Capturing the wider benefits from football participation: a social return on investment (SROI) evaluation of a community based football intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gendered approaches to engage men are recommended for health promotion, with community settings, that involve physical activity and specifically football being frequently employed. One such football initiative, Football Cooperative (FC), has operated in Ireland since 2017 bringing men together twice a week for 'pick up' games. However, there is limited understanding of the reach or impact of the initiative, and an economic evaluation would inform policy decisions around the allocation of scarce resources within the public health and community-based setting.

Methods

A localised version of cost-benefit analysis - Social Return on Investment (SROI) - was employed to assess this initiative. This involved a study of one site in 2021/2022 without a control group, and a

SUBMITTER: Daly S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12659226 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature