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Injury and illness in youth elite athletes
The health benefits associated with youth sports participation are well recognized. At the elite level, however, are these advantages in fact outweighed by an increased risk of injury and illness? There are strong opinions in the public debate on how to best achieve success in youth sport, but research is limited. Specialized sport academy high-schools
Moseid, Christine Holm
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Coping with the effects of fear of failure: A preliminary investigation of young elite athletes [PDF]
Coping with stress is an important element in effective functioning at the elite level in sports, and fear of failure (FF) is an example of a stressor that athletes experience. Three issues underpin the present preliminary study. First, the prevalence of
Lavallee, D, Spray, C, Sagar, S
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Youth multi-sport events offer athletes an opportunity to prepare and train for traditional (adult) multi-sport competitions like the Olympic Games, but simultaneously raises questions as to how athletes train and prepare for the former.
Michael Naraine
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Isokinetic Dynamometry for External and Internal Rotation Shoulder Strength in Youth Athletes: A Scoping Review [PDF]
# Background Accurately measuring shoulder strength in overhead athletes is critical, as sufficient strength is essential for safe and sustained performance during repetitive athletic movements.
Ian Leahy +2 more
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ATHLETIC IDENTITY IN YOUTH ATHLETES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW [PDF]
Background: Athletic identity (AI) is an important part of the sporting culture that ties in multiple components of how an individual relates to their sport. Adult-based research has described positive and negative sequelae from adopting a robust AI, but there has been less studied on this social trait in ...
Edison, Bianca +2 more
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Sleep Knowledge, Beliefs and Practices in Youth Sports Coaches and Science Support Staff [PDF]
Background: The primary purpose of this study was to assess sleep hygiene knowledge among coaches and sports science support staff working with youth athletes, their sleep practices implemented with athletes, and their sleep education.
Zuzanna Komarek +5 more
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This pilot study aimed primarily to investigate the association between perceived physical literacy (PL) and participation in organised sports and self-organised physical activity (PA) in female youth athletes and non-athletes. A secondary purpose was to
Koulla Parpa +4 more
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Youth Athlete Development and Nutrition [PDF]
AbstractAdolescence (ages 13–18 years) is a period of significant growth and physical development that includes changes in body composition, metabolic and hormonal fluctuations, maturation of organ systems, and establishment of nutrient deposits, which all may affect future health.
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Clinical and behavioral conditions in oral health of volleyball and soccer athletes
Aim: In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the oral hygiene habits, oral health conditions, and the perception about the influence of oral health conditions on the physical performance of youth and professional volleyball and soccer athletes ...
Jullian Josnei de Souza +4 more
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Development of a scale to measure expected concussion reporting behavior
Background Most concussion education aims to increase athlete self-report of concussive symptoms. Although the population burden of concussion is high, frequency with which this injury occurs on a given sports team in a given season is relatively low ...
Emily Kroshus +5 more
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