Department of Sport Science and Physical Education, University of Agder, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway.
Department of Health and Inequality, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, 0213 Oslo, Norway.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 30;19(15):9373. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159373.
Mitigating climate change is a global challenge demanding effort from all sectors, and sports are no exception. While transportation is one of the key issues regarding sustainable sports, the methods by which children and adolescents get to practice have not received much attention. The objectives of this study were, therefore, to present how adolescents in Southern Norway travel to soccer practice and assess how the mode of transportation is related to sex, socioeconomic status, age, ethnicity, and distance from home to practice. Cross-sectional data were collected from 558 adolescent soccer players (398 boys and 190 girls) representing 30 different clubs from settlements of varying rurality. While most of the participants lived within cycling distance from the field of practice, the majority opted for passive modes of transportation (55% passive vs. 45% active). A logistic regression analysis found that traveling distance and age were associated with active transportation habits, while sex, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status were not. Further research is needed to examine the main barriers to active travel for this already active population, as active transport represents an opportunity for sports to become more sustainable.
应对气候变化是一项全球性挑战，需要所有部门共同努力，体育也不例外。虽然交通是可持续体育的关键问题之一，但儿童和青少年进行体育活动的方式并没有得到太多关注。因此，本研究的目的是介绍挪威南部青少年如何前往足球训练场，并评估交通方式如何与性别、社会经济地位、年龄、种族和离家到训练场的距离相关。本研究采用横断面数据，共收集了来自 30 个不同俱乐部的 558 名青少年足球运动员（398 名男孩和 190 名女孩）的数据，这些俱乐部来自不同农村程度的定居点。虽然大多数参与者居住在骑自行车可到达训练场的范围内，但大多数人选择了被动的交通方式（55%被动，45%主动）。逻辑回归分析发现，出行距离和年龄与积极的交通习惯相关，而性别、种族和社会经济地位则不相关。需要进一步研究来检验这一已经活跃的人群进行积极出行的主要障碍，因为积极的交通方式为体育活动的可持续性提供了机会。
