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Should I stay or should I go? (2016)

what motivates girls aged 11 to 13 years old to stay in gymnastics?

Organisatie(s): Sport England

Previous research undertaken by British Gymnastics shows that many children drop out of the sport by age eight or nine with only 15% of total participants remaining active by the age of 161.

Over the last four years, British Gymnastics has focused on developing initiatives to better retain participants in gymnastics with a specific focus on 11 to 13-year-olds. In that period, participation of this age group in clubs has significantly increased, with the majority of these participants being girls. However, British Gymnastics recognises a need to further understand this audience and the factors driving this growth.

Women in Sport undertook a research project to support this need and investigate what influences girls aged 11 to 13 years to keep taking part in gymnastics. The project explored whether products British Gymnastics have put in place, specifically TeamGym and MY Club, are helping to retain female gymnasts and to establish the role significant people such as parents, friends or coaches play within girls’ lives at this age.

Literatuurverwijzing: Sport England (2016). Should I stay or should I go?: what motivates girls aged 11 to 13 years old to stay in gymnastics?. Sport England.

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