Table 4 Educational, sport nutrition and doping factors among athletes and coaches (F ä frequency; % - percentage; Number in parentheses presents ordinal values for each answer).
Athletes Coaches
F % F %
Education
Primary school (1) 11 13.41 - -
High school (2) 49 59.76 1 3.57
Student (3) 20 24.39 8 28.57
College/University degree (4) 2 2.44 19 67.86
Primary source of information on sport nutrition and doping
I have no knowledge about it 11 13.41 2 7.14
Coach 17 20.73 1 3.57
Formal education 29 35.37 6 21.43
Self-education 25 30.49 19 67.86
Doping in synchro
I don’t think doping is used (1) 23 28.05 8 28.57
Don’t know, not sure (2) 42 51.22 10 35.71
Used rarely (3) 14 17.07 6 21.43
Used frequently (4) 3 3.66 4 14.29
Doping likelihood (Coaches: Opinion of doping usage)
I do not intend to use doping (1)
(Coaches: I will not suggest doping usage)
51 62.20 20 71.4
Don’t know, not sure (2) 17 20.73 5 17.9
I’ll use it if it will help me with no health hazard (3)
(Coaches: Iäll suggest it if convinced that it will help with no health hazard)
13 15.85 3 10.7
I’ll use it if it will help me (4)
(Coaches: Iäll suggest doping usage if convinced that it will help my athletes to achieve the competitive goal)
1 1.22 - -
Number in parentheses presents ordinal values for each answer