2022 eass & ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport

Session

PS 56: Youth Sport 3

9 Jun 2022, 09:00

Description

Chair: Simona Safarikovà
Room: C9A03, Building C Level 9

184. Youth athletes and performance-enhancing substances

Anette Skilbred, Sigmund Loland, Åse Strandbu

09/06/2022, 09:20

Several studies have investigated coaches’ and other sports staff’s role concerning attitudes and understanding of performance-enhancing substances, including doping, in elite athletes’ lives. Most of these studies use a quantitative approach. Few studies have done this from a qualitative perspective, and none focussing exclusively on youth athletes. Youth athletes are particularly interesting...

185. Research in youth sport: assumptions and complexities

Froukje Smits

09/06/2022, 09:40

The existence and promotion of youth sport has often been based on various assumptions about its value and role in society. A dominant societal discourse assumes that sport participation contributes to the development of young people, because sport participation is fun and healthy and therefore an essential part of life. According to many, participation in sports and physical activity helps...