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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Coaches’ Attitudes and Involvement in Alcohol Prevention Among High School Athletes
Journal of Community Health Online First 17 October 2009

A total of 288 high school coaches completed a survey on their attitudes toward and involvement in alcohol prevention among male high school athletes.

Results indicated that coaches felt alcohol use was less of a problem among high school student-athletes than high school students in general. Only one-third of coaches (39%) worked at a school requiring them to talk to their athletes about alcohol use.

Coaches most likely to be involved in alcohol prevention were those who had attended an alcohol prevention class/workshop and those who worked for schools with strong alcohol prevention policies and schools that required them to talk with athletes about alcohol use.


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