Sport Sampling Is Associated With Improved Landing Technique in Youth Athletes
Autor: | Lindsay J. DiStefano, Eleanor M. Beltz, Katherine Pearce, Steve Boyle, Jessica C. Martinez, Courtney Muscat, Andrew Houghton, Erin McConnell, Hayley J. Root, Nicole Taranto, Thomas H. Trojian |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Movement Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Burnout Athletic Performance physical literacy Dreyfus model of skill acquisition 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical literacy sport diversification Risk Factors Medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Attrition Child 030222 orthopedics biology Athletes business.industry injury risk sport sampling Youth Sports Sampling (statistics) 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Current Research Test (assessment) Cross-Sectional Studies Motor Skills Athletic Injuries Musculoskeletal injury Physical therapy sport specialization Female business human activities Specialization |
Zdroj: | Sports Health |
ISSN: | 1941-0921 1941-7381 |
Popis: | Background:Sport sampling is recommended to promote fundamental movement skill acquisition and physical activity. In contrast, sport specialization is associated with musculoskeletal injury risk, burnout, and attrition from sport. There is limited evidence to support the influence of sport sampling on neuromuscular control, which is associated with injury risk, in youth athletes.Hypothesis:Athletes who participated in only 1 sport during the previous year would demonstrate higher Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) scores than their counterparts.Study Design:Cross-sectional study.Level of Evidence:Level 3.Methods:A total of 355 youth athletes (age range, 8-14 years) completed a test session with a jump-landing task, which was evaluated using the LESS. Participants were categorized as single sport (SS) or multisport (MS) based on their self-reported sport participation in the past year. Their duration of sport sampling (low, moderate, high) was determined based on their sport participation history. Participants were dichotomized into good (LESS Results:The MS group was 2.5 times (95% CI, 1.9-3.1) as likely to be categorized as having good control compared with the SS group (χ2(355)= 10.10, P < 0.01). Recreational participants in the “high” sport-sampling duration group were 5.8 times (95% CI, 3.1-8.5) and 5.4 times (95% CI, 4.0-6.8) as likely to be categorized as having good control compared with the moderate and low groups (χ2(216)= 11.20, P < 0.01).Conclusion:Sport sampling at a young age is associated with improved neuromuscular control, which may reduce injury risk in youth athletes.Clinical Relevance:Youth athletes should be encouraged to try participating in multiple sports to enhance their neuromuscular control and promote long-term physical activity. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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