Managerial perceptions of factors affecting the design and delivery of sport for health programs for refugee populations |
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| Institution: | 1. Texas A&M University, 4243 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA;2. German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6, 50933 Cologne, Germany;3. University of North Texas, 1921 Chestnut Street Denton, TX 76203, USA;1. UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney, City Campus, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia;2. Temple University, United States;3. University of Queensland, Australia;1. School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University, Locked Bag 4, Coolangatta, QLD, 4225, Australia;2. Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University, Parklands Drive, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia;1. Sport and Leisure Management Program, Department of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Memphis, Elma Roane Fieldhouse 106, Memphis, TN 38152, United States;2. Sport Management Program, Department of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, A-21 Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC 27858, United States;3. Physical Activity Promotion Program, Department of Kinesiology, East Carolina University, 172 Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC 27858, United States;1. School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Cooke Hall 106, 1900 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;2. School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Cooke Hall 218, 1900 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States |
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| Abstract: | Millions of refugees from the Middle East and Africa have moved to mainland Europe in recent years, where they face boredom, physical and mental health issues, and lack of social relationships. Policy makers consider sport an effective way to address these issues, but researchers have not fully considered managerial considerations in designing and delivering sport to refugees. The purpose of this study is to understand how sport managers can design and deliver sport to refugee populations in order to maximize beneficial health outcomes. The authors theoretically grounded the study in a social-ecological model, recognizing that the design, delivery, and outcomes of sport are set within constraints at multiple levels. Data were collected using a Delphi approach with a group of experts from Germany and the Netherlands. The findings indicated that the experts attributed a number of health benefits to sport programs including physical activity, diversion, stress reduction, coping, and building friendships. Benefits were more likely to occur when the sport delivery approach moved from merely increasing participation to also affecting the sport for health settings. The experts also identified a number of intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, and societal level factors impacting the design, delivery, and outcomes of sport for health programs which are rich in implications for sport managers and policy makers. |
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| Keywords: | Physical activity Social-ecological model Social integration Sport organization Sport participation |
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