An independent evaluation of the HOPSports system used in 15 North Carolina schools and five community sites. This presentation was given at the "Impact on Child Obesity" conference at the University of NC at Charlotte on July 20, 2010.

1. HOPSports Evaluation Project

3. Collaborators from 3 universities

4. 15 NC schools and 5 youth community sites

5. 45 physical education instructors and after school program administrators

9. Physical Education by B.M.I. MVPA BMI was measured for each student, pacing them in “healthy weight,” “overweight,” or “obese” In traditional P.E., healthy weight students are by far the most active When Be Active HOPS was introduced, overweight and obese students were more active than the healthy weight students were in traditional P.E.

10. Physical Education by B.M.I.

12. Though 52% of these instructors rarely or never used technology in P.E., there was a significant increase in confidence after using HOPS in the classroom

14. 67% actively endorsed the product with phrases like “awesome” and “incredible time on task”

16. All children are 55% more active during HOPSports supported P.E., and girls and students with an unhealthy weight benefit even more than their counterparts