Community sports clubs: are they only about playing sport, or do they have broader health promotion and social responsibilities?

Abstract

Community sport organisations face increasing pressure from stakeholders to devote resources to activities that help them appear as being socially responsible actors in society.This study extends the concept of social responsibility from the corporate sport domain to investigate the relative importance of social responsibilities for community sport clubs. Items were developed from the Global Reporting Initiative and International Standards Organisation guidance on socially responsible organisations. A three-wave Delphi study was conducted internationally with 33 sport management academics and 23 national sport organisation managers. This study found that community sport clubs are primarily responsible for enhancing sport participation, creating a safe and inclusive environment, and ensuring the club is economically and legally sound. It is concluded that for sport clubs to be socially responsible organisations, their focus should be on fulfilling obligations that meaningfully impact their community, before devoting scarce resources to activities beyond their immediate capacity.

The influence of organizational social responsibility on involvement behavior in community sport membership associations

“…In many membership contexts, such as community sport, organizations may already work with limited/scarce resources and need to be cognizant that they are not “stretched too thin” by adding extra initiatives (cf. Robertson et al, ). It is therefore important to understand the particular resource demands and organizational capacities required for any initiative that exists outside the core mandate of the organization.…”

“…In addition to providing sport services, which represent the primary mandate for CSOs, these membership associations are also taking on other activities and initiatives that extend their role in local communities and contribution to society (Robertson, Eime, & Westerbeek, ). Many of these initiatives can be conceptualized within a broader framing of “social responsibility,” which refers to ethical practices and a more generalized concern for the community beyond an organization's narrow mandate and which is not required by law (Babiak & Wolfe, ; Carroll, ; Persson, ).…”

Improving the digital health literacy of diabetic patients

“…Dr. Roel Hermans 1,2 , MSc Hanneke de Bruin 3 , Dr. Junilla Larsen 4 , MSc Fréderieke Mensink 2 , Dr. Annet Hoek 5 1 Department of Health Promotion, NUTRIM, Maastricht University, 2 The Netherlands Nutrition Centre, 3 To Remind You, 4 Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University, 5 BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash University Introduction: To improve the effectiveness of school-based programs that aim to promote adolescents' healthy food choices, it is essential to understand the views and behaviors of the target group. This study aimed to get a better understanding of adolescents' food and health perceptions and their willingness to be involved in a specific schoolbased prevention program, i.e., the Dutch Healthy School Canteen Program.…”

“…Beate Andre 1,2 , Raija Dahlø 1 , Tina Eilertsen 3 , Gerd I. Ringdal 4 1 NTNU, 2 NTNU Center for Health Promotion Research, 3 Clinic for surgery, Health Nord-Trøndelag, 4 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, NTNU…”

“…Recent developments of the settings based approach within sports clubs highlights the shortcomings of these instruments and the need of a new one (3). In order to achieve international consensus and construct a comprehensive measurement tool, previously cited instruments and the results of a Delphi study (4) were merged to construct a new Delphi study. This 3-round study was conducted based on 4 determinants: cultural, social, economic and environmental, implemented at 3 levels: club (macro), officials (meso), coaches (micro).…”