Leeds Beckett University.
ICOACHKIDS.
Res Q Exerc Sport. 2024 Mar;95(1):69-80. doi: 10.1080/02701367.2022.2148623. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
Despite the known health and wellbeing benefits of taking part in sport for children and adolescents, it is reported that sports participation declines during adolescence. The purpose of this study was to explore current organized youth sport participation rates across Europe for both males and females and update current understanding. Sport participation registration data was collected for 18 sports from 27 countries. In total, participation data was collected from over 5 million young people from Under 8s (U8s) to Under 18s (U18s). Differences in the participation rates between age categories were investigated using a generalized linear mixed effects model. Overall, males were four times more likely to participate in organised youth sport than females' participants, with this trend apparent across all age categories and across most sports. There was a significant decrease across sports in participation rates for males during adolescence from U14-U16 and U16-U18. There was a significant decrease in participation rates for females from U14-U16 for most sports except but an increase in participation rates from U16-U18 for 12 out of 18 sports. Soccer (1262%), wrestling (391%) and boxing (209%) were the sports that had greater male sport participation rates. In contrast, dance sports (86%) and volleyball (63%) had more female participants than males. This research shows male sports participation is significantly greater than female in youth sport across Europe. Furthermore, findings showed that for both male and female participants, participation rates increased from U8-U14 for the majority of sports followed by reduced participation rates during adolescence. Findings of this research can be used by national governing bodies and sporting organizations to inform youth sport participation initiatives.
尽管参加体育运动对儿童和青少年的健康和福利有已知的益处，但据报道，青少年时期的体育参与度会下降。本研究的目的是探索欧洲目前男性和女性参与组织的青年运动的比例，并更新当前的认识。 从 27 个国家的 18 项运动中收集了运动参与注册数据。总共有超过 500 万的年轻人从 8 岁以下（U8）到 18 岁以下（U18）参与了这项研究。使用广义线性混合效应模型研究了不同年龄段之间的参与率差异。 总体而言，男性参与组织的青年运动的可能性是女性的四倍，这种趋势在所有年龄段和大多数运动中都很明显。在青春期期间，男性参与运动的比例在 U14-U16 和 U16-U18 之间所有运动中都显著下降。除了 18 项运动中的 12 项运动外，女性在 U14-U16 之间的参与率也显著下降，而在 U16-U18 之间的参与率则有所增加。足球（1262%）、摔跤（391%）和拳击（209%）是男性运动参与率较高的运动。相比之下，舞蹈运动（86%）和排球（63%）的女性参与者多于男性。这项研究表明，在整个欧洲，青年运动中男性的体育参与度明显高于女性。 此外，研究结果表明，对于大多数运动，男性和女性参与者的参与率从 U8-U14 增加，随后在青春期期间参与率下降。这项研究的结果可以为国家管理机构和体育组织提供信息，以便为青年体育参与计划提供信息。
