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This article aims to present a multiple-case study of parish sports clubs affiliated with the Centro Sportivo Italiano (a Catholic-inspired sports promotion body), present in the Rome area. The purpose of this research is to explore whether there is a relationship between futsal activities and the parish pastoral project. It was a qualitative study that, after listening to key informants, conducted group interviews with some coaches (13) of the teams linked to the parish. This research brought out what the elements of distance between the sports groups and the parish community are, as well as what the strengths may be for the integration of the sports education project within a pastoral dynamic. Two lines of interpretation of the data in pedagogical-improvement terms were also provided: one of a deductive nature and one of a hermeneutic nature. Full article

A congested match and training schedule could alter internal load, and this could be reflected in biomarkers of stress and immunity in elite futsal players. The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of a congested match and training schedule on internal load and levels of total protein, total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), oxidative stress index, and the concentrations of salivary immunoglobulin A (SIgA) in 17 professional players from the same Portuguese elite futsal club (age: 23.07 ± 6.76 years old; height: 1.75 ± 0.06 m; body mass: 75.47 ± 7.47 kg; experience in playing in elite: 5.38 ± 2.03 years) who performed 5 matches and 16 training sessions in a period of 27 days. The salivary content of total protein, TOS, TAC, oxidative stress index, and SIgA were calculated before and after the training sessions and the unofficial matches under study. Saliva sampling was conducted 10 min before each match or training session and 40 min after (post-match and post-training). The MANOVA of repeated measures showed a significant difference for total protein and SIgA (p < 0.01). Total protein (sphericity = 0.007; statistical power = 0.818) and SIgA (sphericity = 0.018; statistical power = 0.693) are highly correlated with the time factor. The main findings revealed several key points: (a) There was a significant increase in total protein, SIgA, and TAC during acute load (pre- vs. post-session) in both training and match contexts. Specifically, total protein and SIgA displayed notable increments in both training and match settings, while TAC exhibited significant increases exclusively during matches. (b) No changes in TOS and oxidative stress index were observed during acute load in either training or match contexts. (c) A positive trend was noted between the chronic load during a congested week of the precompetitive season and the decrease in total protein and SIgA levels. (d) Additionally, a positive correlation between internal training loads and oxidative/antioxidant responses was found, as expressed by the oxidative stress index, without significant differences (p-value > 0.05) in acute and chronic loads during congested matches and training schedules. Full article

Sports activities through university clubs are very important because university students need to have functional and emotional literacy through physical education classes. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to empirically verify the effect of participation motivation of university futsal club participants on sports commitment and continuous participation intention. To this end, 250 male college students who participated in a futsal club living in Seoul were used as a sample group, and a survey was conducted for about two weeks from 3 March to 18 March 2022. Of the 235 respondents, a final 221 were used for data analysis. The statistical processing of the data collected for this study was analyzed using the SPSS 26.0 program and the AMOS 26.0 program. The main results are as follows. First, participation motivation factors such as pleasure, technical development, and outward display significantly positively affected sports commitment. Second, sports commitment of university students significantly positively affected continuous participation intention. Third, among the participation motivation factors, technological development and condition factors directly and positively affected continuous participation intention, but pleasure and outward display factors did not directly affect continuous participation intention. The mediating effect of sports commitment was confirmed in the relationship between pleasure, technical development, and outward display, which are subfactors of participation motivation and continuous participation intention. As it was revealed that participation motivation and commitment to sports are important factors in the intention to continue to participate in sports, a physical education class program to increase such participation motivation and commitment is needed. Full article