ABSTRACT
Football has long been a subject of philosophical analysis and has been featured in various historical and cultural narratives, which should come as no surprise given its status as the world’s favourite game. The intervention examined the impact of a 16-week football programme in primary-school children using a multi-method evaluation which included pedometers, physical activity diaries, writing and drawing exercises, interviews, focus groups and the principles of ethnography. The motivational and psychosocial climate during recreational football training and the training-induced psychosocial effects of long-term football in relation to wellbeing and mental health. The Medicine model describes the psychosocial elements of acute recreational football training as well as the long-term psychosocial training-induced effects and the possibility of creating adherence to an active lifestyle. The chapter also presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book.
