ISSUE ADDRESSED There is accumulating evidence supporting a link between alcohol industry sponsorship and alcohol-related problems in both community and elite-level sports. Little is known, however, about the current status of such sponsorship, particularly of community sport. This study aimed to assess associations between alcohol industry sponsorship and different community football clubs in ...

Don't we have enough cliques now? Well it seems that we don't because in the past week or so, about ten more have been formed! The latest sport around State is the formation of B.M., BJ3., T.F., etc., clubs. And if you can't guess what we mean . . . well you either don't belong to one or else you have no imagination. The ones interested in any, of the clubs sign a list and then fight for and dr...

Autonomy supportive (rather than controlling) coaching has been shown to be important for motivating athletes and for boosting their performance. However, is this especially true for elite-level athletes, who presumably face greater stress and performance pressure? To address this question we surveyed 264 student athletes (141 recreational, 83 club sport, and 40 varsity) playing on sports teams...

Some children are inactive on weekends but active on weekdays. Correlates of such behavior remain to be clarified. We assessed school, out-of-school and family correlates of compliance with physical activity (PA) recommendations during weekdays among weekend non-compliant youth in Switzerland. Cross-sectional data collected in 2013-2015 from the SOPHYA study. PA was objectively measured during ...

OBJECTIVES To establish how sport, and access to an athletic identity, has been used when adjusting to a spinal cord injury. DESIGN Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. SETTING Private athletic club. PARTICIPANTS Eight (six males and two females) athletes from a wheelchair badminton club participated in the study. The individuals had finished rehabilitation, and were aged b...

Abstract Environmental sustainability and climate change have become increasingly important in public debates politics. This study examines the determinants of sport club members’ pro-environmental behavior Germany. Theoretically, we draw on theory planned behavior, ecofeminism, luxury good hypothesis to explain effects individuals’ environmental consciousness, gender, income their respectively...

The rule in question is number •even under the AMIA rules of eligibility which states, "Any undergraduate who has lettered in a varsity-sport may not also be competing in intramural AMIA competition in that sport unless he is cleared through the Intramural Office and the Athletic Director." According to the ruling, Coach Robert Burlingame, coordinator of intramural athletics, cleared Doody and ...

The paper focuses on women’s soccer, one of the fastest growing sports in Australia, and in particular on the aspect of the ethnic background of Adelaide-based clubs. The paper aims to illustrate the shift in ethnic image that has occurred in recent years amongst Adelaide clubs, formerly associated with the Italian community, and to investigate the reason(s) behind this shift. Methods include i...

Consumer engagement is defined as a multidimensional concept in this study via the identification of members sports club social network and consumer with brand on networks. Hence, focuses clubs that engage their customers through media. The purpose paper to provide conceptual theoretical understanding engagement, particularly among teams employ interactive platforms establish relationships cust...

BACKGROUND Numerous studies have detailed the physical health benefits of children's participation in sport and a growing body of research also highlights the benefits for mental health. Children who participate in sport have also been shown to be advantaged academically. However, despite the benefits there is evidence that children are leading increasingly sedentary lifestyles and are at great...