COVID-19 and Youth Sports: What Are the Risks of Getting Back on the Field Too Quickly?

Comparative analysis of competitive performance indicators between the strikers of the children's and youth sports schools Arsenal and children's and YSS № 7 in Kharkov showed that the quantitative and qualitative aspects in the execution of the TTA had significant differences with respect to the players in the TTA, namely: receiving the ball - an increase of 6,48 TTА on average per game (t=2,89; p <0,05), passing back and across the field - more by 3,09 TTА (t = 2,89 ; p <0,05), ball keeping - an increase of 3,07 TTА (t = 2,50; p<0,05), martial arts at the top – 2,19 TTА, respectively (t = 2,20; p>0,05), single combat below – 1,69 TTА (t= 2,38; p<0,05), kicks in the goal - the result was more by 1,7 TTА (t=2,46; p> 0,05). For example, the young strikers of the СYSC Arsenal of Kharkiv, in comparison with the YSS № 7, Kharkiv, are performing qualitatively and tactically actions: namely, in receiving the ball, the result is better by 14.49% (t = 2,18; p > 0,05), short passes back and across the ball - by 12,64% (t = 2,23; p <0,05), ball keeping - by 17% (t = 2, 14; p <0, 05), single combat below - at 23,57% (t = 2,16; p <0,05), leg kicks – 19,3% (t = 2,24; p> 0,05).

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The impact of youth sports club instructor"s positive psychological capital on psychological ownership and creativity

Korean Journal of Sports Science ◽

10.35159/kjss.2017.10.26.5.621 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 26 (5) ◽

pp. 621-633

Author(s):

Ji-Wan Im ◽

Jin-Wook Han ◽

Dong-Kyu Kim

Keyword(s):

Psychological Capital ◽

Youth Sports ◽

Psychological Ownership ◽

Positive Psychological Capital ◽

Sports Club ◽

The Impact

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Conceptual fundamentals of modern sport system in development strategy of physical cul-ture and sports for the period until 2030

SCIENCE AND SPORT: current trends ◽

10.36028/2308-8826-2019-7-3-13-32 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 13-32

Author(s):

Vladislav Stoliarov

Keyword(s):

Development Strategy ◽

Healthy Lifestyle ◽

Youth Sports ◽

Children And Youth ◽

Practical Implementation ◽

Physical Culture ◽

Sport Activities ◽

Analytical Review ◽

Sociological Studies ◽

Research Analysis

The purpose of the article is to determine the conceptual fundamentals of modern sport system in the Strategy for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports in our country for the period until 2030, using the analysis of the fundamental changes in modern sports and the orientation of population to the values of sports. Methods and organization of the research. Analysis of the problem occurs on basis of the au-thor’s theory of sports, the study of relevant empirical facts, the results of sociological studies, as well as an analytical review of publications. Results and discussion. Analysis of the fundamental changes in modern sports and the orienta-tion of the population to the values of sport activities resulted in substantiation of conceptual provisions on the significance of the number of activities. These activities include development of various models of modern sports; priority of its health and recreational function; organizing sports for health and recreation as a new model of mass sports and as an element of the structure of children and youth sports; implementing sports for health and recreation into the education system for children and youth. Conclusion. Practical implementation of the formulated conceptual fundamentals of the modern sport system in the Strategy for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports for the period until 2030 primarily depends on changing the priorities of the state social policy in the field of sports. Innovative delivery of sport activities resulted in promotion of healthy lifestyle and crea-tive recreational activities of local communities should take the place of the practice of putting forward sports records and victories of a narrow group of people.

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Coaching the development and transfer of life skills: a scoping review of facilitative coaching practices in youth sports

International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1080/1750984x.2021.1910977 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-38

Author(s):

Tarkington Newman ◽

Sandra Black ◽

Fernando Santos ◽

Benjamin Jefka ◽

Nicholas Brennan

Keyword(s):

Scoping Review ◽

Life Skills ◽

Youth Sports

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Facilitating Sustainable Outcomes for the Organization of Youth Sports through Youth Engagement

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13042101 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 2101

Author(s):

Anna-Maria Strittmatter ◽

Dag Vidar Hanstad ◽

Berit Skirstad

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Youth Sports ◽

Change Agents ◽

Project Design ◽

Organizational Sustainability ◽

Sport Organizations ◽

Youth Engagement ◽

Organized Sports ◽

Sport Events

The aim of this study was to explore how a youth sport development programme in connection with a major event may facilitate sustainable outcomes for the organization of youth sports in Norway. The context of the study involved the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports’ initiative to increase young people’s engagement within Norwegian organized sports. The result of the initiative was the Young Leaders Programme (YLP) in connection with the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games. Young people’s perceptions of the YLP, as well as how these perceptions relate to its implementation, are evaluated to determine the extent to which the programme may make a difference to sustainable youth engagement in organized sports. Qualitative data were generated through interviews with 16 YLP participants, aged 16–20, and five implementing agents. Applying the framework of processes affecting sustainability, the study shows how certain forms of sustainability can be enhanced while constraining other forms at the same time. The findings highlight that project design and implementation play a more crucial role in creating organizational sustainability than in creating individual sustainability. Furthermore, we were able to reveal that the engagement of young people in sport events as volunteers fosters individual sustainability, of which sport organizations and sporting communities should take advantage by providing arenas where young people can re-engage in sport organizations and thus contribute as change agents to a sustainable organization for youth sports.

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Operative Treatment of Severe Cervical Spine Injuries Sustained in Youth Sports: Experience from a Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center over a 16-Year Period

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/2325967121s00085 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (7_suppl3) ◽

pp. 2325967121S0008

Author(s):

Bram P Verhofste ◽

Daniel J Hedequist ◽

Craig M Birch ◽

Emily S Rademacher ◽

Michael P Glotzbecker ◽

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Keyword(s):

Spinal Cord ◽

Cervical Spine ◽

Trauma Center ◽

Youth Sports ◽

Axial Loading ◽

Permanent Disability ◽

Cervical Spine Injuries ◽

Cord Injury ◽

Spine Injuries ◽

Level 1

Background: Sports-related cervical spine injuries (CSI) are devastating traumas with the potential for permanent disability. There is a paucity of literature on operative CSI sustained in youth athletes. Hypothesis/Purpose: The aims of this study aims were to review injury characteristics, surgical treatment, and outcomes of severe pediatric CSI encountered in youth sports. Methods: We reviewed children less than 18 years old with operative sports-related CSI at a pediatric Level 1 pediatric trauma center between 2004−2019. All cases underwent modern cervical spine instrumentation and fusion. SCI were stratified according to the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (ASIA). Clinical, radiographic, and surgical characteristics were compared between groups of patients with and without spinal cord injury (SCI). Results: Three thousand two hundred and thirty-one children (mean, 11.3y±4.6y) were evaluated for CSI at our institution during the 16-year period. The majority of traumas resulted from sports/recreational activities and were seen in 1365 cases (42.3%). Of these, 171/1365 patients (12.5%) were admitted and 29/1365 patients (2.1%) required surgical intervention (mean age, 14.5y±2.88y; range, 6.4y–17.8y). Sports included: eight football (28%), seven wrestling (24%), five gymnastics (17%), four diving (14%), two trampoline (7%), one hockey (3%), one snowboarding (3%), and one biking injury (3%). Mechanisms were 19 hyperflexion (65%), eight axial loading (28%), and two hyperextension injuries (7%). The majority of operative CSI were fractures (79%) and/or subaxial defects (72%). Seven patients (30%) sustained SCI and three patients (10%) spinal cord contusion or myelomalacia without neurologic deficits. The risk of SCI increased with age (15.8y vs. 14.4y; p=0.03) and axial loading mechanism (71% vs. 14%; p=0.003). Postoperatively, two SCI patients (29%) improved 1 ASIA Grade and one (14%) improved 2 ASIA Grades. Increased complications developed in SCI than patients without SCI (mean, 2.0 vs 0.1 complications; p=0.02). Clinical and radiographic fusion occurred in 24/26 patients (92%) with adequate follow-up (median, 32 months). Ten patients returned to their previous activity and nine to sports with a lower level of activity. Conclusion: The overall incidence of sports-related operative CSI is low. Age- and gender discrepancies exist, with male adolescent athletes most commonly requiring surgery. Hyperflexion injuries had a good prognosis; however, older males with axial loading CSI sustained in contact sports were at greatest risk of SCI, complications, and permanent disability. [Figure: see text][Table: see text][Table: see text]

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