A systematic review of drop-out from organized soccer among children and adolescents

Temple, Viviene A.; Crane, Jeff R.

doi:10.1080/14660970.2015.1100901

Cited by 26 publications

(24 citation statements)

References 39 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…For example, Telama and Yang (2000) reported a remarkable decrease in adolescent sport participation after the age of 12. Temple and Crane (2015) found that the dropout rate from one season to the next ranged from 18% to 36% in different studies among soccer players. In Norway, even though almost all children participate in organized sport, a high dropout rate exists with increasing age (Seippel et al, 2011).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Untitled

Lagestad¹

2019

JPES

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Problem Statement: Research show that participation in organised sport seems especially important in relation to several health factors. Unfortunately, dropout from organized sports increases during adolescence. Approach: Self-reported activity level and enjoyment in sports training and competitions were measured by questionnaire, and measures of weight, height and cardiorespiratory fitness, were collected among the same 76 adolescents each year from the age of 14 to the age of 19. Purpose: The aim of the study was to examine differences between adolescents who continue to participate in organized sport, and those who drop out according to some potential drop out factors from a longitudinal perspective. Results: Adolescents dropping out from sport have a lower cardiorespiratory fitness and lower level of well-being in sport taring and competition, than adolescents that continue to participate in organized sport. This finding is relatively stable according to time and sex. Furthermore, boys that drop out from sport have significantly lower height than adolescents that continue to participate in organized sport. Finally, the study partly support other research showing that adolescents that drop out from sport, have significantly lower physical activity level than adolescents that participate in organized sport at the age of 16. Conclusions: The findings point to the importance of organizing sport in a way that will not be depending on high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness and being tall to perform and feel well, and also to organize sport in a way that everyone achieve high levels of well-being at both sport training and sport competitions, to prevent drop out.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Untitled

Lagestad¹

2019

JPES

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In Norway, more than 80% of children participate in organized sport, and most start before 10 years of age (16). However, there is a high drop out rate from organized sport with increasing age in Norway as in other countries (16)(17)(18). Several researchers have explored potential factors that may be associated with drop out from sport, and there seem to be many potential explanations for drop out.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In a systematic review focusing on drop out from organized sport, five major factors were associated with dropout; lack of enjoyment, perceptions of competence, social pressures, competing priorities and physical factors such as maturation and injuries (19). In another review results showed that the players dropping out from soccer, felt that time demands, especially time used in traveling to compete, were onerous (18). Other factors associated with drop out were lower perceptions of competence and lack of fulfillment of basic psychological needs.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Associated With Drop Out From Sport in Norwegian Adolescents. A Longitudinal Study

Moa

Berntsen

Lagestad

2020

Front. Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Several studies indicate that participation in organized sport may result in higher physical activity levels among youth which are associated with high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness. However, no study has examined whether cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak) is associated with drop out from sport. The study was a 5-year longitudinal study which followed a sample of adolescents, with measures of cardiorespiratory fitness, weight and height between the age of 14 and 19 yrs. Self-reported data about participation in sport, active commuting and physical activity level were also included. Through logistic regression analyses we found a positive association between cardiorespiratory fitness at the age of 14 years and participation in organized sport at the age of 19. However, no significant associations were found between physical activity (PA) level, overweight, gender and active commuting to school at the age of 14, and participation in organized sport at the age of 19. We argue that a high level of cardiorespiratory fitness may increase the probability for experiencing high levels of enjoyment, competence and performance in sport, because sport participation requires a certain level of cardiorespiratory fitness. The findings indicates the importance of removing barriers, and to increase access and design of sport programs of interest to youth in the contexts in which they live, attract adolescents with different levels of ambition and abilities in sport. Further studies should include longitudinal studies among young children, and their drop out patterns from sport during adolescence.

show abstract

“…15 Players' lack of influence and being able to express their perspectives is problematic, especially since we know that young players' enjoyment of soccer is mostly based on being with friends, collaborating with teammates, learning new skills and having a supportive coach, 16 and that the lack of opportunity to play increases the risk of dropout. 17 The social organization of youth soccer at a macro-and micro-level (game practice) is a political concern that not only affects the quality of young people's participation in soccer, but also their growth as individuals and members of the community. A role that is highly influential in these processes is that of the coach.…”

Section: Political Socialization and The Role Of The Coach In Youth Smentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is because we know that young players' enjoyment is mostly based on being with friends, collaborating with teammates, learning new skills, equal opportunities to participate and having a supportive coach 37 and that the lack of opportunity to play increases the risk of dropout. 38 We also know that 'athletes prefer coaches to exhibit behaviour related to (in order of preference): training and instruction, positive feedback, social support, democratic behaviour, and autocratic behavior'. 39 For example, in the selective approach, the allocation of playing time and optimizing the strength of the team become political questions of inclusion/exclusion, human value and the right to learn, develop and participate on equal terms 40 and actualize the unequal development of players' abilities, learning and inequality in the distribution of rights, privileges and respect.…”

Section: Confrontationalassaulting Tomentioning

confidence: 99%

Political socialization and the coach-created educational environment of competitive games: the case of grassroots youth soccer in Sweden

Andersson

2020

Soccer & Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Grassroots youth soccer is a major education environment in which coaching not only influences the quality of young athletes' performances, but also their political socialization. I.e. their formation of political identities, values, attitudes and norms, their adaption to, learning about and sometimes changes in the political culture of a community. Based on an empirical study exploring competitive games of grassroots youth soccer in Sweden, the article contributes knowledge about political socialization in coaching and the coach-created educational environment of competitive games. In particular, it offers a typology that can be used in research, coach education programmes and for practitioners to analyse and understand the socio-political dimension of coaching practice. Two main coaching approaches are identified, Growth (include all and focuses on the process) and Selective (optimizing the team and focusing on the results), constituted by different social and learning norms having specific political socialization and education consequences for the players.

show abstract

A systematic review of drop-out from organized soccer among children and adolescents

Cited by 26 publications

References 39 publications

Untitled

Untitled

Cardiorespiratory Fitness Is Associated With Drop Out From Sport in Norwegian Adolescents. A Longitudinal Study

Political socialization and the coach-created educational environment of competitive games: the case of grassroots youth soccer in Sweden

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About