TRAINING PRACTICES OF FILIPINO ATHLETES DURING THE EARLY COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

Authors

  • Jeffrey Cayaban Pagaduan Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic; School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
  • Jad Adrian Washif Sports Performance Division, Institut Sukan Negara Malaysia (National Sports Institute of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Isabel Krug Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Achraf Ammar Department of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany; Interdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UFR STAPS, UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, France
  • Helmi Ben Saad University of Sousse, Farhat HACHED Hospital, Research laboratory “Heart failure, LR12SP09”, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Carl James Scientific Conditioning Centre, Hong Kong Institute of Sports, Hong Kong SAR
  • Cristina Cortis Department of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale, Cassino, Italy
  • Khaled Trabelsi High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia; Research Laboratory: Education, Motricity, Sport and Health, EM2S, LR19JS01, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
  • Monoem Haddad Physical Education Department, College of Education, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
  • Daniel Bok Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Bahar Hassanmirzaei Sports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; IFMARC, FIFA Medical Center of Excellence, Tehran, Iran
  • Leonardo Jose Mataruna-Dos-Santos Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relation, Coventry University, Coventry, UK; Department of Sport Management, Faculty of Management, Canadian University of Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Jorge Pérez Gómez University of Sousse, Farhat HACHED Hospital, Research laboratory “Heart failure, LR12SP09”, Sousse, Tunisia
  • Abdulaziz Farooq Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Doha, Qatar
  • Yung-Sheng Chen Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Paul Gastin Sport and Exercise Science, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Karim Chamari Aspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Doha, Qatar

Abstract

The imposition of COVID-19 lockdown restricted the daily activities of many people, including athletes. This study investigated the training practices of athletes in the Philippines during the early COVID-19 lockdown. A total of 442 athletes answered an online survey (May-July 2020), with questions pertaining to training practices, such as training frequency and duration. Data were analyzed according to: athlete classification (world-class, international, national, state, or recreational), sport category (individual or team), and sex (male or female). During lockdown, significant reductions in training frequency (except recreational, i.e., lower pre-lockdown training) and duration were observed for all athletic classifications. Similarly, training frequency and duration decreased significantly irrespective of sport category and sex. World class athletes appeared to be less affected by lockdown (types of exercise and specific training) as compared to lower classification athletes. Athletes grouped in accordance with sex and sport category demonstrated little to no difference in training practices during the COVID-19 lockdown. The findings of the current study highlight the challenges experienced by athletes during lockdown, which may aid policy makers in the development of guidelines related to lockdown or lockdown-like situations to establish appropriate support for affected athletes.

Key words: movement restriction, home training, remote training, sports training, SARS-CoV-2

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2022-12-31

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Cayaban Pagaduan, J., Washif, J. A., Krug, I., Ammar, A., Saad, H. B., James, C., Cortis, C., Trabelsi, K., Haddad, M., Bok, D., Hassanmirzaei, B., Mataruna-Dos-Santos, L. J., Pérez Gómez, J., Farooq, A., Chen, Y.-S., Gastin, P., & Chamari, K. (2022). TRAINING PRACTICES OF FILIPINO ATHLETES DURING THE EARLY COVID-19 LOCKDOWN. Kinesiology, 54(2), 335–346. Retrieved from https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/kinesiology/article/view/21719

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Vol. 54 No. 2 (2022)

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