scholarly journals The Association of High School Sport Participation and Injury History in Collegiate Club Sport Athletes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Biese ◽  
Madeline Winans ◽  
Mayrena I. Hernandez ◽  
Daniel A. Schaefer ◽  
Dvid R. Bell
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Acute Injury ◽  
Sport Injuries ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
School Sports ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport ◽  
Club Sport ◽  
Head Neck

Abstract Context: Sport specialization during adolescence may affect future injury risk. This association has been demonstrated in some professional sports athletes. Objective: Determine the association between adolescent sport specialization levels in high school and injuries sustained during collegiate club sports. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Paper and online surveys. Patients: Collegiate club sport athletes. Intervention: An anonymous survey was administered from September 2019–May 2020. The survey included sport specialization classification via commonly used 3-point scale (Low, Moderate, High) for each high school year (9th–12th), high school sports participation, and collegiate club sport injury history. The number of years an individual was highly specialized in high school was calculated (0–4 years). Individuals who participated in the same sport in high school and college were compared to individuals who were playing a different sport in college than their high school sports. Main Outcome Measures: An injury related to sport club activities and classified as arising from a contact, non-contact, or overuse mechanism that required the individual to seek medical treatment or diagnosis. Injuries were classified into overuse and acute injury mechanisms for the upper and lower extremity, (UE and LE respectively) and head/neck. Results: Single sport participation or number of years highly specialized in high school sport were not associated with college club sport injuries (p>0.1). Individuals who played a different collegiate club sport than their high school sports were more likely to report a LE and head/neck acute injury compared to athletes who played the same collegiate and high school sport (LE=20% vs 8%, χ2=7.4 p=0.006; head/neck=16% vs 3%, χ2=19.4 p<0.001). Conclusions: Adolescent sport specialization was not associated with reported club sport injuries in collegiate club sport athletes. Collegiate club sport athletic trainers should be aware that incoming students exploring a new sport may be at risk for LE and head/neck acute injuries.

scholarly journals Sport Commitment, Occupational Commitment and Intent to Quit Among High School Sports Officials

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Christopher R. Barnhill ◽  
J. Michael Martinez ◽  
Damon P. Andrew ◽  
Wes Todd
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Turnover Intentions ◽  
Occupational Commitment ◽  
Intent To Quit ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
Sport Commitment ◽  
School Sports ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport ◽  
Sports Officials

This study sought to examine the issue of attrition among high school sport officials by exploring turnover intentions through the lenses of occupational and sport commitment. A questionnaire was distributed via email to high school sport officials in the southeastern United States. The data was analyzed via hierarchical multiple regression, revealing that affective occupational commitment and sport commitment are negatively correlated predictors of occupational turnover intentions. Implications for practitioners and avenues for future scholarship are conferred.

Making High School Sport Impactful

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-194
Author(s):  
Stéphanie Turgeon ◽  
Kelsey Kendellen ◽  
Sara Kramers ◽  
Scott Rathwell ◽  
Martin Camiré
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Student Athletes ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Research Quality ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Developmental Potential ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport

The practice of high school sport is, in large part, justified based on the premise that participation exposes student-athletes to an array of situations that, when experienced positively, allow them to learn and refine the life skills necessary to become active, thriving, and contributing members of society. The purpose of this paper is to examine how we can maximize the developmental potential of high school sport and make it impactful. Extant literature suggests that high school sport participation exposes student-athletes to a variety of experiences that can positively and negatively influence their personal development, with coaches playing a particularly influential role in this developmental process. However, within this body of evidence, issues of research quality have been raised, limiting the inferences that can be drawn. Future research directions are presented that address methodological limitations. Furthermore, in efforts to (re)consider the desired impact of high school sport, a critical discussion with policy and practical implications is offered.

Utility of the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) Tool During High School Sport Participation

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (5S) ◽  
pp. 415-416
Author(s):  
Phillip R. Worts ◽  
Philip Schatz ◽  
Emanuel M. Boutzoukas ◽  
Scott O. Burkhart
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Ocular Motor ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport

High School Athletics and Adult Sport–Leisure Activity: Gender Variations across the Life Cycle

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank M. Howell ◽  
James A. McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
School Level ◽  
High Status ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Gender Variations

There is a significant investment by schools and local communities in the athletic programs offered by secondary schools. A growing issue is, to what extent does the functioning of these sports programs coincide with the formal academic goals of the school? Using a structural equations model, we examine one theme within this major issue by estimating the effect of high school sports participation on sport and leisure activity later in adulthood. Further investigated is the process by which these effects are played out over the transition from adolescence to adulthood, as well as gender differences in the pattern of effects. Using the EEO panel of 1955 high school sophomores reinterviewed in 1970, we find that varsity and nonvarsity sports participation in high school increases adult sports involvement. However, whereas high school sports participation does not retard reading or “high-status” leisure pursuits in adulthood, curriculum track placement during high school does enhance these activities later in life. Track effects were also largely independent of completed school level. Finally, gender variations in the model were present but not uniformly so and largely appear to make sport participation and tracking effects significant only among men.

Feasibility of Large Volume EKG Screening Prior to High School Sport Participation in Central Florida

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Krivenko ◽  
Scott Walker ◽  
Coralis Mercado- Gonzalez ◽  
Shawn Sima ◽  
Kathy Ernst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Large Volume ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport

scholarly journals Exploring Effects of School Sport Experiences on Sport Participation in Later Life

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 348-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Curtis ◽  
William McTeer ◽  
Philip White
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Later Life ◽  
National Sample ◽  
School Involvement ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport

This paper presents findings on the relationship between high school sport participation and involvement in sport as adults. The data are provided by a survey of a large representative national sample of adult Canadians. For different age subgroups among women and men, we tested the school sport experiences hypothesis that sport involvement during the high school years contributes to later adult involvement in sport. The measurement of sport involvement in the high school years is concerned with intramural and inter-school activities. Adult sport activity has three measures: sport involvement per se, involvement in an organized setting, and competitive involvement. The results are consistent with the school experiences hypothesis. High school sport involvement, for inter-school sport activities, is a comparatively strong predictor of adult sport involvement. The effects of high school involvement persist after controlling for correlated social background factors. Moreover, the effects of school sport experiences hold across age and gender subgroups. Although diminished with temporal distance from the high school years, the effects of high school involvement nonetheless extend even to respondents aged 40-59 (i.e., those approximately 22 to 42 years beyond their school years) among both genders. Interpretations of the results are discussed.

Do High School Athletics Pay?: The Effects of Varsity Participation on Socioeconomic Attainment

1984 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank M. Howell ◽  
Andrew W. Miracle ◽  
C. Roger Rees
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
National Sample ◽  
High School Athletics ◽  
High School Sports ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Career Lines ◽  
The Life Course

It has been reported that participation in high school athletics has a positive effect on education, occupational status attainment, and earnings. (Otto and Alwin, 1977; Howell and Picou, 1983). The findings regarding the economical benefits of sport participation have emerged from two regional panel studies and need to be examined for generalizability beyond local labor markets. We test this hypothesis using the five-wave Youth in Transition panel based on a national sample of 1,628 males. The respondents were surveyed repeatedly during their high school years (1966-69). They were followed-up 1 year posthigh school (1970) and again 5 years (1974) after graduation. Our results do not support the hypothesis. However, we suggest that the lack of supportive findings may be explained by the stage in the life cycle at which the follow-up was completed. That is, any economical payoff owing to participation in high school athletics is not an immediate return but may begin to accrue 10 or more years after graduation when career lines have begun to unfold. Another possibility is that the effect of high school sports participation on earnings may only occur for those also subsequently attending college. The implications of specific explanations of sport participation outcomes for the life course interpretation are discussed.

Childhood Physical Fitness and Performance as Predictors of High School Sport Participation

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca A. Battista ◽  
Erin D Bouldin ◽  
Karin A. Pfeiffer ◽  
Christine E. Pacewicz ◽  
Shannon R Siegel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
School Sport ◽  
High School Sport ◽  
And Performance

Comparing High School Sport Specialization Trends Between Division I and Club Collegiate Athletes

2021 ◽  
pp. 194173812110602
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Biese ◽  
Madeline Winans ◽  
Mayrena I. Hernandez ◽  
Daniel A. Schaefer ◽  
Eric G. Post ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Collegiate Athletes ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Division I ◽  
School Sport ◽  
Age Related ◽  
High School Sport

Background: Adolescent athletes report that sports specialization improves their ability to receive a collegiate athletics scholarship, though this is not well-understood. The purpose of this study was to examine self-reported trends in high school specialization and influences for sport participation between Division I (D-I) and college-aged club (club) athletes. Hypothesis: There would be no difference in high school sport specialization or sport participation influences between D-I and club athletes. Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study. Level of Evidence: Level 3. Methods: A survey included specialization classification (low, moderate, and high) for 9th to 12th grade, age that the athlete started organized sport and his or her collegiate sport, and several influential factors for participation in one’s primary high school sport (1 = no influence to 5 = extremely influential). Chi-square analyses were used to compare specialization classifications between groups. Nonparametric tests were used to determine significant differences in age-related variables and influential factors between D-I and club athletes. All analysis were also conducted with boys and girls separately. Results: Participants included 266 D-I (girls, 155; 58%) and 180 club (girls, 122; 68%) athletes. Club athletes were more likely to be classified as low specialization at every grade in high school, and this difference was more pronounced between D-I and club female athletes than male athletes. The number of years an athlete was classified as highly specialized in high school was not different between D-I and club athletes. Club athletes were more influenced by playing with friends than D-I athletes and D-I athletes were more influenced by pursuing a collegiate scholarship than club athletes. Conclusion: High levels of specialization in high school sport may not be necessary for playing at the collegiate level, though some level of specialization in high school might be necessary. Clinical Relevance: Clinicians should advocate for healthy long-term athlete development, which does not support high specialization in high school sports.

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