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

Moa, Ivar Fossland; Berntsen, Sveinung; Lagestad, Pål Arild

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2020.502307

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“…Different physical resources and abilities also appear as grounds for dropping out of football. This finding is supported by earlier research pointing to physical resources as a reason for dropping out [ 6 , 8 , 14 , 17 ]. Lagestad [ 8 ] refer to a lower oxygen absorption level and height as reasons for dropping out of organised sport.…”

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“…Lagestad [ 8 ] refer to a lower oxygen absorption level and height as reasons for dropping out of organised sport. Other studies found that the dropout rate is higher among young people who have come less far in their physical development [ 16 , 17 , 33 , 35 ]. We will argue that this finding is related to Deci and Ryan [ 25 ] self-determination theory, pointing to the feeling of competence as a basic need in all humans, essential for optimal motivation and well-being.…”

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“…Several studies have pointed to a lack of technical skill [ 15 , 16 ] and of certain physical characteristics, as height and fitness (VO 2 -max) as leading to dropout [ 8 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. It is also found that many lose the motivation to pursue their sport during their youth, because they realise that they are not going to become top athletes later in life [ 18 ].…”

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Dropping Out or Continuing Playing—A Case Study of Adolescent’s Motives for Participation in Football

Bergin,

Lagestad

2023

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The purpose of this study was to investigate dropout and continuation motives among boys in youth football. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with all players from a former football team, consisting of 13 young people who were 17 years old when the in-depth interviews were conducted. Short interviews with the same players five years earlier (at the age of 12) were also included as part of the data. This strategy was used to gain a longitudinal perspective and a better insight into the participants’ experience of organized football. Including in-depth data from all players at a football team—both players that dropped out and continued playing football, and also including some short interviews data from a longitudinal perspective, this study bring new findings into the discussion about sport participation. When the in-depth interviews were conducted, six of the participants had dropped out of football, while seven were still active. The results show that social factors, ambition, other interests and differences in skill and physical development, were all reasons for dropout from this team. Among those who continued playing football, the social aspect of football, their love for the sport, competitive instinct and the training benefits the sport provided, were reasons they continued playing. Furthermore, the findings showed that those who reported the lowest ambitions at the age of twelve, had dropped out of football, while the one with the highest ambitions had continued playing football. Our findings indicate that ambition can be a crucial factor in relation to participation in football, and also that the social aspect of football is an important motivational factor that coaches and parents should be aware of.

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Dropping Out or Continuing Playing—A Case Study of Adolescent’s Motives for Participation in Football

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2023

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“…Moreover, this improvement in the physical fitness of adolescents is associated to an improvement in sports performance in many sport modalities such as football, alpine ski, or tennis [11][12][13]. These benefits could also lead to adolescents staying longer in sport [14].…”

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Are physical activity and/or adherence to the Mediterranean diet determinants of the changes found in kinanthropometric variables, body composition and physical fitness in adolescents?

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Vaquero-Cristóbal,

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The practice of physical activity and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD) have been extensively studied for their relationship with kinanthropometric, body composition and physical fitness variables. However, no previous study has analyzed whether these healthy habits are equally determinant for the differences found in kinanthropometric, body composition and physical fitness variables or, on the contrary, if one of them is more relevant. For this reason, the objectives of the present study were: (1) to analyze the differences in kinanthropometric, body composition, and physical fitness variables between adolescents with different levels of physical activity and AMD, and (2) to determine whether physical activity and/or AMD are predictors of differences in kinanthropometric variables, body composition or physical fitness in adolescents. The sample consisted of 791 adolescents (404 males and 387 females; mean age: 14.39±1.26 year-old) whose physical activity level, AMD, kinanthropometric variables, body composition and physical fitness, were measured. The results showed differences when considering the level of physical activity in kinanthropometric variables, body composition and physical fitness, but not the level of AMD, which was relevant only when it was poor, and the adolescents were inactive. Nevertheless, the AMD did not seem to exert such a determining effect as to produce significant differences on its own. On the other hand, the practice of physical activity did act as a predictor mainly of changes in the fitness variables. Therefore, the main novelty of the present study is the establishment of an order of importance of the healthy habits acquired by adolescents, concluding that the practice of physical activity is more determinant for the differences found in the study variables.

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“…The drop-out rates from sports gradually increase across adolescence [ 13 ]; this is associated with physical inactivity later in life, thus contributing to unhealthy lifestyles [ 14 ]. Conversely, young people who exercise keep healthy lifestyle habits, such as continued physical activity and healthy nutrition [ 15 ]. Findings in Sport and Physical Activity surveys [ 16 , 17 ] showed that the percentage of young people aged 15–24 years who exercise regularly decreased in ten years from 14% to 9%.…”

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Early Drop-Out from Sports and Strategic Learning Skills: A Cross-Country Study in Italian and Spanish Students

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Pesce

Cherubini

2021

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The search for overarching factors involved in both sport and broader lifestyle and achievement domains may help to understand the early drop-out phenomenon. This study aimed to analyze the association between early sport drop-out and strategic learning skills, checking for the individual and joint role of nationality, school type, gender, age and sport habits. Six hundred and fourteen Italian and Spanish students aged 14–18 years completed two self-assessment questionnaires concerning physical activity, sports habits and learning strategies. Outcomes were analyzed with frequency analysis. Higher affective–motivational strategic learning skills were associated with lower drop-out rates in Italian but not Spanish students. In high schools with an enhanced sports curriculum, drop-out rates were negligible compared to other Italian and Spanish curricula. A lack of persistence in the same sport type was significantly associated with a higher drop-out rate in males but not in female students, who had overall higher drop-out rates. This study suggests that overarching personal skills, cultural characteristics and sports habits may independently and jointly contribute to sport drop-out. Specifically, affective–motivational learning skills may play a key role in sport persistence and in strategies tailored to drop-out prevention.

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

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Dropping Out or Continuing Playing—A Case Study of Adolescent’s Motives for Participation in Football

Dropping Out or Continuing Playing—A Case Study of Adolescent’s Motives for Participation in Football

Are physical activity and/or adherence to the Mediterranean diet determinants of the changes found in kinanthropometric variables, body composition and physical fitness in adolescents?

Early Drop-Out from Sports and Strategic Learning Skills: A Cross-Country Study in Italian and Spanish Students

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