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Elite Sport Methods For Public Health: The Analysis Of World Practices

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Athlete training, High performance sport, Mass sport participation, Physical activity

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Physical Education and Sport

Volume

20

Issue

4

First Page

1847

Last Page

1854

Abstract

While increasing the level of physical activity and mass sport participation is one of the governmental priorities for many countries around the world, a current trend of strengthening the relations between high-performance sports and mass sport participation appears to be relevant and important. This paper reveals the main trends in world practices of using elite sport methods for public health. These trends of physical activity and mass sport participation development appear to be common for the majority of the leading sporting world powers. In the course of the work, the following research methods were used: comparative analysis, generalization, and method of expert evaluation. The results show that mass participation contributes to the talent pathway and elite sport development, while elite sport methods of training could be used for improving public health, particularly when integrated into school physical education using key aspects of athlete development, including: physical training for general fitness and performance in specific sports, psychological training for mental strength and efficient rest, medical services for illness prevention and quicker recovery, diet for better performance, and health. Physical and health education supported by sport activities at schools are effective in introducing the sport practices of healthy training, restoration and diet, and also making these practices lifelong habits with specialized sport schools growing across the world and leading in these best practices. Following specialized sport schools, the physical, health and sport activities, including food preparation based on medical scientists’ recommendations, could be provided to all students every school day, just as these activities should be part of every day for all citizens.

Department

Department of Kinesiology

Original Publication Date

6-1-2020

DOI of published version

10.7752/jpes.2020.04250

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

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