Willingness to pay (WTP) is used to assess individuals' value attribution to health-related quality of life interventions. Little is known about predictors of WTP for sport and physical activity in socially vulnerable groups in community-based physical activity (CBHEPA) programs. This study addresses the questions: What is the WTP for sport and physical activity of participants in CBHEPA progra...

BACKGROUND Much research has been conducted into the determinants of physical activity (PA) participation among adolescent girls. However, the more specific question of what are the determinants of particular forms of PA participation, such as the link between participation through a sports club, has not been investigated. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationships ...

1. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Basque Country, Spain. 2. Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. 3. Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), VitoriaGasteiz, Basque Country, Spain. 4. Medical Services, Athletic...

Currently Templeogue Swim Club has c. 130 members ranging in age from 8 to 23. Swimmers train anything from two to 18 hours a week. The Club recruits members from the classes that are run in the pool and children from all over the surrounding area have been members of the Templeogue Swim Club. The Club has consistently placed representatives on Leinster, Irish and International Teams and has co...

In this study, we compared the growth, maturity status, functional capacity, sport-specific skill, and goal orientation of 159 male soccer players, aged 11-12 (n = 87) and 13-14 years (n = 72) years, who at follow-up 2 years later discontinued participation (dropout), continued at the same standard (club) or moved to a higher level (elite). Age group-specific multivariate analysis of variance w...

INTRODUCTION Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a rare but tragic part of professional and amateur sport. Following multiple high profile deaths in professional sport over the past two decades, there has been a significant trend towards the widespread availability of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at amateur sports grounds. OBJECTIVES To examine the availability of AEDs in amateur sport...

AIM. Already since the 1990s, collaborative structures have been frequently used to solve complex public problems, such as health related issues (Turrini, Cristofoli, Frosini, & Nasi, 2010). Physical inactivity is considered one of the most crucial health issues among children, therefore the promotion of physical activity and sports is an important task of governments. Field information shows t...

1 Leeds Beckett University, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds, United Kingdom. 2 Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Club, Leeds, United Kingdom. 3 Yorkshire Carnegie Rugby Club, Leeds, United Kingdom. 4 The Rugby Football League, Leeds, United Kingdom. . Authors submitted their contribution to the article to the editorial board. Accepted for printing in the Journal of Human Kinet...