Belski Regina, Donaldson Alex, Staley Kiera, Skiadopoulos Anne, Randle Erica, O'Halloran Paul, Kappelides Pam, Teakel Steve, Stanley Sonya, Nicholson Matthew
1 La Trobe University.
2 Swinburne University of Technology.
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2018 May 1;28(3):259-265. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2017-0170. Epub 2018 May 3.
This study evaluated the impact of a brief (20-min) nutrition education intervention embedded in an existing mandatory coach education course for coaches of junior (8-12 years old) Australian football teams. A total of 284 coaches (68% of 415 coaching course participants) completed a presession questionnaire, and 110 coaches (27% of coaching course participants) completed an identical postsession questionnaire. The responses to the pre- and postsession surveys were matched for 78 coaches. Coaches' ratings of their own understanding of the nutritional needs of young athletes (6.81, 8.95; p < .001), the importance of young athletes adhering to a healthy diet (9.09, 9.67; p = .001), their confidence in their own nutrition knowledge (7.24, 8.64; p < .001), and their confidence in advising young athletes on nutrition and hydration practices (6.85, 8.62; p < .001), all significantly improved following the education session. Nearly all coaches (>95%) provided a correct response to six of the 15 nutrition and hydration knowledge questions included in the presession questionnaire. Even with this high level of presession knowledge, there was a significant improvement in the coaches' nutrition and hydration knowledge after the education session across five of the 15 items, compared with before the education session. The results of this study suggest that a simple, short nutrition education intervention, embedded in an existing coach education course, can positively influence the nutrition knowledge and self-efficacy of community-level, volunteer coaches of junior sports participants.
本研究评估了一项简短（20分钟）的营养教育干预措施的影响，该干预措施嵌入了针对澳大利亚青少年（8至12岁）足球队教练的现有强制性教练教育课程中。共有284名教练（占415名教练课程参与者的68%）完成了课前问卷，110名教练（占教练课程参与者的27%）完成了相同的课后问卷。78名教练的课前和课后调查回复相匹配。教练对自己对年轻运动员营养需求的理解评分（6.81、8.95；p < .001）、年轻运动员坚持健康饮食的重要性评分（9.09、9.67；p = .001）、对自己营养知识的信心评分（7.24、8.64；p < .001）以及就营养和水合实践向年轻运动员提供建议的信心评分（6.85、8.62；p < .001），在教育课程后均显著提高。几乎所有教练（>95%）对课前问卷中包含的15个营养和水合知识问题中的6个给出了正确回答。即使课前知识水平如此之高，与教育课程前相比，教育课程后教练在15项中的5项营养和水合知识方面仍有显著提高。本研究结果表明，嵌入现有教练教育课程中的简单、简短的营养教育干预措施，可以对社区层面的青少年体育参与者的志愿教练的营养知识和自我效能产生积极影响。
