There has been a wide spread research in the field of sports biomechanics, providing useful information about the risk of injuries in various sports. This information is beneficial in educating athletes and professional trainers about the possible risk of injuries and providing …
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The purpose of this study was to examine causal attributions for winning and losing among professional Saudi soccer players, coaches, and administrators. The study also examined the attributions athletes gave to their coaches after a loss, the effect of audience on attribution f…
The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediated representation of notable athletes of color in order to assess the role their racialized masculinity played in dominant constructions of hegemonic masculinity. The cinematic representation of Muhammad Ali in When We Were King…
This study prospectively examined the injury patterns of Egyptian national team athletes for five months. The athletes were members of Egyptian Federation coactive teams participating in men's and women's fencing, weightlifting, and martial arts, and men's wrestling. The purpose…
While warm-up is one of the more generally accepted elements of the strength and conditioning portfolio, direct evidence as to its optimal application in enhancing sports performance is sparse. Today, there is a trend to look at warm-up as performance preparation (Jeffreys, 2007…
Anxiety in sport is complex and can lead to a number of undesirable consequences such as burnout, performance difficulties, interpersonal problems, and injury. The purpose of this study was to compare whether significant differences existed in the levels of somatic anxiety, worr…
Amaç: Tabanca branşında iki sporcu grubunun nişan resminin görülmesi esnasında, silahtaki salınımla birlikte doğru tetik çekme hareketinin sporcunun göz hareketlerindeki değişime olan etkisini inceleyerek istikrarlı atış yapabilme sayısının artmasını sağlamaktır. Gereç ve Yöntem…
The turbulent decade of the 1960's witnessed great changes in American society. The world of athletics was not immune from the strife. Athletics were becoming a viable forum for Black athletes to voice their opinions regarding their treatment in athletics, as well as their treat…
Concussions are complex injuries that affect the brain and body in many ways. Symptoms such as nausea, headaches, and difficulty balancing can ensue for long periods of time in some cases. Sensory reweighting is a system within the body that helps us balance; it includes the vis…
This study compared eating disorder (ED) characteristics and treatment seeking behaviors between athletes and non-athletes in a large, community-based sample. During the 2018 National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, 24,043 respondents, 14.6% of whom identified as an athlete, co…
Prior sport-related injury and the long-term physical and psycho-social consequences associated with injury may contribute to declines in physical activity (PA) and the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of former collegiate athletes (Cowee & Simon, 2019; Filbay, et al., 201…
A vertical jump task is often performed in combination with a preceding movement which targets activation of the stretch-shortening cycle by a series of eccentric and concentric muscle contractions. Properties of the soft tissues involved can be altered by an athlete’s training …
Introduction: CrossFit® is a training methodology that utilizes a combination of functional movements performed at a high intensity to increase fitness levels in its participants. Even though it has had great success as a training methodology, CrossFit® is plagued by claims of r…
This paper is a reflective piece done to fulfil the requirements for the Master’s of Philosophy in Psychology of Counselling. The paper consists of two parts. Part one looks to provide background, context and rationale for four of the research papers I have completed for the pro…
The purpose of this investigation was to identify the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical activity, mood, and motivation in Division II collegiate athletes. Thirty-seven Indiana University of Pennsylvania division II collegiate athletes participated in the present s…