International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences Vol. 10(3), pp. 567 - 573
DOI: 10.13189/saj.2022.100325
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Understanding the Sport-Nutrition Knowledge and Practices among Jordanian Olympic Preparation Program's Athletes and Coaches for TOKYO2020 Olympic Games

Adam Tawfiq Amawi ^1,*, Balkees AbuAwad ^2,3, Ghareeb O. Alshuwaier ⁴, Anwar A. Alnuaim ⁵, Abdulmalek K. Bursais ⁵, Abdulrahman I. Alaqil ^5
1 Department of Physical and Health Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Al-Salt 19328, Jordan
² College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi P. O. Box 64141, United Arab Emirates
³ AAU Health and Biomedical Research Center, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi P. O. Box 64141, United Arab Emirates
⁴ Department of Exercise Physiology, College of Sport Sciences and Physical Activity, King Saud University, Riyadh P.O. BOX 145111 ZIP 4545, Saudi Arabia
⁵ Department of Physical Education, College of Education, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa P.O. BOX 31982 ZIP 400, Saudi Arabia

ABSTRACT

Despite the importance of physical activity and training, proper nutrition and good nutrition knowledge plays an important role in enhancing the athletes' performance and health status. Objective: To study the knowledge, attitude, and practice toward sport-nutrition among Jordanian athletes and coaches at Jordanian Olympic Preparation Program for TOKYO2020 Olympic Games. Method: A cross-sectional design was used. 95 participants (85 athletes and 10 coaches) were recruited from 7 Olympic federations (i.e., judo, karate, taekwondo, basketball, football, muay thai, and boxing). The questionnaire consisted of questions related to demographic information, nutritional knowledge, attitude, and practice. Results: Individual federation athletes' practice and attitude were significantly lower than group federation athletes (1.659±0.04, 1.318±0.10, 1.84±0.03, 1.54±0.10). Individual federation athletes had significantly higher knowledge than group federation athletes (1.638±0.035, 1.620±0.037, respectively). Coaches' knowledge, practice, and attitude (1.471±0.06, 1.675±0.10, 1.300±0.21, respectively) were significantly lower than athletes (1.647±0.02, 1.771±0.03, 1.459±0.07). Knowledge and attitude were found to have a significant positive correlation (0.261), whereas knowledge was found to have a positive correlation with practice (0.037) and practice was found to have a positive correlation with attitude (0.069), but these correlations were not significant (P> 0.05). Conclusion: The current study identified some gaps in nutritional knowledge and practice among Jordanian Olympic athletes, implying the need for developing strategies in athlete counseling and teaching to improve their knowledge and practices, which have an impact on performance and health promotion.

KEYWORDS
KAP, Nutritional, Knowledge, Olympic Elite, Athletes, Nutrients

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Adam Tawfiq Amawi , Balkees AbuAwad , Ghareeb O. Alshuwaier , Anwar A. Alnuaim , Abdulmalek K. Bursais , Abdulrahman I. Alaqil , "Understanding the Sport-Nutrition Knowledge and Practices among Jordanian Olympic Preparation Program's Athletes and Coaches for TOKYO2020 Olympic Games," International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 567 - 573, 2022. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2022.100325.

(b). APA Format:
Adam Tawfiq Amawi , Balkees AbuAwad , Ghareeb O. Alshuwaier , Anwar A. Alnuaim , Abdulmalek K. Bursais , Abdulrahman I. Alaqil (2022). Understanding the Sport-Nutrition Knowledge and Practices among Jordanian Olympic Preparation Program's Athletes and Coaches for TOKYO2020 Olympic Games. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 10(3), 567 - 573. DOI: 10.13189/saj.2022.100325.