scholarly journals Sports Participation is Worth Two Letter Grades in Undergraduate Admissions Decisions

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-55
Author(s):  
David Lavallee
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Undergraduate Admissions ◽  
Letter Grades ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
On Line ◽  
Individual Sports ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe current study aimed to assess the impact of sports participation on undergraduate admissions decisions at universities, colleges, and conservatoires in the United Kingdom. A between subjects, experimental design was employed. Participants from providers of undergraduate courses completed an on-line experiment that required them to make a decision on one of three randomly assigned undergraduate applications written for the study: one without sport participation included (control) and two modified versions with sport participation included (one for team sports and one for individual sports). Participants were asked to decide whether to make an offer or reject the application. Significant differences were found between the control and sport-modified applications for one and two grade differences overall, as participation in sport elevated the undergraduate application. As this study was delimited to sport participation, the findings cannot be generalized to other extra-curricular activities. Future researchers could extend this investigation by examining the economic and social impact of participation in sports at secondary school post-University.

The Association of Family, Friends, and Teacher Support With Girls’ Sport and Physical Activity on the Island of Ireland

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Wesley O’Brien ◽  
Tara Coppinger ◽  
Irene Hogan ◽  
Sarahjane Belton ◽  
Marie H. Murphy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Screen Time ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Female Youth ◽  
The Impact

Background: The current study was the largest physical activity (PA) surveillance assessment of youth undertaken in Ireland in recent years. The purpose of this research was to assess the impact of social support, while controlling for age and screen time, on PA and sport participation, across a representative sample of Irish female youth. Methods: A total of 3503 children (mean age: 13.54 [2.05] y) across the island of Ireland participated. Participants completed a previously validated electronic questionnaire while supervised in a classroom setting, which investigated their (1) levels of PA; (2) screen time; (3) community sport participation; and (4) social support (friend, family, and teacher) to be physically active/partake in sport. Results: There were significant differences, with medium and large effect sizes, for social support from friends and family across types of sports participation. Specifically, girls who participated in the most popular team sports, when compared with the most popular individual sports, reported higher social support scores for friends and family structures. Conclusions: Findings from this study confirm the contributing influence of friends and family as sport and PA support networks for girls. Interventions should consider the importance of culturally relevant team sports for PA engagement in female youth.

scholarly journals Investigation of Sports Participation Motivations of Physical Education and Sports School Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Mehmet Yıldırım
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Turkish Population ◽  
Sports Management ◽  
School Students ◽  
Motivation To Participate

The purpose of this study is to determine the sport participate motivation of the students who are attending physical education and sports college and to compare them according to the demographic variables. The universe of the research is composed of 480 students who are studying different programs in Bozok University Physical Education and Sports School in 2017-2018 academic year. The sample of the research consists of 180 students who are determined using random sampling technique. As a data collection tool in the research, personal information form and Gill et al. (1983) and Oyar et al. (2001) used the Sport Participation Motivation Scale, adapted to the Turkish population. The data were transferred to the SPSS 18 package program for analysis. Frequency and percentage analyzes, t test, Anova analysis and post hoc tests were used in the statistical analysis of the data. As a result of the analyzes performed, statistically significant differences were determined between the motivations of physical education and sports college students to participate in sports according to the variables of gender, age, department of education and sports branch (p < .05). It was determined that male students have higher motivation to participate in sports than female students. Students between the ages of 18-22 have a higher motivation to participate in sports than students between the ages of 23-27. Physical education and sports teaching department students were found to have higher motivation to participate in sports than the students of the coaching education department and the sports management department. Students who are engaged in team sports have higher motivation to participate in sports than students who are engaged in individual sports.

scholarly journals Sports Participation, Demographic Factors and Knee Symptom Severity in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
pp. 154-167
Author(s):  
Moaath A. Alamir ◽  
Abdulaziz F. Altammami ◽  
Faris H. Binyousef ◽  
Ahmed A. Alharbi ◽  
Feras A. Alrakaf
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Symptom Severity ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Exercise Duration ◽  
Severe Form ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Lequesne Index ◽  
The Impact

Aims: to explore the prevalence of knee symptoms in the general population of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and evaluate the impact of sports participation and other demographic variables on the progression of knee symptoms in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Study design:  Cross-sectional study Place and duration of study: A self-administered online survey was conducted in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between September 2020 to March 2021. Methodology: A total of 589 participants age 18 or older who reported concerns of knee symptoms and provided written informed consent were enrolled in the study. We excluded respondents who had undergone knee surgery (n = 16) and those diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis or other types of arthritis (n = 25). We collected demographic information (eg, age, gender, types of engaged sports, sports participation hours, and frequency of participation per week) and knee symptoms and severity using the Lequesne index tool. Results: Advanced age was significantly associated with a higher severity score (P < .001). We found a statistically significant association between body mass index and knee symptom severity. We noted no severe knee symptoms in participants engaging in weightlifting. Most participants (64.7%) reported that walking was their most frequent exercise, and knee symptoms were common. Of respondents who walk as their primary sport, 10.6% of them are considered disabled with a severe form of knee pain according to the Lequesne index (which uses the term “handicapped” rather than disabled). Conclusion: Older and overweight respondents had a high prevalence of knee symptoms. Interestingly, the prevalence rates of individuals without knee symptoms did not differ regarding sport participation. Sports participation frequency did not change the prevalence or severity of knee symptoms, while longer exercise duration was associated with lower knee symptom severity rates.

scholarly journals Are Sports-Related Factors Correlated to the Prevalence and Initiation of Illicit Drug Misuse in Adolescence? Prospective Study in Older Adolescents

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoran Zubak ◽  
Admir Terzic ◽  
Natasa Zenic ◽  
Ljerka Ostojic ◽  
Ivana Zubak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Illicit Drug ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Drug Misuse ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Older Adolescents ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Individual Sports

Sport participation is considered as a factor of potential influence on illicit drug misuse (IDM) in adolescence, but there is an evident lack of studies which prospectively investigated this problem. This study aimed to prospectively investigate the sports-related factors related to IDM and the initiation of IDM among older adolescents. The participants were 436 adolescents (202 females; 16 years old at study baseline). They were tested at baseline and follow-up (two years later). The predictors included variables associated with different facets of sports participation and success in sports. The criteria were (i) baseline IDM, (ii) follow-up IDM, and (iii) initiation of IDM between baseline and follow-up. Crude and adjusted (controlled for parental conflict, age, socioeconomic status, and gender) logistic regressions were applied to establish correlations between predictors and criteria. There were higher odds for baseline IDM in adolescents who quit individual sports (OR: 4.2, 95% CI: 1.3-13.9), who had better competitive sports achievements (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.0-3.3), and those involved in sports for a longer time (OR: 1.6, 95% CI: 1.0-2.5). The IDM at follow-up was more prevalent in adolescents who were involved in sports for a longer time (OR: 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.6). Initiation of drug use was predicted by longer experience in sports (OR: 1.8, 95% CI: 1.1-3.1). Sports-related factors were more negatively than positively related to illicit drug use. Most probably, the transition from junior to senior level in sports put specific stress on those adolescents who were highly committed to sports until that time, but who then had to question their own sports abilities and future potential in sports. Sport-authorities should be informed on established results and specific public-health efforts aimed at preventing IDM in athletic adolescents are urgently needed.

Perceptions of Collegiate Student-Athletes About Their Youth Sport Specialization or Diversification Process

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Pantuosco-Hensch
Keyword(s):  
Student Athletes ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Sport Type ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Youth Sport Participation ◽  
Individual Sports ◽  
Main Effects

The present study addressed the critical question of whether or not sport specialization is necessary for future collegiate participation. Male and female collegiate student-athletes were studied using a mixed method approach (N = 469). Athletes were studied using the Youth Sport Participation Questionnaire. The data obtained from the quantitative items and open-ended survey items were analyzed, triangulated, and summarized. On average, athletes did not specialize in sport until high school (M = 15.47 ± 3.49 years). Comparisons were made between participants using factorial ANOVAs based on gender, sport type and NCAA Division. Two significant first order interactions were noted between: (1) gender and sport type and (2) NCAA Division and sport type (p < .05). Specifically, males and females from individual sports specialized earlier than their counterparts from team sports. The individual sport participants from both Divisions I and III specialized sooner than team sport participants from both divisions. Three main effects also existed for gender, NCAA Division and sport type (p < .05). The perceptions and experiences of student-athletes based were evidence that specializing in sport may not be necessary, despite the increased sense of competition in youth sports. Practical implications will be provided for coaches and youth sport professionals.

The Association Between Extra-Curricular Sport Participation and Social Anxiety Symptoms in Children

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemarie Schumacher Dimech ◽  
Roland Seiler
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Children’S Social Anxiety ◽  
Individual Sports

Social anxiety is a common psychological complaint that can have a significant and long-term negative impact on a child’s social and cognitive development. In the current study, the relationship between sport participation and social anxiety symptoms was investigated. Swiss primary school children (N=201), parents, and teachers provided information about the children’s social anxiety symptoms, classroom behavior, and sport involvement. Gender differences were observed on social anxiety scores, where girls tended to report higher social anxiety symptoms, as well as on sport activity, where boys engaged in more sport involvement. MANCOVAs with gender as covariant showed no differences in social anxiety symptoms between children involved in an extracurricular sport and those not engaged in sport participation. Nevertheless, children engaged in team sports displayed fewer physical social anxiety symptoms than children involved in individual sports.

scholarly journals The Potential of Non-Mega Sporting Events for the Promotion of Physical Activity Among Inactive Supporters at the Poznan Half Marathon: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 4193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Malchrowicz-Mośko ◽  
Joanna Poczta ◽  
Katarzyna Adamczewska
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
Mega Events ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
The Future ◽  
Promotion Of Physical Activity ◽  
The Impact

The impact of sports events on the promotion of physical activity, healthy lifestyles and sports participation is debatable, and most of the literature is on mega-events. This begs the question if more evidence of this type of impact can be found for non-mega events. Research on sports legacy often refers to the tangible effects such as infrastructure that is left after the competition. However, the construction of new facilities does not automatically result in attracting participants. Despite the high expectations of events organizers in terms of their impacts on pro-health behavior of people, few studies provide empirical evidence that events encourage sport fans to become more physically active. The aim of this research was to examine whether a mass run promotes physical activity among spectators, and whether a mass run influences the willingness of spectators to start in half marathon in the future. A written paper–pencil survey was collected from 510 spectators during the 6th Poznan Half Marathon. The results show that observing a mass run event has a positive impact on the willingness to engage in regular physical activity as well as the willingness to take part in this type of sport in the future. Our work provides knowledge about the level of effectiveness in promoting active lifestyles among supporters depending on age, sex and place of residents. This work focuses on mass runs, which have been under-researched when it comes to impact on sport participation.

scholarly journals The Impact of Covid-19 On Sport Organizations in Caraș-Severin County

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-68
Author(s):  
ANDRADE-IONUŢ BICHESCU ◽  
IONICĂ CĂRĂBAŞ ◽  
VERONICA-MIHAELA GUŞE
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Competitive System ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Sports Organizations ◽  
Team Games ◽  
Individual Sports ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT. Background: The beginning of 2020, more precisely the month of March, when the Covid-19 pandemic was declared, represents the beginning of one of the darkest pages in the history of world sport. The reason is a well-known one, namely the fact that the implementation of measures to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have led to the cessation of competitions and the training process, for certain periods of time, in almost all sports. The aim of this study was to see how these measures have influenced the sports activity in Romania, especially that of the sports organizations from Caraş-Severin County (C-S). Thus, a number of 43 sports organizations from CS County were targeted, of which 39.3% being clubs/associations that work only at the level of children and juniors, 12.5% are clubs/associations that have only senior team, and 48.2% are clubs/associations that have both senior team and children/junior teams. All participants agreed that information could be processed and used for scientific purpose, and the study has obtained Research Ethics Approval from The Scientific Council of the Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca. Methods: An online questionnaire survey was conducted, with 31 items, which aimed to outline an accurate picture of the existing situation among sports organizations, which was the situation of sports competitions in 2020, respectively the 2019-2020 season, which was the situation of the training process in the 10 pandemic months of 2020, but more importantly, what are the current situation of the training process and that of the competitive system. Results: Compared to the sports activity carried out at the level of CS county, a number of 8 team sports and a number of 12 individual sports were taken into account, the answers offered being in proportion of 73% from the coaches from team sports, and 27% from individual sports coaches. It was observed that in team sports 78% of the respondents showed that the 2020-2021 competitive season had not yet started until January 2021, while 14.6% it started and was interrupted. Only 7.3% of the teams are in full competition season, the 2020-2021 championship not being embodied due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It was also found that after the resumption of stopped training, as a result of the application of measures to prevent the spread of the pandemic, the number of children decreased both in individual sports and team games. Conclusion: Based on the results, we can see the negative impact of sports organizations that are in the lower leagues, as well as those that are at the level of children and juniors. The fact that training has not been resumed, the measures imposed by the pandemic, the fear induced by a possible infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can cause the disappearance of a significant number of sports organizations, which will have a negative effect not only on the performance sport, but also on the level of public health.

scholarly journals Perfiles de ocio deportivo en jóvenes españoles (15-20 años): un análisis de género (Sports leisure profiles in Spanish youth (15-20 years): a gender analysis)

Retos ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 419-426
Author(s):  
Raúl Fraguela-Vale ◽  
Lara Varela-Garrote ◽  
Laura Varela-Crespo
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Las Mujeres

El objetivo de este artículo es analizar las características de la práctica físico-deportiva durante el ocio de la juventud que cursa Educación Secundaria Postobligatoria no universitaria (ESPO) en España (de edades entre 15 y 20 años). Concretamente, se estudia la práctica de ocio deportivo en función del género y se analizan las características de la misma (frecuencia, organización, compañía, etc.). Para ello se realizó un diseño de investigación cuantitativo en el que se aplicó un cuestionario elaborado ad hoc a una muestra representativa de 2694 estudiantes españoles de ESPO, que señalaron el ocio deportivo como su opción preferida de ocio (n= 901). En general, la modalidad de ocio preferida por la juventud española es la deportiva. Las chicas se decantan por actividades físicas individuales y artístico-expresivas, mientras que los chicos por la práctica de deportes colectivos; siendo menor el interés de las chicas por participar en competiciones deportivas. Además, la frecuencia de práctica es inferior en las mujeres durante la semana, pero no durante los fines de semana. Ellas renuncian en mayor medida que ellos a practicar actividades de ocio que les gustan. Respecto a la dimensión social de la práctica, ambos colectivos realizan deporte mayoritariamente con gente de su edad, pero ellas puntúan más bajo en esta opción de respuesta. El género es un factor determinante en la práctica de ocio deportivo juvenil, constatándose desigualdades en la frecuencia y preferencias de práctica y en la renuncia a actividades físico-deportivas que son de su agrado.Abstract. We study the profiles of sports participation of youths enrolled in Post-Compulsory Secondary Education (PCSE) in Spain (15-20 years). Specifically, it is analyzed if there are any differences according to gender in sports leisure practice and what are the sport participation features of each group. In order to do so, a quantitative research design was carried out and an ad hoc questionnaire was applied to a significative sample of 2694 ESPO Spanish students. Nine hundred and one of them were specifically studied because they selected sports practice as their main leisure preference. Overall, it is observed that the kind of leisure activity chosen by the Spanish youth is sport activity. We found that girls prefer individual and artistic-expressive physical activities, while boys opt for practicing team sports. We found a lower interest of girls in participating in sports competitions. Also, the frequency of practice is lower in women than men during the working days, but not during the weekend. Girls give up practicing leisure activities that they like much more than boys do. Regarding the social dimension of the practice, both groups practice mostly with people of their age, but girls score lower in this response option. Gender affects sports leisure of Spanish youth, differences being found in the frequency and preferences of practice, and in waivering leisure activities that they like.

scholarly journals “The Legacy Element . . . It Just Felt More Woolly”: Exploring the Reasons for the Decline in People With Disabilities’ Sport Participation in England 5 Years After the London 2012 Paralympic Games

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 343-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Brown ◽  
Athanasios (Sakis) Pappous
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
London 2012 ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Paralympic Games

This article explores why sports participation of people with disabilities in England has declined since the London 2012 Paralympic Games (LPG). Thirty semistructured interviews were conducted with staff employed in a variety of sports and disability-specific organizations. Our preliminary findings suggest that the decline is a result of a complex interplay between multiple factors. A competency gap and a lack of relevance between Paralympians and the rest of the community of people with disabilities might have limited the impact of the legacy. In addition, an absence of coordinated leveraging of the LPG, and a decline in the media coverage of disability sport in the aftermath of the LPG, might also have dulled the legacy. Finally, our data show that austerity and negative media coverage of people with disabilities deterred some people from participating in sport.

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