Sports participation is a major ally for the promotion of physical activity. However, sports injuries are important adverse effects of sports participation and should be monitored in sports populations. The purpose of this paper is to review the basic concepts of injury monitoring and discuss the implementation of these concepts in practice. The aspects discussed are: (1) sports injury definiti...

Sports and physical activities have long been contraindicated for haemophiliacs, or they were restricted to a few activities such as swimming or walking. Recent progress in therapy has meant that haemophiliacs are now encouraged to participate in sports, although various guidelines have recommended that they avoid activities where risks outweigh benefits. In order to evaluate the type of sports...

The authors describe intermediary organizations whose aim is to provide technical assistance to sports organizations about infusing a youth development emphasis into their programming. Team-Up for Youth, Sports PLUS Global, and the National Recreation and Park Association are the three organizations highlighted in this article. Team-Up for Youth's mission is to pioneer innovative strategies to ...

CONTEXT Sports specialization is intense training in 1 sport while excluding others. Sports specialization in early to middle childhood has become increasingly common. While most experts agree that some degree of sports specialization is necessary to achieve elite levels, there is some debate as to whether such intense practice time must begin during early childhood and to the exclusion of othe...

The Hong Kong Jubilee Sports Centre was established in 1981 as the National Training Centre for elite sportsmen and sportswomen in Hong Kong. There were 11 residential sports: soccer, badminton, table tennis, tennis, fencing, gymnastics, squash, rowing, windsurfing, track and field, and swimming, each with a system of professional coaches and supporting technical staff. A number of non-resident...

1. Dept. of Sports and Wellbeing, Arts & Sports, Hanyang University, Ansan-si, Korea 2. Dept. of Beauty & Health, Jungwon University, Goesan-gun, Korea 3. Dept. of Sports Rehabilitation, Arts & Sports, Bucheon University, Bucheon-si, Korea 4. Sports and Health Care Major, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju-si, Korea 5. College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Chun...

1Sports Medicine Physician and Orthopedist, Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Brazilian Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine (SBMEE). Coordinator of the Sports and Exercise Medical Center at Hospital 9 de Julho, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Tenured Full Professor and Orthopedic Residency Preceptor at Hospital Ipiranga, São Paulo State Health D...

BACKGROUND Understanding the risk and trends of sports-related concussion among 12 scholastic sports may contribute to concussion detection, treatment, and prevention. PURPOSE To examine the incidence and relative risk of concussion in 12 high school boys' and girls' sports between academic years 1997-1998 and 2007-2008. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive epidemiology study. METHODS Data were prosp...