Participation and retention in sport for girls and women
More than 5,000 females who participated either in community club gymnastics or football (soccer) around Australia from 2019 to 2021 were tracked. About half the survey respondents had stopped participating, and the other half were still involved with their sport. Nearly two thirds of those who left reported their main reason for stopping – especially for teenagers – was because they were not having fun. Other major reasons included losing interest, having an unfriendly coach or official, injuries, or feeling too old.
Project Owner: Victoria UniversityYear commenced: 2019
Year completed: 2023
Status: Completed
Project ID: ID-230302-6195
Publications
| Title: | Factors relating to women and girls' participation (retention and dropout) in sport |
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| Type | Report |
| Details: | Factors relating to women and girls' participation (retention and dropout) in sport, Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, (February 2023) |
| Link: | https://content.vu.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/2023-03/factors-relating-to-women-and-girls-participation-in-sport-full-report.pdf |
| Access/Audience: | Open |
| Date: | February 2023 |
| Title: | Factors relating to women and girls' participation (retention and dropout) in sport: summary and recommendations |
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| Type: | Report |
| Details: | Factors relating to women and girls' participation (retention and dropout) in sport: summary and recommendations, Institute of Health and Sport, Victoria University, (February 2023) |
| Link: | https://content.vu.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/2023-03/factors-relating-to-womens-girls-participation-in-sport.pdf |
| Access/Audience: | Open |
| Date: | February 2023 |
Project owner
| Contact Name: | Professor Clare Hanlon |
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| Contact Information: | clare.hanlon@vu.edu.au |
Project Partner
| Organisation | Australian Government |
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