Comparison of the Effects of Different Forms of Nutrition Education on Adolescent Male Soccer Players

Ziyu Gao, Sicheng Wang, Lianlian Peng, Lei Sun, Peng Qiu, Bingyi Bai, Qingqing Zhang, Junyu Wu, Yu Zha, Fenglin Zhu and Qirong Wang ()
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Ziyu Gao: National Institute of Sports Medicine, National Testing & Research Center for Sports Nutrition, 1 Anding Road, Beijing 100029, China
Sicheng Wang: School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
Lianlian Peng: National Institute of Sports Medicine, National Testing & Research Center for Sports Nutrition, 1 Anding Road, Beijing 100029, China
Lei Sun: Beijing Football Association, Beijing 100050, China
Peng Qiu: The First Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
Bingyi Bai: National Institute of Sports Medicine, National Testing & Research Center for Sports Nutrition, 1 Anding Road, Beijing 100029, China
Qingqing Zhang: National Institute of Sports Medicine, National Testing & Research Center for Sports Nutrition, 1 Anding Road, Beijing 100029, China
Junyu Wu: School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
Yu Zha: National Institute of Sports Medicine, National Testing & Research Center for Sports Nutrition, 1 Anding Road, Beijing 100029, China
Fenglin Zhu: National Institute of Sports Medicine, National Testing & Research Center for Sports Nutrition, 1 Anding Road, Beijing 100029, China
Qirong Wang: National Institute of Sports Medicine, National Testing & Research Center for Sports Nutrition, 1 Anding Road, Beijing 100029, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-13

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the educational effects on nutrition knowledge of two teaching methods targeting adolescent male soccer players through learning online from WeChat account articles (WeChat group) or taking classroom courses (classroom group). The study investigates whether such teaching methods can improve self-efficacy and nutrition knowledge for athletes. A total of 41 U15 (age 15) youth male soccer players, 21 in the classroom group and 20 in the WeChat group, participated in the experiment by receiving the same nutrition education separately for 12 weeks. An athlete nutrition KAP questionnaire and self-efficacy questionnaire were conducted before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and 6 weeks and 12 weeks after the intervention. As a result, the nutritional knowledge score and the total score of the athlete nutrition KAP questionnaire in the classroom group increased significantly and were notably higher than those in the WeChat group. Self-efficacy scores improved significantly in both groups. In conclusion, the study showed that the level of nutritional knowledge of U15 male soccer players was mediocre, and both forms of nutrition education can significantly improve the level of nutritional knowledge and self-efficacy of the players. In comparison, the educational effect of classroom teaching is significantly greater and more consistent than that of learning from WeChat public articles.

Keywords: youth soccer players; nutritional knowledge; nutrition education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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