Benefits of Participation in Sport to the Youth

Adetunji, Olanipekun Johnson; Akindutire, Isaac Olusola

doi:10.9790/6737-0401013034

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“…Sport is a group of physical exercises that may be classified into individual or team games with specific rules [9,10]. It is recreational in nature because it enables people to take part when they like and for entertainment for both the participants and spectators watching such performance.…”

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“…It is recreational in nature because it enables people to take part when they like and for entertainment for both the participants and spectators watching such performance. Sport is organized or unorganized recreation [10]. Sport develops individual physical fitness and health/wellbeing, aid mental growth, facilitates internal unity and boosts external prestige.…”

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“…Sports helps the participants stay in shape, improve endurance, boost self-esteem, provide guidance and aid weight control, organize their time, boost friendships, teamwork and build relationships with their peers and adults. Sports generally offers healthy decisions such as avoiding smoking or drinking and offer hidden health benefits such as lower chance of getting osteoporosis or breast cancer later in life [10,11].…”

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Psychological Factors as Predictor of Sport Participation among Japanese and Foreign Students in Sendai, Japan

Adeoya¹,

Adeleye²,

Egawa³

2021

Sport Psychology in Sports, Exercise and Physical Activity

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Sports play a functional role in human development. Regular sport participation has beneficial effects on physical, psychological and social wellbeing. It has positive effects on prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases, physical appearance, enhance self-concept and external prestige, lower rates of suicidal ideation, reduce use of fossil fuels, and substantially increase life expectancy. The advent and excessive use of technology, academic workload coupled with the incidence of COVID-19, students become content with engaging more in sedentary activities. This chapter examined the psychological factors predicting sport participation among Japanese and foreign students in Sendai, Japan. The common choice of recreational sports are sedentary activities with a high level of performance in terms of frequency, intensity, duration and long period of participation. Psychological factors of self-confidence, value, task familiarity, perceived success significantly predicts sport participation among university students. Therefore, there is need for increased awareness on benefit of sport participation within the university. Improved reconciliation between academic and physical education programs, and development of attractive recreational sports considering the psychological process that leads to participation. To allay concerns during pandemic, self-organized, non-contact and outdoor sports should be encouraged with adequate preventive measures in place.

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Psychological Factors as Predictor of Sport Participation among Japanese and Foreign Students in Sendai, Japan

Adeoya¹,

Adeleye²,

Egawa³

2021

Sport Psychology in Sports, Exercise and Physical Activity

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“…They also contend that sports and gamesbased extracurricular activities in schools have been proved to be the reason for students' motivation to seek high grades as a way to protect their reputation since participating in sports competition makes them famous; so they will feel shy if they perform well in sports while performing poor in exams. Adetunj and Akindutire (2017) contends that in Nigerian schools, students who participate in sports and games are highly motivated to learn since participating in sports competition with students from other schools makes them more eager to compete in academics. They further argue that through sports and games competition programs, students grow their network with other students from different schools, hence they are able to share some academic sources and they are able to gain more sources of academic materials.…”

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Effects of Extracurricular Activities on Students’ Motivation to Learn among Seventh - day Adventist Affiliated Secondary Schools in Morogoro, Tanzania

Machunde

Ilomo

2022

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This study was pursued to establish the effects of extracurricular activities on students’ motivation to learn among Seventh- day Adventist affiliated Secondary Schools in Morogoro, Tanzania. The study employed the quantitative research approach using the descriptive-correlational design. The targeted population of the study was 398 students from two SDA-affiliated Secondary Schools in Morogogoro. A sample of 199 students was determined through the Taro Yamane’s mathematical formula. Data was collected through a self-constructed questionnaire based on literature review. The first two research questions were analyzed through descriptive statistics while the third was analyzed through Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Based on the findings, the study concluded that students actively participated in extracurricular activities and were motivated to learn through various ways. The more students participate in extracurricular activities, the more their learning motivation increased. Therefore, participation in extracurricular activities enhanced the learning motivation for students. The study recommends that students be encouraged to actively participate in various extracurricular activities for betterment of their physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing and for the improved learning motivation. Secondly, schools should improve the quality of extracurricular activities so that students may gain richer experiences as they keep participating in the extra-curricular activities.

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“…It also develops prosocial behavior, including good sportsmanship, cooperative attitudes, leadership and acceptance of leadership roles, teaching values of respect, independence, taking personal responsibility, making good life decisions, maintaining a positive attitude, increased problem-solving skills, and goal setting (Adetunji & Akindutire, 2017;Appelqvist-Schmidlechner et al, 2018;Holt et al, 2017;Lefebvre et al, 2016).…”

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Exploring Lived Experience of Abusive Behavior among Youth Hockey Coaches

LoGuercio

2022

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This study explores the causes and solutions to youth hockey coaches’ abusive behavior, particularly shouting, swearing, and punishing. It draws on extensive literature regarding youth sports, Positive Youth Development, coaching behaviors, emotional abuse, and the culture of hockey. The issue was approached from four perspectives: players, parents, referees, and coaches. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and written questionnaires, then transcribed and coded through numerous readings to determine common themes. Perceived reasons for abusive coaching predominantly included “they coach as they were coached,” the “culture of hockey,” and “pressure to win,” with “ego,” “poor communication skills,” “lack of maturity,” and “substance abuse at the low end of the scale. Proposed solutions focused overwhelmingly on emphasizing Positive Youth Development.

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Benefits of Participation in Sport to the Youth

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Psychological Factors as Predictor of Sport Participation among Japanese and Foreign Students in Sendai, Japan

Psychological Factors as Predictor of Sport Participation among Japanese and Foreign Students in Sendai, Japan

Effects of Extracurricular Activities on Students’ Motivation to Learn among Seventh - day Adventist Affiliated Secondary Schools in Morogoro, Tanzania

Exploring Lived Experience of Abusive Behavior among Youth Hockey Coaches

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