scholarly journals COVID-19: Return to Youth Sports

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 62-80
Author(s):  
David Pierce ◽  
Jessi Stas ◽  
Kevin Feller ◽  
William Knox
Keyword(s):  
Youth Sports ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Kano Model ◽  
Trade Associations ◽  
Recreational Athletes ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Sports Venues

COVID-19 has impacted all areas of life, and youth sports is no exception. States and counties are publishing their own unique guidelines for permitting youth sports to return over designated phases, creating a patchwork of guidelines and dates for returning to practice and games. Governing bodies, sports facilities, and event operators are creating modifications and adaptations for participants and spectators to ensure a safe environment. The Sports Innovation Institute at IUPUI, a partnership between Indiana and Purdue universities in Indianapolis, and Grand Park Sports Campus (Westfield, Ind.) collaborated to better understand how COVID-related adaptations are perceived by parents, athletes, coaches, officials, and administrators. The results provide youth sports facilities and event operators with data on how specific adaptions are received by these stakeholders who are looking to return to youth sports in a timely, but safe manner. Twelve adaptations were identified from a review of documents prepared by states, governing bodies, trade associations, media reports, and feedback from industry and academic experts. The survey questions were designed using the Kano Model (pronounced “kah-no”), which was selected due to its ability to determine how people feel about proposed adaptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Each adaption comprised three questions that assessed the respondents’ feelings toward the adaptation (functional question), their feelings if the adaptation did not exist (dysfunctional), and their assessment of how important it is for the adaptation to occur (importance). The Kano Model is interpreted based upon these three scores, and each adaptation can be placed into one of five categories on a scatterplot. The survey was distributed to 40 organizations that circulated the survey to their members. The survey reached a national audience that represents the landscape of youth sports. A total of 10,359 people from 45 states completed the entire survey, representing at least 13 different sports. Nearly 92% of respondents were parents, but with the option to select multiple roles, coaches (25%), administrators (10%), athletes (9%), and officials (3%) were also represented.  Results indicated that venues and events should invest heavily and visibly in sanitization of the facility, playing areas, and equipment before, during, and after events. Venue operators and event managers can feel confident the recommendations provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to sanitize playing areas and equipment after each use will be well-received and welcomed by users. Promotion and monitoring of social-distancing guidelines, limiting personal contact between players, limiting admission to those under age 65 with no CDC-indicated pre-existing conditions, and completing a health and contact-information questionnaire prior to entering are seen by users as must-be adaptations in order for players and spectators to feel comfortable returning to youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means their presence does not bring satisfaction, but their lack of presence brings significant dissatisfaction. Respondents felt indifferent toward changing arrival and departure routines, closing amenities, and minimizing the capacity and rearranging bench areas for athletes. The presence or absence of these adaptations do not make a real difference in users’ experiences. User sentiment regarding facemasks was mixed, with strong feelings about the use and non-use of facemasks. Finally, limiting entry to athletes and game personnel but excluding spectators was not well-received by survey respondents, especially parents. Youth sports venues and events should tread lightly when considering not allowing spectators into venues, and expect negative backlash from parents should such policies be adopted. Parents of recreational athletes viewed the adaptations in a more positive light and as a more necessary part of the youth sports experience than parents of travel athletes. A similar trend was found when comparing parents who are less willing to travel during the pandemic than those who do not expect their travel to be impacted. Travel sports parents demonstrated an increasing comfort level in traveling for competitions over the summer months, from 42% in May to 76% in August. The economic turmoil wrought by COVID-19 has touched nearly every component of American life. However, 59% of travel sports parents reported that the pandemic will not negatively impact their sports travel budget. Only 23% will experience a budget decrease greater than 25% related to youth sports travel.

Research on Risk Control of Sports Venues

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 6297-6300
Author(s):  
Xiao Yan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Control Theory ◽  
Risk Control ◽  
Practice Management ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Decisive Influence ◽  
Sports Venues ◽  
Theory Research

Process held in sports events and sports facilities is a key concept. Sports is the sports products production base, with the sports event organizing work unceasingly thorough, the focus gradually around the stadium and development, the resources utilization and allocation according to the layout and characteristics of venues need to. Large sports practice management experts gradually realized "venue" not only for the sport games is very important, for the whole event also played a decisive influence directly. Therefore, the stadium to run the risk of control theory research is very necessary.

scholarly journals Percepción de jugadores de fútbol jóvenes sobre el entorno deportivo (Young soccer players’ perception of the sports environment)

Retos ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 267-270
Author(s):  
Joel Manuel Prieto Andreu ◽  
Amaia Ramirez Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Social Development ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Significant Others ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social ◽  
Moral Performance

Resumen. La relevancia del ambiente social de otros significativos, como padres, profesores, entrenadores y compañeros, tiene repercusión en la actuación moral de los jugadores de fútbol. El entorno deportivo que rodea a los jugadores de fútbol base es de suma importancia para su correcto desarrollo deportivo, personal y social, siendo necesario un análisis de la percepción de los jugadores para evaluarlo. En el presente estudio se plantea como objetivo conocer la percepción del entorno deportivo juvenil (padres, deportistas y entrenadores) de los jugadores pertenecientes a distintas categorías dentro del fútbol base. El diseño utilizado en la investigación fue de corte transversal-retrospectivo, descriptivo y correlacional. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 99 jugadores de fútbol base, todos ellos de sexo masculino. El instrumento empleado fue el cuestionario de Percepción del Entorno Deportivo Juvenil (CPEDJ) de Carratalá, Gutiérrez, Guzmán y Pablos (2011). Se identifica como a mayor edad (categoría) más negativa es la percepción sobre el arbitraje, los padres y los entrenadores; se establece una relación positiva entre las percepciones favorables hacia los educadores y los padres; por último, se observa una relación positiva entre el buen arbitraje y las instalaciones deportivas.  Abstract. The relevance of the social environment of significant others, such as parents, teachers, coaches, and partners, has an impact on soccer players’ moral performance. The sports environment surrounding young soccer players is of paramount importance for their proper sports, personal, and social development. An analysis of players' perception is necessary to evaluate it. In this study, the objective is to understand young soccer players’ perception of the youth sports environment (parents, athletes and coaches), according to sports category. The design used in the research was cross-sectional, retrospective, descriptive, and correlational. The sample was composed of 99 young soccer players, all of them male. The instrument used was the Perception of the Youth Sports Environment (CPEDJ) questionnaire of Carratalá, Gutiérrez, Guzmán and Pablos (2011). It is noted that the higher is the sports category, the worse is players’ perception about refereeing. Also, parents are seen as less respectful, and coaches less educating. A positive relationship between educating coaches and respectful parents is identified. It seems that players perceive that when coaches act more as educators, parents are more respectful. Finally, a positive relationship between good refereeing and sports facilities is observed.

Research on Financing Patterns of China's Public Sports Venues

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 3217-3220
Author(s):  
Li Xin Jia ◽  
De Wei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Private Capital ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Financing Pattern ◽  
Sports Venues

The development of sports and the hold of the sports events have promoted the construction of sports venues. However, the government's financial burden restricts the development of sports venues. How to seek a new financing pattern that not only can alleviate the government's pressure of the preparation, but also can build a batch of sports venues to meet people's increasing need, it is the emergency problems to be solved. The three patterns-BOT pattern, PPP pattern, PFI pattern are analyzed, they are suitable for different sports venues. The research not only can promote foreign investment and private capital into the sports facilities, but also can reduce government's financial burden.

Instructor Attitudes toward Interactive Television for Training Master Gardeners at a Distance

HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 503b-503
Author(s):  
Michele R. Warmund ◽  
Denny Schrock
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Interactive Television ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Limiting Factor ◽  
Visual Aids ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Program Delivery ◽  
It Training

Master Gardener training was delivered via interactive television (IT) or face-to-face (FTF) in 1996 and 1997. Following 1997 training, instructors were surveyed to determine if the method of program delivery influenced their perceptions of Master Gardener training. Most instructors preferred FTF program delivery as compared to IT training. More preparation time was spent in developing lecture notes, text slides, and visual aids for IT vs. FTF training. Although instructors were more comfortable with FTF training than IT programming, their comfort level with IT training increased with experience. A major reason for instructor discomfort with IT was the lack of personal contact with trainees. Although lack of interactivity was identified as a limiting factor with IT training, trainees monopolizing time during sessions was a major constraint for FTF training. In spite of instructor preference for FTF Master Gardener training, nearly all instructors indicated a willingness to teach IT training again. Motivating factors for future IT training included less night time instruction, less need to travel, job efficiency, and the opportunity to use new technology.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION ON THE INFLUENCING FACTORS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS' PHYSICAL FITNESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (spe) ◽  
pp. 11-13
Author(s):  
Peng Bo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Evaluation Index ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
School Sports ◽  
Sports Venues

ABSTRACT Enhancing the physical health of college students is the fundamental guarantee of cultivating high-quality talents. In order to understand the influencing factors of college students' physical health and carry out targeted intervention, this study aims to analyze the factors affecting college students' physical health. Through the construction of physical health evaluation index and its influencing factors evaluation index, the importance of different indicators is evaluated by using the analytic hierarchy process, and a questionnaire about college students' physical health and its influencing factors is designed. The results show that the factors affecting college students' physical health include students' own factors, school factors, and others. At the same time, the insufficient construction of public sports facilities and the lack of first-class sports venues and equipment are also the reasons for the decline of college students' physique. Therefore, we can intervene in the students' physical health from the aspects of raising the students' awareness about physical exercise and Ensuring the construction of school sports facilities. It is hoped that this study can provide some reference for the empirical analysis and intervention research on the influencing factors of college students' physical health.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of Sudden Death in Organized Youth Sports in the United States, 2007–2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad D. Endres ◽  
Zachary Y. Kerr ◽  
Rebecca L. Stearns ◽  
William M. Adams ◽  
Yuri Hosokawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High School ◽  
Sudden Death ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Youth Sports ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
The United States ◽  
Collegiate Sports ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Youth Sport Participation

Context Sudden death in sport at the high school and collegiate levels has been described extensively in the literature. However, few epidemiologic data exist on the incidence of sudden death specifically in American youth sport before secondary school athletics. Objective To describe the epidemiology of sudden death in organized youth sports in the United States from 2007 through 2015. Design Descriptive epidemiology study. Setting Organized American youth sports. Patients or Other Participants Cases of sudden death that occurred in youth athletes 17 years of age and younger in non-high school organized sports were included. Data Collection and Analysis Information on sudden deaths between August 1, 2007, and December 31, 2015, was obtained via LexisNexis and other publicly available news or media reports. Total youth sport participation rates from 2007 to 2015 were provided by the Sport & Fitness Industry Association. Athlete age, sex, sport, level of play, event type, date of death, setting, and official and speculated causes of death were examined. Data are presented as deaths per year, percentage of total sudden deaths, and deaths per 10 million participants. Results From 2007 to 2015, 45 sudden deaths were reported in American youth sports. The mean age of patients was 13 ± 2 years. The overall incidence rate was 1.83 deaths/10 million athlete-years. Males experienced a greater number of sudden deaths than females (n = 36/45, 80%). Basketball had the highest number of sudden deaths from 2007 to 2015, with a total of 16 occurrences. The most frequent cause of sudden death was cardiac related (n = 34/45, 76%). Most sudden deaths occurred during practices (n = 32/45, 71%). Conclusions Sudden deaths in organized youth sports in the United States from 2007 through 2015 were most often experienced during practices by males, were cardiac related, and occurred while playing basketball. These findings are similar to those in high school and collegiate sports. This study affirms the need for further epidemiologic research into sudden deaths at the organized youth sport level.

scholarly journals Suggestions and Recommendations of Face Mask Usage during COVID 19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Nafisa Abedin ◽  
Kazi Nabila Bushrah ◽  
Muhit Reza Md Muktadir ◽  
Raisa Abedin Disha ◽  
Saumitra Chakravarty
Keyword(s):  
Face Mask ◽  
World Health ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Effective Vaccine ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Rate Of Spread ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Proper Face ◽  
Health Organization

Rate of spread of SARS-CoV-2 and number of relevant deaths continue to elevate as the time elapses since its first outbreak. With no readily available curative treatment neither any effective vaccine till now to prevent the infection, practicing personal protection measures remain the only effective way to stay protected from its attack. Those who are directly exposed to the care of any confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patient, including the health care workers and caregivers, have been advised by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to wear proper face masks or respirators following the guidelines. Transmission of corona virus occurs through respiratory droplets, close personal contact as well as touching stuff or surfaces polluted by the viral particles. However, several studies have already proven the effectiveness of using various face masks, according to the circumstances, in preventing the dissemination of COVID-19. Bangladesh Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020;7(1):27-32

Research on Sustainable Development of Sports Builings

2011 ◽  
Vol 368-373 ◽  
pp. 1309-1312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Min Li ◽  
Lin Xin Jia ◽  
Wen Yan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Private Capital ◽  
Sports Facilities ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Financing Pattern ◽  
Sports Venues

The development of sports and the hold of the sports events have promoted the construction of sports venues. However, the government's financial burden restricts the development of sports venues. How to seek a new financing pattern that not only can alleviate the government's pressure of the preparation, but also can build a batch of sports venues to meet people's increasing need, it is the emergency problems to be solved. The three patterns-BOT pattern, PPP pattern, PFI pattern are analyzed, they are suitable for different sports venues. The research not only can promote foreign investment and private capital into the sports facilities, but also can reduce government's financial burden.

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