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Tobacco-Free Sports and Recreation Policies I think another big thing is just the health factor like you, you don’t want guys getting sick. (Player) Awareness of TFSR Policy – Junior B Spectators When asked “Are you aware that this team has put in place a tobacco-free sports and recreation policy?” over half (n=27, 54%) of the survey respondents indicated that they were aware. Seven were informed during games they had attended one month prior and/or when it was “Tobaccofree night” and 6 had heard about the policy from a local public health unit representative. The remainder had been informed by relatives or a player (n=4), through volunteering or working at the arena (n=4), by word of mouth (n=2), signs (n=2), or by a meeting (n=2). The 22 respondents who were unaware of the TFSR policy were mainly spectators (n=13) or friends (n=6). TFSR awareness levels were high among focus group participants: P1: Every time you walk in and out of the locker room there’s a sign posted right on the bulletin board that says like tobacco free sports policy so you kind of know like- P2: Yeah we all are aware. P1: -not using tobacco here. P2: it’s pretty straightforward. Participants stated that Player Handbooks received at the start of the season contain team policies and TFSR policy guidelines are included in this list. Parental awareness is raised for those players who require a parent/guardian signature to confirm that players have read and agree to the code of conduct and team policies (under age 18). Hockey team administrators also shared that there have been high awareness levels and ongoing support for TFSR policy on the team since its 2008 adoption: Yeah you know that’s been a message right from the very get go--around our team, yep. (Hockey Administrator) Similar to Case Study I, a few respondents spoke more broadly about TFSR policy and messaging. One player spoke about both aspects of TFSR: Ontario Tobacco Research Unit 42
Tobacco-Free Sports and Recreation Policies Well it’s like all over really so it’s really hard to avoid so like it’s always out there, there’s always meetings about it, there’s like advertisement for it, there’s memos, there’s everything so it’s like right at you the whole time like right when you walk in the rink. (Player) Attitudinal Findings/Support/Beliefs for TFSR Policy In total, 36 survey respondents (72%) were in support of the team’s TFSR policy. The remaining 28% who had indicated they were not aware of the policy in the prior question responded ‘not applicable’. Generally, the respondents agreed that players, team staff, and spectators have the right to be in a tobacco-free environment. There was general agreement that smoking is not an important social activity and that they had the responsibility to be a positive role model and discourage tobacco use at hockey events (Table 7). Table 7: Case Study III: Junior B Team–Attitudes and Beliefs (n=50) Agree or disagree with the following statements about TFSR policies: Agree/ Strongly Agree n (%) Disagree/ Strongly Disagree n (%) Neither n (%) Don’t Know n (%) Players have a right to play in a tobacco-free environment 48 (96) 0 2 (4) 0 Smoking and other tobacco use is an important social activity 3 (6) 46 (92) 1 (2) 0 It is okay to use smoke cigarettes at indoor sports events outside of arenas It is my responsibility to be a role model and to discourage tobacco use at team events It is important to protect players and others from secondhand smoke at sports and recreation events Team staff and spectators have the right to be in a tobacco-free environment It is okay to use chew (spit) tobacco at sports and recreation events because it does not harm others 5 (10) 40 (80) 5 (10) 0 39 (78) 6 (12) 5 (10) 0 50 (100) 0 0 0 50 (100) 0 0 0 3 (6) 42 (84) 5 (10) 0 A tobacco-free policy goes against the rights of tobacco users 5 (10) 38 (76) 7 (14) 0 Tobacco Product Usage In total, six Junior B survey respondents reported personal tobacco use. All tobacco users were male. Three who identified themselves as spectators, smoked cigarettes on a daily basis; two were aged 40-49 years and the third was aged 16-19 years old. One parent (40-49 years) also Ontario Tobacco Research Unit 43
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