The overall aim of this thesis is to unravel the value of sports participation for socially vulnerable youth. The specific objectives are: (1) to provide insights into the mechanisms underlying sense of coherence so that these may underpin health promotion activities that aim to strengthen sense...

Athletes competing at the highest levels within their sports categories differ from the general population in many ways. They are considerably more physically active and their daily pattern is characterized by intensive training routines, periodisation and competition. Hence, adequate intake of...

To stimulate physical activity (PA), the Dutch Ministery of Health, Welfare and Sports introduced care sport connectors (CSCs) in 2012. This function is 40% funded by the state, with the remaining 60% funded by the municipality or other local organisations. CSCs are employed specifically to connect ...

Sport hunting has been implemented in Uganda through both community-based conservation (CBC) and market-based conservation (MBC) approaches. Despite the mixed reactions in both academic and policy debates on sport hunting, Uganda reintroduced sport hunting first as a pilot around Lake Mburo...

Based on an analysis of the results of a questionnaire administered to a sample of 54 baseball and 113 football players selected from teams in Edmonton, Alberta, the study investigates positive and negative factors within minor sport programmes which affect enjoyment. Results indicate that factors...

This publication examines sport from two sides: on the one hand, with the aid of a study of the literature, it indicates the role taken by sport organized by one's place of work, in the larger context of the organization of society. On the other hand, it examines the world of sport organized by...

Passerine fiber tournaments are known as sports competitions between males of different bird species, allowed throughout Brazil. The Green- winged Saltator (Saltator similis) is currently one of the most sought after species by native birds amateur breeders, to participate in these tournaments....

Background: In the Netherlands, inequalities in physical activity behaviour go hand in hand with socioeconomic inequalities in health. To stimulate physical activity behaviour and promote physical activity effectively and equitably, participatory community-based physical activity interventions seem ...

Background: Lifestyle factors have been shown to influence the incidence of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular diseases (CVD). A healthy diet, being physically active, moderate alcohol consumption and not smoking are associated with a lower CVD risk. In addition to these lifestyle factors, recent...

There are two main schools of thought concerning the conceptualization of power and its subsequent measurement, overt power being based upon pluralist and covert on elitist ideology. Further, the way in which power is conceptualized influences the choice of measurement methods. The study uses 4...