Table 4.

The top three impeding factors per phase based on ranking by NAPSE program coordinators (n = 12)

Phase (total number of factors in phase)	Top three factors	Mean ranking scorea	Range assigned rankingsb
1. Program development (n = 6)	• The program does not match the target group’s needs, wishes and/or possibilities	1.8	1–6
	• The (implementation of the) program (locally) is costly	3.2	1–5
	• The program does not match the needs, wishes and/or possibilities of sports clubs	3.3	1–5
2. Organizational (pre)conditions (n = 3)	• Insufficient finances to coordinate and implement the program	1.4	1-2
	• No or insufficient support for the program internally	1.9	1–3
	• Internal organizational changes	2.7	1–3
3. Recruiting local sports clubs (n = 6)	• No or insufficient qualified trainers locally	2.2	1–4
	• No or insufficient support for the program by sports clubs	2.4	1–6
	• Unavailability of additional (local) funding possibilities	3.6	1–6
4. Recruiting participants (n = 7)	• The target group is unfamiliar with the program or the sport	3.0	1–5
	• No or insufficient support for the program by the target group	3.3	1–7
	• The program does not reach/engage inactive people	3.4	1–5
5. Local implementation (n = 5)	• No enthusiastic and/or incompetent people within sports clubs	1.5	1–4
	• No clear division of roles, tasks and responsibilities between the NSF and sports clubs	3.0	1–5
	• No (appropriate) follow-up sports activities for participants locally	3.2	1–5
6. Securing continuation of the program (n = 2)	• The NSF has insufficient financial resources available to continue the program/secure the program for the future	1.4	1–2
	• Sports clubs have insufficient financial resources available to continue the program locally/secure the program for the future	1.6	1–2

^aFor each factor: Sum of rankings divided by the number of program coordinators (n = 12)

^bLowest and highest ranking of factor