Table 3.
Application of the HPSF stages to HPSC intervention components (16).
| Name of intervention components | Stage 1: safe sports offer fostered by sports federations | Stage 2: sports federations promoting health | Stage 3: HP in Sports Federations | Stage 4: sports federation HP programs | Stage 5: health promoting sports federation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM3: Ensure internal club communication on HP | Inform sports clubs about legal requirements and let them communicate | Propose specific signage or message to communicate on HP within sports clubs | Organize specific event to disseminate on health topics and encourage clubs to signpost message on HP topics | Propose guidelines on how to create a communication plan on HP and communicate regularly on clubs’ HP activities | Disseminate exemplar practices on sports federation’s website, a specific hashtag in sports federation’s communication, and a platform to share experiences and collect inputs from affiliated sports clubs |
| COM4: Ensure the club communicates with the external community on HP | Inform the community about legal requirements while entering sports facilities | Propose specific signage or message to communicate on HP | Offer a showcase of sports clubs’ HP projects in the sports federation | Propose guidelines to support sports clubs to develop their external communication strategy | Disseminate exemplar practice on sports federation’s website, a specific hashtag in sports federation’s communication, and a platform and strategy to share information |
| EDU1: Support the managers and coaches to actively engage in gaining knowledge and skills to promote health | Remind the regulations of coaching certification to managers and coaches | Provide a list of readings and training enhancing coaches and managers HP skills and knowledge | Encourage coaches and managers to take part to training in HP, as well as propose list of reading, online resources and platform of exchange | Propose training in regard to delivering specific HP programs, to ensure a quality of delivery | Accredit public health organization training and support in coaches and managers training certification process and provide funding incentive |
| EDU2: Tailor the support to the managers and coaches individually in relation to the sports participants they coach (mentoring, courses, online tools) | Transfer legal requirements to coaches | Provide information (e.g., leaflets) on how coaches or managers can enhance their knowledge in managing specific health topics | Organize events or conferences on promoting specific health topics | Promote specific programs for different health topics, including different education options (e.g., online tools, leaflet, games) | Include specific programs in sports federation policy. Offer a shared experiences platform, online course. |
| EDU3: Encourage the managers and coaches to support each other to promote health | No action | Provide information on sports clubs’ consultation process and advantage | Organize events in sports clubs and at local level to support collective dynamics on HP | Offer support and programs to help the development of sports clubs’ participative approach and experience sharing | Request from sports clubs to have a HP commission and a representative at executive board. Have a mentoring system for coaches and managers |
| EDU4: Propose a variety of ways for the sports clubs to raise awareness about HP | Propose signage and posts on legal requirements for sports practice | Propose ready to use signage, posts on social network and press releases on HP | Propose events to raise awareness on HP | Propose a recognition for HP programs, as well as program promotion materials | Propose a labeling system on HP, including events, signage and community of practice |
| EDU5: Create tools and training courses to support HP in sports clubs | Propose training on knowledge about legal requirement for sports delivery | Provide specific training on health topics (managers, coaches, volunteers) | Provide lifelong training on HP (managers, coaches, volunteers) | Propose specific training for HP program delivery | Integrate HP training into all mandatory sports federation training, as well as a specific certification system (managers, coaches, volunteers) |
| EXP5: Rely on existing, evidence-based HP tools | No action | Communicate on existing evidence-based tools | Provide a database of evidence-based tool, guidance on how to implement them | Base HP program on evidence base practices and tools | Have partnership with academics to root evidence-based research into sports federation strategic plan and stay informed about the last produced evidence |
| EXP7: Rely on other clubs’ experiences when developing HP actions | No action | Provide example of good practice on sports federation website | Create an open working group and committee to support experience sharing (i.e., having an online platform) | Co-construct programs with sports clubs and pilot them before implementation, share piloting club’s experience | Have a label program, which value sports club’s investment and offer them to participate to a mentoring system of other clubs, as well as a library of these projects to be shared |
| GLS1: Define the goals of HP | Have goals based on the respect of legal requirements | Have goals on specific health topics (citizenship, injury prevention, doping) in the sports federation’s strategic plan | Guide sports clubs on how to define their specific goals for HP | Consider HP as a specific goal, which covers different health topics and programs under an umbrella concept | Consider HP as a transversal goal in the policy development and have goals of integrating health in every decision-making process |
| MOB1: Mobilize sports champions to support the development of HP within your club | No action | Communicate on HP actions from high level athletes or exemplar sports clubs | Recruit an appropriate ambassador for a specific health topic program or projects and associate its image with the program Educate and support the champion on the health topic |
Involve the champion in HP program and its dissemination, including participations at events | Encourage and support each champion to develop specific HP actions or programs in their clubs, by engaging them in program design, implementation and dissemination |
| MOB5: Mobilize local decision-makers and elected officials to promote health within the sports club | No action | Communicate to the local decision-makers sports clubs’ activities in regard to HP | Organize events with local decision makers on HP | Set partnership with local municipality and policy-makers in terms of HP commitment and implementation | Through partnership, inscribe sports club’s HP activities in local decision-makers policies and actions, as well as being members of specific interest group at local level |
| MON5: Review the HP policies of the sports clubs | Ensure sports clubs policy entails legal requirements | Communicate on the importance of reviewing HP policies of the sports clubs | Encourage sports clubs to review their HP policies, and communicate on guidelines to do it | Put a report system in place, where sports clubs can upload their development plan, especially the HP part | Provide guidance on how to review HP policies, good examples, use a report and accreditation system to acknowledge sports club’s HP policies |
| MOT3: Take coaches’ motivation for coaching and their future expectations into account | No action | Communicate on coaches’ qualifications regulations and training requirements | Encourage clubs to find a balance on coaches’ appointment to the group they will coach, taking their expectations into account | Provide guidance on how to retain volunteer coaches, establish good working conditions for coaches, as well as on training | Establish template for coaches’ career plan and mentoring system for coaches |
| MOT4: Strengthen coaches’ autonomy to promote health | Inform coaches about legal requirements | Communicate on HP policies and activities of the NSFs | Organize events underlining coaches role towards HP | Provide guidance, training and program to support coach’s investment in HP | Generate peer learning, working group and platform with resources for coaches to promote health |
| PAP1: Identify and call attention to HP actions of individuals | No action | Communicate on HP activities to sports participants | Organize events to recognize individual HP good practices | Propose empowerment program for sports participants, and make them visible to sports clubs | Offer a system in place to report exemplar action and offer an accreditation for exceptional individual’s contributions towards HP |
| PAP3: Identify and call attention to management HP actions | No action | Communicate on health topics | Organize events to recognize club HP good practices | Ensure managers are able to recognize and value HP actions, and train them on empowerment | Offer a system in place to report exemplar programs and offer a label for exceptional contribution toward club’s HP |
| PART1: Identify partners for HP (clubs, agencies, regional authorities, health professionals) | No action | Communication on HP organization name and mission | Propose guidelines on how to develop partnerships for promoting health topics | Propose a national partnership with HP actors, for the development of specific programs | Include national partners to support a health in all policy development and implementation, and their representatives at local level to foster sports club’s HP development |
| PLAN6: Encourage sustainable HP actions | No action | Communicate on criteria for sustainable HP actions | Propose guidelines and support to apply sustainable HP criteria to program implementation | Ensure that each HP program entails a section on sustainability and its monitoring | Encourage clubs to provide input on the use of sustainable HP criteria for their actions, as well as strategies for scaling up their development plan. Have a dedicated section in sports federation policy and indicators to evaluate sustainability of policy evaluation |
| PLAN8: Plan future actions based on the evaluation of current actions | No action | Identify and communicate to sports clubs’ members on previous actions and programs, which could be used by other sports federations or clubs | Propose guidelines on action planning in regard to specific health topics | Propose a systematic evaluation and reporting of sports club’s HP actions, with success indicators for program implementation | Establish a monitoring system of sports club’s HP actions, with an open access data base, where sports federations, clubs can get inspired by previous actions, as well as guidance on how to scale up specific actions |
| RES3: Review current skills and knowledge available to promote health | No action | Communicate a list of programs and training targeting health topics or HP | Provide guidance and checklist on skills requested to organize HP events | Identify sports federation employee profile, skills and knowledge to invest in HP | Have a directory of sports federation employees, as well as volunteers in sports clubs that could support HP implementation |
| RES4: Identify and mobilize tools for HP development within sports clubs | No action | Communicate on tools that have been published to promote health in sports clubs | Propose guidance and tools to promote specific health topics | Provide a database of tools for HP, disseminate them and guide sports clubs to implement them | Evaluate the quality and transferability of tools, provide guidance on implementation, as well as training on how to use them |
| RES5: Identify the funding that can be used for HP actions | No action | Communicate on available funding stream from different organization | Guide sports clubs to identify funding on specific health topics | Provide a database of funding, deadline and guide sports clubs to draft funding application | Evaluate the relevance of funding, provide guidance on implementation, as well as training on how to apply and implement them |
| RES6: Establish a national resource site for HP within sports clubs | No action | Have a page dedicated to HP on sports federation website | Have a specific section on sports federation website, including case studies of good practice | Have a specific section on sports federation website, promoting national HP programs | Have a specific section on sports federation website, cases studies of good practice, tools, evidence and links to external websites, a forum for discussion |
| RES7: Establish a national spokesperson for HP within sports clubs | No action | Communicate the list of employees and function in the sports federation | Have different employees playing a role on specific health topic | Have a specific employee appointed for HP, linking people and programs to the HP concept | Have a board representative, as well as a specific commission being appointed for HP in the NSF |
| RES8: Create and host a regional and local network of HP mentors within sports clubs | No action | Sharing of sports club’s managers contact details, when they propose HP actions | Have different employees playing a role on specific health topic | Share a profile of the sports clubs’ managers who volunteer to support other sports clubs and offer an annual meeting | Have a meeting with mentors every three to six months, training provided on HP and evidence update, as well as link with national employees, to create a community of practice |