Pub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.281
Nadine Labuschagne, Cornelia M. Schreck, J. Theron Weilbach
Students will experience leisure boredom when they are not exposed to active recreation. The study aimed to determine the participation patterns in active recreation of undergraduate students at a South African university and to what degree they experience leisure boredom. A once-off cross-sectional design consisting of a sample of 581 students was used. Questions related to demographic information, participation frequency, participation format and leisure boredom were included. There were statistically significant differences between the gender groups’ participation frequencies in netball (p=0.010) and social dancing (p=0.044). There were statistically significant differences between all racial groups’ leisure boredom (p=0.000). Medium to large practical significant differences were found between Indian/Asian and Coloured (d=0.9), Coloured and White (d=0.7), and Indian/Asian students and African students (d=0.6). Statistically significant differences (p=0.017) for leisure boredom were found in the total sample for all three accommodation types. Most students prefer to participate on their own or with their friends sharing the same interests, but not all on-campus activities cater to individual participation. This could be because students are more likely to choose activities that provide social opportunities, with the social factor as the second highest-rated motivational factor for active recreation participation.
{"title":"Patterns of participation in active recreation and leisure boredom among university students","authors":"Nadine Labuschagne, Cornelia M. Schreck, J. Theron Weilbach","doi":"10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.281","url":null,"abstract":"Students will experience leisure boredom when they are not exposed to active recreation. The study aimed to determine the participation patterns in active recreation of undergraduate students at a South African university and to what degree they experience leisure boredom. A once-off cross-sectional design consisting of a sample of 581 students was used. Questions related to demographic information, participation frequency, participation format and leisure boredom were included. There were statistically significant differences between the gender groups’ participation frequencies in netball (p=0.010) and social dancing (p=0.044). There were statistically significant differences between all racial groups’ leisure boredom (p=0.000). Medium to large practical significant differences were found between Indian/Asian and Coloured (d=0.9), Coloured and White (d=0.7), and Indian/Asian students and African students (d=0.6). Statistically significant differences (p=0.017) for leisure boredom were found in the total sample for all three accommodation types. Most students prefer to participate on their own or with their friends sharing the same interests, but not all on-campus activities cater to individual participation. This could be because students are more likely to choose activities that provide social opportunities, with the social factor as the second highest-rated motivational factor for active recreation participation.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134911420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.234
Hanlie Pienaar, Pieter Boer, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Dimakatso Ramagole, Christa Janse van Rensburg
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African government enforced a strict lockdown during March and April 2020. Strategies to assist people with maintaining physical activity (PA) became important, and online fitness communities (OFC) offered virtual assistance. This study aimed to investigate the benefits of participating in OFC on physical and mental health during lockdown level 5 in South Africa. The study utilised an online survey which included the Godin Leisure-Time Questionnaire. Participants maintained PA before and during lockdown (n=335; p=0.5). However, significant declines in PA were reported for those who did not find an OFC helpful in achieving exercise goals (p=0.004), nor motivating in pursuing fitness (p=0.001), and not helpful in alleviating perceived feelings of depression and/or anxiety (p=0.001). Participants who indicated that lockdown positively impacted motivation and that OFC were motivating in achieving fitness goals showed a significant improvement in PA (p=0.003). The proven effectiveness of OFC should encourage all health and fitness practitioners to integrate them for current and future use.
{"title":"Virtual training with real-life benefits: A survey investigating online fitness communities during lockdown level 5 in South Africa","authors":"Hanlie Pienaar, Pieter Boer, Audrey Jansen van Rensburg, Dimakatso Ramagole, Christa Janse van Rensburg","doi":"10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.234","url":null,"abstract":"In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African government enforced a strict lockdown during March and April 2020. Strategies to assist people with maintaining physical activity (PA) became important, and online fitness communities (OFC) offered virtual assistance. This study aimed to investigate the benefits of participating in OFC on physical and mental health during lockdown level 5 in South Africa. The study utilised an online survey which included the Godin Leisure-Time Questionnaire. Participants maintained PA before and during lockdown (n=335; p=0.5). However, significant declines in PA were reported for those who did not find an OFC helpful in achieving exercise goals (p=0.004), nor motivating in pursuing fitness (p=0.001), and not helpful in alleviating perceived feelings of depression and/or anxiety (p=0.001). Participants who indicated that lockdown positively impacted motivation and that OFC were motivating in achieving fitness goals showed a significant improvement in PA (p=0.003). The proven effectiveness of OFC should encourage all health and fitness practitioners to integrate them for current and future use.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134911423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.101
Sanaz Faraji, Mahboubeh Ghayour Najafabadi, Hassan G. Zandi, Ina Shaw
Research has demonstrated the positive effects of different types of physical activity, especially aquatic therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As such, this study aimed to examine the effect of a response-oriented approach using aquatic exercise for children with ASD on motor skills and executive function. In this quasi-experimental design, 40 children aged 7–10 years were randomly assigned to one of two groups: a response-oriented aquatic exercise (ROA) group (n=20) or a control (CON) group (n=20). The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency second edition – Short Form (BOTMP-2) and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) were used to assess motor skill and executive function, respectively. Significant (p≤0.05) differences were found between the ROA and CON groups in receiving (F=38.94, p=0.001) and throwing (F=33.05, p=0.001), static balance (F=44.89, p=0.002), dynamic balance (F=48.51, p=0.010), correct responses (F=3.60, p=0.010), conceptual responses (F=0.34, p=0.010) and perseverative errors (F=1.57, p=0.040). Aquatic exercise was found to be an effective intervention for children with ASD in that it decreases motor deficits and improves executive function. This study provides families, teachers and other specialists with exercise optionality that may be exciting and motivational to children with ASD due to its response-oriented approach.
{"title":"Effect of aquatic therapy on motor skill and executive function in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder","authors":"Sanaz Faraji, Mahboubeh Ghayour Najafabadi, Hassan G. Zandi, Ina Shaw","doi":"10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.101","url":null,"abstract":"Research has demonstrated the positive effects of different types of physical activity, especially aquatic therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). As such, this study aimed to examine the effect of a response-oriented approach using aquatic exercise for children with ASD on motor skills and executive function. In this quasi-experimental design, 40 children aged 7–10 years were randomly assigned to one of two groups: a response-oriented aquatic exercise (ROA) group (n=20) or a control (CON) group (n=20). The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency second edition – Short Form (BOTMP-2) and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) were used to assess motor skill and executive function, respectively. Significant (p≤0.05) differences were found between the ROA and CON groups in receiving (F=38.94, p=0.001) and throwing (F=33.05, p=0.001), static balance (F=44.89, p=0.002), dynamic balance (F=48.51, p=0.010), correct responses (F=3.60, p=0.010), conceptual responses (F=0.34, p=0.010) and perseverative errors (F=1.57, p=0.040). Aquatic exercise was found to be an effective intervention for children with ASD in that it decreases motor deficits and improves executive function. This study provides families, teachers and other specialists with exercise optionality that may be exciting and motivational to children with ASD due to its response-oriented approach.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134911417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.180
Andrew Martin, Stephen Walker, Louise McHugh
Athlete burnout (ABO) has been identified as a significant concern among youth sportspeople. Conceptualisations of self, or perspective taking, predict mental health among non-athlete adolescents. Consequently, this study aimed to determine how much perspective-taking contributes to ABO among adolescent athletes. A non-experimental correlational design was employed to explore the utility of a three selves model of perspective-taking to predict ABO. One-hundred and sixty-five competitive adolescent squash players were recruited via convenience sampling. Participants completed measures of ABO, Self-as-Content, Self-as-Process and Self-as-Context. Regression analyses were employed to determine the utility of the three-selves model in predicting ABO in the sample. All components of ABO were positively associated with Self-as-Content, and negatively correlated with Self-as-Process and Self-as-Context. Furthermore, Self-as-Content independently predicted a reduced sense of athletic accomplishment and greater sport devaluation. Reduced physical and emotional exhaustion was only predicted by Self-as-Process. Contrary to existing theoretical and empirical literature, Self-as-Context only emerged as a significant predictor of a reduced sense of athletic accomplishment. The current study suggests that perspective-taking plays a noteworthy, yet complex, role in the experience of ABO among competitive adolescent athletes.
{"title":"Perspective taking as a predictor of burnout among competitive adolescent squash players","authors":"Andrew Martin, Stephen Walker, Louise McHugh","doi":"10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.180","url":null,"abstract":"Athlete burnout (ABO) has been identified as a significant concern among youth sportspeople. Conceptualisations of self, or perspective taking, predict mental health among non-athlete adolescents. Consequently, this study aimed to determine how much perspective-taking contributes to ABO among adolescent athletes. A non-experimental correlational design was employed to explore the utility of a three selves model of perspective-taking to predict ABO. One-hundred and sixty-five competitive adolescent squash players were recruited via convenience sampling. Participants completed measures of ABO, Self-as-Content, Self-as-Process and Self-as-Context. Regression analyses were employed to determine the utility of the three-selves model in predicting ABO in the sample. All components of ABO were positively associated with Self-as-Content, and negatively correlated with Self-as-Process and Self-as-Context. Furthermore, Self-as-Content independently predicted a reduced sense of athletic accomplishment and greater sport devaluation. Reduced physical and emotional exhaustion was only predicted by Self-as-Process. Contrary to existing theoretical and empirical literature, Self-as-Context only emerged as a significant predictor of a reduced sense of athletic accomplishment. The current study suggests that perspective-taking plays a noteworthy, yet complex, role in the experience of ABO among competitive adolescent athletes.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134911422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A group of rock climbers were classified into two categories, deliberate or precautionary risk-takers, using the Risk-Taking Inventory (RTI). The aim of the study was to determine if these categories played a role in sensation-seeking behaviour. The study also aimed to determine if the type of risk-taking behaviour correlated with the number of injuries sustained by the participants. The study was quantitative in nature and an exploratory design was used. A sample of 70 rock climbers from the Mountain Club of South Africa participated. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the RTI and the Sensation Seeking Scale-V. Non-parametric statistics were used. The results revealed statistically significant differences between the two risk-taking groups on the total score of the Sensation Seeking Scale-V and its subscales of Disinhibition and Boredom Susceptibility. No significant correlations were observed between the RTI groups and the number of injuries sustained. A significant positive correlation was, however, found between the number of injuries and number of years rock climbing. The results indicated that being a precautionary or deliberate risk-taker will have an impact on rock climbers’ sensation-seeking behaviour but will have no effect on the number of injuries these groups sustain.
{"title":"Rock climbers: Deliberate or precautionary risk takers in relation to sensation-seeking","authors":"Nicoleen Coetzee, Sonja Mostert, Mariëtte Croukamp, Armand Luijk","doi":"10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.299","url":null,"abstract":"A group of rock climbers were classified into two categories, deliberate or precautionary risk-takers, using the Risk-Taking Inventory (RTI). The aim of the study was to determine if these categories played a role in sensation-seeking behaviour. The study also aimed to determine if the type of risk-taking behaviour correlated with the number of injuries sustained by the participants. The study was quantitative in nature and an exploratory design was used. A sample of 70 rock climbers from the Mountain Club of South Africa participated. Participants completed a demographic questionnaire, the RTI and the Sensation Seeking Scale-V. Non-parametric statistics were used. The results revealed statistically significant differences between the two risk-taking groups on the total score of the Sensation Seeking Scale-V and its subscales of Disinhibition and Boredom Susceptibility. No significant correlations were observed between the RTI groups and the number of injuries sustained. A significant positive correlation was, however, found between the number of injuries and number of years rock climbing. The results indicated that being a precautionary or deliberate risk-taker will have an impact on rock climbers’ sensation-seeking behaviour but will have no effect on the number of injuries these groups sustain.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134911421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.96
Cinde Greyling, Luzelle Naudé
Social media platforms such as the fitspiration online movement aimed at inspiring health and fitness play an important role in how women internalise health and fitness ideals in their sense of self. This qualitative study recruited 14 emerging adult females using purposive sampling. Data collection focussed on gaining insight into participants’ fitness identity and autophotography and photo elicitation were used. Thematic analysis was used to construct meaning from the data. Participants considered fitness beneficial to their physical and mental health and an important aspect of their recreation, socialisation and identity. The findings emphasised how emerging adult females balance social media discourses found in the fitspiration movement. Their journeys to establish a healthy and stable fitness identity included the value of fitness, inspiration, and upward social comparison, and the dangers of judgement and overemphasis on an ideal body and exercise regime. The process of fitness identity development is complex and especially challenging for emerging adult females who are trying to construct a sense of self while moving through a transitional developmental stage and contending with cultural discourses and social media messages that often prioritise weight loss and physical appearance over health.
{"title":"Fitspiration-effect: Fitness identity of emerging adult females on social media","authors":"Cinde Greyling, Luzelle Naudé","doi":"10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.96","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36386/sajrsper.v45i2.96","url":null,"abstract":"Social media platforms such as the fitspiration online movement aimed at inspiring health and fitness play an important role in how women internalise health and fitness ideals in their sense of self. This qualitative study recruited 14 emerging adult females using purposive sampling. Data collection focussed on gaining insight into participants’ fitness identity and autophotography and photo elicitation were used. Thematic analysis was used to construct meaning from the data. Participants considered fitness beneficial to their physical and mental health and an important aspect of their recreation, socialisation and identity. The findings emphasised how emerging adult females balance social media discourses found in the fitspiration movement. Their journeys to establish a healthy and stable fitness identity included the value of fitness, inspiration, and upward social comparison, and the dangers of judgement and overemphasis on an ideal body and exercise regime. The process of fitness identity development is complex and especially challenging for emerging adult females who are trying to construct a sense of self while moving through a transitional developmental stage and contending with cultural discourses and social media messages that often prioritise weight loss and physical appearance over health.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134911153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-14DOI: 10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.217
Y. Taboada-Iglesias, M. Vernetta-Santana, Diego Alfonso-Fernandez, Á. Gutiérrez-Sánchez
Body composition, overweight or underweight, and adipose tissue are factors that determine social health status. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish the body composition profile, adiposity distribution and body mass index (BMI) of acrobatic gymnasts of different age categories. A total of 129 women participated, divided by role: tops (n=54; X=11.23 years; SD=3.04) and bases (n=75; X=14.46 years; SD=2.08), and age category. Anthropometric measurements including skinfolds were collected, and BMI, body fat percentages through different validated formulas, and muscle, bone and remainder percentages were calculated. Descriptive and comparative analyses among categories were carried out. The results showed no significant differences in any variable among tops. BMI was only above the 50th percentile in the youngest gymnasts of age group 1 and in 9-year-old gymnasts of age group 4. There were significant differences among bases. In general, adipose tissue values were higher in senior gymnasts, but no linear relationship among categories was established. For BMI, almost all categories were above the 50th percentile, and only 16-year-old gymnasts of age group 3 presented grade 1 thinness. The tops group showed a higher risk of presenting extreme thinness. Furthermore, no clear relationship was found between body composition and age category.
{"title":"Body composition profiles of female acrobatic gymnasts of different age categories","authors":"Y. Taboada-Iglesias, M. Vernetta-Santana, Diego Alfonso-Fernandez, Á. Gutiérrez-Sánchez","doi":"10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.217","url":null,"abstract":"Body composition, overweight or underweight, and adipose tissue are factors that determine social health status. Therefore, the aim of this study was to establish the body composition profile, adiposity distribution and body mass index (BMI) of acrobatic gymnasts of different age categories. A total of 129 women participated, divided by role: tops (n=54; X=11.23 years; SD=3.04) and bases (n=75; X=14.46 years; SD=2.08), and age category. Anthropometric measurements including skinfolds were collected, and BMI, body fat percentages through different validated formulas, and muscle, bone and remainder percentages were calculated. Descriptive and comparative analyses among categories were carried out. The results showed no significant differences in any variable among tops. BMI was only above the 50th percentile in the youngest gymnasts of age group 1 and in 9-year-old gymnasts of age group 4. There were significant differences among bases. In general, adipose tissue values were higher in senior gymnasts, but no linear relationship among categories was established. For BMI, almost all categories were above the 50th percentile, and only 16-year-old gymnasts of age group 3 presented grade 1 thinness. The tops group showed a higher risk of presenting extreme thinness. Furthermore, no clear relationship was found between body composition and age category.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83480054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-14DOI: 10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.139
M. Cochrane, Felix Nkuna, Muhammad Dawood
Soccer is a physically demanding team sport requiring players to run fast, perform multiple changes in direction and jump, among other skills. Soccer players with optimal running speed, agility and plyometric abilities are more likely to be selected for team participation, as they will have enhanced on-the-field performance. Various exercise and rehabilitation protocols exist to ensure optimal player performance, but none focus on the immediate effect of Kinesio tape (Kinesio Holding Corporation, Albuquerque, NM, USA) on the stabilising muscles of the lower limb to influence important basic soccer skills. A one-group pre-test–post-test quasi-experimental design was used. Thirty-three male university-level soccer players aged 18–35 years with no history of lower limb surgery were included. Baseline testing was performed using the vertical jump test, Modified Illinois Change of Direction test and a timed 50-metre sprint. After a rest period of 1–4 days, the participants were strapped with Kinesio tape and the post-test, using the same objective measures, was conducted. Pre- and post-test analysis was performed using paired student t-test. Improvement was observed for running speed (p≤0.001, SD: 0.685), agility (p≤0.001; SD: 2.312) and plyometrics (p≤0.001; SD: 2.451). The application of Kinesio tape on the stabiliser muscles of the lower limbs significantly improved running speed, agility and plyometrics in amateur soccer players immediately after application.
{"title":"Short-term effect of Kinesiotape™-application on running speed, agility and plyometric performance in amateur soccer players","authors":"M. Cochrane, Felix Nkuna, Muhammad Dawood","doi":"10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.139","url":null,"abstract":"Soccer is a physically demanding team sport requiring players to run fast, perform multiple changes in direction and jump, among other skills. Soccer players with optimal running speed, agility and plyometric abilities are more likely to be selected for team participation, as they will have enhanced on-the-field performance. Various exercise and rehabilitation protocols exist to ensure optimal player performance, but none focus on the immediate effect of Kinesio tape (Kinesio Holding Corporation, Albuquerque, NM, USA) on the stabilising muscles of the lower limb to influence important basic soccer skills. A one-group pre-test–post-test quasi-experimental design was used. Thirty-three male university-level soccer players aged 18–35 years with no history of lower limb surgery were included. Baseline testing was performed using the vertical jump test, Modified Illinois Change of Direction test and a timed 50-metre sprint. After a rest period of 1–4 days, the participants were strapped with Kinesio tape and the post-test, using the same objective measures, was conducted. Pre- and post-test analysis was performed using paired student t-test. Improvement was observed for running speed (p≤0.001, SD: 0.685), agility (p≤0.001; SD: 2.312) and plyometrics (p≤0.001; SD: 2.451). The application of Kinesio tape on the stabiliser muscles of the lower limbs significantly improved running speed, agility and plyometrics in amateur soccer players immediately after application.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72870262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-14DOI: 10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.84
Wei-Yuan Shih, Yih-Lih Pu, Tu-Kuang Ho
For physical education (PE) teachers, teaching beliefs are vital to improving students’ aptitude, encouraging teachers and students to develop an equal relationship, and identifying and eliminating the differences between students’ perspectives and learning styles through consultation and dialogue to improve and advance teaching. Therefore, developing a PE-related teaching belief scale from a postmodern perspective is essential for PE development. This study adopted stratified random sampling to select 144 PE teachers for the exploratory factor analysis. We distributed a second round of questionnaires to 418 PE teachers from Taipei, who were randomised into two clusters for confirmatory factor analysis in terms of competing models (n=209) and cross-validation (n=209). The Teaching Beliefs Scale of Postmodern Physical Education demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity. The internal model structure showed factor loadings of .70–.90, composite reliability values of .89–.94, and average variance extracted values of .62–.74. In adherence to the concept of postmodernism, all statistical data met the threshold conditions and hierarchy, and the four constructs (innovation, reflection, pluralism and criticism) were met. In the future, this scale can be applied to evaluate the development of teachers’ beliefs about teaching PE in the postmodern era.
{"title":"Validation of the Teaching Beliefs Scale of postmodern Physical Education","authors":"Wei-Yuan Shih, Yih-Lih Pu, Tu-Kuang Ho","doi":"10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.84","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.84","url":null,"abstract":"For physical education (PE) teachers, teaching beliefs are vital to improving students’ aptitude, encouraging teachers and students to develop an equal relationship, and identifying and eliminating the differences between students’ perspectives and learning styles through consultation and dialogue to improve and advance teaching. Therefore, developing a PE-related teaching belief scale from a postmodern perspective is essential for PE development. This study adopted stratified random sampling to select 144 PE teachers for the exploratory factor analysis. We distributed a second round of questionnaires to 418 PE teachers from Taipei, who were randomised into two clusters for confirmatory factor analysis in terms of competing models (n=209) and cross-validation (n=209). The Teaching Beliefs Scale of Postmodern Physical Education demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity. The internal model structure showed factor loadings of .70–.90, composite reliability values of .89–.94, and average variance extracted values of .62–.74. In adherence to the concept of postmodernism, all statistical data met the threshold conditions and hierarchy, and the four constructs (innovation, reflection, pluralism and criticism) were met. In the future, this scale can be applied to evaluate the development of teachers’ beliefs about teaching PE in the postmodern era.","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2023-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73878886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-06-14DOI: 10.36386/sajrsper.v45i1.212
D. Coetzee, C. Wall, Marizaan De Bruin, M. Nicholls, Annemarie Vermeulen, Louis Lagrange, Maralé Hoft
Models and guidelines on factors associated with the safe return to play (RTP) of an injured athlete have been established, but very limited research has been conducted on components necessary for returning an athlete to their previous level of performance, known as return to performance (RTPerf). The study aimed to establish guidelines applicable to RTP and RTPerf in rugby union. A mixed-methods study design using an e-Delphi survey was conducted to obtain the opinions of medical team members of the Currie Cup rugby unions across South Africa on RTP (Part 1 of the study). In Part 2, medical team members and coaches of the Free State Rugby Union were consulted for RTPerf guidelines. Part 1 of the study comprised a three-step decision-based RTP model used to identify RTP components in rugby. The e-Delphi questionnaire was compiled based on literature analyses and vast experience of the authors. Part 1 involved three steps of integrated guidelines for RTP decision-making in rugby union established by agreement (>80%) (first or second round): Step 1: medical history; Step 2: evaluation of participation risk; and Step 3: decision modifiers. Part 2 focused on components to consider during the RTPerf decision-making process, including psychological readiness, limb symmetry index, acute:chronic training load, external load and internal load. Twelve key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure RTPerf in rugby reached consensus (>80%). The comparison of performance profiles and current KPIs of a rugby player could be used to evaluate the player's performance level and whether they truly achieved RTPerf.
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