Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, 01007 Vitoria, Spain.
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain.
Nutrients. 2021 Dec 22;14(1):27. doi: 10.3390/nu14010027.
Basketball is a team sport, with many fans and practitioners worldwide from all ages and levels. In all cases, players accumulate high levels of fatigue, and there is also limited time to recover between games or practices. In particular, nutrition plays a key role in optimizing performance and recovery. However, it is typical to observe erroneous nutritional behaviors among basketball players. It has been theorized that these behaviors are influenced by habits acquired based on the individual's knowledge. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to conduct a descriptive research of the sports nutrition knowledge and practices in a sample of Spanish basketball players, from athletes under 18 years old ( = 69) to nonprofessional ( = 14) and professional adult players ( = 21). The sample was comprised of 49 men and 55 women. This was a transversal, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. All participants ( = 104) completed an anonymous online survey in order to analyze their sports nutrition knowledge and practices. In view of the obtained results, we can conclude that the knowledge of sport-specific nutrition in players under 18 years old, as well as non-professional and professional adult basketball players, is insufficient through all the categories and levels. The lack of professional support and time management difficulties were identified as some of the main barriers.
篮球是一项全球性的团队运动,吸引了来自各个年龄段和水平的众多球迷和参与者。在所有情况下,球员都会积累高度的疲劳,而且在比赛或训练之间恢复的时间也很有限。特别是,营养在优化表现和恢复方面起着关键作用。然而,观察到篮球运动员存在错误的营养行为是很常见的。据推测,这些行为受到基于个人知识的习惯的影响。因此,本研究的主要目的是对西班牙篮球运动员样本中的运动营养知识和实践进行描述性研究,包括 18 岁以下的运动员(=69)、非职业运动员(=14)和职业成年运动员(=21)。样本由 49 名男性和 55 名女性组成。这是一项横断面、交叉、观察性和描述性研究。所有参与者(=104)都完成了一项匿名在线调查,以分析他们的运动营养知识和实践。鉴于所获得的结果,我们可以得出结论,18 岁以下球员、非职业和职业成年篮球运动员的专项运动营养知识在所有类别和水平上都不足。缺乏专业支持和时间管理困难被确定为一些主要障碍。