In many countries, voluntary sports clubs are the main recipients of public subsidies regarding the provision of recreational sport, and the economically most important level of government is usually the local government (i.e. the municipalities). The purpose of this article is to examine whether...

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...

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 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 ...

A common trend among hosts of women's international sporting events is to tout the opportunity to positively impact women's and girls' sporting and physical activity practices. Yet, many scholars have shown that such 'trickle down' effects from the event to society are seldom realised....

Some NCAA athletic conferences have implemented a geographic travel partner strategy when scheduling league games. Teams are organized into two-team clusters. A visiting team comes to the region and plays both opponents during one road trip before returning to campus. Prior research reveals NBA...

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,...

Background: Sports-related concussions may have a neurobiological recovery period that exceeds the period of clinical recovery, and one consequence of an extended neurobiological recovery may be the risk of subsequent musculoskeletal injuries. Most literature citing an increased risk of...

This book examines sport in Britain since 1945 and examines its place in British culture. It is argued that sport is not neutral, asocial or apolitical and so it needs to be assessed in its widest cultural context to be understood. This new edition expands the range of sports covered. As well as...

The relevance of the social environment of significant others, such as parents, teachers, coaches, and partners, has an impact on soccer players' moral performance. The sports environment surrounding young soccer players is of paramount importance for their proper sports, personal, and social...