This study aimed to assess whether students who were involved in sports felt happier and less lonely than their peers who were not involved. The sample comprised 549 students who were enrolled in a provincial state university in Turkey, and who volunteered to take part in the study. The survey was comprised of two parts. The first part contained questions to identify gender and the extent of the student’s active and passive participation in sport. Active participation was defined by the status of licensed athlete. The second part comprised the Oxford Happiness questionnaire compact version and the UCLA Loneliness Scale-III. Before the analysis, the Levene test was conducted to confirm the homogeneity of the variances. After determining that the variances were homogeneous, four two-way ANOVAs were carried out to test the hypotheses that students’ active and passive involvement in sport was associated with lower levels of loneliness and higher levels of happiness and that this effect was significantly different for males and females. The results confirmed that both licensed athletes and those who had greater levels of passive involvement in sport reported less loneliness and higher levels of happiness. However, this outcome applied irrespective of the student’s gender.
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M. Soleimani, H. Abdolmaleki, Adel Afkar, S. Bahramzadeh
The service quality in sports organisations has become one of the important aspects which can affect the success of these organisations. On the other hand, the costumers’ intention to purchase the services of fitness centres has also attracted the attention of many researchers. This study aims to determine the effect of peripheral service quality on the purchase intention of fitness centre customers through the mediating role of the organisational brand. The sample consisted of a total of 386 users of fitness centres in Tehran. An online questionnaire was used for data collection which involved 44 items from five separate scales. Smart PLS-SEM software was used for confirmatory factor analysis and to test a structural equation model. The findings provide an insight into the importance of peripheral service quality in the creation and development of brand personality, brand trust and brand equity. Further, with regard to intention to repurchase, the results show that the variables of brand personality, brand trust and brand equity have a subsequent direct effect. This study provides an important advance in the academic literature related to the significance of service quality (especially peripheral services) in the fitness industry, and the results facilitate a better understanding of the consumer’s intention to purchase.
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Ariel Gutierrez, Nelissa L. Manuel, Matthew S. Masbang
This study compares the observations of younger and older generations relating to different traditional games played by the Kapampangans. It particularly focuses on five games namely Maro; Tambubung; Luksung Babi; Salikutan; and Barongganan Bola. These games have been known to emphasise the players’ speed and agility. A survey and follow up in-depth interviews were used to explore the differing observations and perspectives of thirty elders (aged 60 years and above) and fifty youngsters (aged 10- 18 years old) from different towns in Pampanga. The survey highlighted the fact that the majority of the games were now played in the streets compared with the past when they were played in fields. The follow-up interviews revealed that the terrain of the towns significantly contributed to the structure and rules of the game, and many variations were found in the names of the games which were taken from how the game was played. Further research is recommended to explore the differing perceptions from the two generations concerning the current status of traditional games in their community.
{"title":"The Pyalung Kapampángan: observations on the status of traditional games from two generations","authors":"Ariel Gutierrez, Nelissa L. Manuel, Matthew S. Masbang","doi":"10.30819/iss.44-1.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.44-1.03","url":null,"abstract":"This study compares the observations of younger and older generations relating to different traditional games played by the Kapampangans. It particularly focuses on five games namely Maro; Tambubung; Luksung Babi; Salikutan; and Barongganan Bola. These games have been known to emphasise the players’ speed and agility. A survey and follow up in-depth interviews were used to explore the differing observations and perspectives of thirty elders (aged 60 years and above) and fifty youngsters (aged 10- 18 years old) from different towns in Pampanga. The survey highlighted the fact that the majority of the games were now played in the streets compared with the past when they were played in fields. The follow-up interviews revealed that the terrain of the towns significantly contributed to the structure and rules of the game, and many variations were found in the names of the games which were taken from how the game was played. Further research is recommended to explore the differing perceptions from the two generations concerning the current status of traditional games in their community.","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69611683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lawn bowls is one of the oldest formally established British sports in Australia. This paper provides an overview of the place of lawn bowls in Australian history and society from 1864 to 2021 through four eras: British nationalism (1864–1900); middle class sport (1900–1945); leading seniors sport (1945–1990); and decline (1990–2021). The four eras cover the span of Australian lawn bowls and are based on historical data from both primary and secondary sources tracing its rise and decline. The decline in lawn bowls has been a combination of both internal and external factors. This paper is not a purely chronological account of lawn bowls, but rather provides a framework to better understand the place and role of the sport in Australian culture and society. The origins of lawn bowls in Australia are directly linked to the cultural heritage that stemmed from British settlement. Lawn bowls provides a vehicle to develop insight and understanding into several past, current, and future social and cultural issues including seniors sport, sport participation rates, gender relations, nationalism, class structures, urbanisation, and the development of contemporary cities.
{"title":"The Rise and Fall of Popular Australian Lawn Bowls 1864–2021","authors":"S. Georgakis, P. Horton","doi":"10.30819/iss.44-1.02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.44-1.02","url":null,"abstract":"Lawn bowls is one of the oldest formally established British sports in Australia. This paper provides an overview of the place of lawn bowls in Australian history and society from 1864 to 2021 through four eras: British nationalism (1864–1900); middle class sport (1900–1945); leading seniors sport (1945–1990); and decline (1990–2021). The four eras cover the span of Australian lawn bowls and are based on historical data from both primary and secondary sources tracing its rise and decline. The decline in lawn bowls has been a combination of both internal and external factors. This paper is not a purely chronological account of lawn bowls, but rather provides a framework to better understand the place and role of the sport in Australian culture and society. The origins of lawn bowls in Australia are directly linked to the cultural heritage that stemmed from British settlement. Lawn bowls provides a vehicle to develop insight and understanding into several past, current, and future social and cultural issues including seniors sport, sport participation rates, gender relations, nationalism, class structures, urbanisation, and the development of contemporary cities.","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69611640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luthfi Hidayat, Meirizal, Y. M. Sakti, Y. Putro, A. F. R. Triangga, Muhamad Afrizal Farkhan, B. F. P. Rahayu, R. Magetsari
During a Physical Education (PE) class, students may encounter risks of injury. PE teachers, therefore, should possess competent knowledge and skill levels in sports injury prevention as well as good self-awareness of their abilities to manage any injury. This study aimed to evaluate the perceived knowledge, practices, and competence in the area of sports injury prevention, recognition, and management of PE teachers in Yogyakarta Special Province. The associations between PE teachers’ sociodemographic characteristics and their self-perceptions were also investigated. Subjects were Senior High School PE teachers who were willing to complete the questionnaire developed by the research team. 191 PE teachers voluntarily participated in the study. The results showed the lowest scores were found for: 1) the teachers’ practice in recording students’ medical history and assessing injury risk when starting a new academic year; 2) the teachers’ practice in evaluating the condition of first aid kits and Basic Life Support (BLS) devices; and 3) the teachers’ perceived competence in splinting. Only greater knowledge of the PRICE principle was associated with the teachers’ level of education and training experience and splinting competence with years of teaching. BLS training experience had the stronger association with perceptions of knowledge and skills in the recognition and treating of injuries.
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That was the year that was! 2021 seemingly arrived just yesterday and now we are shortly to bid it farewell. I hailed its predecessor as heralding the hope for a new clarity of vision – the start of a new decade which promised much. However, I have become reminded that perfect 20/20 vision in the present may not necessarily lead to reliable predictions for the future. Further I have immediately been taken back to my undergraduate days and the unforgettable words of the great poet T. S Eliot in his poem Burnt Norton – the first of the four Quartets Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future, And time future contained in time past. If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable. What might have been is an abstraction Remaining a perpetual possibility Only in a world of speculation. What might have been and what has been Point to one end, which is always present They are words that seem to ring particularly true not only to anyone contemplating their remorselessly advancing years and reflecting on a career nearing completion, but they also seem particularly apposite for the experiences of the last two years. The pandemic started by destroying our expectations and predictions for what lay ahead. It ensured that our best laid plans for our immediate futures would remain unfulfilled and thus unredeemable. Subsequently during the year, we were left to speculate as to our future pathways - not only with regard to our professional activities, but also concerning our personal and family relationships – with a whole world of separation between ourselves and those of our kith and kin domiciled in distant lands. Though for some it may have been no more than a regional border! Such forced isolation caused many of us to think backwards as well, reflecting on our past trajectories and recalling both mistakes and successes alike. Yet for many it became a time to substitute the incessant demands of work and its associated travel and busy-ness with former and forgotten pleasures. Leisurely walks with friends and family, the rediscovering of rhythms and tempos unimpeded by the daily demands of our diaries and other extraneous demands on our time that had required us to respond immediately and forgo the immediate needs of the surroundings and people closest to us. Above all, with the future in limbo and the past re-emerging in our minds, it reinforced the realisation that the present is what we really have, and it contains what is most important. For a time, the incessant chatter and noise of the media retained our attention, just as it had dominated our attention at the end of 2019. Yet, somehow during the year, the hype and frenzied reporting seems to have diminished in impact. This was nowhere more evident than in the responses to COP26 – the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK. Items in the press came thick and fast leading up to the event: predictions of planetary doom; political conflicts w
{"title":"Editorial","authors":"J. Saunders","doi":"10.30819/iss.43-2.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.43-2.01","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 That was the year that was! 2021 seemingly arrived just yesterday and now we are\u0000shortly to bid it farewell. I hailed its predecessor as heralding the hope for a new clarity\u0000of vision – the start of a new decade which promised much. However, I have become\u0000reminded that perfect 20/20 vision in the present may not necessarily lead to reliable\u0000predictions for the future. Further I have immediately been taken back to my\u0000undergraduate days and the unforgettable words of the great poet T. S Eliot in his poem\u0000Burnt Norton – the first of the four Quartets\u0000\u0000 \u0000Time present and time past\u0000Are both perhaps present in time future,\u0000And time future contained in time past.\u0000If all time is eternally present\u0000All time is unredeemable.\u0000What might have been is an abstraction\u0000Remaining a perpetual possibility\u0000Only in a world of speculation.\u0000What might have been and what has been\u0000Point to one end, which is always present\u0000\u0000 \u0000They are words that seem to ring particularly true not only to anyone contemplating\u0000their remorselessly advancing years and reflecting on a career nearing completion, but\u0000they also seem particularly apposite for the experiences of the last two years. The\u0000pandemic started by destroying our expectations and predictions for what lay ahead. It\u0000ensured that our best laid plans for our immediate futures would remain unfulfilled and\u0000thus unredeemable. Subsequently during the year, we were left to speculate as to our\u0000future pathways - not only with regard to our professional activities, but also concerning\u0000our personal and family relationships – with a whole world of separation between\u0000ourselves and those of our kith and kin domiciled in distant lands. Though for some it\u0000may have been no more than a regional border! Such forced isolation caused many of\u0000us to think backwards as well, reflecting on our past trajectories and recalling both\u0000mistakes and successes alike. Yet for many it became a time to substitute the incessant\u0000demands of work and its associated travel and busy-ness with former and forgotten\u0000pleasures. Leisurely walks with friends and family, the rediscovering of rhythms and\u0000tempos unimpeded by the daily demands of our diaries and other extraneous demands\u0000on our time that had required us to respond immediately and forgo the immediate needs\u0000of the surroundings and people closest to us. Above all, with the future in limbo and the\u0000past re-emerging in our minds, it reinforced the realisation that the present is what we\u0000really have, and it contains what is most important.\u0000\u0000 \u0000\u0000For a time, the incessant chatter and noise of the media retained our attention, just\u0000as it had dominated our attention at the end of 2019. Yet, somehow during the year, the\u0000hype and frenzied reporting seems to have diminished in impact. This was nowhere\u0000more evident than in the responses to COP26 – the 26th United Nations Climate Change\u0000Conference in Glasgow, UK. Items in the press came thick and fast leading up to the\u0000event: predictions of planetary doom; political conflicts w","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43570705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
There exists a wide gap between coaches’ needs and the information that is being disseminated by sport scientists. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine coaches’ perceptions concerning this bridging the knowledge gap between sport science and coaching in South Africa. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight high-performance sport coaches aged 24 to 42 years (M age = 33.50, SD = 6.44 years). Coaches participated in the study if they met the following selection criteria: (1) coaching a priority sport recommended by Sport and Recreation South Africa and (2) having been in coaching for at least five years at a high-performance level. Following a thematic analysis of the transcripts, the following three broad themes emerged: (1) sources of coaching knowledge, (2) barriers to sport science support, and (3) coaches’ thoughts about knowledge transfer. Recommendations on strategies to close the gap between sport scientists and coaches are provided.
{"title":"Bridging the gap between sport science and coaching: A qualitative analysis of perceptions of South African coaches","authors":"A. Kubayi, Y. Coopoo, A. Toriola","doi":"10.30819/iss.43-2.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.43-2.03","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 There exists a wide gap between coaches’ needs and the information that is being\u0000disseminated by sport scientists. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine\u0000coaches’ perceptions concerning this bridging the knowledge gap between sport science\u0000and coaching in South Africa. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight\u0000high-performance sport coaches aged 24 to 42 years (M age = 33.50, SD = 6.44 years).\u0000Coaches participated in the study if they met the following selection criteria: (1)\u0000coaching a priority sport recommended by Sport and Recreation South Africa and (2)\u0000having been in coaching for at least five years at a high-performance level. Following\u0000a thematic analysis of the transcripts, the following three broad themes emerged: (1)\u0000sources of coaching knowledge, (2) barriers to sport science support, and (3) coaches’\u0000thoughts about knowledge transfer. Recommendations on strategies to close the gap\u0000between sport scientists and coaches are provided.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47090751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The purpose of this study was to describe and compare health status, lifestyle behaviours, and well-being of athletes from three world regions competing in the 2018 Masters Field Hockey World Cup. A total of 465 athletes (180 men, 284 women, 1 other) from 21 countries, aged 35 to 76 years, completed the Health and Well-being of Masters Field Hockey Athletes survey. Most participants rated their health as “very good” or “excellent”, had no major health conditions nor medication use, had a healthy BMI, and experienced varying levels of stress. No significant differences between the regions were found in health status. Participants had healthy dietary habits overall, with significant differences between the regions in fruit, vegetable, and water consumption. Most participants reported ≥7 hours of sleep per night and varying amounts of restless sleep. Just under half of the participants reported sitting five or more hours per day, with no significant differences between the regions. While significant differences were found in exercise frequency, participants across all regions were physically active. Participants reported high levels of flourishing, with some significant differences found between the regions. While some regional differences were found, International Masters field hockey athletes in general practise healthy lifestyle behaviours and reported excellent overall health and well-being.
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J. Rojo, Carlos Henrique de Vasconcellos Ribeiro, F. A. Starepravo
This research aims to analyze the academic field of knowledge production on the theme of sport migration, highlighting the main authors, institutions, and countries of origin of the knowledge produced. For this, a systematic review was used in three key international databases. A total of 190 manuscripts were identified that dealt with the theme, and it was observed that the rate of knowledge production increased after the 1990s. It was also determined that the theme received important contributions from authors linked to UK institutions. It was concluded that the scientific field of the theme of sport migration has a centrality in English-speaking nations and European countries and could benefit from greater attention being paid to the knowledge output from peripheral countries or researchers from these locations.
{"title":"The process of formation and development of an academic field: the example of sport migration","authors":"J. Rojo, Carlos Henrique de Vasconcellos Ribeiro, F. A. Starepravo","doi":"10.30819/iss.43-2.05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.43-2.05","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This research aims to analyze the academic field of knowledge production on the theme\u0000of sport migration, highlighting the main authors, institutions, and countries of origin\u0000of the knowledge produced. For this, a systematic review was used in three key\u0000international databases. A total of 190 manuscripts were identified that dealt with the\u0000theme, and it was observed that the rate of knowledge production increased after the\u00001990s. It was also determined that the theme received important contributions from\u0000authors linked to UK institutions. It was concluded that the scientific field of the theme\u0000of sport migration has a centrality in English-speaking nations and European countries\u0000and could benefit from greater attention being paid to the knowledge output from\u0000peripheral countries or researchers from these locations.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44055884","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
For the last two decades, the physical activity of the Poles has increased dynamically. Nevertheless, there has been a decline in the number of Polish athletes running marathons compared with an increase in participation in a variety of competitions not directly associated with running. The purpose of this study was to investigate participation and performance trends in Nordic walking marathons in Poland between 2014 and 2019. A total of 490 Polish Nordic walking marathoners, who completed races between 2014 and 2019 were included. Participation and performance were analysed with an emphasis on the demographics of the age and gender of the athletes. The results suggest that overall male participation in Nordic walking marathons was high, yet the number of female finishers increased over the period of the study. Though men also had significantly better finishing times over the same period. In terms of age, middle-aged competitors were the biggest and the fastest age-group between 2014 and 2019.The strength of this study lies in its novelty. It is the first research project to directly examine the participation and performance of Nordic walking marathoners between 2014 and 2019 in terms of gender and age.
{"title":"Participation and performance trends: Polish Nordic marathoners","authors":"Rafal Gotowski, M. Zurawik","doi":"10.30819/iss.43-1.03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30819/iss.43-1.03","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 For the last two decades, the physical activity of the Poles has increased dynamically.\u0000Nevertheless, there has been a decline in the number of Polish athletes running\u0000marathons compared with an increase in participation in a variety of competitions not\u0000directly associated with running. The purpose of this study was to investigate\u0000participation and performance trends in Nordic walking marathons in Poland between\u00002014 and 2019. A total of 490 Polish Nordic walking marathoners, who completed races\u0000between 2014 and 2019 were included. Participation and performance were analysed\u0000with an emphasis on the demographics of the age and gender of the athletes. The results\u0000suggest that overall male participation in Nordic walking marathons was high, yet the\u0000number of female finishers increased over the period of the study. Though men also had\u0000significantly better finishing times over the same period. In terms of age, middle-aged\u0000competitors were the biggest and the fastest age-group between 2014 and 2019.The\u0000strength of this study lies in its novelty. It is the first research project to directly examine\u0000the participation and performance of Nordic walking marathoners between 2014 and\u00002019 in terms of gender and age.\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":40315,"journal":{"name":"International Sports Studies","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2021-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42081029","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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