title: Practices & attitudes towards recovery in elite Asian & UK adolescent athletes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Assess current practice and attitudes towards recovery in adolescent athletes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires were administered either via print or online questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Athletes and coaches from within Asia were surveyed (n = 112 & 53), with a comparative sample in the UK (n = 53 & 8).
  
  
  METHODS
  The approaches and attitudes to recovery in both training and competition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adolescent athletes perceive a variety of recovery modalities as important, though prioritise active recovery, nutrition and sleep. Attitudes towards recovery differed between athletes in Asia and the UK with respect to the perceived benefits of: sleep (96% believe in it in the UK v 69% in Asia, p < 0.01); nutrition (92 v 58%, p < 0.01); and active recovery (70 v 52%, p = 0.03). The number of recovery techniques used with Asian athletes was higher after training (p = 0.009) and competition (p < 0.01). Asian athletes rely more on 'feel' to justify interventions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was a major disconnect amongst athletes' belief in particular strategies and their behaviours. The results of this study show the need for educating coaches and athletes.
authors.affiliation: Sports Physiology, Sport Science, Aspire Academy, Doha, Qatar; Institute of Sport, PE & Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: Andrew.murray@aspire.qa.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Institute of Sport, PE & Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Anthony P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.affiliation: Institute of Sport, PE & Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sproule
authors.affiliation: Sports Physiology, Sport Science, Aspire Academy, Doha, Qatar; Department of Computer Science and Institute of Sport Exercise and Health, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cardinale
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001208:Asia; D056352:Athletes / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012146:Rest / Q000523:psychology*; D012890:Sleep; D013177:Sports / Q000523:psychology*; D064133:Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Belief; Practice; Survey; Youth