Wednesday, June 22nd
Parallel session 6: Workshop 12
ID: W6W12
Health promotion within youth sports clubs in Europe
Author(s): Kokko Sami¹, Geidne Susanna², Lane Aoife³, Van Hoye Aurelie⁴, Seghers Jan⁵, Meganck Jeroen⁵,
Scheerder Jeroen⁵, Martin Leena¹, Koski Pasi⁶
Affiliation(s):¹University of Jyväskylä, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences; ²Örebro University, School of
Health and Medical Sciences; ³ Waterford Institute of Technology, Department of Health, Sport and Exercise
Science; ⁴ University of Lorraine, Sport Department; ⁵ KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Department of
Kinesiology; ⁶University of Turku, Department of Teacher Education, Rauma
Abstract
Purpose of workshop:
The workshop aims to, first, review the state-of-the-art of Health Promoting Sports Club (HPSC) research in
Europe, second, present research results from various European countries covering various aspects of HPSC
research, and, third, discuss about the topic with the participants in order to enhance HPSC research in new
countries.
Organisation:
The workshop consists of an introductory presentation on the overall situation of the Health Promoting Sports
Club, followed by case studies from Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland and France.
1) Research state-of-the-art on health promoting sports club / Sami Kokko, Leena Martin and Pasi Koski - 5
min
2) Health Promoting Sports Club study in Finland – extending the scope from clubs to individuals / Sami Kokko
8 min
3) Health Promoting Sports Clubs-activities – examples from Sweden / Susanna Geidne - 8 min
4) Evolution of health promotion in sports clubs in Belgium (Flanders): a longitudinal perspective / Jeroen
Meganck, Jan Seghers and Jeroen Scheerder - 8 min
5) Does coaches health promotion activities in sport clubs promote sport participant’s health in France/ Aurelie
Van Hoye - 8 min
6) The Experience of Health Promotion through Sport in an Irish Setting / Aoife Lane - 8 min
7) Conclusions and discussion with workshop participants / Pasi Koski (chairman) - 15 min
Participation:
Participants are encouraged to participate in the discussion regarding either the overall research ideology of
health promotion within youth sports clubs and/or settings-based approach in this particular setting or any of
the specific case studies. All presenters will be available for discussion and the chairman will elicit and
moderate this exchange.