Purpose: Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction which is common in asthmatic patients also occurs in individuals with no prior asthma diagnosis. Despite this and the fact that soccer is a high ventilation sport, there are no validated asthma management protocols in place for soccer coaches. This study aims to address 1) soccer coaches’ current knowledge on asthma, 2) whether there is a need for asthma-related training, and 3) any barriers to administration of such training.
Patients and methods: A total of 2,300 volunteer youth soccer coaches from the Edmonton Minor Soccer Association (EMSA) were invited to participate in completing a 22-question online survey. The survey was open for 1 month from June 8, 2018, to July 8, 2018.
Results: There was a response rate of 22% (513 of 2,300). Respondents were on average, inexperienced coaches, coached younger age groups, and approximately one-third of respondents had personal experience with asthma (either themselves or their child had asthma). 93% of respondents had not received any asthma-related training at any coaching level, whether it be from EMSA or the Alberta Soccer Association. Coaches had strong knowledge on how to treat asthma attacks, but mixed levels of knowledge on asthma attack prevention. Experienced coaches were better at identifying the number of players with asthma on their team and the number of asthma-related incidents they had encountered as coaches. Coaches demonstrated a receptive attitude toward receiving asthma-related training, with 91% of respondents saying training would be beneficial and 69% of respondents saying training should be mandatory.
Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that soccer coaches have limited knowledge regarding asthma management, acknowledge a need for asthma-related training, and are willing to participate in and could benefit from educational interventions as it pertains to their roles as coaches.

Keywords: coaching, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, management, protocol


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哮喘和青少年足球：对青少年足球教练的哮喘意识和培训水平的调查

目的：哮喘是儿童中最常见的慢性疾病。在哮喘患者中常见的运动引起的支气管收缩也发生在没有哮喘早期诊断的个体中。尽管如此，足球是一种高通风的运动，但没有针对足球教练的经验证的哮喘管理方案。这项研究旨在解决1）足球教练对哮喘的最新知识，2）是否需要进行与哮喘相关的培训，以及3）进行此类培训的任何障碍。
患者和方法：来自埃德蒙顿小足球协会（EMSA）的总共2300名青年足球教练志愿者被邀请参加完成22个问题的在线调查。该调查从2018年6月8日到2018年7月8日开放1个月。
结果：答复率为22％（2,300中的513）。受访者平均来说是没有经验的教练，较年轻的教练组，并且约有三分之一的受访者有哮喘的个人经历（他们自己或他们的孩子患有哮喘）。93％的受访者未接受任何教练级别的与哮喘有关的培训，无论该培训是来自EMSA还是艾伯塔省足球协会。教练对如何治疗哮喘发作具有很强的知识，但是在预防哮喘发作方面知识水平参差不齐。有经验的教练更擅长于确定团队中患有哮喘的球员的数量以及他们在教练中遇到的与哮喘有关的事件的数量。教练对接受与哮喘相关的训练表现出接受的态度，
结论：这项研究的结果表明，足球教练对哮喘的管理知识有限，承认需要进行与哮喘有关的训练，并且愿意参加足球培训，并从中受益，因为这与他们作为教练的角色有关。

关键字：教练，运动引起的支气管狭窄，管理，规程