Abstract
The prevention strategies used by tennis coaches when delivering tennis lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed in this study. An ad hoc questionnaire collected data from 655 Spanish and Portuguese speaking tennis coaches working in Latin America and Europe. Differences in the prevention measures were analyzed according to the continent, the coaches’ experience, and the type of facility they worked in. Results showed that coaches used information provided from local and national organizations more than from international ones. Hand hygiene, communication of preventive strategies, and changes in the coaching methodology were the most used prevention measures. Latin American coaches and those working in public facilities implemented the measures more often than their European colleagues or those working in private venues. Finally, more experienced coaches showed a greater awareness of the adoption of the measures than their less experienced counterparts. The data provided by this research may assist in developing new specific guidelines, protocols, and interventions to help better understand the daily delivery of tennis coaching in this challenging context.
Highlights
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection leads to still unknown and unusual health conditions that are challenging to manage [1,2]
Crespo et al [20] investigated the perceptions of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking tennis coaches working in Latin American and European countries with regard to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on their health, professional, and economic circumstances
In the case of tennis coaches, this aspect does not seem to be related to the measures adopted by the coaches since, according to the results obtained in this study, it was the more experienced coaches who showed a greater awareness of the adoption of measures related to equipment, methodology, and communication, especially measures related to the disinfection of equipment and the use of different balls for each player
Summary
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection leads to still unknown and unusual health conditions that are challenging to manage [1,2]. In this context, sport and exercise programs and adequate physical activity levels have been shown to be well-known modulators of the clinical manifestations and prognosis in many chronic diseases. This document has been developed in accordance with the WHO guidelines on the organization of sports events and with input from the Chair of the ITF Sport Science & Medicine Commission. It is intended to supplement the existing organizational requirements for ITF events, rather than a substitute for them” (p. 12)
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