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Sport Participation And Specialization Characteristics Among Pediatric Soccer Athletes, Tamara Valovich Mcleod, Michael Israel, Melissa A. Christino, Jane S. Chung, Scott D. Mckay, Pamela J. Lang, David R. Bell, Charles M. Chan, Allison Crepeau, Elizabeth Davis, Amanda L. Fletcher, Jessica Laniak, Kelsie Mccaffrey, Donna M. Pacicca, Mark Riederer, Katherine Rizzone, Jeremy K. Rush, Tracy Zaslow Mar 2019

Sport Participation And Specialization Characteristics Among Pediatric Soccer Athletes, Tamara Valovich Mcleod, Michael Israel, Melissa A. Christino, Jane S. Chung, Scott D. Mckay, Pamela J. Lang, David R. Bell, Charles M. Chan, Allison Crepeau, Elizabeth Davis, Amanda L. Fletcher, Jessica Laniak, Kelsie Mccaffrey, Donna M. Pacicca, Mark Riederer, Katherine Rizzone, Jeremy K. Rush, Tracy Zaslow

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Background: Soccer is an increasingly popular sport for children and adolescents in the United States. Little is known about participation patterns related to sport specialization.

Purpose: To investigate soccer participation levels and sport specialization characteristics among youth soccer athletes.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Adolescent athletes aged between 12 and 18 years completed an online survey addressing participant demographics, sports and soccer participation history, and level of specialization. Descriptive analyses characterized participation, while chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests assessed the influence of specialization, sex, and grade on survey variables.

Results: Overall, 83.7% of 746 respondents participated in …


Should School Boards Discontinue Support For High School Football?, Lewis H. Margolis, Greg Canty, Mark Halstead, John Lantos Jan 2017

Should School Boards Discontinue Support For High School Football?, Lewis H. Margolis, Greg Canty, Mark Halstead, John Lantos

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A pediatrician is asked by her local school board to help them decide whether to discontinue their high school football program. She reviews the available evidence on the risks of football and finds it hopelessly contradictory. Some scholars claim that football is clearly more dangerous than other sports. Others suggest that the risks of football are comparable to other sports, such as lacrosse, ice hockey, or soccer. She finds very little data on the long-term sequelae of concussions. She sees claims that good coaching and a school culture that prioritizes the health of athletes over winning can reduce morbidity from …


Locations Of Physical Activity As Assessed By Gps In Young Adolescents., Jordan A. Carlson, Jasper Schipperijn, Jacqueline Kerr, Brian E. Saelens, Loki Natarajan, Lawrence D. Frank, Karen Glanz, Terry L. Conway, Kelli L. Cain, James F. Sallis, J E. Chapman Jan 2016

Locations Of Physical Activity As Assessed By Gps In Young Adolescents., Jordan A. Carlson, Jasper Schipperijn, Jacqueline Kerr, Brian E. Saelens, Loki Natarajan, Lawrence D. Frank, Karen Glanz, Terry L. Conway, Kelli L. Cain, James F. Sallis, J E. Chapman

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OBJECTIVES: To compare adolescents' physical activity at home, near home, at school, near school, and at other locations.

METHODS: Adolescents (N = 549) were ages 12 to 16 years (49.9% girls, 31.3% nonwhite or Hispanic) from 447 census block groups in 2 US regions. Accelerometers and Global Positioning System devices assessed minutes of and proportion of time spent in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in each of the 5 locations. Mixed-effects regression compared MVPA across locations and demographic factors.

RESULTS: Forty-two percent of adolescents' overall MVPA occurred at school, 18.7% at home, 18.3% in other (nonhome, nonschool) locations, and …