The Effectiveness of an After-school Sport Sampling Intervention on Urban Middle School Youth in the Midwest: Posttest-Only Study
BackgroundEffective and scalable interventions are needed to combat chronic low levels of youth physical activity. After-school sport sampling programs may be vital interventions for teaching sports and increasing physical literacy and physical activity, which result in healt...
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| author | Joseph Lightner Katlyn Eighmy Ella Valleroy Bridget Wray Amanda Grimes |
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BackgroundEffective and scalable interventions are needed to combat chronic low levels of youth physical activity. After-school sport sampling programs may be vital interventions for teaching sports and increasing physical literacy and physical activity, which result in healthy lifelong habits that are maintained into adulthood.
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of an after-school sport sampling intervention among underserved youth in the Midwest.
MethodsYouth (n=81) in 3 middle schools within a large Midwest city participated in an 8-month, after-school physical activity intervention that aimed to increase moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity, improve physical literacy, and decrease BMI. Difference scores for this 2-group, posttest-only design were calculated. A series of 2-tailed t tests were conducted to assess between-group differences.
ResultsThe intervention group had significantly better physical literacy (t115=7.57; P=.004) and engaged in more moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity minutes per week (t115=4.28; P=.04) and steps per day (t115=4.29; P=.03).
ConclusionsAn after-school sport sampling program may be an effective solution for combating youth physical inactivity. Future research should assess the scalability of this intervention with larger populations and in different areas.
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| spelling | doaj.art-31ebe775c2964fecbb94f453cee498be2023-08-28T23:29:53ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Pediatrics and Parenting2561-67222023-01-016e4226510.2196/42265The Effectiveness of an After-school Sport Sampling Intervention on Urban Middle School Youth in the Midwest: Posttest-Only StudyJoseph Lightnerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8536-0085Katlyn Eighmyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7952-180XElla Valleroyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6906-9469Bridget Wrayhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-2147Amanda Grimeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0132-1696 BackgroundEffective and scalable interventions are needed to combat chronic low levels of youth physical activity. After-school sport sampling programs may be vital interventions for teaching sports and increasing physical literacy and physical activity, which result in healthy lifelong habits that are maintained into adulthood. ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of an after-school sport sampling intervention among underserved youth in the Midwest. MethodsYouth (n=81) in 3 middle schools within a large Midwest city participated in an 8-month, after-school physical activity intervention that aimed to increase moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity, improve physical literacy, and decrease BMI. Difference scores for this 2-group, posttest-only design were calculated. A series of 2-tailed t tests were conducted to assess between-group differences. ResultsThe intervention group had significantly better physical literacy (t115=7.57; P=.004) and engaged in more moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity minutes per week (t115=4.28; P=.04) and steps per day (t115=4.29; P=.03). ConclusionsAn after-school sport sampling program may be an effective solution for combating youth physical inactivity. Future research should assess the scalability of this intervention with larger populations and in different areas. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)RR2-10.2196/37126https://pediatrics.jmir.org/2023/1/e42265 |
| spellingShingle | Joseph Lightner Katlyn Eighmy Ella Valleroy Bridget Wray Amanda Grimes The Effectiveness of an After-school Sport Sampling Intervention on Urban Middle School Youth in the Midwest: Posttest-Only Study JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting |
| title | The Effectiveness of an After-school Sport Sampling Intervention on Urban Middle School Youth in the Midwest: Posttest-Only Study |
| title_full | The Effectiveness of an After-school Sport Sampling Intervention on Urban Middle School Youth in the Midwest: Posttest-Only Study |
| title_fullStr | The Effectiveness of an After-school Sport Sampling Intervention on Urban Middle School Youth in the Midwest: Posttest-Only Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effectiveness of an After-school Sport Sampling Intervention on Urban Middle School Youth in the Midwest: Posttest-Only Study |
| title_short | The Effectiveness of an After-school Sport Sampling Intervention on Urban Middle School Youth in the Midwest: Posttest-Only Study |
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