Opting out of youth sports: how can we understand the social processes involved?

• Published in: Sport, education and society Vol. 25; no. 7; pp. 842 - 854
• Main Authors: Persson, Marlene, Espedalen, Lars Erik, Stefansen, Kari, Strandbu, Åse
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 01.09.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Athletics; belonging; Competition; Decision Making; Dropouts; exclusion; Experience; Foreign Countries; Injuries; Leisure Time; Participation; participation rates; Psychological Patterns; Researcher subject relations; Secondary School Students; Social processes; sports attrition; sports dropout; Sports participation; sports withdrawal; Time; Youth; Youth Programs; Youth sports; Norway

Sports researchers often examine the subject of youth quitting sports through quantitative surveys using fixed-choice questionnaires. In this paper, we analyze 1,248 descriptions offered by youth in the survey Young in Oslo 2018 when asked to explain why they had left organized sports. We examine th...