Volume 4, Issue 7, December 2016 www.jsfd.org Table of Contents Evaluation protocol: Netball to promote physical and mental health in 1 Samoa and Tonga Richards, Sherry, Philpott, Keane, Schulenkorf, Bauman Called to serve: Exploring servant leadership in the context of sport-for- 12 development Wells, Welty Peachey Examining the role of life skills developed through Salvadoran physical 25 education programs on the prevention of youth violence Mandigo, Corlett, Ticas Challenges and strategies for success of a sport-for-development 39 programme for First Nations, Métis and Inuit youth Halsall, Forneris ‘A phone call changed my life’: Exploring the motivations of sport for 58 development and peace scholars Welty Peachey, Cohen, Musser www.jsfd.org Volume 4, Issue 7, December 2016 1 Journal of Sport for Development Evaluation protocol: Netball to promote physical and mental health in Samoa and Tonga Justin Richards1, Emma Sherry2, Olivia Philpott3, Lewis Keane4, Nico Schulenkorf5, Adrian Bauman1 1 University of Sydney, School of Public Health & Charles Perkins Centre 2 La Trobe University, Centre for Sport and Social Impact 3 Netball Australia 4 Cricket Fiji 5 University of Technology Sydney, Department of Sport Management Corresponding author email:
[email protected] BACKGROUND Evaluation Rationale It is widely accepted that physical activity has health Increasing physical activity and preventing non- benefits and that it is a critical component of addressing the communicable diseases are stated objectives of the One global emergence of non-communicable diseases.1 This Netball Pacific program in Samoa and Tonga.11 These may be particularly pertinent in Samoa and Tonga where programs commenced in 2009 in Samoa and 2011 in Tonga almost 50% of adults are insufficiently active,2 the and have received ongoing strategic and resource support prevalence of overweight is among the highest in the world from Netball Australia, enabled through Pacific Sports (i.e.