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6-0! Recreational Football for Health in older adults
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Monday 07 June 2021
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
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Whilst walking football has taken the UK by storm and helped to get an aging population moving, walking is not always demanding enough to yield the desired physical and mental health benefits. Researchers from Coventry University have led a project to build upon this model, adapting mobility into physical activity and allowing capable participants to be more active and run, whilst ensuring that this social activity is safe.
In this webinar, researcher from the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Life Sciences (CSELS) will share their experiences and findings from the Erasmus Sport+ funded project ‘6-0! Promoting health through recreational football’, which aimed to examine the effects of running recreational football for health on older adult health and well-being.
The objective of this session is to facilitate knowledge exchange on the effects of recreational football for health in older adults and how stakeholders can apply the lessons learned from the ‘6-0! project’ into their own practice.
The session will be guided by the following questions:
- How safe is recreational football for older adults to undertake?
- What is the physical demand for an older adult undertaking recreational football for health?
- How beneficial is recreational football for health on physical function and mobility?
- How does recreational football for health promote well-being and social cohesion in an older adult population?
Agenda
| Time | Activity | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 13.00-13.05 | Welcome and introduction | Professor Mike Duncan |
| 13.05-13.20 | How safe is recreational football for older adults to undertake? | Professor Mike Duncan |
| 13.20-13.35 | What is the physical demand for an older adult undertaking recreational football for health? | Miss Sophie Mowle |
| 13.35-13.50 | How beneficial is recreational football for health on physical function and mobility? | Dr Neil Clarke |
| 13.50-14.05 | How does recreational football for health promote well-being and social cohesion in an older adult population? | Miss Sophie Mowle |
| 14.05-14.15 | Comfort break | |
| 14.15-14.25 | Q&A on practicalities and pitfalls in running recreational football for health for older adults in community settings | |
| 14.25-14.45 | Roundtable with older adults who participated in the programme: an opportunity to hear from the participants themselves | Dr Mark Noon |
| 14.45-14.50 | Next steps in progressing recreational football for health | Professor Mike Duncan |
| 14.50 | Thank you and closing | Professor Mike Duncan |
Is this event for you?
This webinar is open to everybody; however, the content will be primarily aimed towards stakeholders focused on providing opportunities to enhance health through sport and physical activity. This includes local government personnel with remit for health, physical activity, sport and leisure services, community sport providers, sports coaches, football associations, small to medium sized enterprises working in the sport and physical activity sectors and those working in public health and health promotion.
