Assignment #5 - SBHL Survey

Survey of Saskatoon Ball Hockey League (ORIGINAL)

On a scale of one to five, do you agree with the following statements?
(1 = mostly disagree; 2 = somewhat disagree; 3 = neutral; 4 = somewhat agree; 5 mostly agree)

1. All players get equal playing time, regardless of ability.
   1 2 3 4 5
   
2. Both boys and girls are welcome to participate.
   1 2 3 4 5
   
3. The rules are clearly laid out and enforced by referees.
   1 2 3 4 5
   
4. Ball hockey is a safe sport.
   1 2 3 4 5
   
5. Games are held at convenient times.
   1 2 3 4 5
   
6. Players get lots of exercise during games.
   1 2 3 4 5
   
7. My child looks forward to games.
   1 2 3 4 5
   
8. Since playing ball hockey, my child's self-confidence has improved.
   1 2 3 4 5
   
9. Ball hockey is a sport that kids may keep playing as an adult.
   1 2 3 4 5
   
10. Since playing ball hockey, my child's academic performance has improved.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
11. My child has made new friends at ball hockey.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
12. Ball hockey is about having fun.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
13. Paying for ball hockey is a financial sacrifice for our family.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
14. The schedule is clearly laid out and followed throughout the year.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
15. Financial barriers may prevent future participation in ball hockey.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
16. It would be better to have more games.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
17. It would be better if teams had practice times.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
18. The ball hockey website is helpful and easy to use.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
19. Ball hockey has been a positive experience for my child.
    1 2 3 4 5
    
20. I would recommend ball hockey to other families.
    1 2 3 4 5
 

 

Please circle “yes” or “no”:

1. Have you ever received funding assistance for an organized sport (Kidsport, Jumpstart, etc.)?
   yes / no
   
2. Is your combined household salary less than $40,000/year?
   yes / no
   
3. Did you help coach or manage your child's team?
   yes / no
 

 

Please answer these questions:

1. What is the best thing about the ball hockey league? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   
2. What would you like to see done differently? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   
3. Please share a story about how ball hockey has positively impacted your child and/or your family or any other comments you may have. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   

Survey of Saskatoon Ball Hockey League (REVISED) – *see notes at conclusion of survey

Portion A: For Parents

On a scale of one to five, do you agree with the following statements?
(1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = somewhat disagree; 3 = neutral; 4 = somewhat agree; 5 Strongly agree)

1. All players get equal playing time, regardless of ability.
   1      2      3      4      5
   
2. Both boys and girls are welcome to participate.
   1      2      3      4      5
   
3. The rules are clearly laid out and enforced by referees.
   1      2      3      4      5
   
4. Ball hockey is a safe sport.
   1      2      3      4      5
   
5. Games are held at convenient times.
   1      2      3      4      5
   
6. Players get lots of exercise during games.
   1      2      3      4      5
   
7. It would be better if there were fewer players on each team.
   1      2      3      4      5
   
8. My child looks forward to games.
   1      2      3      4      5
   
9. Since playing ball hockey, my child's hockey skills have improved.
   1      2      3      4      5
   
10. Ball hockey is a sport that kids may keep playing as an adult.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
11. Ball hockey is about having fun.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
12. The schedule is clearly laid out and followed throughout the year.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
13. Paying for ball hockey is a financial sacrifice for our family.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
14. Financial barriers may prevent future participation in ball hockey.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
15. It would be better if teams had practice times.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
16. The ball hockey website is helpful and easy to use.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
17. Ball hockey has been a positive experience for my child.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
18. My child's fitness level has improved because of ball hockey.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
19. It would be better if there were more players on each team.
    1      2      3      4      5
    
20. I would recommend ball hockey to other families.
    1      2      3      4      5
 

 

Please circle “yes” or “no”:

1. Have you ever received funding assistance for an organized sport (Kidsport, Jumpstart, etc.)?
   yes / no
   
2. Is your combined household salary less than $50,000/year?
   yes / no
   
3. Did you help coach or manage your child's team?
   yes / no
 

 

Please answer these questions:

1. What is the best thing about the ball hockey league? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What would you like to see done differently? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Please share a story about how ball hockey has positively impacted your child and/or your family or any other comments you may have. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   
   
   Portion B: For Player
   
   Circle your answer to the following questions:
   1) How old are you?
   Under 8       9-11      12-14      15-17      18 or over
   2) Are you a boy or a girl?
   Boy      Girl
   3) How many seasons have you played ball hockey?
   1       2       3      4      5 or more
   4) Have your hockey skills improved from playing ball hockey?
   Yes      No      Don't know
   5) Do you have fun playing ball hockey?
   Yes      No       Don't know
   6) Do you get lots of exercise playing ball hockey?
   Yes      No       Don't know
   7) Will you play ball hockey next season?
   Yes      No      Don't know
   8) Do you think you will play ball hockey when you are an adult?
   Yes      No      Don't know
   9) Did you play ice hockey this year?
   Yes      No      Don't know
   10) Do you plan on playing ice hockey next year?
   Yes      No      Don't know
   
   
   
   NOTES:
        The primary goal of the survey was to ensure that the goals and objectives of the SBHL are being met. This included fun, exercise, skills, future plans, league organization, and cost, etc. Some of the questions are intentionally redundant to allow for cross-referencing for reliability (i.e. In the revised survey 7 and 19; 6 and 18; 8 and 11). Question 20 is an all-encompassing, “big picture” question – when a parent considers all factors: fun, skills, cost, time, etc., would they encourage other families to join?
         As for revisions. Feedback from the original survey included comments such as, “you should ask my kid.” So a second, simple portion of the survey was attached to get player feedback as well as to narrow down demographics of participants. I felt the 1 to 5 scale could be confusing to children so questions were designed as simple and direct as possible. Children were also given the “don't know” option to relieve them of pressure to answer inaccurately.
        In the pilot survey, parents also indicated displeasure with team sizes, so two questions on this topic were added to the survey. Question 10 was removed as it was difficult to correlate to ball hockey and was not directly applicable to the goals of this evaluation.
        Also, parents preferred the that “mostly agree/disagree” be replaced with “strongly agree/disagree” as they felt “strongly” was easier to understand. Respondents were also a little intimidated by the number of lines provided for the final question... “I have to write an essay?!” So, the number of lines was reduced and the spacing was increased.
        Since this survey was created and distributed as a paper survey but the final survey would be much more efficiently done electronically, some formatting modifications may have to be made. Overall, the answers to the questions and the feedback provided will provide the SBHL with valuable information as to whether their activities are successfully accomplishing their stated goals and objectives.

Assignment #4 - Revised

The following is the Logic Model for the Saskatoon Ball Hockey League:

Goals	Objectives	Activities	Outputs	Outcomes	Impacts
To provide kids a fun and low-cost way to stay in shape and improve their hockey skills in leagues that they can continue to play into adulthood.	- Introduce kids to hockey without the skills and equipment needed for ice hockey. - Have a well-organized league of players of similar age/abilities. - Develop hockey skills - Provide a fun and supportive environment for all who want to play.	1. League president secures appropriate rental facilities. 2. League president develops rules. 3. League marketer creates website and ads to inform public and secure registrations. 4. League administration assigns teams, trains coaches, buys uniforms, hires referees and timekeepers, and distributes schedule. 5. Play games - League monitors play, keeps stats, and organizes playoffs.	1. Players have fun. 2. Players improve their hockey skills. 3. Registration numbers increase from the same season the previous year.	1. 75% or more players return the following season. 2. Costs for parents remains steady or has minor increase (less than 10% year over year). 3. Ball hockey league will be recognized as a legitimate sport with Kidsport and other organizations.	1. Children who played ball hockey are more active and healthier than they otherwise would have been. 2. Children who play ball hockey continue to play in the adult leagues. 3. Ball hockey becomes a sport where multiple generations of a family can play together.

Narrative of Logic Model.
      In order to fulfill the goal of providing a fun and low-cost sport for players of all ages, the SBHL will need to structure itself in a way to attract players and accomplish the stated objectives. League administrators will provide the required infrastructure (building, referees, timekeepers, uniforms, website, balls, etc) to support the various leagues and fascilitate the league in an organized and clear manner to ensure the enjoyment of all participants.
      The outputs that will be seen from the SBHL are that players have fun while improving their hockey skills, and league registration will increase (from the same season the previous year). Within one to three years of monitoring, the expected outcomes will be high player retention, stable costs, and external recognition of ball hockey as a legitimate sport on par with minor softball, soccer, tennis, etc.
      The long term impacts of the SBHL will be active kids who are more healthy than they would have been if they did not play ball hockey. There will also be an increase participation in adult leagues as kids continue to play after they are 18 years old. Because of this, some families will find ball hockey to be a sport in which dads and grown sons or mothers and grown daughters can play together.