PMID- 34708014
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211101
LR  - 20211101
IS  - 2296-2565 (Electronic)
IS  - 2296-2565 (Linking)
VI  - 9
DP  - 2021
TI  - "A Piece of Sanity in the Midst of Insane Times": Girls on the Run Programming to 
      Promote Physical Activity and Psychosocial Well-Being During the COVID-19 
      Pandemic.
PG  - 729291
LID - 10.3389/fpubh.2021.729291 [doi]
LID - 729291
AB  - Afterschool programs have the potential to promote social, emotional, and 
      physical health outcomes among youth participants. The positive youth development 
      (PYD) framework argues that acquiring desirable attitudes and behaviors occurs 
      when skill-building opportunities are explicitly provided within a safe and 
      supportive climate guided by caring, competent, and compassionate instructors. 
      Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a PYD program that uses running, motor skills, and 
      other physical activities as a platform for promoting positive psychosocial 
      outcomes and life skills learning among elementary- and middle school-aged girls. 
      The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic challenged GOTR to modify lessons, coach 
      training, and program delivery (in-person, virtual, or hybrid) to accommodate 
      public health guidelines. The purpose of this study was to assess caregivers' and 
      coaches' perceptions of program effectiveness in light of these changes. 
      Following the Fall 2020 season, caregivers (n = 1,617) and coaches (n = 991) from 
      1,077 teams and 39 councils completed an online survey about program experiences. 
      Both stakeholder groups positively rated program impact regardless of delivery 
      mode, although in-person mode was rated higher for satisfaction with the 
      end-of-season event. Thematic analysis of open-ended responses revealed that 
      caregivers and coaches identified increased physical activity opportunities and 
      life skills learning as well as improved social, psychological, and emotional 
      development as a result of participating. Both stakeholders noted GOTR provided a 
      sense of normalcy during this time of great need. Findings using mixed methods 
      provide evidence of program effectiveness and recommendations for youth 
      programming during challenging times.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 Weiss, Kipp and Riley.
FAU - Weiss, Maureen R
AU  - Weiss MR
AD  - School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
FAU - Kipp, Lindsay E
AU  - Kipp LE
AD  - Department of Health and Human Performance, Texas State University, San Marcos, 
      TX, United States.
FAU - Riley, Allison
AU  - Riley A
AD  - Girls on the Run International, Charlotte, NC, United States.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20211011
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Public Health
JT  - Frontiers in public health
JID - 101616579
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - *COVID-19
MH  - Child
MH  - Exercise
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Pandemics
MH  - *Running
MH  - SARS-CoV-2
PMC - PMC8542876
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - holistic health
OT  - out-of-school-time
OT  - positive youth development
OT  - social-emotional learning
OT  - youth sport
COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any 
      commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential 
      conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2021/10/29 06:00
MHDA- 2021/11/03 06:00
PMCR- 2021/10/11
CRDT- 2021/10/28 06:42
PHST- 2021/06/22 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/09/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/10/28 06:42 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/10/29 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/11/03 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/10/11 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fpubh.2021.729291 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Public Health. 2021 Oct 11;9:729291. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.729291. 
      eCollection 2021.