Aspects of involvement in sports and active leisure in an organized context have been extensively investigated, but none of these studies provides a comprehensive picture of the membership involvement of members in voluntary clubs (MI). Our research aims to obtain an overview of existing knowledge on …

Hoewel het aantal sporters in Nederland ieder jaar toeneemt, zien sportverenigingen hun ledental dalen. Er is veel onderzoek gedaan om het tij te keren. Daarin werd vaak geconcludeerd dat het 'clubgevoel van leden' een belangrijke factor is. Wat dat is, het clubgevoel van leden, en hoe je dat kunt stimuleren, …

Hoewel het aantal sporters in Nederland ieder jaar toeneemt, zien sportverenigingen hun ledental dalen. Er is veel onderzoek gedaan om het tij te keren. Daarin werd vaak geconcludeerd dat het 'clubgevoel van leden' een belangrijke factor is. Nanny Kuijsters greep dit aan om het 'clubgevoel van leden' …

Virtual communities are online spaces with potential of integration of (member-generated) content and conversations [7,8]. In our research project we are interested in the adoption and building of virtual communities in organized sports, that is to say in the voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) in the Netherlands. …

Research to indicators to build a typology of virtual communities in organized sports.

Social Networking Sites (SNSs), such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter are increasingly implemented in voluntary sports clubs (VSCs) as channels for organizational communication. By using SNSs, the sports clubs are, in fact, building virtual, online communities as an extra ‘communication …

Conference abstract and presentation of research to voluntary sports clubs and virtual community building through social networking sites.

Bijna alle sportverenigingen in Nederland beschikken over één of meer sociaalnetwerksites (ClubSNS) - zoals Facebook, Twitter, You Tube of Instagram - voor interne communicatie. Toch is weinig bekend over de motieven van leden voor aanwezigheid op die ClubSNS en over de werking van posts. Bekend is …

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 …