Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on psychological well-being of Portuguese and Czech basketball athletes

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The coronavirus pandemic affected the whole sports world, including young athletes who were prevented from actively participating in training and competitions. The purpose of this paper is to understand, from the athlete's perspective, the effects of government restrictions in sports due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on athletes’ psychological well-being in two different contexts: Portugal and the Czech Republic. This study used a qualitative approach to interview eight basketball athletes from Portugal and eight from the Czech Republic aged 13 to 19 years old, with at least one boy and one girl from each age group. The interviewed athletes referred to changes in their daily routines, identified different emotions in each stage of the development of the pandemic situation, and described some coping strategies that they were able to use to face this situation. The practical implications of this research include recommendations for specific coping strategies in emergencies to improve psychological well-being in young athletes.

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