Essays about: "Elite Sports"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 60 essays containing the words Elite Sports.

  1. 16. Assessment of Lower Limb Muscle Strength: Feasibility and Implementation on Exxentric’s SingleExx Machines

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Maximilian Geisler; [2023]
    Keywords : Force measurement; Lower limb strength; Symmetry assessment; Flywheel-based leg extension machine; Prototype development; Isokinetic dynamometer; Kraftmätning; Styrka i nedre extremiteterna; Symmetribedömning; Flywheel- baserad benförlängningsmaskin; Prototyputveckling; Isokinetisk dynamometer;

    Abstract : Measuring lower limb strength and symmetry is a common practice in elite sports to determine the return to sports point in time during rehabilitation, and this information could be useful for amateur athletes too. However, the devices used for this are highly sophisticated and hardly accessible. READ MORE

  3. 17. Sport specific strength in alpine competitive skiing : What characterizes alpine elite skiers?

    University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsa

    Author : Mathias Moberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Alpine Skiing; biomechanics; physiology; strength training; elite athletest; alpine elite skiers;

    Abstract : Introduction: Alpine skiing has changed since the 1990s and it is unclear what sport specific strength is within modern alpine elite skiing. Purpose: The aim of this study was to create a strength profile and to investigate what sport specific strength is within alpine elite skiers. READ MORE

  4. 18. Sports, Identity & Financials - Navigating and Managing Multiple Institutional Logics in a Swedish Elite Football Club

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Sadia Abdi; Lennart Asensio Nitz; [2022]
    Keywords : Football; Commercialization; Institutional Logics; Frames; Hybrid Organizations;

    Abstract : This qualitative study investigates how managers in a Swedish elite football club handle and make sense of multiple institutional logics by drawing upon the theories of institutional logics and framing. A single case study was conducted in which 12 individuals in various roles at the case football club participated in in-depth interviews. READ MORE

  5. 19. Self-branding on elite level : How female athletes use social media for empowerment

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Stephanie Wiebach; [2022]
    Keywords : social media; feminism; empowerment; sports; athletes; self-branding; media; economics; management; ethics; digital marketing; internet; diversity; society; female athletes; new media; strategy; sociala medier; feminism; egenmakt; idrott; atlet; self-branding; media; ekonomi; hantering; etik; digital marknadsförare; internet; mångfald; samhälle; kvinnliga idrottare; nya medier; strategi;

    Abstract : Professional athletes use social media for many different purposes. That includes sharing personal lives, sport achievements as well as endorsements and branding activities with sponsors. READ MORE

  6. 20. Effects of Delayed Potentiation in Sub-elite Female Soccer Players

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Avdelningen för idrottsmedicin

    Author : Pontus Öhrner; [2021]
    Keywords : Priming; acute enhancement; gameday performance; team sports;

    Abstract : There are several strategies to enhance athletes’ physical abilities, both long-term and acutely. Two of these strategies are periodization, which often spans from months to years, and tapering, spanning several weeks. READ MORE