Recruiting Females and Ethnically Diverse Youth Participants into Shooting Sports Phase 2
Strategic Priority
Recruitment, Retention, Reactivation (R3) - Engaging Participants
Project Documents
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Project Description
| Youth shooting sports programs are some of the fastest-growing youth sports programs in the country. These sports do not require you to be the fastest, biggest, or strongest, and all youth can participate equally, even those with physical limitations. However, females and minorities' participation in the programs does not directly reflect the general population. Furthermore, participation by females or minorities in different shooting sports disciplines differs. For example, in Iowa, the female participation rate for NASP (National Archery in the Schools Program) is 50%, SASP (Scholastic Action Shooting Program) is 29%, and SCTP (Scholastic Clay Target Program) is 18%, which is representative of what other Midwest states are seeing. Phase 1 of this project sought to understand the sources of these participation discrepancies through focus groups of coaches, students enrolled in the programs, and students who chose not to participate. Understanding the barriers to participation within both female and minority populations will enable us to develop strategies to increase participation. The second phase of this project will utilize information from the initial phase to focus on developing specific marketing and communication tools and strategies, coach education and tools, and participant/coach/mentor recruitment and retention strategies. |
Project Facts
- Organization Name: Midwest Association of Fish And Wildlife Agencies
- Organization Status: NGO classified as 501(c)(6)
- State: Kansas
- Obligation: $155,228
- Start Date: 01-01-2024
- End Date: 12-31-2024
