Who's joining the club? Participation of socially vulnerable children and adolescents in club-organised sports

Vandermeerschen, Hanne; Vos, SB Steven; Scheerder, Jeroen

doi:10.1080/13573322.2013.856293

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“…Thirdly, sports participation rates of socially vulnerable youth are lower than of their non-vulnerable peers (Vandermeerschen et al, 2015). Research has demonstrated that socio-economic variables such as household income and parental education are important predictors of children's sports participation (Vandermeerschen et al, 2015;Vella, Cliff, & Okely, 2014).…”

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“…Research has demonstrated that socio-economic variables such as household income and parental education are important predictors of children's sports participation (Vandermeerschen et al, 2015;Vella, Cliff, & Okely, 2014). Also parental support is important, especially for children of a lower age.…”

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“…Finally, research has suggested that young people can develop coping abilities through their participation in sport (Tamminen & Holt, 2012), which they can use in dealing with everyday life challenges. With these ideas in mind, increasing the sports participation of socially vulnerable youth may be a promising way to strengthen their personal development, also because the sports participation rates of socially vulnerable youth are lower than for their average peers (Vandermeerschen, Vos, & Scheerder, 2015).…”

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Exploring the Sports Experiences of Socially Vulnerable Youth

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Sports participation is considered beneficial for the development of socially vulnerable youth, not only in terms of physical health but also in terms of cognitive, social and emotional health. Despite the strong belief that sports clubs offer a setting for positive youth development, there is limited knowledge about how socially vulnerable youths experience their participation in these clubs. Interviews were conducted with 22 socially vulnerable youths that play a sport at a local sports club. An inductive content analysis was conducted and three themes were discovered that are included in the positive and negative sports experiences: the extent to which the youths experienced visibility of their skills, the extent to which the youths felt confident while playing their sport, and the extent to which the youths felt that sport was a challenge they liked to take on. More importantly, there was a fragile balance within each of the themes and the sports coaches played an important role in installing and maintaining a supportive environment in which the youths could have meaningful, consistent and balanced sports experiences. It is not self-evident that for socially vulnerable youth sports experiences are positive and supporting.

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“…Trying to increase participation in organised sports clubs is seen as a promising strategy for improving the selfesteem of these youngsters and rebuilding their sense of social inclusion (Feinstein, Bynner, & Duckworth, 2005;Haudenhuyse, Theeboom, & Coalter, 2012;Petitpas, Cornelius, Van Raalte, & Jones, 2005). On average, however, socially vulnerable youngsters tend to participate less frequently in local sports clubs than their peers (Breedveld, Bruining, Van Dorsselaer, Mombarg, & Nootebos, 2010;Vandermeerschen, Vos, & Scheerder, 2013).…”

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Intersectoral Action to Enhance the Social Inclusion of Socially Vulnerable Youth through Sport: An Exploration of the Elements of Successful Partnerships between Youth Work Organisations and Local Sports Clubs

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Research shows that participation in sport is positively related to self-esteem, self-regulation skills, and social inclusion. As socially vulnerable youngsters participate less frequently in sports activities than their average peers, youth work organisations try to guide their clients (i.e., socially vulnerable youngsters) to local sports clubs and inclusive sports activities. Inclusive sports activities, however, cannot be provided by youth work organisations alone. Therefore, in the Netherlands, intersectoral action involving both youth work organisations and local sports clubs has emerged. Because youth workers and stakeholders in local sports clubs are not used to collaborating with each other, we explored the factors that contribute to the quality and performance of such intersectoral actions. On the basis of five open interviews with youth workers and three focus groups with stakeholders in local sports clubs, we described factors relating to the organisation of intersectoral action among youth workers and local sports clubs that are preconditions for the success of this specific type of intersectoral action.

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“…A common denominator is that they face stressors in their everyday life, such as income poverty, poor family management, low housing quality, and peers being involved in problem behavior (Feinberg, Jones, Greenberg, Osgood, & Bontempo, 2010;Hawkins, Catalano, & Arthur, 2002). These stressors may lead to feelings of incompetence, social disconnectedness, negative experiences with societal institutions (e.g., family, school, and health care), a lack of ambition (Haudenhuyse, Theeboom, & Skille, 2014;Vettenburg, 1998), and a reduced chance for participating in meaningful activities, such as sports (Vandermeerschen, Vos, & Scheerder, 2013). Programs aiming to support youth in dealing with stressors of everyday life are often grounded in the positive youth development (PYD) perspective, which emphasizes that youth, including those who are socially vulnerable, have the potential to develop the life skills they need to deal with the stressors they face (Damon, 2004;Lerner et al, 2005).…”

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