Objective: The aim of this research was to examine parents' opinions about their children's boxing experience. Material and Methods: The research group consisted of eight parents whose children were active boxers. Individual interviews were conducted with the parents and the interviews were...

Sweat losses in team sports can be significant due to repeated bursts of high-intensity activity, as well as the large body size of athletes, equipment and uniform requirements, and environmental heat stress often present during training and competition. In this paper we aimed to: (1) describe...

Objectives: To establish the prevalence of back pain in German elite athletes; examine the influence of age, sex, sports discipline and training volume; and compare elite athletes with a physically active control group. Methods: A standardized and validated online back pain questionnaire was sent...

According to the data collected, a total of 75 veterinarians (with the exception of Veterinarian Faculty staff) practised 22 different sporting disciplines. The most prevalent sporting disciplines were soccer, played by 20 veterinarians, handball played by nine veterinarians, athletics and table ...

Objective: To describe injuries and illnesses across traditional and new sports among the participating athletes of the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Summer Games (BA YOG) (6-18 October 2018). Methods: We recorded the daily number of athlete injuries and illnesses (1) through the reporting of all ...

Objective: To explore the prevalence, treatment and risk factors of allergic diseases in Beijing elite athletes, as well as the combined respiratory infection, so as to provide a basis for further rationalizing the comprehensive health management. Methods: Two hundred and fifty-nine Beijing elite ...

Background: The Olympic Movement Medical Code encourages all stakeholders to ensure that sport is practised without danger to the health of the athletes. Systematic surveillance of injuries and illnesses is the foundation for developing preventive measures in sport. Aim: To analyse the injuries and ...

This paper studied the women's sports policy in Japan since 2005 by analyzing the driving factors, content, implementation effects, and implications to women's sports policy in China. The results show that in 21century, the perfection of women's sports policy was driven by the factors including...

Introduction: Concussion incidence estimates in middle school sports settings are limited. This study examines concussion incidence in nine U.S. middle schools during the 2015-2016 school year. Methods: Concussion data originated from nine public middle schools in Prince William County, Virginia,...

Problem Statement. The problem of finding an athlete's psychological resource remains relevant. The versatile use of the cognitive resources of the athlete's psyche effectively enhances the ability of athletes to realize their athletic potential at competitions. Many authors consider self-esteem as ...