Recreational Sports Facilities Research Articles

West Kalimantan Recreational Sports Policy Evaluation

Recreational sports policy is a product of efforts made by sports organizations to meet the needs of community sports activists. Policies in each regional sport vary according to the region. This research aims towork programs, human resources, availability of facilities, and technical assistance in recreational sports in West Kalimantan Province. This research was carried out at the center of the West Kalimantan Province government in the field of sports, namely the Youth Sports and Tourism Office of West Kalimantan Province and the secretariat of the Indonesian Community Recreational Sports Committee (KORMI) West Kalimantan Province.. The method used ismixed methods research (MMR). The type of research isCIPP model evaluation model (Stufebeam's). Sampling technique with purposive sampling. The number of samples is 48 respondents. Data collection techniques are indirect communication, direct communication, and documentary study techniques. The analytical techniques used in qualitative research are data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions. Analysis on the quantitative approach is the percentage and interval values. The results showed that the work program of the West Kalimantan Recreational Sports Organization had an average percentage value of 83.102% in the Very High category. The human resources of the West Kalimantan Recreational Sports Organization have an average percentage value of 83.942% in the Very High category. West Kalimantan Recreational Sports facilities have an average percentage value of 76,759% in the High category.

Human Factors Analysis of a Waiver: A Case Study

Case law has questioned the enforceability of waivers due to deficiencies in two categories: whether the defendant took reasonable steps to bring notice of the waiver and its contents to the attention of the plaintiff, and whether the waiver contained key design flaws. This report presents a case study on an accident at a recreational sports facility. An analysis was conducted on two versions of the facility’s waiver from a human factors perspective. The analysis reveals the application of forensic human factors concepts to waiver design and the influence that improperly designed waivers can have on sports and recreational injury lawsuits.

Predicting Sports Facility Revisit Intentions Based on Experience and Mediating Effects of Perceived Value

Abstract Introduction. Several factors, such as program offerings, atmosphere and provided amenities, motivate repeat visits to sports destinations, with continued patronage most often associated with perceived value. Material and Methods. This study sought to determine the extent to which perceived value in sports facilities influenced revisit intentions, for which a path analysis model was used and a valid and reliable self-administered questionnaire was completed by 384 recreational sports facility visitors. Results. Visit experience and perceived value were found to influence revisit intentions, with nearly 50% of the direct effect being because of perceived value. Conclusions. The results of this study inform both academic practice and managerial decisions.

The relationship between service quality and repurchase intention sports service in multi-purpose recreational sports facilities

The study aims to investigate the relationship between the service quality in multi-purpose recreational sports facilities and repurchase intention to buy sports services.
 The sample of the study consists of 538 individuals – 208 female and 330 male – who are the members of 5 sports centers in Istanbul, which are supposed to represent the population of the research. 
 In this study, a questionnaire consisting of three parts was applied to measure the relationship between service quality and repurchase intention to buy sports services of individuals who are the members of recreational facilities. The questionnaire contains the Sports Facilities Service Quality Assessment Scale, which was developed by Lam et al. (2005), of which the Turkish validity and reliability study was done by Gürbüz et al. (2005) and also contains the Repurchase Intention Questions developed by Bülbül et al. (2012) and demographic information. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed using the SPSS 24 program.
 As a result of the research, a positive relationship was observed between service quality and its sub-dimensions and repurchase intention sports service in multi-purpose recreational sports facilities.
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 Özet
 Araştırmanın amacı çok amaçlı rekreasyonel spor tesislerinde hizmet kalitesi ile spor hizmetlerini tekrar satın alma niyeti arasındaki ilişkinin araştırılmasıdır.
 Araştırmanın örneklemini evreni temsil etiği varsayılan İstanbul ilindeki 5 adet spor merkezine üye olan 208’i kadın, 330’u erkek toplam 538 birey oluşturmaktadır.
 Araştırmada çok amaçlı rekreasyonel spor tesislerine üye olan bireylerin hizmet kalitesi ve spor hizmetlerini tekrar satın alma niyetleri arasındaki ilişkiyi ölçmek için üç bölümden oluşan anket uygulaması yapılmıştır. Anketin içeriğinde Lam ve ark. (2005) tarafından geliştirilip Gürbüz ve ark. (2005) tarafından Türkçe geçerlilik ve güvenirlilik çalışması yapılan, spor tesisleri hizmet kalitesi değerlendirme ölçeği, Bülbül ve ark. (2012) tarafından geliştirilen tekrar satın alma niyeti soruları ve demografik bilgiler yer almaktadır. Anket uygulamasından elde edilmiş olan veriler SPSS 24 programı kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir.
 Araştırma sonucunda çok amaçlı rekreasyonel spor tesislerinde hizmet kalitesi ve alt boyutları ile spor hizmetlerini tekrar satın alma niyeti arasında pozitif yönlü bir ilişki olduğu gözlemlenmiştir.

Demographic changes in US trampoline-related injuries from 1998 to 2017: cause for alarm

BackgroundRecreational sports facilities with trampolines have become increasingly popular, and trampoline-related injuries incurred have been increasing. The goal of this study was to determine impact of recreational sports facilities on...

Sustainable facility development: perceived benefits and challenges

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the perceived benefits and challenges of implementing sustainable initiatives in collegiate recreational sports facilities. Additionally, this paper intends to contribute to the evolving field of facility sustainability in higher education. Design/methodology/approach The design included qualitative research methods that allowed respondents to elaborate on perceived benefits and challenges. Respondents consisted of directors of campus recreation departments at National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association member institutions. Content analysis served as the method for analyzing and categorizing the data. Findings Six categories of perceived benefits became distinguishable, including Educational, Environmental, Ethical, Fiscal and Operational. Eight categories of perceived challenges emerged after responses were analyzed, including Administrative, Attitudinal, Commitment, Educational, Facility, and Fiscal. The majority of respondents indicated Fiscal demands as being the top challenge when it comes to implementing sustainable initiatives. Common themes arose from the responses and were sorted within their respective category. Originality/value This paper contributes to the evolving field of sustainability by providing some data regarding recreational sports facilities in higher education. Administrators, particularly those in Student Affairs, Facilities Management and Campus Recreation can benefit from this paper by assessing their respective institution’s current view of sustainability and by proactively determining a strategy to combat the potential challenges identified. Additionally, identifying perceived benefits can help equip facility directors and executives with justification and rationale for moving toward sustainable facility design and operation.

Sustainability and Recreational Sports Facilities: An Exploratory Study Regarding Levels of Institutional Adoption

Sustainability and Recreational Sports Facilities: An Exploratory Study Regarding Levels of Institutional Adoption

Sustainability and Recreational Sports Facilities: An Exploratory Study Regarding Levels of Institutional Adoption

Sustainability and Recreational Sports Facilities: An Exploratory Study Regarding Levels of Institutional Adoption

Sustainability and Recreational Sports Facilities: An Exploratory Study regarding Levels of Institutional Adoption

Sustainability is a hot topic in higher education. Buzz words such as green and renewable have helped brand modern environmentalism. A greater emphasis on facility planning, development, and management is contributing to sustainability efforts. Collegiate recreational sports programs often include facilities that pose a challenge to the green movement, due to their size and operational requirements. To identify efforts within the collegiate recreational sports industry, this study focused on assessing the state of facility sustainability. The purpose of this study was to assess levels of institutional adoption related to sustainable initiatives at collegiate recreational sports facilities. This foundational study attempted to create some benchmark data for the collegiate recreation industry within the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA). The Collegiate Recreational Sports Sustainability Survey was developed to assess the variables in the study and was sent to directors of NIRSA member institutions. This study used quantitative research methods and produced primarily descriptive research. This research produced a number of key findings: institutions that led in adoption levels per their respective category type were two-year public institutions, large enrollment institutions, institutions from NIRSA Region VI, and institutions that contain large collegiate recreational sports facilities. In addition, significant differences in adoption levels existed between four-year public and four-year private institutions, between large and small enrollment institutions, and between institutions that had large and small facilities. Implications from this study include providing benchmark data, creating advisory committees, and modeling NIRSA Region VI institutions. This study establishes a foundation for further research on sustainability efforts in collegiate recreational sports.

Benefits of Collegiate Recreational Sports Participation: Results from the 2013 NASPA Assessment and Knowledge Consortium Study

This study reports the results from the 2013 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Assessment and Knowledge Consortium. Students ( N = 33,522) from 38 different colleges and universities across the United States completed the Recreation and Wellness Benchmark instrument. Using Astin's Theory of Student Involvement (1984), this study sought to determine if there were significant differences between different depth and breadth levels of participants' campus recreational sports involvement/participation on student retention, health and wellness, and student learning outcomes. Heavy Users placed significantly more importance on campus recreational sports facilities and programs when deciding to continue at their college/university, and felt they had increased or improved every health and wellness and student learning outcome from their participation in campus recreation significantly more when compared with Moderate, Light, and Non-Users. Findings from this nationwide study demonstrate the value of collegiate recreation to the college and university experience.

Predicting Student Satisfaction with an Emphasis on Campus Recreational Sports and Cultural Facilities in a Turkish University

The main purpose of this paper was to determine the predictors of student satisfaction focusing on campus recreational sports and cultural facilities. The present study utilized data from a written-questionnaire administered to one thousand adult undergraduate students. The dependent variable used in predicting student satisfaction was satisfaction levels of the respondents. Due to the ordinal nature of the dependent variable, an ordered logit model was performed to determine demographic and socio-economic determinants of campus sports and cultural facility satisfaction. Ordered logit estimation results revealed that younger aged, higher income, tuition loan holder, classical or folk music listener students studying in social sciences were less likely to have higher satisfaction than their counterparts. In addition, for many selected services, most of the students declared their dissatisfaction. Although there is an increasing number of studies conducted on student satisfaction in the existing literature, studies focusing on campus sports and cultural facility satisfaction are limited. This study is probably the first attempt to examine the predictors of campus sports and cultural facility satisfaction in northeastern Turkey using one of the categorical data estimation method.

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This exploratory study provides insight into the perceived physical activity levels of students attending a Midwestern 2-year community college. Over 60% of respondents were classified as overweight or obese based on a BMI measurement. The majority of respondents were not participating regularly in physical activity to gain any health benefits, even though 65% indicated they were currently physically active. Although 50% of the respondents indicated they were regularly physically active, only one fifth were meeting the minimum guidelines for physical activity. However, respondents indicated a willingness to make changes to increase physical activity. Future planning of recreational sports programs and facilities is important for engaging and enhancing students in greater levels of physical activity.

An Assessment on Provision of Recreational Facilities in Nigerian Universities In the 21st Century

This paper is an assessment of provision recreational sports facilities in Nigerian Universities in the 21st Century. The researcher having seen that adequate sports facility is an essential element in the effective delivery of sports program in Nigerian Universities, assessed some basic facilities in the first generation and some second generation Universities respectively. The data revealed that Nigerian Universities do not have sporting facilities befitting their status especially the second generation Universities. The paper went further to present some basic considerations for the provision of recreational sport facilities in Nigerian Universities. The role of Universities in the provision of recreational facilities was equally discussed in the paper. Finally, the paper recommends among others that Federal Government should declare a state of emergency on sporting facilities in Nigerian Universities because of the commonality in the problem of inadequacy and unavailability of standard recreational sports facilities in virtually all the Universities in Nigeria.

The Benefits and Satisfaction of Participating in Campus Recreational Sports Facilities and Programs among Male and Female African American Students: A Pilot Study

The purpose of this study was to assess the benefits and satisfaction of participating in campus recreational sports facilities and programs among male and female African American students. A convenience sample of students from classes in the Department of Health and Human Performance at a small southeastern private historically black college and university was used in the study. The instrument consisted of a modified version of the National Intramural-Recreational Sport Association's Quality and Importance of Recreational Services Survey. Independent samples t test and analysis of variance were used to test for differences between gender and the benefit of participation questions (α = .05). It was determined that 80% benefitted with communication skills, 79% benefitted with a sense of belonging/association, and 76% benefitted with leadership skills. In terms of gender, 79% of the males benefitted from self-confidence, 90% benefitted with a feeling of physical well being, 78% benefitted with a sense of accomplishment, and 81% benefitted with respect for others. Eighty-five percent were satisfied with their overall academic experience and 73% with satisfied with their overall experiences with other student services programs and activities. Males scored higher than females when it came to reporting the following benefits from participating in recreational activities: feeling of physical well-being, sports skills, fitness, physical strength, stress reduction, and balance/coordination. Although limitations to the study exist, the results provide further evidence that students report that participating in campus recreational sports has an impact on their benefits and their satisfaction with their academic experience and their experiences with students' services programs and other activities. This is a finding that can only serve to increase the practitioner's understanding of those who use such facilities and programs. More studies are needed to further examine the benefits of campus recreational facilities and programs on African American students.

The Effects of Service Quality and Relationship Benefits on Relationship Commitment and Customer Loyalty in Membership Fitness Club

Abstract Relationship marketing is not a new phenomenon, but is now one of the most important topics in marketing academia and the business community. For marketing practitioners, greater benefits may arise by perceiving relationship marketing as an underlying philosophy of caring for customers. In the Academy, many scholars have suggested a new marketing paradigm based on relationship marketing. The rationale behind relationship marketing is to create, enhance, and maintain relationships with customers. Increasing and securing loyalty is central to many corporate strategies because obtaining new customer is costly and customer retention is connected to long-term profitability. Commitment is recognized as the key component in the relationship marketing paradigm and social exchange theory. The health care industry is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing industries. The modern health care sector is divided into many sub-sectors, and depends on interdisciplinary teams of trained professionals and p...

A Multiparadigm Approach to Developing Policy for the Location of Recreational Facilities

In this paper, we examine the use of soft systems methodology (SSM) for analysing patterns of nonparticipation in recreational sports activities, identifying potential barriers to recreational sports participation and assisting the site location process for new or extended recreational sports facilities. The research reported in this paper was based upon a 1-year case study in a UK regional sports participation agency. The results of the SSM analysis enabled an enhanced understanding of the nature of recreational sports nonparticipation among differing socio-economic, age and gender groups. This provided a basis for an analysis of the potential barriers to recreational sports participation. This enabled an informed modelling approach to the location of new or extended recreational sports facilities implemented using a geographical information system. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Impact of Campus Recreational Sports Facilities and Programs on Recruitment and Retention among African American Students: A Pilot Study

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of campus recreational sports facilities and programs on student recruitment and retention among male and female African American students. A convenience sample of students from classes in the Department of Health and Human Performance at a small, southeastern, private, historically black college and university was used in the study. The instrument consisted of a modified version of the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association's Quality and Importance of Recreational Services Survey. An independent samples t test was used to test for differences between gender and the recruitment and retention questions, alpha = .05. It was determined that 60% of the male students reported that the availability of recreational sports was important/very important in deciding to attend the college and 68% of the men reported that the availability of recreational sports was important/very important in deciding to continue attending the college. Men scored higher than women when it came to importance of the availability of recreational facilities and programs in deciding to attend the school, the importance of the availability of recreational facilities and programs in deciding to continue at the school, how important sports and fitness activities will be to them after graduation, and the total times per week they participate in active recreational sports pursuits. Although there are limitations to the study, the results provide further evidence that students report that the availability of recreational sports facilities and programs has an impact on both their decisions to attend and remain at an institution. This is a finding that can only serve to increase the practitioner's understanding of those who use such facilities and programs. More studies are needed to further examine the impact of campus recreational facilities and programs on African American students.

Satisfaction with Recreational Sports Facilities and Services in Malaysia: Demographic influences

Customer satisfaction is an important aspect of the success of all businesses, including sport. Research on customer satisfaction as it relates to recreational sport facilities and services might provide useful insights to increase participation rates. The aims of the present research were twofold: to examine the nature of Malaysians’ (selected from two urban areas of Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam in the Selangor State) satisfaction with recreational sports facilities and services; and to assess the impact of demographic variables on satisfaction. The data collection involved the administration of a satisfaction questionnaire to 602 participants. The data was later collated and analysed using SPSS. The results showed that satisfaction was influenced by three groupings of factors: facilities, staff attitude, and staff competence; relaxation, health, and fitness; and skills, variety, and accomplishment. Demographic variables also influenced satisfaction: males were more satisfied with the recreational sport facilities and services than females; 18 to 25‐year‐olds recorded the highest level of satisfaction; and single and the divorced/separated respondents registered higher levels of satisfaction with the relaxation, health, and fitness dimension than married respondents.

College Fitness Center Emergency Readiness

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An Investigation into the Relationship between the Type and Availability of Recreational Sports Facilities and Student Lifestyle and Social Interaction in the United States Universities

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the type and availability of recreational sports facilities, the campus lifestyle factors, and student social interaction by conducting a sociological analysis of particular institutional cultures. The grand tour question for this research was ”What institutional and campus lifestyle factors determine the type and availability of recreational sports facilities?” The research design of this study is based on a basic applied research model, with a strong focus on qualitative and descriptive research, grounded in an extensive literature review and supplemented by student interviews. For this investigation, interviews were arranged with the directors of athletics, directors of intramural programs, directors of student life, and students from five universities in the United States of America. As this was meant to be a qualitative and descriptive study, the data gathered was analyzed according to accepted qualitative methodology-thematic pattern searching. Finally, the results of this study suggest that recreational sports facilities do foster high social interaction among students and contribute to an active, integrated, and positive campus lifestyle and culture. Their effect is not limited to the sports or athletics aspect. Students use recreational sports facilities as meeting and socializing places even if they do not use them to work out or play sports. And, as the students interviewed in this study have made clear, for most of them, social interaction is as important a part of college life as studying.