The eSports conundrum: is the sports sciences community ready to face them? A perspective

• DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.20.10892-2
• Publication Date: 2020-11-18T14:11:53Z
• Authors: Roberto Fiore; Domenico Zampaglione; Eleonora Murazzi; Fabio Bucchieri; Francesco Cappello; Alberto Fucarino
• Keywords: Competitive Behavior; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Video Games; Humans; Sports Medicine; Sports

The reality of eSports is something much more complex than individual users playing video games. There are several characteristics that have in common with traditional sports: from the spirit competition to structural composition teams, including increase performance training and practice, up injuries physical psychological stress athlete. number scientific papers interested this still relatively low, although recent years there has been a significant regard. Probably lack knowledge world by inexperts can represent an initial obstacle approach environment. Therefore, all-round analysis industry fundamental: figures characterize them, different disciplines, possible mental consequences for athletes. Emphasizing similarities between electronic non-electronic sports essential order make people, community particular, understand how they should be considered equal vision especially need professional medical support. amateur players every day as well birth organizations national teams while monitoring seems fallen behind. In near future, we hope particular disciplines will able closely support guarantee correct assistance all non-professional An work specific studies certainly bring benefits countering attrition, reducing risk injury, athletes fight against doping reality.