Effect of a health-improvement pilot programme for older adults delivered by a professional football club: the Burton Albion case study

Older adults are a priority within policy designed to facilitate healthy lifestyles through physical activities. Golden Goal is a pilot programme of physical activity-led health improvement for older adults, 55 years and older. Activities were delivered at Burton Albion Football Club. Sessions involved weekly moderate to vigorous intensity exercise sessions including exer-gaming (exercise-orientated video-games), indoor bowls, cricket, new age curling, walking football, and traditional board games and skittles. Secondary analysis of data collected through the original programme evaluation of Golden Goal investigated the impact of the intervention on participants. Older adults completed self-reports for demographics, health screening/complications and quality of life. Attendees, n = 23 males (42.6%) and n = 31 females (57.4%) with a mean age of 69.38 (±5.87) (n = 40), ranging from 55-85 years took part. The mean attendance was 7.73 (±3.12) sessions for all participants, (n = 51). Older adults with two or more health complications (n = 22, 42.3%) attended fewer sessions on average (6.91 ± 3.322) compared to those reporting less than two health complications (8.65 ± 2.694). Self-rated health was higher for women (87.32 ± 9.573) vs. men (80.16 ± 18.557), although this was not statistically significant (U = 223.500, p = 0.350). Results support the potential of football-led health interventions for recruiting older adults, including those reporting health problems. © 2014 © 2014 Taylor & Francis

Trophy, Women's Football Foundation Hall of Fame, July 25, 2014

This white granite trophy was awarded to the Toledo Troopers at their induction into the Women's Football Foundation Hall of Fame banquet on Friday, July 25, 2014. Its white base color contains gray and reflective veining throughout that mirror surrounding colors. Its shape is that of a square column, with the top cut at an angle to create a diamond shaped surface. The top surface is engraved with the WFF (Women's Football Foundation) logo in black. The event took place at the Baxter Hood Conference Center, 452 South Anderson Road, Rock Hill, SC

Toledo Troopers induction at the Women's Football Hall of Fame Banquet framed poster, July 25, 2014

This framed, printed copy of a poster belongs to Gloria Jimenez, who played for the Toledo Troopers from 1972-1979. The background of the poster is comprised of photographs of the team. The WFF (Women's Football Foundation) logo is at the top of the poster, indicating that the event being promoted occurred during their Championship Week of 2014. Details including the date of the event are included. The event honored the Toledo Troopers into the WFF's Hall of Fame. Pittsburg Steelers' Franco Harris was also a WFF honoree at the event. The place of the event is given as the Baxter Hood Conference Center at 452 South Anderson Road, Rockwell, South Carolina

Beyond the Arab Spring: Evaluating Libya's long-term tourism prospects

Before the ‘Arab Spring’ that spread to Libya in early 2011, international tourism to the country had been increasing gradually for two decades. However, in the wake of the civil war, international tourism arrivals plummeted. Following the demise of the Gaddafi regime, the interim government reasserted Libya's commitment to international tourism growth and openness to the global economy, only to see the country once more descend into unrest and division. This paper assesses the long-term prospects for Libya's international tourism recovery, within a current context of increasing political instability and violence. The paper argues that a major factor inhibiting tourism growth has been the relatively poor quality of service in Libyan 4- and 5-star hotels. It goes on to explore possible strategies to improve the quality of service, concluding with an assessment of Libya's long-term potential to achieve ‘international’ standards of service quality and the wider implications that may be drawn from the paper's findings