Introduction By 2050, the global population aged 60 and older is projected to more than double, underscoring the need for programs that promote healthy aging (World Health Organization (WHO), 2024). In Cabo Verde, the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) program, implemented in 2021, emphasizes …

The effect of plyometric training on vertical jump height in indoor volleyball players

Given the recent economic crisis and the risen poverty rates, sports managers need to get insight in the effect of income and other socio-economic determinants on the household time and money that is spent on sports participation. By means of a Tobit regression, this study analyses the magnitude of the …

The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive value of landing stability and technique to gain insight into risk factors for ankle and knee injuries in indoor team sport players. Seventyfive male and female basketball, volleyball or korfball players were screened by measuring landing stability …

In our research project we investigate for Dutch young adults in three consecutive studies sports club involvement (SCI; in Dutch: clubgevoel). At the Dublin conference we present results of the first exploratory study. It consists of two parts: a small scale semi-structured survey (n=30) and a large …

A one year prospective study on ankle stability and landing technique: the occurrence of ankle and knee injuries in elite ball team athletes Background: In team sports lower extremity injuries account for more than 50% of all injuries, indicating the importance of early detection of athletes at risk. …

ACHTERGROND: Uit verschillende studies komt naar voren dat het schoudergewricht en de schoudergordel aan de dominante zijde veranderd bij volleyballers en hebben deze veranderingen een relatie met schouderklachten bij volleyballers? Aan de hand van deze literatuurstudie wordt geprobeerd meer duidelijkheid …

At the Assin Newtown International School and the Newtown Experimental School was no physical education until November 2007. In the year 2007, the Ghana Education Service made a reform. This reform says that physical education should be taught at every primary and junior high school. A syllabus gave …