Abstract: With the growth and advancement of youth sports, children and adolescents are becoming more involved in sports in which health practices are perceived to be advantageous for the individual and/or team. Bodybuilding, cheerleading, dancing, distance running, cross-country skiing, diving, figure skating, gymnastics, martial arts, rowing, swimming, weight-class football, and wrestling all emphasize thinness, leanness, and/or competing with the lowest possible weight. Other sports, such as football, rugby, basketball, and power lifting emphasize gaining weight by increasing lean muscle mass which can potentially be harmful to their performance and/or their health.
It is really important that the athletes should have complete and accurate healthy practices in the span of preparation for any competition. This was supported by the study conducted by Montecalbo and De Jose entitled, “Body Image and Eating Attitudes of Philippine National Athletes (2013) and Finish First (2016). They stated that for an athlete to win a game or a competition they need to consider the following: (1) Physical or Personal Health with healthy sleeping habits (physical fitness, sleep, sports massage; (2) Nutritional Health (sports nutrition, healthy and balanced diet, food selection, and food consumption); (3) Social Health (attitude, sportsmanship, and good character as an athlete); and (4) Mental Health (mental toughness, goal setting, visualization, motivation, sport strategy, techniques, methods, position specific skills, relaxation and energization, attention, stress management, and self-confidence).
The respondents of the study were 195 Athletes and 65 Coaches in State Colleges and Universities in Region III.
The study used descriptive method of research which used survey questionnaire to gather pertinent data. The gathered data were tabulated and analyzed through frequency distribution, percentage, weighted mean and Pearson product moment correlation.
Keywords: Health Practices, Athletes Sports Performance.
Title: HEALTH PRACTICES OF ATHLETES IN STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN REGION III AND THEIR PERFORMANCE
Author: MARK CHRISTIAN I. SIWA
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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