As part of an 8-week intervention study in Dutch nursing homes, we used video-analysis to observe the interaction of psychogeriatric participants with either the handler, the stimulus (dog or robot) or other clients during weekly dog, robot (RAI, robot assisted interventions) and control (human facilitator …

Background: Despite the importance of sports injury prevention in youth, no broad scale approaches that work in real-life situations with significant positive effects exist. Main reasons for this are poor uptake and maintenance of current sports injury prevention exercises. Objective: In order to improve …

SportDrenthe heeft twee sportseizoenen lang een proeftuin uitgevoerd waarbij de inzet was om 150 jongeren te bereiken die nu niet of minder maatschappelijk actief en/of betrokken zijn en waarbij de sportvereniging (of andere sportaanbieder) hen de nodige leerervaringen en sociale context kan bieden. …

The aim of this study was to assess the current state of evidence and methodological quality of studies on implicit and explicit motor learning in both typically developing children and children with developmental disorders. A systematic literature review was conducted on the experimental literature …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate coaches' views on developing leadership and shared leadership capacity in particular in competitive youth football. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative examination focusses on the leadership philosophy of ten male coaches at the sub-elite competitive …

Shared leadership is viewed as an effective form of management to deal with increased complexity in youth team sport. However two gaps exist: ‘lack of literature concerning leadership development in youth’ and ‘the paucity of reliable and valid measures to assess shared leadership in youth sport’. This …

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Een gezonde jeugd is een belangrijke voorspeller voor gezond gedrag op oudere leeftijd. Helaas beweegt de jeugd steeds minder vaak. Zo voldoet maar 31% van de 12-18-jarigen aan de beweegrichtlijnen en zitten kinderen maar liefst acht uur per dag. Daarnaast zijn kinderen ook steeds minder vaardig geworden. …

In this retrospective longitudinal study we examined which characteristics of 114 Dutch adolescents, aged 12–18 years, and their environment, predicted (un)successful completion of a non-residential alternative educational program for adolescents with complex problems, who are at risk for school drop-out …