Prairie mountain biking: A mix methods approach to understanding family participation
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Mountain biking is a lifestyle and adventure sport (Immonen, et al., 2017) that “is an exciting, intense, physically challenging sport” (Dodson, 1996, p. 317). Athletes ride bicycles off-road on trails through fields and forests, mountains, and deserts (Moularde & Weaver, 2016). Multiple factors influence youth participation (Bogage, 2017) in organized sport (Jellinek & Durant, 2004). Parents or guardians facilitating youth sport participation (Harwood & Knight, 2015). Mountain bike participation tends to rely upon grassroots organizations to advocate for access to facilities and resources (Buning & Lamont, 2021). Therefore, this study sought to inform Community Sport Organizations (CSO) about their participants’ motivations, desired club elements/offerings and interest in being engaged/involved (e.g., volunteering). The focus is on mountain biking from the CSO members’ perspectives.