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The main theme of the new learning consisted of the sub-themes of different hobbies, learning techniques, interest in the sport and experiences of success. Interviewees highlighted in interviews how football was not a familiar sport as a pastime, but there was interest in experimenting.

The results of the interviews showed that those who played recreational football met new people during the training period and thus created new social relationships, which in part also continued in their free time.

Based on the interviews, the age or skill level of the participant was not relevant to the motivation to participate in the training, as football was played together and thus the most important factors became the liking of the training and having fun. The study revealed the importance of community as part of motivation to participate in internships. Together, training and “belonging to the group” increased an individual’s sense of responsibility and motivation to practice. Training was felt to increase leisure-time exercise skills in order to cope better with fitness football exercises and other activities.

According to the interviewees, learning something new, as well as different themes in the exercises, also increased the enthusiasm for the practice. Some of the exercises were also described as play, which brought “joy of play”. Learning something new and the successes that came with it were good experiences that increased interest and motivation in practicing recreational football. The exercises used in the training sessions were applied in the free time to the practice of football. Participants who had previously practiced football emerged from new perspectives on training, and they participated in training to help and advise new players. (Patova & Venäläinen 2020).