Implementation of the Flemish Sports Compass in primary education in the region of Ghent

The sport of choice young children is usually the result of some random factors such as proximity to a sports club, sports choice of peers influence of parents or socioeconomic factors. Many children get that way in a sport where they find no or less predisposed and hooks will eventually off. The Flemish Sports Compass (VSK) is a science-based tool developed at Ghent University with the aim of orienting children between 6 and 11 years to a sport that matches their 'talents' ie their individual motor skills. Based on simple field tests the profile of each child compared to a database of more than 5,000 children, both athletes from more than 20 different sports disciplines as non-athletes. At the same time launched an e-VSK, a web application that lets kids get a sports orientation advice based on their individual preference and self-perceived competence in certain skills. This App acts as a support and 'teaser' for the guidance advice via the field tests of the VSK. In this project, the VSK will be distributed to a wider audience through the primary schools in Ghent in close collaboration with Ghent University spinoff SpartaNova who developed an efficient web platform for this. Through science-based information sheets with personal results of each child finds a large-scale communication to children, parents and teachers place.