Abstract
ABSTRACT Rationale Community sport is an important setting for managing sport participation, yet few studies have investigated the impacts of climate change on sport. Even fewer studies have investigated climate impacts from the perspectives of sport managers at the grassroots level. The research aim was to understand how frontline community sport managers perceive climate change impacts on their sports. Methods Concept Mapping (online) with managers at nineteen organisations delivering community sport situated across four Australian climate zones. Findings A five-cluster concept map was selected as the most appropriate representation of participants’ sorting data: (1) Management & Planning Impacts, (2) Financial & Infrastructure Impacts, (3) Changes to Events, (4) Emotional & Social Impacts, and (5) Health & Safety Impacts. These clusters were grouped into three impact domains: Management & Infrastructure Impacts; Activity Impacts; and People Impacts. Practical implications The five clusters of impacts shed new light on managing climate change complexity for community sport. The impact clusters can assist sport managers design interventions to reduce disruption to sport participation. Listening to the perspectives of frontline staff who deliver sport is essential for managing these impacts. Research contribution A cluster map of perceived climate impacts provides a new framework for scholars investigating climate change impacts on sport.
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