Partnerships between an At-Risk Youth CrossFit program and local community organizations: Focusing on the antecedents to partnership development

Gipson, Christia ORCID: 0000-0002-5586-6827, Campbell, Natalie ORCID: 0000-0003-3859-6607 and Malcolm, Nancy L (2018) Partnerships between an At-Risk Youth CrossFit program and local community organizations: Focusing on the antecedents to partnership development. Sports, 6 (3). pp. 1-12. doi:10.3390/sports6030100

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Abstract

A large body of research has established that sport intervention programs can have social, emotional and health benefits for at-risk youth. While research has focused on the positive outcomes associated with these programs, little attention has been given to program inputs. It is recognized that community partnerships can help intervention programs achieve their goals. Yet, how are such partnerships formed and what can help to promote the successful formation of partnerships? This paper provides a detailed account of the partnership implementation process undertaken to develop and deliver a health promotion physical activity program for at-risk youth through the medium of CrossFit in a low socioeconomic area in a rural community in the southeastern United States. Developing successful partnerships serves as a valuable component to help organizations obtain resources and skills needed to initiate and continue programs for underserved populations. The scholars identify and explain how critical success factors such as personal contact, partnership complementarity and fit and the promotion of high levels of commitment and trust, serve as important starting points for developing and maintaining strong community partnerships.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Partnership self-assessment tool-questionnaire; Local community partnerships; Community sport partnerships; Partnership model
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure > GV557 Sports H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education and Science
Research Priority Areas:	Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Natalie Campbell
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2018 08:39
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2023 09:08
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/6002

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