Tobacco-Free Sports and Recreation Policies
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<strong>Tobacco</strong>-<strong>Free</strong> <strong>Sports</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Recreation</strong> <strong>Policies</strong><br />
there was someone sitting on your chest <strong>and</strong> you felt like you had the worst cold<br />
when you were out there <strong>and</strong> yuck…you’d just feel--it right in your lungs. (Player)<br />
But I was a smoker <strong>and</strong> I played-<strong>and</strong> then I quit <strong>and</strong> I obviously noticed a very big<br />
difference-a huge difference-<strong>and</strong> now I haven’t smoked since 2007. (Player)<br />
Participants discussed current tobacco users in the league <strong>and</strong> noted that many of these players<br />
do not tend to smoke visibly at the arena but do smoke cigarettes at specific events:<br />
So you wouldn’t really see people. I mean you see it more at tournaments--where<br />
people are, had a few drinks <strong>and</strong> they go out <strong>and</strong> you know have a cigarette or<br />
something but-maybe banquet night we might see <strong>and</strong> I find the women in our<br />
league too if they do, they hide-it, like they’re not proud to st<strong>and</strong> out there. They’re<br />
like I’m going to go hide cause I don’t want to advertise. (Player)<br />
Of note, players reflected on tobacco users in their league <strong>and</strong> that these few players appeared<br />
to play tournaments far less often than nonsmokers. At a team administration level, respondents<br />
estimated that at least two team administrators were current smokers but like the players, chose<br />
to hide their tobacco use as much as possible.<br />
Perceived Effectiveness of TFSR Policy<br />
The spectator survey respondents were asked to rate the effectiveness of TFSR policy in five<br />
broad areas (Table 6).<br />
Table 6: Case Study II: Women’s Team–Perceived Effectiveness (n=15)<br />
How effective do you think tobacco-free sports <strong>and</strong><br />
recreation policies are at:<br />
Very Effective<br />
n (%)<br />
Somewhat/A<br />
Little Effective<br />
n (%)<br />
Not at All<br />
Effective<br />
n (%)<br />
Preventing youth from starting to use tobacco products 5 (33) 10 (66) 0 0<br />
Preventing exposure to secondh<strong>and</strong> smoke 7 (46.7) 6 (40) 2 (13.3) 0<br />
Preventing exposure to tobacco use-related litter 5 (33) 10 (66) 0 0<br />
Positive role modeling for youth 9 (60) 5 (33) 1 (6.7) 0<br />
Encouraging tobacco users to quit 3 (20) 12 (80) 0 0<br />
Don’t<br />
Know<br />
n (%)<br />
Similar to other case studies in this evaluation, when the “very effective” responses are<br />
examined, TFSR policies are perceived to be the most effective in the provision of positive role<br />
Ontario <strong>Tobacco</strong> Research Unit 33