ATHLETES’ KNOWLEDGE OF REDUCED SPORTS NUTRITION
Journal Title: Sport Mont - Year 2015, Vol 0, Issue 43
Abstract
Decades of research support the theory that when there are sports competitions there is also the question of what to eat and drink in order to enhance sports performance. Optimal diet can reduce fatigue, and allow athletes who train longer and compete to recovering faster (Lin and Lee, 2005). Nutritional status has a direct impact on the level of physical effect. In other words, the physical condition of preparation much depends on the nutritional status of persons engaged in sport (Beals and Manore, 1998). Methods: The sample was composed of 60 professional athletes from Montenegro (football, basketball and judo). Knowledge of reduced sports nutrition was tested by means of a standardized questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed to determine the knowledge of sports nutrition, the ingredients that are necessary in order to provide a sufficient amount of energy for training and competition, the dietary supplements, a meal prior to the competition as well as dehydration and rehydration during training and competition. Results: According to the results as a whole, it can be concluded that the professional athletes’ knowledge of sports nutrition is at a satisfactory level. Out of 1200 responses 787 correct answers were achieved, or 65.5%. However, when looking at the individual responses then the satisfaction with the relative high percentage is not equal since we observed large gaps on very important issues related to sports nutrition. Discussion: By analyzing and comparing research results (Matkovic, Prince & Cigrovski, 2006),in a sample of 56 basketball and skiing coaches, 77.8% of correct answers were received. From a survey (Vasiljevic, Bojanic, Petkovic & Muratovic, 2014) of 30 licensed coaches from Montenegro (football, handball, basketball, volleyball, athletics and tennis) 78.,1% of correct answers were received. By looking into the results of our study, it is clear that the results indicate that athletes provided a lower percentage of correct answers in relation to sports coaches, which was expected.. If we take into account the fact that athletes often use a dietary supplement exactly as recommended by coaches, it would be expected that the people who advise taking these supplements should know about any problems.
Authors and Affiliations
Danilo Bojanic, Ivan Vasiljevic, Jovica Petkovic, Aldijana Muratovic
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