Description of the GoActive intervention according to key components
| Concept | Component |
|---|---|
| Choice | Each tutor group chooses two different activities weekly. |
| Novelty | There are currently 20 activities available, designed to use little or no equipment and to be different from the usual school sports. |
| Mentorship | Older adolescents (mentors) are paired with each year 9 class encourage participation in activities. Mentors are helped by year 9 in-class peer leaders who change weekly. |
| Competition | Students gain points every time they do an activity; there is no time limit, students just have to try an activity to get points. Individual points are kept private with class level totals circulated to encourage interclass competition. |
| Rewards | Students gain small individual prizes for reaching certain points levels. |
| Flexibility | At least one tutor time weekly is used to do an activity and participants are also encouraged to do activities at other times, including out of school. |