sport development legacies from major events: legacy by osmosis?

Danya HodgettsInstitute for Social Science and Health Research

CQUniversity

Sport development

legacies from major

events

Legacy by osmosis?

Dr Mitch Duncan, CQUniversity

Prof Kerry Mummery, University of Alberta

Sport development

Need for increased sport participation to

address inactivity and obesity

Increasing pressure to deliver broader social

outcomesCoalter 2007; United Nations, 2003

Sporting events are attracting increased

attention and government resources

Event impact and legacy

Events have an effect on tourism and

economic, physical and environment,

social and cultural, and development of the

sport itselfAllen et al. 2005; Cashman 2002

Not sufficient evidence available to confirm

or refute increased participation levels

resulting from Olympic GamesVeal & Toohey 2005, Weed Coren Fiore 2009

Event leveraging

Trickle down benefits from the Olympics

are not automaticHindson et al., 1994: 22

Link between $ and medals, but not

medals and participationHogan and Nortan 2000

Benefits occur through an actively

leveraged processChalip, 2004

os·mo·sis noun (äs mō′sis, äz-)

Transport of a

substance across

a cell membrane

by diffusion;

expenditure of

energy is not

required.

Photo courtesy of Harvie Alison Photography

Photo courtesy of Harvie Alison Photography

Methods

Statistical analysis of membership

1990 – 2010 where possible

Data was examined at: Club (Scarboro)

Metropolitan (Perth)

State (Western Australia)

Variables

Membership

Active

Junior

Total

Training

Surf Rescue Certificate

Bronze Medallion

Championship

Entries

Pointscore

Entries: Pointscore

Accreditation

Coach

Official

Sotiriadou et al., 2008; Cashman, 2002

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2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

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1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

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2001

20

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2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Acti

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hip

Year

NSW

Qld

Vic

WA

Tas

Analysis

State CategoryUnadjusted†

β B p

Western

Australia

Active 0.78 1049.19 <.001***

Junior 0.77 2561.35 <.001***

Total 0.81 7121.38 <.001***

Analysis

State CategoryUnadjusted† Adjusted‡

β B p β B p

Western

Australia

Active 0.78 1049.19 <.001*** 0.10 131.52 .32

Junior 0.77 2561.35 <.001*** 0.15 510.38 .29

Total 0.81 7121.38 <.001*** 0.05 428.63 .79

Analysis

State CategoryUnadjusted† Adjusted‡

β B p β B p

Western

Australia

Active 0.78 1049.19 <.001*** 0.10 131.52 .32

Junior 0.77 2561.35 <.001*** 0.15 510.38 .29

Total 0.81 7121.38 <.001*** 0.05 428.63 .79

Queensland Active 0.14 172.38 .57 -0.47 -592.60 .15

Junior 0.82 3997.58 <.001*** 0.34 1638.14 .003**

Total 0.76 9413.21 <.001*** -0.01 -112.06 .95

New South

Wales

Active 0.79 4321.85 <.001*** 0.07 377.96 .66

Junior 0.61 8969.02 .006** -0.40 -5892.20 .016*

Total 0.72 19815.15 <.001*** -0.07 -1877.48 .07

Victoria Active 0.76 1949.50 <.001*** -0.26 -66.83 .80

Junior 0.72 3567.40 .001** -0.18 -893.46 .24

Total 0.75 10105.08 <.001*** -0.02 -1877.48 .07

Tasmania Active 0.66 102.31 .002** 0.29 44.77 .36

Junior 0.84 366.00 <.001*** 0.24 101.99 .46

Total 0.91 808.83 <.001*** 0.56 496.82 .010*

South

Australia

Total 0.83 2488.60 <.001*** 0.20 596.15 .37

Analysis

Results - Membership

Queensland Junior

1638 (β=0.34, F(5,13)=89.54, p=.003)

New South Wales Junior

-5892 (β=-0.40, F(5,13)=44.53, p=.016)

Tasmania Total

497 (β=0.56, F(5,13)=16.69, p=.01)

Scarboro SLSC Total

-158 (β=-0.35, F(5,13)=48.30, p=.039)

Results - Training

New South Wales Bronze

715 (β=0.57, F(6,13)=12.51, p=.022)

Victoria Bronze

405 (β=0.50, F(6,13)=15.19, p=.033)

Results - Championship

Competitor entries

Western Australia

667 (β=1.23, F(6,8)=42.251, p=<.001)

South Australia

-292 (β=-2.24, F(6,8)=7.095, p=.018)

Metropolitan Western Australia

406 (β=0.75, F(6,2)=202.21, p=.032)

Pointscore

Western Australia

290 (β=0.82, F(1,8)=50.826, p=.033)

Results - Accreditation

Queensland Coach Accreditation

138 (β=0.89, F(1,9)=33.626, p=<.001)

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Discussion

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