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The Perspectives of Amateur Soccer Players and their Coaches on the Use of Performance Enhancing Substances

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  • Thanujj Kisten
  • Rowena Naidoo

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Adolescent and youth sports seem to have progressively developed in South Africa to the point where young athletes are considering doping and the use of performance-enhancing substances (PES). This study determined the perspectives of U-19 soccer players and their coaches in the eThekwini region, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on the use of supplements and drugs. Male participants (n = 449) playing first team soccer from development clubs in the eThekwini region, and their respective coaches (n = 30), volunteered to participate in this study. A questionnaire was administered to players and coaches were interviewed. Soccer players and their coaches believed that consuming prohibited substances in sport was unethical. The majority of the players (73.9% either agreed or strongly agreed) and coaches believed that doping in soccer is on the increase. About a quarter of the players consumed nutritional supplements and smoked cannabis. Anti-doping educational programmes and behaviour change interventions are vital in order to educate and transform athletes’ and coaches’ perspectives on doping and PES, and their resultant behaviour.

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  • Thanujj Kisten & Rowena Naidoo, 2019. "The Perspectives of Amateur Soccer Players and their Coaches on the Use of Performance Enhancing Substances," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(7), pages 154-154, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:gjhsjl:v:11:y:2019:i:7:p:154
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