Partnerships between an At-Risk Youth CrossFit Program and Local Community Organizations: Focusing on the Antecedents to Partnership Development
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-19-2018
Publication Title
Sports
DOI
10.3390/sports6030100
ISSN
2075-4663
Abstract
A large body of research has established that sport intervention programs can have social, emotional and health benefits for at-risk youth. While research has focused on the positive outcomes associated with these programs, little attention has been given to program inputs. It is recognized that community partnerships can help intervention programs achieve their goals. Yet, how are such partnerships formed and what can help to promote the successful formation of partnerships? This paper provides a detailed account of the partnership implementation process undertaken to develop and deliver a health promotion physical activity program for at-risk youth through the medium of CrossFit in a low socioeconomic area in a rural community in the southeastern United States. Developing successful partnerships serves as a valuable component to help organizations obtain resources and skills needed to initiate and continue programs for underserved populations. The scholars identify and explain how critical success factors such as personal contact, partnership complementarity and fit and the promotion of high levels of commitment and trust, serve as important starting points for developing and maintaining strong community partnerships.
Recommended Citation
Gipson, Christina, Natalie Campbell, Nancy L. Malcom.
2018.
"Partnerships between an At-Risk Youth CrossFit Program and Local Community Organizations: Focusing on the Antecedents to Partnership Development."
Sports, 6 (13): 100: MDPI.
doi: 10.3390/sports6030100 source: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/6/3/100
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/soc-anth-facpubs/55
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