Research Article
Anti-doping Awareness among British and Japanese Judo Coaches
Author(s): Yoko Tanabe, Colin Mclver, Joyce Heron, Satomi Suzuki and Takao AkamaYoko Tanabe, Colin Mclver, Joyce Heron, Satomi Suzuki and Takao Akama
Objective: To reveal the understanding among judo coaches from different countries on anti-doping, and their understanding of how this is intrinsically valuable to sport.
Design: Survey study. Participants: 74 British coaches (UK coaches) and 66 Japanese coaches (JPN coaches) certified by the British Judo Association or the All Japan Judo Federation, as appropriate.
Results: Most of both countries' coaches knew National Anti-Doping Organization and World Anti-Doping Agency. Almost of JPN coaches had attended an anti-doping workshop, however many of UK coaches had never attended such a workshop. There are aimed to compare the two countries’ views of doping along the social, educational, ethical, and health-related aspects. The results from Question 7.1 (I agree with the act of doping), Question 7.6 (Doping enables.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0673.1000191
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