Marco Reinke, Gerd Schmitz
Children can rate perceived effort but do not follow intensity instructions during soccer training
Frontiers in sports and active living
physical activity yields significant benefits yet fewer 1 4 youth meet federal guidelines children rural areas low socioeconomic ses backgrounds face unique physical activity contextual challenges line stage 0 nih stage model behavioral intervention development objective present study conduct communityengaged needs assessment survey middle school children adults identify perceptions barriers facilitators physical activity sport psychological needs nutrition multilevel lens crosssectional survey data collection conducted children n 39 adults n 63 one middle school community midwestern united states child sample 33 6th grade 51 7th grade 49 female adult sample primarily 30 39 years old 70 comprised predominantly females 85 multilevel survey design guided psychological needs minitheory within selfdetermination theory aimed identify individual perceptions barriers facilitators line unique context community individual level 718 children 822 overall sample children adults interested new physical activitysport programming school likewise 897 children 968 adults agree pa good physical health basic psychological needs overall sample relatedness significantly greater autonomy competence subscales childrens fruit vegetable intake recommended levels yet 436 children interested nutritional programming conversely 615 indicated interest increasing leadership skills policysystemsenvironmental level respondents feedback indicated condition availability equipment areas need improvement encourage physical activity qualitative responses presented within physical activityrelated school policy changes interventions addressing childrens physical activity lack sustainability scalability impact due limited stakeholder involvement often neglect early behavioral intervention stages present study identified perspectives barriers facilitators physical activity sport psychological needs nutrition multilevel context forms initial campuscommunity partnership scientists community stakeholders