the origins of sports traditionally dates back to its practice encouraged by religion, custom or militancy, and, therefore, was considered a wholly masculine practice. due to the inextricable link between sports and body management, nowadays, leisure and health have transcended their meaning beyond a certain gender and, consequently, sports has become a wholly ordinary practice for women. to at...

context groin injuries are among the most common injuries co-existing with sports. the aim of this review was to outline the epidemiology and identify risk factors, as well as examine preventative and interventional measures for reducing the occurrence of this form of injury among athletes. evidence acquisition an electronic, systematic search for relevant keywords, either separately or in comb...

the aim of this study was to analyze and compare the viewpoints shared by university professors and the managers holding sports events of federations on the competencies of sports event managers. the study was a descriptive survey conducted as a field research. the statistical population included all university professors with more than three years of experience of teaching courses related to m...

resuscitation and promotion of local and indigenous sports among different classes of the rural society, requires identification and introduction of local and indigenous games and sports and careful planning at the strategic and operational levels. but unfortunately so far in the kermanshah province and even at the national level applied research fits this goal have not been conducted. this stu...

advertising has always played an important role in growing process of various products and celebrities attract more people to sport and sports goods purchase. this research studied the relationship between advertisement by celebrities and the willingness to buy sports shoes in tabriz. this survey was conducted through a researcher-made questionnaire. the validity of this questionnaire was confi...

there is strong and consistent evidence that eating disorders are prevalent in sport and especially in weight sensitive sports such as endurance, weight category and aesthetic sports as well as jumping events. these illnesses are not only common but lead to significant physical and psychological morbidity and impaired performances. sports organizations, and by extension the professionals whose ...

there is strong and consistent evidence that eating disorders are prevalent in sport and especially in weight sensitive sports such as endurance, weight category and aesthetic sports as well as jumping events. these illnesses are not only common but lead to significant physical and psychological morbidity and impaired performances. sports organizations, and by extension the professionals whose ...

motivation is one of those factors affecting the success and quality of athletic performance. however, limited research has been conducted on the motivational traits of iranian athletes. this study aimed at describing the motivational traits of skilled and novice athletes of team and individual sports in some selected sports fields. players of national teams of the individual sports of karate, ...

BACKGROUND The number of sports facilities, sports clubs, or city parks in a residential neighbourhood may affect the likelihood that people participate in sports and their preferences for a certain sports location. This study aimed to assess whether objective physical and socio-spatial neighbourhood characteristics relate to sports participation and preferences for sports locations. METHODS ...