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sports organizational format in the larger Flemish cities that became known as ‘neighbourhood sports’, a term that refers in essence to the use of specific methodologies that are different from the more traditional sports delivery formats. It is important to note that one overall neighbourhood sports format does not exist in the Flemish context. Findings of a study that attempted to determine the actual
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position of neighbourhood sports in Flanders indicated that there is a wide diversity of organizational formats in neighbourhood sports (Theeboom & De Maesschalck, 2006). This variety largely depends on the type of co-ordinating organization, as well as on the aims and specific target group. Neighbourhood sports are often regarded as an accessible means of sports stimulation and are addressed to those groups that are not, or only