COVID-19 Surveillance and Competition in Sport: Utilizing Sport Science to Protect Athletes and Staff during and after the Pandemic
The ongoing Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic abruptly halted athletic competition and standard training practices, consequently generating great confusion surrounding when and how to safely reintroduce sports. Therefore, tangible solutions disseminated to performance staff, coaches, and athletes ar...
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| author | Joshua Hagen Jason D. Stone W. Guy Hornsby Mark Stephenson Robert Mangine Michael Joseph Scott Galster |
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| description | The ongoing Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic abruptly halted athletic competition and standard training practices, consequently generating great confusion surrounding when and how to safely reintroduce sports. Therefore, tangible solutions disseminated to performance staff, coaches, and athletes are warranted to ensure optimal levels of health and physical performance for all personnel during both the current social distancing standards as well as the impending return of competition despite continued risks. In this commentary, we offer strategies for utilizing technology and data tools as components of longitudinal COVID-19 surveillance based on ongoing research efforts as well as current guidance from governing bodies, while also serving the performance needs of the athletes and staff. Recommended data sources include digital symptom and well-being surveys, standardized and routine physical performance testing, sleep and sleep physiology monitoring, cognitive applications, and temperature. This system is flexible to numerous commercially available products and is designed for easy implementation that permits instant feedback provided directly to the athlete as well as their support staff for early intervention, ultimately mitigating COVID-19 risks. We will discuss multiple options, including examples of data, data visualizations and recommendations for data interpretation and communication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64a4cfcaf7ec429d88a7bb62f1960fb82023-11-20T12:27:08ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2411-51422020-09-015369010.3390/jfmk5030069COVID-19 Surveillance and Competition in Sport: Utilizing Sport Science to Protect Athletes and Staff during and after the PandemicJoshua Hagen0Jason D. Stone1W. Guy Hornsby2Mark Stephenson3Robert Mangine4Michael Joseph5Scott Galster6Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USARockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USACollege of Physical Activity and Sport Science, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USADetroit Lions, Allen Park, MI 48101, USAAthletic Department, University of Cincinnati, NovaCare Rehabilitation, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USAAthletic Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USARockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505, USAThe ongoing Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic abruptly halted athletic competition and standard training practices, consequently generating great confusion surrounding when and how to safely reintroduce sports. Therefore, tangible solutions disseminated to performance staff, coaches, and athletes are warranted to ensure optimal levels of health and physical performance for all personnel during both the current social distancing standards as well as the impending return of competition despite continued risks. In this commentary, we offer strategies for utilizing technology and data tools as components of longitudinal COVID-19 surveillance based on ongoing research efforts as well as current guidance from governing bodies, while also serving the performance needs of the athletes and staff. Recommended data sources include digital symptom and well-being surveys, standardized and routine physical performance testing, sleep and sleep physiology monitoring, cognitive applications, and temperature. This system is flexible to numerous commercially available products and is designed for easy implementation that permits instant feedback provided directly to the athlete as well as their support staff for early intervention, ultimately mitigating COVID-19 risks. We will discuss multiple options, including examples of data, data visualizations and recommendations for data interpretation and communication.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/5/3/69athlete monitoringCOVID-19wellnesstraining loadwearablesdigital health |
| spellingShingle | Joshua Hagen Jason D. Stone W. Guy Hornsby Mark Stephenson Robert Mangine Michael Joseph Scott Galster COVID-19 Surveillance and Competition in Sport: Utilizing Sport Science to Protect Athletes and Staff during and after the Pandemic Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology athlete monitoring COVID-19 wellness training load wearables digital health |
| title | COVID-19 Surveillance and Competition in Sport: Utilizing Sport Science to Protect Athletes and Staff during and after the Pandemic |
| title_full | COVID-19 Surveillance and Competition in Sport: Utilizing Sport Science to Protect Athletes and Staff during and after the Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 Surveillance and Competition in Sport: Utilizing Sport Science to Protect Athletes and Staff during and after the Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 Surveillance and Competition in Sport: Utilizing Sport Science to Protect Athletes and Staff during and after the Pandemic |
| title_short | COVID-19 Surveillance and Competition in Sport: Utilizing Sport Science to Protect Athletes and Staff during and after the Pandemic |
| title_sort | covid 19 surveillance and competition in sport utilizing sport science to protect athletes and staff during and after the pandemic |
| topic | athlete monitoring COVID-19 wellness training load wearables digital health |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/5/3/69 |
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