Staying safe while staying together: the COVID‐19 paradox for participants returning to community‐based sport in Victoria, Australia
Abstract Objective: To identify the challenges adult community sport participants anticipate when returning to sport in Victoria, Australia, post a COVID‐19 shutdown. Methods: Using online concept mapping, participants brainstormed challenges to returning to community sport, sorted them into groups...
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| author | Kiera Staley Emma Seal Alex Donaldson Erica Randle Kirsty Forsdike Donna Burnett Lauren Thorn Matthew Nicholson |
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| description | Abstract Objective: To identify the challenges adult community sport participants anticipate when returning to sport in Victoria, Australia, post a COVID‐19 shutdown. Methods: Using online concept mapping, participants brainstormed challenges to returning to community sport, sorted them into groups and rated them for impact and ability/capacity to overcome. Analysis included multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis. Results: Forty‐five community sport participants representing 24 sports identified 69 unique challenges to returning to sport. Eight clusters/questions participants need answered emerged from the sorting data (mean cluster impact and ability/capacity rating out of 5): Will we have enough participants? (3.32, 2.89); How do we stay safe? (3.31, 3.35); How will our sport change? (3.17, 2.85); How can we stay together? (3.15, 3.01); Will I be physically ready? (3.15, 3.05); What about the money? (2.86, 2.53); What about me? (2.65, 3.13); and What about the facilities? (2.49, 2.45). Conclusions: Participants perceived paradoxical challenges to returning to sport after COVID‐19 shutdown, which revolved around staying safe, staying connected and accessing meaningful sport activities. Implications for public health: Sport organisations and public health practitioners should address the participant‐centred challenges identified in this study to maximise the public health benefits of participants returning to community sport. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0767234788dc45b6b72a8d4754d78a322023-09-03T09:27:21ZengElsevierAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health1326-02001753-64052021-12-0145660861510.1111/1753-6405.13177Staying safe while staying together: the COVID‐19 paradox for participants returning to community‐based sport in Victoria, AustraliaKiera Staley0Emma Seal1Alex Donaldson2Erica Randle3Kirsty Forsdike4Donna Burnett5Lauren Thorn6Matthew Nicholson7Centre for Sport and Social Impact La Trobe University Melbourne VictoriaCentre for Sport and Social Impact La Trobe University Melbourne VictoriaCentre for Sport and Social Impact La Trobe University Melbourne VictoriaCentre for Sport and Social Impact La Trobe University Melbourne VictoriaCentre for Sport and Social Impact La Trobe University Melbourne VictoriaCentre for Sport and Social Impact La Trobe University Melbourne VictoriaCentre for Sport and Social Impact La Trobe University Melbourne VictoriaCentre for Sport and Social Impact La Trobe University Melbourne VictoriaAbstract Objective: To identify the challenges adult community sport participants anticipate when returning to sport in Victoria, Australia, post a COVID‐19 shutdown. Methods: Using online concept mapping, participants brainstormed challenges to returning to community sport, sorted them into groups and rated them for impact and ability/capacity to overcome. Analysis included multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis. Results: Forty‐five community sport participants representing 24 sports identified 69 unique challenges to returning to sport. Eight clusters/questions participants need answered emerged from the sorting data (mean cluster impact and ability/capacity rating out of 5): Will we have enough participants? (3.32, 2.89); How do we stay safe? (3.31, 3.35); How will our sport change? (3.17, 2.85); How can we stay together? (3.15, 3.01); Will I be physically ready? (3.15, 3.05); What about the money? (2.86, 2.53); What about me? (2.65, 3.13); and What about the facilities? (2.49, 2.45). Conclusions: Participants perceived paradoxical challenges to returning to sport after COVID‐19 shutdown, which revolved around staying safe, staying connected and accessing meaningful sport activities. Implications for public health: Sport organisations and public health practitioners should address the participant‐centred challenges identified in this study to maximise the public health benefits of participants returning to community sport.https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13177concept mappingcommunity‐based sportCOVID‐19participationphysical activity |
| spellingShingle | Kiera Staley Emma Seal Alex Donaldson Erica Randle Kirsty Forsdike Donna Burnett Lauren Thorn Matthew Nicholson Staying safe while staying together: the COVID‐19 paradox for participants returning to community‐based sport in Victoria, Australia Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health concept mapping community‐based sport COVID‐19 participation physical activity |
| title | Staying safe while staying together: the COVID‐19 paradox for participants returning to community‐based sport in Victoria, Australia |
| title_full | Staying safe while staying together: the COVID‐19 paradox for participants returning to community‐based sport in Victoria, Australia |
| title_fullStr | Staying safe while staying together: the COVID‐19 paradox for participants returning to community‐based sport in Victoria, Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Staying safe while staying together: the COVID‐19 paradox for participants returning to community‐based sport in Victoria, Australia |
| title_short | Staying safe while staying together: the COVID‐19 paradox for participants returning to community‐based sport in Victoria, Australia |
| title_sort | staying safe while staying together the covid 19 paradox for participants returning to community based sport in victoria australia |
| topic | concept mapping community‐based sport COVID‐19 participation physical activity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13177 |
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