Owen Katherine B, Foley Bridget C, Eime Rochelle, Rose Catriona, Reece Lindsey J
SPRINTER, Prevention Research Collaboration, Charles Perkins Centre, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Level 6, The Charles Perkins Centre, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University, Ballarat, VIC, Australia.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2022 Jun 8;14(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s13102-022-00494-2.
Sports have a focus on increasing participation, which contributes to increasing population levels of physical activity, social cohesion and longevity of the sport. The primary aim of this study was to examine reasons for drop-out of a popular team sport in Australia, Field Hockey and identify opportunities to increase participation.
This longitudinal study obtained routinely collected registered player data from Hockey New South Wales over two consecutive years, and survey data from registered players who dropped out. Logistic regression models identified demographic subgroups who were more likely to drop out of sport, and the reasons for dropping out.
In 2018, 8463 (31%) of hockey players did not return to play hockey after the previous season and 805 (10%) of these completed a survey. Specific groups who were more likely to stop playing included 5-6 years (OR: 2.1, 95% CI 1.8-2.6; reference: 12-17 years), females (OR: 1.1, 95% CI 1.0-1.2; reference: males), Indigenous (OR: 1.2, 95% CI 1.1-1.4; reference: non-Indigenous), most disadvantaged (OR: 1.1, 95% CI 1.0-1.2; reference: least disadvantaged) or regional and remote (1.1, 95% CI 1.0-1.2; reference: major cities). Top reasons for drop out were medical/age (17%), change in circumstances (16%) and high cost (13%), lack of time (13%) and lack of enjoyment (7%).
Although Hockey successfully reaches a large proportion of underrepresented groups in sport, these groups are more likely to drop out. Sports should consult these groups to develop enjoyable, flexible, and modifiable versions of the game that are appropriate to their needs.
体育活动注重提高参与度，这有助于提升民众的体育活动水平、增强社会凝聚力并延长体育运动的存续时间。本研究的主要目的是探究澳大利亚一项热门团体运动——曲棍球运动参与者退出的原因，并找出增加参与度的机会。
这项纵向研究连续两年从新南威尔士曲棍球协会获取常规收集的注册球员数据，以及退出球员的调查数据。逻辑回归模型确定了更有可能退出运动的人口亚组以及退出的原因。
2018年，8463名（31%）曲棍球运动员在前一季之后未再回归参与曲棍球运动，其中805名（10%）完成了一项调查。更有可能停止参与运动的特定群体包括5 - 6岁的人群（比值比：2.1，95%置信区间1.8 - 2.6；参照组：12 - 17岁）、女性（比值比：1.1，95%置信区间1.0 - 1.2；参照组：男性）、原住民（比值比：1.2，95%置信区间1.1 - 1.4；参照组：非原住民）、最贫困群体（比值比：1.1，95%置信区间1.0 - 1.2；参照组：最不贫困群体）或地区及偏远地区的人群（比值比：1.1，95%置信区间1.0 - 1.2；参照组：大城市）。退出的主要原因是医疗/年龄（17%）、情况变化（16%）、费用高昂（13%）、缺乏时间（13%）以及缺乏乐趣（7%）。
尽管曲棍球运动成功吸引了很大比例在体育活动中代表性不足的群体参与，但这些群体更有可能退出。体育项目应咨询这些群体，以开发出符合他们需求的、有趣、灵活且可调整的运动形式。
