BACKGROUND Racket sports are typically not associated with doping. Despite the common characteristics of being non-contact and mostly individual, racket sports differ in their physiological demands, which might be reflected in substance use and misuse (SUM). The aim of this study was to investigate SUM among Slovenian Olympic racket sport players in the context of educational, sociodemographic ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the attitudes of adult squash players towards protective eyewear. METHODS A survey of 197 competition and social squash players from seven squash centres in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia was conducted in September to October 1995. Information about participation in squash, previous injuries, use of protective eyewear, barriers towards eyewear use, an...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the protective eyewear promotion (PEP) project, which was a comprehensive educational strategy to increase the use of appropriate protective eyewear by squash players. METHODS An ecological study design was used. Four squash venues in one playing association were randomly chosen to receive PEP and four in another association maintained usual practice and hence formed a c...

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Introduction: Futsal is a sport that requires nutritional support to the high-energy expenditure and significant loss of fluids electrolytes during training matches. It important high-level athletes follow appropriate, evidence-based nutrition. To our knowledge, there lack data on eating habits nutrition knowledge players. Therefore, this study aims describe players national Brazilian Team. A s...

BACKGROUND Within the context of problem-behaviour theory, this study investigated the intra-relationship between attitudes and behaviours towards exercise, sport involvement, violence in sport-related events, eating fruits, smoking and hashish or ecstasy use in a sample of Greek adolescents. Age and gender patterns are considered. METHODS Participants were 5991 Greek school pupils who respon...

Complete List of Authors: Deighton, Kevin; Leeds Beckett University, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure Duckworth, Lauren; Leeds Beckett University, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure Matu, Jamie; Leeds Beckett University, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure Suter, Matthew; Leeds Beckett University, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisur...

Cathy J. Campbell, BPE, MSc, MD, Dip Sport Med,* James D. Carson, MD, Dip Sport Med,* Elena D. Diaconescu, MD,† Rick Celebrini, PT, PhD,‡ Marc R. Rizzardo, Dip Sports Physio, BScPT, MPE, BPE,‡ Veronique Godbout, MD, Dip Sport Med, MA, MedEd, BSc,§ Jennifer A. Fletcher, MD, Dip Sport Med,¶ Robert McCormack, MD,k Ross Outerbridge, MD, Dip Sport Med,** Taryn Taylor, MSc, MD, Dip Sport Med,†† Naama...