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Parental sport over-involvement and anxiety among youth tennis athletes
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Session 3 — Adapted sport to children and long term development
approach may be a useful platform to help implement the appropriate physical education curriculum in the school setting. Conclusion The main implication is that the acquisition of fundamental motor ability should be the primary basis from which movement competence and confidence are achieved. These attributes are key components from childhood into adulthood that can positively impact LVPA, improve fitness, and prevent chronic illness and disease [2]. Keywords Physical activity; Motor ability; Physical education
Conclusion The results highlight the issues associated with parental over-involvement regarding children mental health as they are enrolled in a context of sports excellence. Preventive actions could be carried out in an educational perspective to health in order to prevent the effects associated with disease pressure success. Keywords Anxiety; Children; Parental over-involvement; Competition
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their declaration of conflict of interest. References [1] Barnett LM, et al. Does childhood motor skill proficiency predict adolescent fitness? Med Sci Sports Ex 2008;40:2137—44. [2] The Public Health Challenge of the 21st Century. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. In: The Power of Prevention: Chronic Disease; 2009. [3] Stodden DF, et al. A developmental perspective on the role of motor skill competence in physical activity: an emergent relationship. Quest 2008;60:290—306.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2014.08.079
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Parental sport over-involvement and anxiety among youth tennis athletes J. Salla ∗ , G. Michel Laboratoire EA4139 psychologie, santé et qualité de vie, université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France ∗ Corresponding author. Introduction The high intensive practice in sport is not without psychological risk for the child and the adolescent (stress, internalized troubles, burn out, eating disorders, doping. . .). Anyway, unless there is some evidence of psychological difficulties, which are associated with high intensive practice, the knowledge is still limited, notably concerning the effects of parental influence on the young athletes «mental health». Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the effects of parental over-involvement on youth athletes’ mental health through anxiety. Method The sample population consisted of 201 children between 7- and 11-years-old and their parents (237). The children practice competitive tennis and were representative of the best regional and national athletes from France. They responded to questionnaires focused on the assessment of mental health (anxiety) and perceived parental sport over-involvement. Parents responded to questionnaires on parental sport over-involvement practices. Results The results of the linear regression analysis showed that perceived parental sport over-involvement predicted significantly anxiety symptoms among elite junior tennis (ˇ = 0.23, P < 0.05).
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their declaration of conflict of interest.
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Go for gold? — A badge for encouraging a lifetime of physical activity S. Scharenberg Research Centre for Physical Education and Sports of Children and Young People, Karlsruhe, Germany Introduction In 2013, the badge ‘‘Deutsches Sportabzeichen’’ was introduced with a totally renewed concept: Based on the four fundamental skills, stamina, rapidity, strength and coordination, there are different tasks for people from 6 years onwards to 70+, each demand is offered on the three different levels, gold, silver and bronze. The idea of the unisex badge is to find out what your individual physical and psychological capacity is like at the moment. Based on the requirements in artistic gymnastics — as one out of four sports offered in the Deutsches Sportabzeichen (DSA) — this paper will point out the chances of integrating the badge into primary school education. Experience Up to now, primary school teachers use the badge to test physical activity of their pupils. The teachers as well as the children go for gold only. However, they forget about long-time preparation as an important way to gain success. Critical analysis The badge is a useful tool to integrate into primary school education. However, most of the German teachers in primary school are not trained in physical education. If you give them a course, all of a sudden they love the badge and see the benefits to use it even at school, e.g. possible differentiation, special tasks in the age-groups 6/7, 8/9, 10/11, front-line experiences, critically remarks, chances for the teachers and self-assessment for the pupils. Conclusions To publish a badge is the first step that has to be followed by a concept of learning that can be understood even by teachers/people without any special training in physical education. If we want to foster fundamental skills, we have to show why they are fundamental life-long. One way could be through own physical experience of the teacher. Keywords Primary school; Badge; Self-assessment Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied their declaration of conflict of interest. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2014.08.080
Session 3 — Adapted sport to children and long term development
approach may be a useful platform to help implement the appropriate physical education curriculum in the school setting. Conclusion The main implication is that the acquisition of fundamental motor ability should be the primary basis from which movement competence and confidence are achieved. These attributes are key components from childhood into adulthood that can positively impact LVPA, improve fitness, and prevent chronic illness and disease [2]. Keywords Physical activity; Motor ability; Physical education
Conclusion The results highlight the issues associated with parental over-involvement regarding children mental health as they are enrolled in a context of sports excellence. Preventive actions could be carried out in an educational perspective to health in order to prevent the effects associated with disease pressure success. Keywords Anxiety; Children; Parental over-involvement; Competition
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their declaration of conflict of interest. References [1] Barnett LM, et al. Does childhood motor skill proficiency predict adolescent fitness? Med Sci Sports Ex 2008;40:2137—44. [2] The Public Health Challenge of the 21st Century. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. In: The Power of Prevention: Chronic Disease; 2009. [3] Stodden DF, et al. A developmental perspective on the role of motor skill competence in physical activity: an emergent relationship. Quest 2008;60:290—306.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2014.08.079
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2014.08.078 S3-7
Parental sport over-involvement and anxiety among youth tennis athletes J. Salla ∗ , G. Michel Laboratoire EA4139 psychologie, santé et qualité de vie, université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France ∗ Corresponding author. Introduction The high intensive practice in sport is not without psychological risk for the child and the adolescent (stress, internalized troubles, burn out, eating disorders, doping. . .). Anyway, unless there is some evidence of psychological difficulties, which are associated with high intensive practice, the knowledge is still limited, notably concerning the effects of parental influence on the young athletes «mental health». Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the effects of parental over-involvement on youth athletes’ mental health through anxiety. Method The sample population consisted of 201 children between 7- and 11-years-old and their parents (237). The children practice competitive tennis and were representative of the best regional and national athletes from France. They responded to questionnaires focused on the assessment of mental health (anxiety) and perceived parental sport over-involvement. Parents responded to questionnaires on parental sport over-involvement practices. Results The results of the linear regression analysis showed that perceived parental sport over-involvement predicted significantly anxiety symptoms among elite junior tennis (ˇ = 0.23, P < 0.05).
Disclosure of interest The authors have not supplied their declaration of conflict of interest.
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Go for gold? — A badge for encouraging a lifetime of physical activity S. Scharenberg Research Centre for Physical Education and Sports of Children and Young People, Karlsruhe, Germany Introduction In 2013, the badge ‘‘Deutsches Sportabzeichen’’ was introduced with a totally renewed concept: Based on the four fundamental skills, stamina, rapidity, strength and coordination, there are different tasks for people from 6 years onwards to 70+, each demand is offered on the three different levels, gold, silver and bronze. The idea of the unisex badge is to find out what your individual physical and psychological capacity is like at the moment. Based on the requirements in artistic gymnastics — as one out of four sports offered in the Deutsches Sportabzeichen (DSA) — this paper will point out the chances of integrating the badge into primary school education. Experience Up to now, primary school teachers use the badge to test physical activity of their pupils. The teachers as well as the children go for gold only. However, they forget about long-time preparation as an important way to gain success. Critical analysis The badge is a useful tool to integrate into primary school education. However, most of the German teachers in primary school are not trained in physical education. If you give them a course, all of a sudden they love the badge and see the benefits to use it even at school, e.g. possible differentiation, special tasks in the age-groups 6/7, 8/9, 10/11, front-line experiences, critically remarks, chances for the teachers and self-assessment for the pupils. Conclusions To publish a badge is the first step that has to be followed by a concept of learning that can be understood even by teachers/people without any special training in physical education. If we want to foster fundamental skills, we have to show why they are fundamental life-long. One way could be through own physical experience of the teacher. Keywords Primary school; Badge; Self-assessment Disclosure of interest The author has not supplied their declaration of conflict of interest. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scispo.2014.08.080