Anemia and nutritional aspects in adolescent athletes: a cross-sectional study in a reference sport organization

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the association between anemia and nutritional aspects in adolescent athletes from a large sport club. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, involving 298 athletes aged between 10 and 17 years, submitted to measurement of skin folds, weight and height, and collection of capillary blood in duplicate to determine hemoglobin values. It was carried out in a random sample composed of athletes from eight sport modalities. Results: Regarding nutritional status, 10.1% of athletes were overweight based on body mass index and 70 (23.5%) athletes had a percentage of body fat classified as high or very high. The prevalence of anemia was 16.4%, being more prevalent in judo (37.1%), basketball (34%) and futsal (20.5%) athletes. Low hemoglobin levels were significantly associated with shorter stature (p=0.006). Conclusions: There was a significant association between anemia and short stature, suggesting that the athlete's height-weight development may be affected in suboptimal conditions of oxygen distribution.

Motivations and Future Intentions in Sport Event Volunteering: A Systematic Review

Understanding the future intentions of individuals who are part of a sport organization is a critical step for the success and the accomplishment of the goals of such organizations, particularly for sporting events that highly depend on the work of volunteers. Therefore, it is important to determine which factors motivate an individual to volunteer, as well as the intentions volunteers have to continue volunteering for sporting events or other similar organizations. This study conducted a systematic review of literature on studies that have examined the motivation and future intentions of volunteering in sporting events. The PRISMA methodology was used to develop this review. It included 30 studies from 2007 to 2020, and all the studies examined these two constructs using different types of quantitative methodologies. Moreover, most of these studies were conducted by scholars in the United States and Australia, and the VMS-ISE was the most used instrument for collecting data. Many of the studies did not include a theoretical framework relating motivation and future intentions to other constructs. The results of this systematic review provide new insights regarding the state of studies that have examined future intentions related to volunteering in sporting events, particularly regarding how to plan future investigations of volunteers’ motivation and future intention in the context of sporting events.

Modelos de responsabilidad social corporativa en el sector deporte. Una revisión sistemática (Models of corporate social responsibility in the sports sector. A systematic Review)

Las organizaciones deportivas sirven como plataforma para llevar a cabo transformaciones a nivel social, medio ambiental y económico y para promover el bienestar de las personas. De esta manera, se suscitan acciones sostenibles y en búsqueda del éxito organizacional se implementan mecanismos de regulación y se respeta la opinión de los grupos de interés. El objetivo de esta revisión sistemática es identificar y describir los modelos de responsabilidad social corporativa implementados en el sector deporte. Siguiendo la estructura del protocolo PRISMA se realizó una revisión sistemática en cuatro bases de datos (SportDiscus, Scopus, Scielo y Proquest), utilizando las palabras clave “corporate social responsibility”, “model”, “sport”, “measuring” y “sport organization”, el período de búsqueda fue de 10 años (2011-2020) y se seleccionaron un total de 15 artículos. Entre los resultados se encontró que los modelo de RSC en el sector deporte son escasos y los existentes se basan en escalas, cuestionarios y guiones de entrevista semiestructurada para conocer la opinión de los fanáticos, los deportistas y los gerentes. La evidencia científica indica la necesidad de implementar de manera efectiva los modelos de RSC porque son un canal de motivación, confianza y legitimidad con los deportistas, aficionados y grupos de interés, mejoran la imagen corporativa y la relación con la comunidad. Esta investigación presenta una línea de estudio para investigaciones futuras y sugerencias para que las organizaciones deportivas generen beneficios en los grupos de interés y promuevan valores. Abstract. Sports organizations serve as a platform to carry out transformations at a social, environmental and economic level and to promote the well-being of people. In this way, sustainable actions are raised and in search of organizational success, regulatory mechanisms are implemented and the opinion of stakeholders is respected. The objective of this systematic review is to identify and describe the corporate social responsibility models implemented in the sports sector. Following the structure of the PRISMA protocol, a systematic review was carried out in four databases (SportDiscus, Scopus, Scielo and Proquest), using the keywords "corporate social responsibility", "model", "sport", "measuring" and "sport organization ”, the search period was 10 years (2011-2020) and a total of 15 articles were selected. Among the results, it was found that CSR models in the sports sector are scarce and the existing ones are based on scales, questionnaires and semi-structured interview scripts to find out the opinion of fans, athletes and managers. Scientific evidence indicates the need to effectively implement CSR models because they are a channel of motivation, trust and legitimacy with athletes, fans and interest groups, improve the corporate image and the relationship with the community. This research presents a line of study for future research and suggestions for sports organizations to generate benefits for interest groups and promote values.

Analysis of the Quality Levels of Sports Organizations in Instanbul and Kocaeli as Percieved by those Living in those Provinces

Background: Sports organizations are important for their promotion on the physical, economic, and socio-cultural changes and transformations in space and urban fabric. Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze the quality levels of sports activities in Istanbul and Kocaeli as perceived by people living in these two provinces. Methods: 519 people, 289 residing in Istanbul and 230 residing in Kocaeli, were included in the study. 53.2% of these are female and 46.8% are male. The questionnaire consists of two parts. First section consists of a 10-item questionnaire for demographic information of individuals created by the researcher, while the second part includes 25-question, four-dimensional scale named Inventory of Perceived Quality and Image at Sport Organization Scale (IPQISO). Results: Results show that the male participants had higher scores than female participants (p=0,002), participants with good economic status had higher scores than others, and the scores of athletes participating in sports activities were higher than others’ (p<0,001). Conclusion: Consequently, participants living in Istanbul province had higher scores in quality perception than those living in Kocaeli and the difference was statistically significant (p<0,011). Keywords: Global phenomenon, International conflicts, New world order, Professional sports activities, Urban landscape