International Consensus Definition of ‘Sport & Exercise’ in Toddlers and Young Children, Children, and Adolescents

• DOI: 10.1111/apa.70013
• Publication Date: 2025-02-18T07:25:37Z
• Authors: Gavin A. Davis; Nicholas Anderson; Franz E. Babl; Dustin W. Ballard; Karen M. Barlow; Michael J. Barrett; Miriam H. Beauchamp; Meredith L. Borland; Silvia Bressan; Louise Crowe; Shu‐Ling Chong; Daniel J. Corwin; Stuart R. Dalziel; Carolyn A. Emery; Emmanuelle Fauteu...; Gerard A. Gioia; Juliet Haarbauer‐...; Michael W. Kirkwood; Ruth Mari Carolin...; Christina L. Master; Audrey McKinlay; John Olver; Santiago Mintegi; Viviana Pavlicich; Laura Purcell; Radhika Raman; Pedro Rino; Stacy J. Suskauer; Itai Shavit; Emma J. Tavender; Jacqueline van Ie...; Keith Owen Yeates; Scott L. Zuckerman; Vicki Anderson
• Keywords: Guideline; Sports medicine

ABSTRACT Aim The study aim was to develop an age‐appropriate definition of sport and exercise in children adolescents for use concussion research management. Methods A modified Delphi methodology, with three rounds consensus defined a priori as ≥ 80% agreement. Results Thirty‐one participants (13 male, 18 female) from 13 countries, including clinical psychologists, epidemiologists, implementation scientists, neurologists, neuropsychologists, neurosurgeons, paediatric emergency physicians, paediatricians, physiotherapists, rehabilitation speech‐language pathologists, sports medicine physicians came that sport‐related extends beyond the sporting arena, includes school yard, playground, park, street, recreational site, home; excludes non‐accidental violence, assault, passenger vehicle road trauma; may include falls; age‐group terminology Toddlers Young Children (1–4 years), (5–12 Adolescents < years). Sport categories individual examples are provided. Conclusions This paediatrics management will enable researchers guideline development groups expand guidelines encompass broad range activities commonly associated sport‐ exercise‐related thus limit exclusion relevant studies systematic reviews development.