Youth sport development

The aim of this study was to investigate how participation in organized competitive youth sport predicts adult physical activity. A random sample of 2,309 boys and girls ages 9–18 years participated in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study in 1980, and 1,606 (70%) of them again in 2001. Physical activity was measured using a short, validated questionnaire. The results showed that participation in youth sport, and persistent participation in particular, significantly predicted adult physical activity. Participation in sport competitions increased the probability of high activity in adulthood more among males than females.

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What Does the Future Hold? Health-Related Quality of Life 3–12 Years Following a Youth Sport-Related Knee Injury

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18136877 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (13) ◽

pp. 6877

Author(s):

Christina Y. Le ◽

Clodagh M. Toomey ◽

Carolyn A. Emery ◽

Jackie L. Whittaker

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Knee Injury ◽

Youth Sport ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Knee Trauma ◽

Strenuous Physical Activity ◽

Eq Vas

Knee trauma can lead to poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and osteoarthritis. We aimed to assess HRQoL 3–12 years following youth sport-related knee injury considering HRQoL and osteoarthritis determinants. Generic (EQ-5D-5L index, EQ-VAS) and condition-specific (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score quality of life subscale, KOOS QOL) HRQoL were assessed in 124 individuals 3–12 years following youth sport-related knee injury and 129 uninjured controls of similar age, sex, and sport. Linear regression examined differences in HRQoL outcomes by injury group. Multivariable linear regression explored the influence of sex, time-since-injury, injury type, body mass index, knee muscle strength, Intermittent and Constant Osteoarthritis Pain (ICOAP) score, and Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ) moderate-to-strenuous physical activity. Participant median (range) age was 23 years (14–29) and 55% were female. Injury history was associated with poorer KOOS QOL (−8.41; 95%CI −10.76, −6.06) but not EQ-5D-5L (−0.0074; −0.0238, 0.0089) or EQ-VAS (−3.82; −8.77, 1.14). Injury history (−5.14; −6.90, −3.38), worse ICOAP score (−0.40; −0.45, −0.36), and anterior cruciate ligament tear (−1.41; −2.77, −0.06) contributed to poorer KOOS QOL. Worse ICOAP score contributed to poorer EQ-5D-5L (−0.0024; −0.0034, −0.0015) and higher GLTEQ moderate-to-strenuous physical activity to better EQ-VAS (0.10; 0.03, 0.17). Knee trauma is associated with poorer condition-specific but not generic HRQoL 3–12 years post-injury.

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Defining a research agenda for youth sport specialisation in the USA: the AMSSM Youth Early Sport Specialization Summit

British Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1136/bjsports-2020-102699 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 135-143

Author(s):

Stephanie A Kliethermes ◽

Stephen W Marshall ◽

Cynthia R LaBella ◽

Andrew M Watson ◽

Joel S Brenner ◽

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Keyword(s):

Research Agenda ◽

Sport Participation ◽

Youth Sport ◽

Well Being ◽

Medical Society ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Future Research ◽

Long Term Effects ◽

Increased Risk ◽

The Usa

Sport specialisation is becoming increasingly common among youth and adolescent athletes in the USA and many have raised concern about this trend. Although research on sport specialisation has grown significantly, numerous pressing questions remain pertaining to short-term and long-term effects of specialisation on the health and well-being of youth, including the increased risk of overuse injury and burnout. Many current elite athletes did not specialise at an early age. Methodological and study design limitations impact the quality of current literature, and researchers need to prioritise pressing research questions to promote safe and healthy youth sport participation. The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine hosted a Youth Early Sport Specialization Summit in April 2019 with the goal of synthesising and reviewing current scientific knowledge and developing a research agenda to guide future research in the field based on the identified gaps in knowledge. This statement provides a broad summary of the existing literature, gaps and limitations in current evidence and identifies key research priorities to help guide researchers conducting research on youth sport specialisation. Our goals are to help improve the quality and relevance of research on youth sport specialisation and to ultimately assure that opportunities for healthy and safe sport participation continue for all youth.

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The effect of COVID-19 quarantine on physical and social parameters of physical education providers and youth sport coaches

Work ◽

10.3233/wor-203329 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 67 (4) ◽

pp. 767-769

Author(s):

Sanaz Faraji ◽

Mahboubeh Ghayour Najafabadi ◽

Mitch Rostad ◽

Albert Thomas Anastasio

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Physical Education ◽

Sports Medicine ◽

Physical Inactivity ◽

Sedentary Lifestyle ◽

Youth Sport ◽

Physical Nature ◽

Depressive Mood ◽

Social Disconnection ◽

Sport Coaches

The potential ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic global shut down on physical education providers and youth sport coaches may be particularly severe due to substantial cutbacks on many of their normal activities. This population faces unique challenges in engaging in “virtual learning” given the physical nature of their job, potentially leading to sedentary lifestyle, weight gain, and the development of depressive mood disorders. This commentary aims to explore options to mitigate worsening of stress, depression, physical inactivity, and social disconnection in youth sport coaches following the guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and to call attention to this vulnerable demographic which has been substantially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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