Although the right to participate in sports is recognized in international conventions, accessibility to sports facilities has been cited as barriers to participation. Managers of sports facilities must know the standards that refer to the rules and accessibility to meet the needs of persons with ...

Sports and sports facilities development have improved rapidly over the past years in Malaysia. However, such improvements are inadequate compared to the overall development of sports at international level. Through preliminary interview with the managers, it was learnt that the sports facilities ...

This research aimed to investigate whether athletes' perceptions of their coach's effectiveness on dimensions of coaching efficacy (i.e., motivation, technique, character building) predicted indicators of their competence, confidence, connection, and character in athletes from the UK and Malaysia. ...

Well managed marketing is essential in the development of a successful sport. Currently, the sports events marketing is tremendously competitive. As a result, customer-perceived value is becoming increasingly critical in the success of a business. Therefore, sports events organizers must be more...

Background: The Sport Commitment Model is widely used to understand the motivation and commitment of athletes to continue playing sports. However, the factors influencing athletes' commitment to racquet sports have not received much research attention, especially in Malaysia. Purpose: This study...

In recent years, policy unification of sports for persons with disabilities and sports for non-disabled persons has been progressing mainly in developed countries. In developing countries as well, there are signs that disability sports may be promoted as sports policy. It is presumed that in...

There have been a few studies linking digit ratio (2D:4D) to aggressive sports that requires frequent physical contacts; however, it is uncommon to find studies including both male and female rugby sevens players with 2D:4D. Due to the link established on the status of 2D:4D with participation in ...

Nowadays, many event organizers try to market their products based on small-scale sports events which are usually organized and held in rural areas. This is due to the type of visitors who participate in such events because of several reasons. This study aims to examine the factors that influence...

Introduction: Nutrition plays a vital role in sports. Athletes must understand the importance of diet and ensure that they meet the nutrient requirements to enhance sports performance. The lack of understanding in sports nutrition will lead to poor dietary practices that can cause detrimental...

The use of traditional sports events as modern sport tourism products has grown rapidly over recent decades. This article investigated differences in sport attributes that influence sport tourists' behavioral choices for attending a sepak takraw event using the human and nucleus component of...