The implementation of Football Fitness
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The implementation of Football Fitness. / Bennike, Søren; Ottesen, Laila; Rasmussen, Kenneth Grønlund; Krustrup, Birgitte Rejkjær; Midtgaard, Julie.
Football as Medicine: Prescribing Football for Global Health Promotion. red. / Peter Krustrup; Daniel Parnell. London : Routledge, 2020. s. 157-172.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - The implementation of Football Fitness
AU - Bennike, Søren
AU - Ottesen, Laila
AU - Rasmussen, Kenneth Grønlund
AU - Krustrup, Birgitte Rejkjær
AU - Midtgaard, Julie
N1 - CURIS 2020 NEXS 173
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - We have recently seen an increasing focus on football as prevention and adjunct to medical treatment. This will arguably result in the development of ‘football for health’ initiatives, holding the potential to attract and activate participants which in many cases are unfamiliar to the game. It is very plausible that the organisation of these will require a different form than ‘traditional’ association football which holds a rather strong focus on skill development and competitive aspects. This chapter scrutinises central issues important to the implementation process of an activity titled Football Fitness realised by local voluntary organised football clubs. Moreover, we discuss future perspectives of the initiative. Shortly, Football Fitness (FF), developed by the Danish Football Association, has a focus on health and enjoyment rather than skills and tactics, and the aim is to promote football as a health-improving, easily accessible, low-cost/sustainable, flexible and fun type of exercise. The target group is primarily adults (25+) of both gender and the clubs can adopt and organise FF in a form they feel suitable. Following our analysis, we argue for strong awareness regarding the cooperation of implementational actors and how the content, including expected outcomes, of a given initiative match the organisational context in which it is to be realised.
AB - We have recently seen an increasing focus on football as prevention and adjunct to medical treatment. This will arguably result in the development of ‘football for health’ initiatives, holding the potential to attract and activate participants which in many cases are unfamiliar to the game. It is very plausible that the organisation of these will require a different form than ‘traditional’ association football which holds a rather strong focus on skill development and competitive aspects. This chapter scrutinises central issues important to the implementation process of an activity titled Football Fitness realised by local voluntary organised football clubs. Moreover, we discuss future perspectives of the initiative. Shortly, Football Fitness (FF), developed by the Danish Football Association, has a focus on health and enjoyment rather than skills and tactics, and the aim is to promote football as a health-improving, easily accessible, low-cost/sustainable, flexible and fun type of exercise. The target group is primarily adults (25+) of both gender and the clubs can adopt and organise FF in a form they feel suitable. Following our analysis, we argue for strong awareness regarding the cooperation of implementational actors and how the content, including expected outcomes, of a given initiative match the organisational context in which it is to be realised.
U2 - 10.4324/9780429284892-12
DO - 10.4324/9780429284892-12
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9780367248888
SP - 157
EP - 172
BT - Football as Medicine
A2 - Krustrup, Peter
A2 - Parnell, Daniel
PB - Routledge
CY - London
ER -
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