scholarly journals Doping in sport: Attitudes, beliefs and knowledge of competitive high school athletes in Gauteng Province

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Nolte ◽  
B J M Steyn ◽  
P E Krüger ◽  
L Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Athletes ◽  
Gauteng Province

scholarly journals Doping in sport: Attitudes, beliefs and knowledge of competitive high school athletes in Gauteng Province

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Kim Nolte ◽  
B J M Steyn ◽  
P E Krüger ◽  
L Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
High School Athletes ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Performance Enhancing Drugs ◽  
Changing Attitudes

Objective. To determine the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge of talented young athletes residing in Gauteng regarding prohibited performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and anti-doping rules and regulations.Methods. This was a survey study using a quantitative research approach. South African TuksSport academy athletes at the High Performance Centre, University of Pretoria, and competitive high-school athletes at four private high schools in Gauteng completed the survey. A selfdetermined, structured questionnaire was used to establish the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge of the athletes.Results. A total of 346 (208 males, 138 females) athletes, mean (standard deviation) age 16.9 (1.4) years participated in the survey. According to this survey, 3.9% of the athletes in this survey admitted to using a prohibited PED and more than 14.0% of the athletes said they would consider using a prohibited PED if they knew they would not get caught. Ambition (46.0%) and emotional pressure (22.5%) were the primary reasons why the athletes would consider using prohibited PEDs. Even though coaches appeared to be one of the main sources of information (on PEDs and anti-doping rules), only 42.1% of the athletes felt that they were well informed.Conclusion. Controlling doping by means of testing is important. However, it may be necessary to put more emphasis on changing attitudes towards doping and implementing additional educational programmes.

Sport-Specific Yearly Risk and Incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears in High School Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 137 (Supplement 3) ◽  
pp. 561A-561A
Author(s):  
Alex L. Gornitzky ◽  
Ariana Lott ◽  
Joseph L. Yellin ◽  
Peter D. Fabricant ◽  
Theodore J. Ganley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
High School Athletes ◽  
Anterior Cruciate ◽  
Cruciate Ligament Tears

scholarly journals Epidemiology of dislocations/separations among US high school athletes

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. A255-A256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Y. Kerr ◽  
C. L. Collins ◽  
D. Comstock
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Athletes

Knee Injury Risk Assessment in Female High School Athletes Using Vibromyography

2011 ◽  
Vol 43 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 667
Author(s):  
Kenneth J. McLeod ◽  
Rian Shams ◽  
Josh Gannon
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Knee Injury ◽  
High School Athletes ◽  
Female High School

Airways Hyperresponsiveness in High School Athletes

2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 567-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward T. Mannix ◽  
Melanie A. Roberts ◽  
Heather J. Dukes ◽  
Carolyn J. Magnes ◽  
Mark O. Farber
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Athletes ◽  
Airways Hyperresponsiveness

Epidemiology of 10,000 High School Football Injuries: Patterns of Injury by Position Played

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 160-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcus A. Badgeley ◽  
Natalie M. McIlvain ◽  
Ellen E. Yard ◽  
Sarah K. Fields ◽  
R. Dawn Comstock
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
High School Athletes ◽  
High School Football ◽  
Certified Athletic Trainers ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Patterns Of Injury

Background:With more than 1.1 million high school athletes playing annually during the 2005−06 to 2009−10 academic years, football is the most popular boys’ sport in the United States.Methods:Using an internet-based data collection tool, RIO, certified athletic trainers (ATs) from 100 nationally representative US high schools reported athletic exposure and football injury data during the 2005−06 to 2009−10 academic years.Results:Participating ATs reported 10,100 football injuries corresponding to an estimated 2,739,187 football-related injuries nationally. The injury rate was 4.08 per 1000 athlete-exposures (AEs) overall. Offensive lineman collectively (center, offensive guard, offensive tackle) sustained 18.3% of all injuries. Running backs (16.3%) sustained more injuries than any other position followed by linebackers (14.9%) and wide receivers (11.9%). The leading mechanism of injury was player-player contact (64.0%) followed by player-surface contact (13.4%). More specifically, injury occurred most commonly when players were being tackled (24.4%) and tackling (21.8%).Conclusions:Patterns of football injuries vary by position. Identifying such differences is important to drive development of evidence-based, targeted injury prevention efforts.

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