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Open research questions in Doping in Sports

140 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,768 Doping in Sports papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • The blurring of medical and non-medical spheres in sports medicine can compromise patient confidentiality. The sports medicine environment, with its multidisciplinary teams and performance-based activities, can make it difficult to maintain confidentiality. The paper highlights the challenge of balancing the need for confidentiality with the need for information sharing in sports medicine.

    Confidentiality in Sports Medicine · 2016 · DOI

  • Future research should focus on developing clear policies and guidelines for confidentiality in sports medicine. It should investigate the effectiveness of these policies in protecting patient confidentiality. Future research should also explore the challenges of maintaining confidentiality in this field.

    Confidentiality in Sports Medicine · 2016 · DOI

  • The challenge of maintaining objectivity and credibility in sports journalism. The challenge of resisting special-interest pressure. The challenge of balancing the need for access to information with the need to maintain ethical standards.

    Ethics in sports journalism: Tightening up the code · 1985 · DOI

  • There is a lack of visible, unified, and concerted effort among sportswriters to practice their craft in a consistently ethical manner. The existing guidelines for ethical practice in sports journalism are not sufficient.

    Ethics in sports journalism: Tightening up the code · 1985 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the impact of resource crises on American intercollegiate athletics. The paper also identifies a gap in the understanding of the role of booster/alumni coalitions.

    Boosterism, Scarce Resources and Institutional Control: The Future of American Intercollegiate Athletics · 1982 · DOI

  • The separation of athletic activity from personal life - The balance between the need to ensure athlete safety and the right to privacy - The limits of authority in requiring urinalysis examinations

    Privacy and the Urinalysis Testing of Athletes · 1982 · DOI

  • The issue of urinalysis in athletics raises questions about the separation of athletic activity from personal life - There is a need to consider the ethics of requiring athletes to submit to urinalysis examinations

    Privacy and the Urinalysis Testing of Athletes · 1982 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the impact of nationalism on the Olympic movement. It also highlights the need for more research on the role of government in sports governance.

    Progressive Resistance To Nationalism and the 1980 Boycott of the Moscow Olym Pics · 1982 · DOI

  • The assumption that football and basketball athletes are representative prototypes for all male collegiate athletes is questioned. The assumption that academic problems of athletes are greater than those of nonathletes in similar institutions is questioned.

    Points of View on Current Issues: Academic Problems in Intercollegiate Athletics: Questioned Assumptions · 1981 · DOI

  • The lack of diplomatic recognition faced by the GDR. The need for the GDR to find alternative means of gaining international recognition.

    Diplomats in Track Suits: the Role of Sports in the Foreign Policy of the German Democratic Republic · 1980 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that future research should examine the nature of deviance within intercollegiate athletics using an organizational deviance perspective.

    White Sock Crime: Organizational Deviance in Intercollegiate Athletics · 1980 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of organizational deviance in intercollegiate athletics. The paper suggests that prior work has focused on individual offenders rather than organizational systems.

    White Sock Crime: Organizational Deviance in Intercollegiate Athletics · 1980 · DOI

  • Further research is indicated to determine the effects of amphetamines on sports performance. Research is needed to investigate the negative effects of amphetamine use on athletes.

    Amphetamines and Sports Performance · 1980 · DOI

  • The literature is not conclusive on the effects of amphetamines on sports performance. There is a lack of controls and poor research design in the existing literature.

    Amphetamines and Sports Performance · 1980 · DOI

  • The abstractness of the concept of Olympism limits its understanding - The lack of quality research on Olympism - Poor advertising of the Olympic Academies

    The Olympic Academies Concept · 1980 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of recreational sports and their benefits. The study highlights the need for more research on the impact of modified game rules on participation and enjoyment.

    Every Player Wins in Recreational Sports · 1980 · DOI

  • There is a need for further research on the safety and effectiveness of anabolic steroids in athletics. The long-term effects of anabolic steroid use are not well understood. There is a need to examine the potential health hazards associated with anabolic steroid use.

    Anabolic Steroids and Strength and Power Related Athletic Events · 1980 · DOI

  • Further research should be conducted to validate the findings of this pilot study. Research should be done to explore the influence of national governments on NOCs. Studies should be conducted to examine the effectiveness of NOC policies in promoting Olympic athletes' careers and education.

    Organization and Policies of National Olympic Committee — Problems of methodology, access and the results of a pilot - study · 1979 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the organizational structure and policies of NOCs. There is a need for a better understanding of the policies performed by sport organizations.

    Organization and Policies of National Olympic Committee — Problems of methodology, access and the results of a pilot - study · 1979 · DOI

  • The separation of handicapped athletes from the mainstream has contributed to the perpetuation of the myth. The lack of evidence for separation as promoted in the myth. The need to eliminate student sorting and emphasize the need for students to strive to achieve their potential.

    Sport, Myth, and the Handicapped Athlete · 1979 · DOI

  • There is much ignorance concerning handicapped athletes who are involved in athletic competition. The separation of handicapped athletes from the mainstream has contributed to the perpetuation of the myth.

    Sport, Myth, and the Handicapped Athlete · 1979 · DOI

  • The lack of clear athletic philosophy and policy in educational institutions - The prioritization of economic or professional considerations over educational experiences

    Toward Athletic Reform · 1979 · DOI

  • The data is seventeen years old. The accurate assessment of underlying motivations for specific responses is doubly hazardous. The gap between the 1960 era athlete and today's athlete is much wider due to liberation movements.

    Sport and Olympic Idealism · 1978 · DOI

  • Further research can use the results as a historical referent to compare the Olympic Idealism attitudes in present and future Olympiads. Research can also explore the relationship between sport and Olympic Idealism in different contexts and populations.

    Sport and Olympic Idealism · 1978 · DOI

  • Community colleges are not providing equal treatment for women and men in athletics. There is a need for guidelines to help community colleges comply with Title IX.

    Title IX Requires Equality for Female Athletes · 1978 · DOI

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