Protections in the Recreational Practice of Ski and Snowboard—An Age and Gender Discussion? A Case Study in Spain
The objective of this research was to evaluate the protections taken by ski and snowboard recreational athletes of the winter stations Sierra Nevada and Alto Campoo (Spain), regarding gender, age, and practiced sport. A total of 520 users participated, Sierra Nevada (<i>n</i> = 306 (58.8...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2021-10-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/6/4/84 |
| _version_ | 1827671896211062784 |
|---|---|
| author | Marcos Mecías-Calvo Carlos Lago-Fuentes Iker Muñoz-Pérez Jon Mikel Picabea-Arburu Rubén Navarro-Patón |
| author_facet | Marcos Mecías-Calvo Carlos Lago-Fuentes Iker Muñoz-Pérez Jon Mikel Picabea-Arburu Rubén Navarro-Patón |
| author_sort | Marcos Mecías-Calvo |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The objective of this research was to evaluate the protections taken by ski and snowboard recreational athletes of the winter stations Sierra Nevada and Alto Campoo (Spain), regarding gender, age, and practiced sport. A total of 520 users participated, Sierra Nevada (<i>n</i> = 306 (58.8%)); Alto Campoo (<i>n</i> = 214 (42.2%)), 257 of them were men (49.4%) and 263 (50.6%) were women, from 6 to 64 years old, classified by 4 stages of development (Childhood (<i>n</i> = 106 (20.4%)); Teenagers (<i>n</i> = 110 (21.2%)); Youth (<i>n</i> = 101 (19.4%)); Adults (<i>n</i> = 203 (39.0%))). For the data collection, an Ad Hoc questionnaire was used (Socio-demographic data, use/no use of protection). The data revealed that 23.5% of the participants did not use any protection. Regarding the development stage, 1% of the children did not use any protection, neither did 3.1% of the teenagers, 6.7% of the youth, or 12.7% of the adults (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Regarding gender, a total of 17.1% of men did not use protection, and regarding women, 6.3% of them did not use it (<i>p</i> < 0.001). In relation to the practiced sport, 15.8% of the skiers did not use it against 7.7% of the snowboarders (<i>p</i> = 0.006). The use of protection for the practice in winter sports is not enough to reduce the injury risk in these sports and, in the worst cases, fatal accidents. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T03:50:13Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-e86fc63c8db14dd197ee393653fcbcd5 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2411-5142 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T03:50:13Z |
| publishDate | 2021-10-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology |
| spelling | doaj.art-e86fc63c8db14dd197ee393653fcbcd52023-11-23T09:00:09ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2411-51422021-10-01648410.3390/jfmk6040084Protections in the Recreational Practice of Ski and Snowboard—An Age and Gender Discussion? A Case Study in SpainMarcos Mecías-Calvo0Carlos Lago-Fuentes1Iker Muñoz-Pérez2Jon Mikel Picabea-Arburu3Rubén Navarro-Patón4Facultad de Formación del Profesorado, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27001 Lugo, SpainFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, SpainSport Training, RUNNEA, 48901 Barakaldo, SpainFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, 39011 Santander, SpainFacultad de Formación del Profesorado, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 27001 Lugo, SpainThe objective of this research was to evaluate the protections taken by ski and snowboard recreational athletes of the winter stations Sierra Nevada and Alto Campoo (Spain), regarding gender, age, and practiced sport. A total of 520 users participated, Sierra Nevada (<i>n</i> = 306 (58.8%)); Alto Campoo (<i>n</i> = 214 (42.2%)), 257 of them were men (49.4%) and 263 (50.6%) were women, from 6 to 64 years old, classified by 4 stages of development (Childhood (<i>n</i> = 106 (20.4%)); Teenagers (<i>n</i> = 110 (21.2%)); Youth (<i>n</i> = 101 (19.4%)); Adults (<i>n</i> = 203 (39.0%))). For the data collection, an Ad Hoc questionnaire was used (Socio-demographic data, use/no use of protection). The data revealed that 23.5% of the participants did not use any protection. Regarding the development stage, 1% of the children did not use any protection, neither did 3.1% of the teenagers, 6.7% of the youth, or 12.7% of the adults (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Regarding gender, a total of 17.1% of men did not use protection, and regarding women, 6.3% of them did not use it (<i>p</i> < 0.001). In relation to the practiced sport, 15.8% of the skiers did not use it against 7.7% of the snowboarders (<i>p</i> = 0.006). The use of protection for the practice in winter sports is not enough to reduce the injury risk in these sports and, in the worst cases, fatal accidents.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/6/4/84sports protectionswinter sportsrecreational practice |
| spellingShingle | Marcos Mecías-Calvo Carlos Lago-Fuentes Iker Muñoz-Pérez Jon Mikel Picabea-Arburu Rubén Navarro-Patón Protections in the Recreational Practice of Ski and Snowboard—An Age and Gender Discussion? A Case Study in Spain Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology sports protections winter sports recreational practice |
| title | Protections in the Recreational Practice of Ski and Snowboard—An Age and Gender Discussion? A Case Study in Spain |
| title_full | Protections in the Recreational Practice of Ski and Snowboard—An Age and Gender Discussion? A Case Study in Spain |
| title_fullStr | Protections in the Recreational Practice of Ski and Snowboard—An Age and Gender Discussion? A Case Study in Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protections in the Recreational Practice of Ski and Snowboard—An Age and Gender Discussion? A Case Study in Spain |
| title_short | Protections in the Recreational Practice of Ski and Snowboard—An Age and Gender Discussion? A Case Study in Spain |
| title_sort | protections in the recreational practice of ski and snowboard an age and gender discussion a case study in spain |
| topic | sports protections winter sports recreational practice |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/6/4/84 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT marcosmeciascalvo protectionsintherecreationalpracticeofskiandsnowboardanageandgenderdiscussionacasestudyinspain AT carloslagofuentes protectionsintherecreationalpracticeofskiandsnowboardanageandgenderdiscussionacasestudyinspain AT ikermunozperez protectionsintherecreationalpracticeofskiandsnowboardanageandgenderdiscussionacasestudyinspain AT jonmikelpicabeaarburu protectionsintherecreationalpracticeofskiandsnowboardanageandgenderdiscussionacasestudyinspain AT rubennavarropaton protectionsintherecreationalpracticeofskiandsnowboardanageandgenderdiscussionacasestudyinspain |