Sport-for-social-change programs focusing on enhancing young people’s personal and social development emerged in the early to mid-2000s. Children and adolescents who participated in early programs are now adults, providing an opportunity to examine whether these programs have had any influence on their life trajectories. The Football United program has been operating in Sydney, Australia, since 2006 and is used as a case study in this article. This qualitative study draws on 20 interviews conducted in 2018 with a diverse sample of past participants of the program. Key findings were that participants perceived that the relationships they formed at Football United have had a substantial impact on their life trajectories, including influencing education and career decisions. These relationships were found to increase participants’ social capital, creating diverse connections with people and institutions within and external to their geographical communities. This study also found participants embraced a long-term commitment to ‘give back’ to their local geographical, cultural, and ethnic communities, which they attributed to their participation in the program.

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年轻人对体育社会变革计划对其生活轨迹的影响的看法

2000年代初至中期出现了旨在促进青年人的个人和社会发展的体育促进社会变革计划。参加早期计划的儿童和青少年现在已经是成年人，这为检查这些计划是否对其生活轨迹产生了影响提供了机会。自2006年以来，“足球联合”计划已在澳大利亚悉尼运行，在本文中用作案例研究。这项定性研究借鉴了2018年进行的20次访谈，访谈对象是该计划的以往参与者。关键发现是，参与者认为在足球联合会上建立的关系对其生活轨迹产生了重大影响，包括影响教育和职业决策。发现这些关系可以增加参与者的社会资本，与地理社区内部和外部的人员和机构建立各种联系。这项研究还发现，参与者长期致力于“回馈”其当地的地理，文化和种族社区，这归因于他们参与该计划。