Abstract
Despite the importance and usefulness of previous observational methodology investigations’ outcomes, there is no evidence about the creation or evaluation of a socioeducational intervention for parents in sport. Therefore, researchers do not have the possibility to apply a socioeducational intervention to their parental observations. This investigation was focused on the effects of the application of a socioeducational intervention with parents of 12 football teams in the U-15 years category in the Balearic Islands (Spain) during the 2016–17 season. Furthermore, six teams formed the control group (CG) and six constituted the experimental group (EG). This research was divided into three phases: (1) pre-test, (2) socioeducational intervention, and (3) post-test. The 12 matches recorded during the first phase and the 12 matches recorded during the third phase were observed and coded by trained observers using LINCE and POISE (parents’ observation instrument at sport events). Results showed a decrease in negative comments and an increase in positive comments during the matches, confirming the socioeducational intervention performed with that aim. This study suggests that the present socioeducational intervention demonstrates improvements on parental attitudes in grassroot football and, due to this reason, we encourage authors to use it and provide feedback.
Highlights
Organized youth sport programs provide enjoyment and regular physical activity for millions of children every year in many different countries around the world
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Significant differences were not observed within the category of positive comments performed by the experimental group
Summary
Organized youth sport programs provide enjoyment and regular physical activity for millions of children every year in many different countries around the world. Many parents are actively involved in youth sport, transmitting appropriate information to their children concerning all the possibilities they have in the sportive ambit, signing their children up to be part of an organized club, acquiring sportive equipment, paying league or federation fees, and providing transport to the different football fields [2]. Some parents play different roles inside their organized clubs as coaches, assistants, referees, and administrators [2]. It must be affirmed that children are able to participate in organized sport activities thanks to their parents’ support [3]. Due to the importance of parents in their children’s lives, investigators have been focused on the involvement of parents in youth sport for decades [2,3,5,6,7,8,9,10]
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