavior during OS practices and games, which may assist in identifying opportunities to increase PA in OS. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. Participants were 94 girls, mean (±SD) age 13.4 ± 2.2 yr, recruited from 10 teams in three OS (netball, basketball, soccer) in the Western Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. One training session and one game were observed for each team using the SOFIT direct observation system to document lesson context and coach behavior. Coach behaviour was coded using a hierarchical format to record PA promotion, discouragement, and demonstration. Lesson context was coded into one of six categories: management, knowledge delivery, fitness, skill practice, game play, and free play. Results: An average of 13.0 ± 11.5 and 15.8 ± 9.6 occurrences/hr were observed during training and games where coaches promoted PA. Few occurrences/hr were observed during training and games where coaches discouraged PA (1.9 ± 2.9 vs 1.2 ± 1.5). Across OS, there were considerably more occurrences/hr of coaches demonstrating PA during training than during games (7.6 ± 6.1 vs 2.7 ± 4.4). Across OS, a significantly higher mean percentage of time during games were spent in game play compared to training sessions (69.4 ± 9.0% vs 22.6 ± 24.9%), whereas a significantly higher mean percentage of time during training sessions were spent in skill practice (34.9 ± 18.2% vs 6.9 ± 4.6%) and fitness (8.5 ± 5.8% vs 2.3 ± 2.4%) compared to games. Across OS games and training, a considerable percentage of time was spent in management (11.1 ± 3.9% vs 15.0 ± 4.7%) and knowledge delivery (8.8 ± 4.4% vs 18.5 ± 13.7%). Low percentages of time were observed for free play across OS, for both games and training (1.6 ± 4.6% vs 0.5 ± 0.6%). Discussion: Observations suggest that across OS, coaches promoted PA more than they discouraged PA which may influence girls’ PA levels. Considerable percentages of time, however, were spent in management and knowledge delivery, where it is likely that girls would be relatively inactive. There may be potential for improvement within OS to optimise girls’ PA levels of by continuing to promote PA and reducing management and knowledge delivery content without interfering with fundamental learning opportunities and skill development that occur in OS. This information on OS can be used to develop strategies to increase girls’ PA levels through sport. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.444
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K. Murumets 1,∗ , C. Costas-Bradstreet 1 , D. Dampier 1 , E. Antunes 1 , J. Spence 2 , M. Tremblay 3 1
ParticipACTION University of Alberta, Canada 3 Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario 2
Introduction: Sport is an important source of physical activity, particularly for children and youth. However, participation in sports has steadily declined among Canadians over the past 10 years. The Program: Sports Day in Canada Sports Day in Canada (SDC) is a national celebration of sport, from grassroots to high-performance levels, in communities. The vision of SDC is to reach out to all Canadians to build, solidify and celebrate the role of sport in our country. SDC was presented by Canada’s national sports broadcaster, ParticipACTION and True Sport. It was guided by a committee of national sporting organizations and their networks of coaches, athletes and enthusiasts. The objectives were to: Create a more robust sport culture; encourage greater participation in sport; raise the appreciation level for the role that sport plays in fostering a better, stronger society; create more political capital in sport leading to greater investments of public and private funding. Results: Local organizations hosted events in every province and territory (N = 1,300), representing approximately 425 communities across Canada. Customizable promotional tools and an interactive website were developed to support organizers and participants with updated events. SDC content was provided to over 100,000 fans on Facebook and over 4,200 Twitter followers. A SDC ‘Game On’ App was also created. Over 75% of event organizers agreed their organizations benefited from Sports Day participation. Twenty-three percent of event organizers saw an increase in registration or participation in their programs. Ninety-seven percent are likely to participate again. Aided awareness of SDC by Canadians was 47%. SDC was comprised of activities including promotional initiatives, resource development/distribution, broadcast elements, and public relations. The cumulative effects of these components resulted in engaging 23% of Canadians in SDC (watched the broadcast, volunteered or attended a local event, played a sport); Canadians felt that Sports Day in Canada contributed to making their country a better place by: promoting healthy and active living (82%), building self-esteem (73%), making friends and being social (74%), building and/or strengthening communities (69%); Fifty-four percent of those aware of Sports Day said the program increased their intention to become more healthy and active; and forty-five percent of those aware of Sports Day said the program increased their intention to participate in sports. Discussion: Single day events such as SDC that focus attention on, and celebrate sport participation, have potential to promote physical activity and health. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.445