Sports Personnel Research Articles

Energy availability and its association with health-related outcomes among national athletes at risk of relative energy deficiency in sports (REDs)

BackgroundLow energy availability (LEA) occurs when athletes’ energy intake fails to match the energy expended during exercise, resulting in insufficient energy to support essential functions for optimal health, a condition...

Determinants of Sports Growth as Correlates of Sport Development in Secondary Schools in North East Senatorial District of Akwa lbom State

National sport development evolves from growth in school sports, which is the home for talent identification and development. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the determinants of sports growth as correlates of development in secondary schools in the North East Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State. Two research questions were raised and Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted the correlational research design. The population of the study comprised 653 students in the various school sports teams in government-owned secondary schools in the North East Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State. A sample of 385 students was selected for the study using a multi-stage sampling procedure. Two researcher-made instruments titled “Determinants of Sports Growth in Secondary Schools Questionnaire” (DSGSSQ) and Sport Development Questionnaire (SDQ) were used in collecting data for the study. The instruments were subjected to face validation by three experts. Internal consistency reliability was conducted for the study and the reliability coefficient was determined using Cronbach Alpha statistics, which yielded a coefficient of .83 and 0.79 for the DSGSSQ and SDQ respectively. Data collected for the study were analyzed using simple regression. The R and R2-values were used to answer the research questions while F-ratio was used to test the hypotheses. The finding of the study indicated that the availability of sports facilities, and sports personnel are all determinants of sports development in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District. It was concluded that the availability of sports facilities and sports personnel are determinants of sports development in secondary schools in the North East Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State. It was recommended among others that all secondary schools in the North East Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State should be equipped with sports facilities to enable students to practice with the right facility, which will ensure sport development.

Study on Anxiety Following Sports Injury Using the Sports Injury Anxiety Scale

Background: Anxiety is a common emotional response among athletes, often exacerbated by the occurrence of sports injuries.Objective: To study anxiety among sports personnel following sports injuries and to explore the correlation of demographic and injuryrelated variables with Sports Injury Anxiety Scale (SIAS) scores.Methods: This crosssectional study was conducted in the Northeastern region of India. Convenient sampling was employed to recruit sports personnel who sustained injuries during sports events or practice in this cross-sectional study. The SIAS questionnaire was utilized to quantify anxiety levels and demographic variables were correlated with anxiety scores.Results: Out of 97 cases, participants aged 20-30 with 6-10 years of experience reported 75% experiencing physical injuries. The most common injuries were contusions (31%) and fractures/dislocations (28%). Hospitalization occurred in 10% of cases, and 37% took a career break averaging 0-2 weeks. Factors like age, sex, and experience did not significantly affect anxiety levels, but athletes with fractures, longer career breaks, and less experience showed higher anxiety. Overall, 85% of athletes experienced anxiety, with 15% having severe anxiety, 70% average anxiety, and 15% no or borderline anxiety.Conclusion: The study’s findings will contribute to a better understanding of the psychological challenges faced by athletes during injury rehabilitation and their eventual return to sports in the Northeastern region of IndiaInternational Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 08 No. 02 Apr’24 Page: 185-191

Trends in exposure to drugs and prohibited substances among sports: A nationwide analysis of 2008-2022 inquiry records.

To prevent athletes from unintentional doping, the anti-doping authorities in Taiwan have launched several sports-prohibited substances inquiry services since 2008. This study aimed to enhance the prevention of sports-prohibited substance misuse by analyzing data collected from major nationwide service systems, enabling the identification of trends in athletes' exposure to drugs and prohibited substances. The study collected over 30,000 data points from three major national anti-doping inquiry systems, spanning from 2008 to 2022. The information of the users consulted products, prohibited substances, and sports disciplines in the data were calculated and categorized. The usage of inquiry systems has shown an increasing trend from 2008 to 2022. Athletes comprised the majority of users (> 40%), significantly outnumbering other user groups (all below 20%). Among the inquiries, Western medicine accounted for the highest percentage (up to 79.6%), and it also contained the majority of the prohibited substances. Interestingly, traditional Chinese medicines had a higher chance (35.9%) of containing prohibited substances, as indicated by the mobile application. The prohibited substances mainly belonged to class S6 stimulants and S9 glucocorticoids. Among the daily medicinal products and nutritional supplements encountered by sports personnel, approximately 30% of them were found to contain prohibited substances. Future educational efforts should focus on raising awareness about traditional Chinese medicines and drugs for the common cold, ADHD, and pain relief, as well as their regulation, to prevent the misuse of prohibited substances.

What impact have the IOC medical consensus statements made on athlete health? A survey of medical commissions from National Olympic/Paralympic Committees and International Sports Federations

BackgroundThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical and Scientific Commission has supported collating and sharing evidence globally by developing sports medicine consensus statements (‘Statements’'). Publishing the Statements requires substantial resources that...

Former NCAA Division I athletes’ perceptions of intervention components to improve post-sport physical activity

Emerging research supports that some former collegiate athletes (FCAs) can become physically inactive after retiring from sport, which can exacerbate unfavorable changes in long-term health. While researchers have addressed transitional difficulties FCAs may experience after retiring, little empirical evidence exists on how to promote healthy post-sport physical activity (PA) levels for those who are insufficiently active. Because of FCAs’ past sports training, considering their opinions for effective PA program components may be beneficial in early stages of behavioral intervention development. As such, 17 insufficiently active former National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletes engaged in semi-structured interviews exploring their post-sport PA experiences and perceptions of effective program characteristics. Using Consensual Qualitative Research procedures, five domains were constructed. Three domains were discussed in a previous article; this paper overviews the remaining two, which describe participants’ opinions of what would effectively promote PA in their population: (a) a desire for an ‘athletics-lite’ atmosphere in an FCA-targeted intervention, and (b) using technology to positively engage former athletes in their PA transition. While participants believed an athletics-based program where they are provided feedback and individualized workouts would be effective in maintaining PA, this may indicate underdeveloped autonomy in some FCAs regarding PA maintenance post-sport. Initially utilizing college sports personnel in a program may aid FCAs at risk of inactivity in transferring skills used in sport to independent PA maintenance after retiring. Further, the introduction and use of technology may help facilitate self-monitoring of progress, social support, and individualization when external resources are unavailable. Lay summary: Seventeen, inactive former college athletes (FCAs) were interviewed to understand enablers for promoting physical activity (PA) in their population. Utilizing sport/exercise personnel to help FCAs become more autonomous in their behavior and promoting self-monitoring through technology may help those in this population who struggle to maintain PA post-sport.

The Impact of PM10 and Other Airborne Particulate Matter on the Cardiopulmonary and Respiratory Systems of Sports Personnel under Atmospheric Exposure

Respirable particulate matter (PM10) is atmospheric particulate matter with a kinetic diameter of less than or equal to 10 μm in air. According to the definition of the World Health Organization, it is called thoracic-enterable particulate matter because it can enter the body through the respiratory tract and be deposited into the lungs or absorbed into the blood and lymphatic systems. The toxic substances in it can enter the bloodstream directly and cause serious harm to human health. In addition, PM10 has unique physiological and biological effects, making it an important area of atmospheric chemistry research. In this study, two urban neighborhoods and sports companies were selected for the purpose of investigating the effects of PM10 concentrations in the air of neighborhoods and workplaces on people living and working in these environments for a long period of time, as well as synergistic effects between PM10 concentrations and changes in temperature and the incidence of related diseases. By assessing the extent of PM10’s impact on the respiratory system, this study provides basic data for assessing the health hazards of particulate matter in community environments. This study also analyzed the synergistic effects between air pollutant concentrations, temperature changes, and the incidence of related diseases in two cities to investigate the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of air pollution and the meteorological causes of pollution in China. On this basis, we established a prediction model for related sensitivity diseases to provide theoretical and technical support for the prediction of related sensitivity diseases on a nationwide scale. Meanwhile, our study also provides support to relevant government departments to formulate a scientific basis and preventive and control measures for dealing with air pollution and its effects on human health.

ANALYSIS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE PHYSICAL SPECIALISTS CULTURE AND SPORTS IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

The article provides a comparative analysis of professional training of sports personnel, organizational conditions of their training and employment opportunities of graduates of sports educational institutions of Ukraine and Slovakia. It is revealed that the concept of «profession» is a type of occupation, work activity that requires a certain training; the main means of subsistence. Accordingly, vocational education provides a certain qualification, knowledge in a certain field of science and allows to work in a profession. It has been established that in Ukraine the training of junior bachelors of physical education and sports can be carried out on the basis of basic secondary education.Students are obliged to complete the educational program of specialized secondary education, corresponding to the field of knowledge and specialty, which is integrated with the educational and professional program of profile junior bachelor. In the professional training of Slovak institutions sports specializations are presented, which allow students to improve their motor and physical abilities, continue to build a sports career. Differences manifest themselves in the more professional orientation of educational programs of Ukrainian educational institutions, which allows graduates to obtain a diploma of thestate standard and to carry out full-fledged professional activity in positions: coach (by sport), instructor-methodologist in physical culture and health and sports and mass work, instructor in therapeutic physical culture, etc. The aim of the training in Slovak educational institutions is to improve physical and intellectual development and improve sports performance. The aim of the training is to improve the physical and intellectual development of the pupils; and to meet the requirements of secondary education; students complete secondary school and at the same time receive training to continue their studies in specialized higher education institutions. Only the most highly deserving representatives of the sports environment can qualify coach of the II category. We consider Ukrainian educational-professional programs more perspective and productive in training specialists of physical culture and sports.

IoT-based Health Monitoring of Sports Personnel through Wearables Using Machine Learning Technology

IoT-based Health Monitoring of Sports Personnel through Wearables Using Machine Learning Technology

Correlation between the quality of public service in stadiums and acute stress disorder among athletes

BackgroundAcute stress disorder, also known as acute stress response, refers to a transient mental disorder that occurs immediately after an individual experiences a sharp and severe traumatic event. Athletes are prone to encountering acute stress disorder during exercise, and failure to receive timely treatment can easily lead to the end of their sports career.Subjects and MethodsIn order to analyze the correlation between the quality of public service in large sports venues and acute emergency disorders among sports personnel, the study used tools such as the Symptom Checklist (SCL-90), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), and SPSS23.0. In addition, the study selected 70 athletes who had experienced sports injuries and divided them into a treatment group and a control group. Among them, the control group received medication with estazolam, while the public service quality of large sports venues was improved based on medication treatment in the treatment group. In addition, the treatment period for both groups of athletes was 4 weeks.ResultsThe results showed that the factors such as depression, terror, and anxiety in the treatment group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.05), indicating that this indicator has statistical significance. In addition, there was a significant improvement in individual support utilization (P<0.05), which also indicates that this indicator has statistical significance.ConclusionsTherefore, by improving the quality of public services in large sports venues, acute emergency barriers for sports personnel can be reduced.AcknowledgementPhilosophy and Social Science Research in Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (No. 2021SJA1923).

Athlete and coach’s perspectives on sports nutritionists’ role in enhancing sports performance in Indonesia Sports Training Centers

The role of a nutritionist as a sportsman was a legal mandate listed on Law No. 3 of 2005 in Article 63 concerning the National Sports System, stated that nutritionists are one of the sports personnel. However, the implementation of the nutritionist's role in the athlete training center was still lacking. The importance of nutritionist existence ought to be assessed to explore the perception of athletes and coaches. Qualitative approach was used to analyze focus group discussions on 15 athletes and 10 coaches located in 3 cities in Indonesia (Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Malang). Results, the acceptance of the food in the training center are satisfactory even though some still eat out. More knowledge concerning nutrition, performance, and posture are obtained from in-class education, brochure, personal counselling, and small talk by the presence of nutritionists. Conclusion, athletes and coaches perceive that nutritionists are urgently necessary for optimum nutrition support to enhance sports performance.

The Management of Harassment and Abuse in Sports: A European Investigation of the Experts’ Opinions

The current study explored sports administrators’ perspectives on the management of harassment and abuse in sports and assembled them into issues that raise awareness and understanding of the factors that impinge on the promotion of healthy sports environments. Transcription, description, and analysis of standardized focus group discussions (FGD) involving key stakeholders and policymakers in five European countries using standardized questioning routes were carried out. The results pointed towards a lack of education and dissemination of relevant information, an absence of specific to sports legislation, an inexistent Code of Ethics, and the absence of mechanisms, for reporting perpetrators and supporting victims. The current recruitment strategies of sports personnel were also identified as obstacles that impinge the promotion of safe sports. The consistency of the findings across five European countries suggests that we have identified some key dimensions which impose the prevention of harassment and abuse in sports. which may consequently also help in understanding policy implementation failure.

Knowledge Of Legal Liability In Sports Among Sports Council Personnel In South-South, Nigeria.

A study on knowledge of legal liability in sports, among male athletes in sport councils in South-South Nigeria. Nine research questions and six null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha levels. The population for this study comprised of all the 3,321 athletes and coaches in south south Nigeria with a sample size of 645 respondents (140 coaches and 505 athletes). The study adopted the cross sectional survey design. The sampling technique used was multi stage sampling procedure. The research instrument was subject to both face and content validation by the researcher’s supervisor and two experts in the field of measurement and evaluation. The reliability coefficient of 0.78 was obtained using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistical analysis. The collected data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation for the research questions, while multiple regression were used for the testing of the null hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The findings established that: 401 (62.2%) Sport personnel in South-South Nigeria possessed good knowledge of legal liability in sports while 244 (37.8%) do not. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that: Ministry of sport should introduce sporting activities, training and retraining from time to time in order to improve the knowledge of Sports personnel with issues relating to legal liability in sport.

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Decision support system for effective action recognition of track and field sports using ant colony optimization

Different Decision Support Systems (DSS) are being used for the revolution in the sports sector, based on cutting-edge technology like artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, and virtual reality. The coach can now make very precise and unbiased decisions related to the players’ skills and selection. It is now very convenient to improve the skills and performance of the players through the implementation of various computer-grounded methodologies. Professionals can recognize the unwanted behavior of players in time during sports and hence can ensure a peaceful atmosphere during sports. The recognition of non-standard actions by the players can help in the avoidance of serious injuries or illness. The DSS can predict the nature of the weather, and the sports personnel can take decisions regarding the carrying out of games. The players can do their training without any restrictions on space or time. The real-time analysis of already-existing videos of games can help newcomers learn and improve their skills and performances. The trainers can check the physical fitness of the athletes very efficiently and provide them with useful and valuable recommendations related to their fitness level. The proposed study employed ant colony optimization to identify and track the optimal features of athletes in order to improve individual and team performance in sports competitions. The ant colony optimization technique is a probabilistic approach to solving computing problems that can be reduced to identifying suitable paths via graphs. The results of the study show the effectiveness of the proposed study.

General Preparatory Exercise Program Based on Android Tennis Sports

This research explores the general preparatory physical exercise program using Android for Volta Club tennis players and students of sport science faculty, Universitas Negeri Medan. This research adopts the method of the research and development model Borg and Gall. The development procedure used includes several stages: 1) recognizing the content of the product being developed, 2) developing the initial product, 3) expert validation. The data analysis technique used in this study was done in two ways, namely quantitative and qualitative. In this article, the data used is only at the validation stage of material experts and media experts. Based on the results of the material expert validation regarding the product, it can be obtained as follows: assessment of the material aspect obtained 86.70 % (Very Feasible), the aspect of human resources for sports personnel obtained 96% (Very Feasible), the mechanism for implementing the physical exercise program was 90% (Very Feasible), and the overall percentage was obtained 95.4% (Very Worthy). Next is the assessment of media experts from various aspects: Display 72.2% (Decent), Coloring 77.7% (Very Decent), Images (Photos/videos) 80% (Decent), Fonts 80% (Very Decent), Menu 80% (Decent), Ease 73.3% (Eligible), and the usefulness of the 96% aspect of the media expert's assessment stated that the android-based general preparation physical exercise program application media was very feasible. The overall percentage obtained is 79% with a decent category.

Research on The Training Model of Financial Technology Talents Based on Interdisciplinary and Multi-Professional Integration

With the in-depth development of science and technology, the knowledge life cycle is shortened, and the society has more and more demand for compound talents who master multi-disciplinary and multi-professional knowledge, and it is difficult for traditional training methods such as major and minor, double degree, and large-category training (multi-compound training) to meet the needs of compound talent training in the new era. In view of this, we actively explore the talent training model of interdisciplinary and multi-professional integration, with the goal of exploring a new training model that meets the needs of interdisciplinary, multi-professional integration and innovative industry development, and implement the reform of interdisciplinary and multi-professional integration training and the pilot of multi-master sports personnel in industrial colleges by reconstructing the curriculum system, strengthening practical teaching, innovating training methods and organizational forms, and promoting the reform of financial technology talent training model.

Fit Analysis for racket sports apparel by virtual simulation technique

This study determines the fit of racket sportswear for women’s interlock knitted top in different body zones of sports personnel by altering the pattern shapes and fabric yield by using a virtual CAD platform. The fabrics with areal densities of 120, 160, and 200 Grams / Sq.m were chosen, and twenty-seven virtual patterns were developed by altering the patterns in armhole shapes and dart positions based on the measurements taken by female sports personnel. A parametric avatar was created, and all the patterns were simulated to check the fit of the avatar by virtual simulation techniques using Lectra - Modaris software. Ease and strain were determined in critical fit zones and optimized using design expert statistical software to get the perfect fit on the customized avatar. Sportswear has been constructed using optimized parameters, and subjective evaluation is done to compare the virtual and real fit.

Evaluate the Metro City's Sports Development Index

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Metro City's Sports Development Index (SDI). This research employed the quantitative approach. 270 individuals from three sub-districts were included in the cluster sampling sample.interviews, questionnaires, and the Multistage Fitness Test were the instruments used. The study's findings were as follows the metro city's SDI was 0.379, which falls into the low category of the SDI norm. This indicates that the Metro city's sports development is still lagging behind or very little is happening. Three SDI indicators are still low: the availability of sports-related human resources, community exercise participation, and physical fitness of people who are still in the low category so that the Metro city receives more attention.The lowest level of sports personnel is only 0.00104 available.

Influence of Urban Atmospheric Ecological Environment on the Development of Outdoor Sports

In recent years, the process of urbanization in China has developed rapidly. However, many problems have also appeared, such as a rapid population increase, resource shortage, and deterioration of the ecological environment. The deterioration of the ecological environment has led to increased air pollution and noise pollution, threatening human health, and hindering outdoor sports. This paper takes a certain city outdoor sports venue as the research object and studies the influence of the urban atmospheric ecological environment on the development of outdoor sports through the method of questionnaire survey and mathematical statistics. The results show that the city’s air quality index in 2019 was “excellent” and “good” for a total of 240 days, the greening rate reached 35%, the noise decibels were between 38 dB and 67 dB, and the ecological environment was good. According to statistics, 5.8% of students, 24.23% of middle-aged people, and 37.24% of elderly people in the city who engaged in outdoor sports often experience physical discomfort. After launching outdoor sports in this atmospheric ecological environment, 49.84% of students, 44.59% of office workers, and 39.65% of elderly people feel that their body and mind have improved. A good urban ecological environment can improve the physical and mental health of outdoor sports personnel. Through outdoor sports, the physical and mental health of all sports groups in the ecological environment has been improved. According to the location of this study, the subjects generally said that in the good atmospheric ecological environment of the city, outdoor sports improved physical and mental health.

Survival and Fate of Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Water and Wastewater: Possible Health Concerns

The deadly Covid-19 virus is contagious in nature and spreads through human respiratory droplets. Knowing about the characteristics of coronavirus in the water cycle is critical to save human lives. Recently miniscule traces of novel coronavirus found in non-potable water samples. COVID-19 virus is also found to exist in fecal matter indicating that the disease might spread through fecal- oral transmission. It is reported that Coronaviruses can remain infectious for days or even longer periods in sewage water as well as in the potable water. Coronavirus-infested water is a possible agency for human exposure and further transmission of disease. Essentially, the persons working at the wastewater/ sewage treatment plants must use standard hygiene practices, and sports personnel protective equipment to avoid viral infection. Though most water treatment practices are believed to kill or remove coronaviruses effectively in drinking and wastewater, but their effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 needs extensive research. By maintaining the hygienic conditions and providing the amenities of clean drinking water, one can deal with any contagious disease including COVID-19. Keeping above in view, in this paper highlights the survival and fate of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in water and wastewater and discuss the possible health concerns, besides the importance of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE).