Discussion: COVID-19’s impact on sports and athletes

Scerri, Mariella; Grech, Victor

doi:10.1007/s12662-021-00726-6

Cited by 9 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 27 publications

(35 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…These findings emphasize the vulnerability of specific athlete subgroups and the need for the future creation of tailored mental health support mechanisms. For those athletes who compete at international level, the loss of seasons that took place because of the pandemic was irreparable, because in many sports, the athletes’ fine form does not last for long [ 29 , 30 ]. Comparing these results with those from other populations and sports disciplines reveals both unique and common challenges faced by athletes during the pandemic.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Elite Swimmers and Water Polo Players: Lessons for the Future

Marinos,

Lamprinos,

Papapanou

et al. 2024

Epidemiologia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted global daily life, including the world of elite athletes. This paper examines the multifaceted impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on elite swimmers and water polo athletes, specifically their mental health, their concerns over the virus, their intentions of getting vaccinated, and sleep disturbances that they may have faced. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on elite swimmers and water polo players, using an anonymous questionnaire. Results: A total of 200 elite athletes participated. The majority of the participants reported a negative impact on their mental health, screened positive for insomnia (n = 107 (53.5%), with females (n = 101; 57.7%), swimmers (n = 100, 66.7%), and university students (n = 71, 71.7%) being more vulnerable (p < 0.001). Concerns about contracting the disease especially during important training or tournament periods and potential career disruption also affected their psychological well-being. While the majority (75%) had the intention of getting vaccinated, an alarming percentage was yet uncertain over its decision. Conclusions: This study highlights the significant psychological distress faced by elite aquatic athletes during the pandemic. It emphasizes the difficulties faced by elite swimmers and water polo athletes and determines not only the importance of addressing the vaccination intentions of athletes, but also how critical it is to confront the challenges they face both for their personal health and for the restoration of world sports to their pre-pandemic state. More large-scale studies are required to inform policies targeted at minimizing disruption to the athletes’ career, provision of information on preventive measures and vaccination, and improvement in psychological well-being in case of similar major public health issues in the future. Additionally, this study calls for further research to explore the unique challenges faced by aquatic athletes, such as those related to their training environments and fear of contagion, to better support them in future public health crises.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Elite Swimmers and Water Polo Players: Lessons for the Future

Marinos,

Lamprinos,

Papapanou

et al. 2024

Epidemiologia

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In addition, a recent study reported that there was closure in sports venues and facilities globally [11]. It was recorded that the physical fitness of athletes in situational sports was the first performance that decline during [12] or after the COVID-19 pandemic crisis [13,14,15]. According to Kaur, Singh, Arya & Mittal [16], physical fitness definitely experienced a gradual decline, because sports activities or gym exercises were not available or prohibited during the pandemic.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Aquatic-Based Tabata training: a training system to improve physical fitness of athletes in situational sports

Isnaini,

Setiawan,

Gani

et al. 2023

HSR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effect of aquatic-based Tabata training on increasing the physical fitness level of athletes in situational sports through a mixed study. Material and methods: This study adopted a quantitative and qualitative (mixed) approach. Research involved participants who were athletes in situational sports, namely martial arts (n=20) football (n=20). Situational sports are sports with a changing situation during competitive activity. These include sports games and martial arts. Participants were allocated into two groups, namely an experimental group that received an aquatic-based Tabata training program and a control group that carried out normal training. Quantitative instruments for measuring physical fitness was leg dynamometer test, squat jumps, 10 meter running tests, shuttle runs, sit and reach and multi-stage. Meanwhile qualitative instrument involved in-depth interviews for 30 minutes. Quantitative statistical analysis used IBM SPSS to obtain normality, descriptive statistics. Meanwhile, the Independent samples t-test used to test differences in physical fitness values between the before and after of experiment. Paired sample t-test serves to test whether there is an effect of the experimental and control groups on the level of physical fitness. Qualitative statistical analysis through thematic, namely coded and categorized into three themes. Results: The first finding in the quantitative study showed that there was no difference in the physical fitness of the experimental and control group athletes before the experiment (p>0.05). The second finding that aquatic-based Tabata training had a significant effect on increasing physical fitness (p<0.05), but there was no increase in physical fitness in the control group (p>0.05). The third finding is that there are differences in the physical fitness of the experimental and control group athletes after getting the experiment (p<0.05). Meanwhile qualitative result shows that the athletes agreed that the aquatic-based Tabata training program was easy, fun and efficient to use and saves time. In addition, they also assumed that this training had a big impact in improving physical fitness, but this training also has challenges, namely it could not be applied to pre-teens athletes and has the risk to cause injury if the athletes were not carried out an optimal warming up and not serious in carrying out the training program. Conclusions: This study concluded that aquatic-based Tabata training was proven to be one of the effective training systems to improve the physical fitness of athletes in situational sports.

show abstract

“…The results of these studies reveal the negative impact of the epidemic on athletes from different perspectives. Mariella Scerri et al showed that, without constructive action and support, most athletes experience substantial psychological stress and may stimulate may have mental illness [7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Twin: Health Code Technology in the Large Passenger Flow Management of the Asian Games

Wu¹,

Li²,

Zhang³

2023

Atlantis Highlights in Intelligent Systems

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Health code, as the integration of individual digital information, the health code promotes the positive transformation of economic and social forms, and the digital twin promotes the digital transformation and promotes the intelligent upgrading. This paper intends to analyze the application of health code technology under the digital twin, discuss the impact of Chinese and foreign sports events, analyze their countermeasures, study the highlights of the early response of the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Commission in 2022, and innovate the management countermeasures of the large passenger flow of the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Keywords: digital twin • health code technology • Asian Games • large passenger flow Research ReviewDue to the impact of the epidemic, more and more scholars are studying the reasons for the shutdown of related sports events to promote the recovery and development of the industry. According to Huang Haiyan, the outbreak of COVID-19 has had a serious impact on the development of major events from the preparation of major events and the

show abstract

Discussion: COVID-19’s impact on sports and athletes

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Elite Swimmers and Water Polo Players: Lessons for the Future

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Elite Swimmers and Water Polo Players: Lessons for the Future

Aquatic-Based Tabata training: a training system to improve physical fitness of athletes in situational sports

Digital Twin: Health Code Technology in the Large Passenger Flow Management of the Asian Games

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About