In school sport the professionalisation of sport has reached the domain of school sport as a
grassroots incubator for sporting talent and for providing positive experiences that might …

Recent theory and research suggest that perfectionism is a personal factor contributing to
athletes' vulnerability to doping (using banned substances/drugs to enhance sporting …

Background: The use of sport supplements has increased for all types and levels of sport,
with an estimated increase of 5.8% annually. Sport supplement usage and doping among …

Objective: Goals for winning in sports can overshadow the virtues of fair play, friendship and
unity among competitors. Adolescent athletes are using substances to achieve these goals …

Objective. To determine the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge of talented young athletes
residing in Gauteng regarding prohibited performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and anti …

Background Use of performance enhancing substances (PES) is common among athletes
with a worldwide prevalence ranging from 5% to 31%. There has been little knowledge of …

Organised school sport is integral to the development pathways of most South African
sports. The highly competitive nature of inter-school leagues often prioritises short-term …

Objective: This study is conducted on Iranian pharmacists, coaches, and athletes regarding
sports supplements to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding sports …

Doping constitutes one of the main problems in sports. The importance of sociological
research on doping is widely accepted. However, such studies in Cyprus are scarce. The …

Adolescent and youth sports seem to have progressively developed in South Africa to the
point where young athletes are considering doping and the use of performance-enhancing …