The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is widely used in youth sport, but the value of its composite score in adolescents is uncertain. This retrospective cross-sectional study described FMS performance, injury prevalence and regional pain in adolescent volleyball players and compared FMS composite and item scores between players with and without self-reported injury in the previous 12 months. Twenty-three competitive volleyball players (21 female; 13–18 years) completed the FMS and an online questionnaire adapted from the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center instruments, reporting injuries in the previous 12 months and shoulder, lower back and knee pain intensity in the previous 3 months. The mean FMS composite score was 16.61±2.19; the in-line lunge had the lowest item score (1.87±0.55), whereas shoulder mobility, active straight-leg raise and rotary stability showed ceiling effects. Injury was reported by 34.8% of players (95% confidence interval [CI] 18.8–55.1%). Knee pain was the most frequent complaint (60.9%; 95% CI 40.8–77.8%), followed by lower back (43.5%) and shoulder pain (26.1%). Composite scores did not differ significantly between injured and uninjured players (16.62±2.72 vs 16.60±1.96; p=0.980; Hedges' g=0.01, 95% CI −0.85 to 0.87), and no item score differed between groups (p=0.210–1.000). In this sample, no statistically significant differences in FMS scores were detected between players with and without recent injury; given the small sample and wide confidence intervals, a moderate association cannot be excluded. Knee complaints were highly prevalent; assessment of individual movement patterns and region-specific symptom monitoring may complement each other, and larger prospective studies are needed.

The paper contains the results of the field research that the authors used in order to determine the existence and manifesting forms of peer pressure in youth sports. The sample consists of young people aged 11 to 18, who practice sport (N=536). The research was conducted in the second half of 2019 in the territory of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The research results indicate that there are various forms of aggressive and violent behavior among youth, among which psychological violence predominates. The most common place for violence is the dressing room, after training or a competition. In terms of age, high-school-age children report higher level of violence victimization compared to older primary school children. The research results Introduction DOI: 10.31382/eqol.200603  The aggression and violence are global social phenomena, which have been researched in the past three decades. By examining many definitions of aggression it can be concluded that it is any “behavior that is intended to harm another person who is motivated to avoid that harm” (Allen & Anderson, 2017: 2; Bushman & Huesmann, 2010; DeWall, Anderson, & Bushman, 2011); whereas violence is, among other things, described as an “extreme form of aggression that has severe physical harm (e.g.,serious injury or death) as its goal” (Allen & Anderson, 2017: 3; Anderson & Bushman, 2002; Bushman & Huesmann, 2010; Huesmann & Taylor, 2006). testify to the fact that sport shares “the fate” of the society in which it exists and that policy makers in youth sports should take into consideration this social phenomenon as well.