Background: There is concern about recent increase and severity of sports-related injuries in children. Despite the benefits of sports participation, injuries may carry long-term health consequences. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, characteristics and types of hospitalized sports-related...
Author(s)
Schneuer, F. J.; Bell, J. C.; Adams, S. E.; Brown, J.; Finch, C.; Nassar, N.
Publisher
SpringerOpen, Berlin, Germany
Citation
Injury Epidemiology, 2018, 5, 45, pp (17 December 2018)
In Australia, community sport plays an essential role in the objectives of national sports organizations and local and national social policy more generally. The opinions of senior community sport club officials (n=53) in rural New South Wales concerning sustainability, policy and advocacy matters ...
Author(s)
Mountifield, C.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Data in Brief, 2022, 42,
Objectives: Sponsorship by manufacturers of unhealthy food can undermine the health promoting goals of sport. This study aimed to describe Australian children's exposure to organised sport, and compare time spent in specific sports with patterns of sponsorship of children's sport identified in...
Author(s)
Kelly, B.; Bauman, A. E.; Baur, L. A.
Publisher
Elsevier Australia PLC, Marrickville, Australia
Citation
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2014, 17, 4, pp 394-398
Some of the current issues related to sport tourism in Australia at national, regional and local levels, are discussed. The articles in this issue have been selected from the refereed papers presented at the 'Sport-Generated Tourism' symposium held in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,...
Author(s)
Richie, B.; Adair, D.
Publisher
Multilingual Matters Ltd, Clevedon, UK
Citation
Current Issues in Tourism, 2002, 5, 1, pp 1-70
It is necessary to evaluate whether Olympic pictograms are designed accurately and are easy to understand, so that they fulfill their intended functions and roles. Olympic pictograms are used to facilitate smooth communication at this large sporting event. However, viewers often find it...
Author(s)
Choi Kyoungho; Kim Bongseok; Choi Jinhee
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19, 7,
Male dominated team sports potentially provide many opportunities for women, through both voluntary and paid employment. However, very few studies focus on the experiences of women at a regional (or rural) level in sport. By examining the experiences of women working with male team sports at this...
Author(s)
Hotham, G.; Litchfield, C.; Osborne, J.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, 2021, 24, 3, pp 396-411
Background: Recent guidelines (including a special series in The Lancet) have emphasised a minimal role for imaging when assessing low back pain in adults, as the majority of patients will have non-specific findings on imaging that do not correlate well with pain. Objective: To assess whether the...
Author(s)
Orchard, J. W.; Saw, R.; Kountouris, A.; Redrup, D.; Farhart, P.; Sims, K.
Publisher
South African Sports Medicine Association, Cape Town, South Africa
Citation
South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 2023, 35, 15172,
Objective: Community sports clubs provide an important contribution to the health and wellbeing of individuals and the community; however, they have also been associated with risky alcohol consumption. This study assessed whether a club's alcohol management strategies were related to risky alcohol ...
Author(s)
Rowland, B. C.; Wolfenden, L.; Gillham, K.; Kingsland, M.; Richardson, B.; Wiggers, J.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015, 39, 3, pp 210-215
Local sporting stadia exist as sought after promotional platforms for multinational corporations to associate their brands with major international mega-sporting events. However, in conjunction with a global climate of corporate sign wars [see Goldman, R. and Papson, S. Sign wars: the cluttered...
Author(s)
Scherer, J.; Sam, M.; Batty, R.
Publisher
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, Geneva, Switzerland
Citation
International Journal of Sport Management and Marketing , 2005, 1, 1/2, pp 17-36
Objective: To investigate how children and adults recall the content and promotional channels for sports wagering marketing. Methods: A mixed methods study of 152 parent/child (8-16 years) dyads was conducted at AFL (Australian Football League), NRL (National Rugby League), and soccer sporting...
Author(s)
Pitt, H.; Thomas, S. L.; Bestman, A.; Stoneham, M.; Daube, M.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Melbourne, Australia
Citation
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016, 40, 5, pp 480-486