Factors Underpinning at Least Three Years of Participant Adherence to a Community-Focused Modified Boxing Program
Box’Tag, catering for people who like the fitness and skill aspects of the sport but didnt liek the injury part of boxing.
Disregards impacts to the head and neck, in accordance with recommendations of medical and other experts.
Even then, any impacts above a moderate level of force are prohibited
Four major themes emerged:
The environment: It was friendly, welcoming and supportive.
The concept: It was more than a sport program—we were a community.
The timetable: It was accommodating and flexible.
The training: It was safe, fun and beneficial.
Specifically, the environment was considered friendly, welcoming and supportive.
Need for an improvement
Low rates of participation in conventional boxing
Community interest in the sport is a necessity.
~80% of respondents liked:
Friendliness of the club
Knowing familiar people at the club
Friendliness of the coach
Difficulty for participants to be involved in organized sport
Rigid structure of training
Competition times
Impact on family life
Development and implementation of more community-focused design/system, this will either complement or help participants/community barriers.
Situational influences such as positive and meaningful social interactions
Individual characteristics including high perceptions of sporting competence
The training was beneficial: Another important finding of our research was that 33 of the 38 athletes who completed the Program Evaluation Form suggested that participation in the Canberra PCYC Box’Tag program was beneficial to development of health, personal and/or broader sporting outcomes.
Firstly, some people do not wish to participate in sport due to competing demands
From such external sources as school/education commitments
Family interests Career obligations
Or do not place enough value on the outcomes potentially achievable through such participation
Regular exercise a priority in their lives
Final Areas of Focus
Modified boxing program can achieve substantial participation and adherence, while also reaching beyond the traditional boxing demographic.
The design and deployment of various constrained games as a means for skill development contributed to participant enjoyment
A notion that everyone should strive for continuous personal improvement rather than within-group superiority was broadly endorsed.