- Title
- Feasibility of ‘Daughters and Dads Cricket’: A programme targeting fathers to improve daughters’ engagement and skills in cricket
- Creator
- Morgan, Philip J.; Pollock, Emma R.; Kennedy, Stevie-Lee; Young, Myles D.; Eather, Narelle; Ashton, Lee M.
- Relation
- International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching Vol. 19, Issue 2, p. 653-667
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17479541231169096
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2024
- Description
- Background: Utilising fathers to support their daughters and enhance their cricket skills may be an innovative approach to addressing traditional socio-cultural views of cricket relating to gender, by improving girls’ enjoyment, participation and long-term retention in in the sport. Purpose: To assess the feasibility of the ‘Daughters and Dads Cricket’ programme. Methods: In a single-arm, pre–post study, fathers (n = 34, 43.1 ± 4.4 years) and daughters (n = 34, 9.4 ± 1.5 years) from Newcastle, Australia were recruited. The 9-week programme was delivered by trained facilitators and included weekly educational and practical sessions, plus home-based tasks. A priori feasibility benchmarks targeted recruitment (20 dyads), fidelity (≥80%), attendance (≥70%), compliance (≥70%), satisfaction (mean: ≥ 4/5) and retention (≥85%). Preliminary efficacy outcomes included cricket skill proficiency, daughters’ enjoyment in cricket, intention to keep playing cricket and long-term retention in cricket. Results: Feasibility benchmarks were exceeded for recruitment (n = 34 dyads), fidelity (98% education, 100% practical), attendance (88%), satisfaction (fathers: 4.6 of 5, daughters: 4.8 of 5) and retention (97%). Home-programme compliance fell short of the benchmark (64%). Preliminary efficacy was confirmed with medium-to-large effect size changes in 11 of the 13 daughters’ cricket skill proficiency outcomes. Promising findings were identified for daughters’ enjoyment of cricket, intention to continue playing and long-term retention in cricket. Conclusion: A cricket-focused programme targeting daughters and dads was feasible and led to medium-to-large improvements in cricket skill proficiency among the daughters. Additionally, daughters were engaged with cricket, as shown by high levels of enjoyment, intention to continue playing and their long-term retention. Examining future efficacy in a larger trial is warranted.
- Subject
- parents; positive emotions; role models; self-efficacy; social support
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1504395
- Identifier
- uon:55501
- Identifier
- ISSN:1747-9541
- Language
- eng
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