Be an empowering and supportive coach
Sports coaches play a key role in participants’ sports experiences and can positively influence their social, mental, and physical health. Nevertheless, sports coaches are often volunteers and may benefit from…
Health promoting sports federations: theoretical foundations and guidelines
Background Researchers and policy-makers have highlighted that the potential for organized sports to promote health has been underexploited. Sports clubs have limited capacity to promote health due to their voluntary…
Inclusive, sustainable, welcoming national sports federations
National sports federations (NSFs) are committed to health promotion, supporting the development of sport worldwide and emphasizing its physical, mental and social benefits. They are increasingly present in sport for…
Health promoting sports clubs: from theoretical model to logic model
This article describes a logic model for health promoting sports clubs (HPSC), informed by a settings-based approach. It demonstrates how each of the seven levels of the HPSC model can…
Health promotion interventions in sport clubs: can we talk about a setting-based approach? A systematic mapping review
Many researchers and authorities have recognized the important role that sports clubs can play in public health. In spite of attempts to create a theoretical framework in the early 2000’s,…