ArticleHealth promotion practice2015
Physical activity opportunities in afterschool programs.
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- Effect and cost of an after-school dance programme on the physical activity of 11-12 year old girls: The Bristol Girls Dance Project, a school-based cluster randomised controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2015Trial
- Translation of the connect through PLAY physical activity intervention for underserved youth from in-person to virtual delivery: a feasibility study.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
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- A scoping review on the implementation of Global Observatory on Physical Activity recommendations for school children in Sub-Saharan Africa.Health promotion perspectives · 2022Article
- Physical activity in out of school hours care: an observational study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Observational
- Healthy eating and physical activity environments in out-of-school hours care: an observational study protocol.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Leisure Physical Activity in Children: A Qualitative Approach Using the Socio-Ecological Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Identifying Opportunities to Promote Physical Activity in a Diverse Low-Income Population: A Mixed-Method Study at a Boys & Girls Club Site.Child & youth care forum · 2020Article
- Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior of Children in Afterschool Programs: An Accelerometer-Based Analysis in Full-Day and Half-Day Elementary Schools in Germany.Frontiers in public health · 2020Article
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- Objectively Measured Physical Activity Levels among Ethnic Minority Children Attending School-Based Afterschool Programs in a High-Poverty Neighborhood.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2017Article
- Identifying Strategies Programs Adopt to Meet Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Standards in Afterschool Programs.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2017Article
- Effects of an after-school care-administered physical activity and nutrition protocol on body mass index, fitness levels, and targeted psychological factors in 5- to 8-year-olds.Translational behavioral medicine · 2016Article
- Are We There Yet? Compliance with Physical Activity Standards in YMCA Afterschool Programs.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2016Article
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Abstract
Afterschool programs (ASPs) have potential to provide children moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The availability and types (e.g., free play or organized activities) of physical activity opportunities, their structure (e.g., presence of lines, elimination games), and staff behaviors (e.g., encouragement, engaged) can influence children's MVPA. This study explored these factors in 20 ASPs serving over 1,700 elementary-age children. The occurrence, types, and structure of physical activity opportunities, and staff behaviors were collected via the SOSPAN (System for Observing Staff Promotion of Physical Activity and Nutrition). A total of 4,660 SOSPAN scans were completed across 63 complete program days (1,733 during physical activity opportunities). Physical activity opportunities were observed on 60 program days across all 20 sites, with 73% of those opportunities classified as free play. ASPs scheduled an average of 66.3 minutes (range 15-150 minutes) of physical activity opportunities daily. Games played included basketball, tag, soccer, and football. Staff rarely engaged in physical activity promotion behaviors, and the structure of organized games discouraged MVPA. For example, staff verbally promoted physical activity in just 6.1% of scans, while organized games were more likely to involve lines and elimination. Professional development training may enhance staffs' physical activity promotion and the structure of activity opportunities.
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