STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The risk of children getting dental injuries during sport can be minimised by using a mouthguard. Within Ireland, information on mouthguard use and policy is limited. The extent of dental trauma experienced by children during sport is also unclear. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To determine the extent of mouthguard use, dental trauma and barriers to use among children. The sur...

Sport management scholars have called for examination of the literature in sport management to explore its state in relation to its representation of the field of study and the industry. The purpose of this study was to examine the Journal of Sport Management (JSM). Content analysis methodology was used. Findings reveal that the 52 issues examined in this study contain 233 peer reviewed empiric...

Team identification, the degree to which an individual feels psychologi­ cally linked to a team, has been a focal point in studies of sport fans and sport spectatorship (e.g. Fink et al., 2002; Jones, 1997; Wann & Branscombe, 1993; Wann & Dolan, 1994; Wann & Schrader, 1997). Although the development of team identification has been examined extensively in established sport markets, the purpose o...

Through the awareness-raising efforts of several high-profile current and former athletes, the issue of common mental disorders (CMD) in this population is gaining increasing attention from researchers and practitioners alike. Yet the prevalence is unclear and most likely, under-reported. Whilst the characteristics of the sporting environment may generate CMD within the athletic population, it ...

ISBN 0 642 24183 X C sport and physical activity be used as strategies for crime prevention? The evidence is encouraging; it suggests that with careful planning, sport and physical activity have crime prevention potential. Young people can personally benefit from these programs. This paper outlines some processes by which this may occur, and makes the following conclusions. • Sport and physical...

the study of those factors facilitating sustainable entrepreneurship in sport according to cultural and ethnic values is important. the aim of this study was to develop sustainable entrepreneurship model based on strauss and corbin’s (1989) systematic model. research method was analytical so qualitative methodology was used. research strategy was grounded theory (gt). participants included 24 s...

the aim of this study was to evaluate sport coaches' practical obligation towards their legal responsibilities from urmia athletes' viewpoints. the research method was descriptive–survey carried out as a field. 384 athletes of urmia city were randomly selected. a researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data and its reliability was evaluated by test–retest method (coefficient...

BACKGROUND Fifteen percent of the world's population live with disability, and many of these individuals choose to play sport. There are barriers to sport participation for athletes with disability and sports injury can greatly impact on daily life, which makes sports injury prevention additionally important. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this review is to systematically review the definitions, me...