Table 1 Results of the third ranking Delphi round of the COM-PASS by academic experts

Physical capability

Definition^a: ‘Physical skill, strength or stamina’

 Q1: I have the physical fitness (e.g., aerobic and muscular fitness, flexibility) to deliver the [physical activity program or policy]

4.68

 Q2: I have the physical skills (e.g., I can demonstrate the activities) to deliver the [physical activity program or policy]

4.84

Psychological capability

Definition^a: ‘Knowledge or psychological skills, strength, or stamina to engage in the necessary mental processes’

 Q3: I know how to deliver the [physical activity program or policy]

4.71

 Q4: I can deliver the [physical activity program or policy] even when barriers emerge (e.g., lack of student engagement or lack of time)

4.55

Physical opportunity

Definition^a: ‘Opportunity afforded by the environment involving time, resources, locations, cues, physical ‘affordance’’

 Q5: My school has the physical facilities (e.g., access to a gym or appropriate indoor or outdoor space) to deliver the [physical activity program or policy]

4.89

 Q6: My school has the equipment (e.g., resistance bands, balls, activity cards) to deliver the [physical activity program or policy]

4.87

 Q7: I have enough time to plan the delivery of the [physical activity program or policy]

4.89

Social opportunity

Definition^a: ‘Opportunity afforded by interpersonal influences, social cues and cultural norms that influence the way that we think about things, e.g., the words and concepts that make up our language’

 Q8: I have the necessary support from school executives (e.g., principal or head of department) to deliver the [physical activity program or policy]

4.84

 Q9: I have the necessary support from my colleagues to deliver the [physical activity program or policy]

4.89

 Q10: I have the necessary support from parents and guardians to deliver the [physical activity program or policy]

4.84

Reflective motivation

Definition^a: ‘Reflective processes involving plans (self-conscious intentions) and evaluations (beliefs about what is good and bad)’

 Q11: I can see the benefits (e.g., improvements in students’ classroom behavior) of delivering the [physical activity program or policy]

4.82

 Q12: I am motivated to deliver the [physical activity program or policy]

4.84

Automatic motivation

Definition^a: ‘Automatic processes involving emotional reactions, desires (wants and needs), impulses, inhibitions, drive states and reflex responses’

 Q13: I enjoy delivering the [physical activity program or policy]

4.71

 Q14: Delivering the [physical activity program or policy] can become part of my school routine

4.45