Staying safe while staying together: the COVID-19 paradox for participants returning to community-based sport in Victoria, Australia.
Aust N Z J Public Health
; 45(6): 608-615, 2021 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-34761858
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.Palavras-chave
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Esportes
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COVID-19
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aust N Z J Public Health
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article