The ‘Sport Physical Education and Coaching for Health (SPEACH) project, co-financed by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union (2015-2017) aims to increase awareness and behavioral change in sport professionals and European citizens towards an active and healthy lifestyle. The target is to develop …

OBJECTIVE: The association between groin pain and range of motion is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to develop a test to measure sport specific range of motion (SSROM) of the lower limb, to evaluate its reliability and describe findings in non-injured (NI) and injured football players. …

Despite several decades of Sport for All policies, opportunities for sports participation are still unequally divided, with certain socially disadvantaged groups having less access to sports. To reduce this gap, structural efforts are needed. A question that arises is what role nonprofit sports clubs …

Research question:As a result of the expansion of opportunities for leisure-time sport participation (LTSP), the question arises if differing organisational settings relate to differences in participation behaviour. This paper compares participation frequency and time spent on sport between club-organised …

Local governments, traditionally an important partner of voluntary sport clubs in the Netherlands, are increasingly influencing clubs into involvement in social projects and activities. Although it is not clear what contribution sports clubs can play in this social policy agenda, or whether this agenda …

Het creëren van een veilig leerklimaat op school vraagt om een gerichte organisatiebrede aanpak van alle professionals die daar werkzaam zijn. Ook binnen een sportvereniging moet er sprake zijn van een organisatiebrede aanpak om tot een verenigingsbreed gedragen veilig sportklimaat te komen. Kan de uit …

Sports constitute a basis of fun for many (young) people and can contribute to important social developments. Sport can also yield opposite results:: arrogance, bullying, (sexual) intimidation, discrimination. Effects are largely influenced by the context of (youth) sport participation. In facing the …

Poster gepresenteerd tijdens European Association for Sport Management (EASM) conference in Dublin.

In our research project we investigate for Dutch young adults in three consecutive studies sports club involvement (SCI; in Dutch: clubgevoel). At the Dublin conference we present results of the first exploratory study. It consists of two parts: a small scale semi-structured survey and a large scale …

In our research project we investigate for Dutch young adults in three consecutive studies sports club involvement (SCI; in Dutch: clubgevoel). At the Dublin conference we present results of the first exploratory study. It consists of two parts: a small scale semi-structured survey (n=30) and a large …