Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northampton, Northampton NN1 5PH, UK.
School of Sport and Wellbeing, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds LS18 5HD, UK.
Nutrients. 2023 Oct 11;15(20):4331. doi: 10.3390/nu15204331.
In professional soccer clubs in the UK, nutrition support is often polarised towards senior players or those in the senior academy age groups seeking first team selection/involvement. Accordingly, there is an increased reliance on parents and caregivers to provide support regarding nutritional intake. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of nutrition knowledge of parents and caregivers of male youth soccer players within developmental academies in the UK. Across a single competitive season, 360 registered parents and caregivers of male soccer players from English Premier League under 9-11 (Foundation Phase) and under 12-16 (Youth Development Phase) age group academies completed an online version of the 88-item validated Nutrition for Sport Knowledge Questionnaire. Nutrition knowledge scores were classified as "poor" (43 ± 23%). Nutrition knowledge scores were significantly greater in respondents with dependents representing Category 1 (45 ± 13%) vs. Category 2 (39 ± 15%) academies and in Foundation Phase (44 ± 13%) vs. Youth Development Phase (41 ± 15%). These results demonstrate that there is room for improvement in the nutrition knowledge levels of parents and caregivers of male soccer academy players. We recommend that club academies provide appropriate resources towards nutritional education for parents and caregivers.
在英国的职业足球俱乐部中，营养支持通常偏向于高级球员或那些寻求进入一线队或参与一线队选拔的高级学院年龄组球员。因此，越来越依赖于家长和照顾者来提供有关营养摄入的支持。因此，本研究旨在评估英国发展学院中男性青年足球运动员的父母和照顾者的营养知识质量。在一个单一的竞争赛季中，来自英格兰超级联赛的 360 名注册父母和照顾者完成了一项在线的 88 项经过验证的《运动营养知识问卷》。营养知识得分被归类为“差”（43 ± 23%）。在代表 1 类（45 ± 13%）和 2 类（39 ± 15%）学院的有受抚养人的受访者中，以及在基础阶段（44 ± 13%）与青年发展阶段（41 ± 15%）中，营养知识得分显著更高。这些结果表明，男性足球学院球员的父母和照顾者的营养知识水平还有提高的空间。我们建议俱乐部学院为父母和照顾者提供适当的营养教育资源。
