Essays about: "Individual sports athletes"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Individual sports athletes.
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1. Catalysts for Change: Unveiling Leadership Behaviours and Interventions of Nature-Based Athletes in Cultivating Pro-Environmental Behaviour among Fans
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)Abstract : With billions of sports fans all over the globe, athletes have a considerable platform to advocate for the environment and catalyse behaviour change. The purpose of this paper was to explore the role of leadership in athlete environmental activism. READ MORE
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2. Crossfit and sports psychology : Elite Crossfit athletes’ opinions on mental toughness– a qualitative interview study
University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysiologi, nutrition och biomekanikAbstract : The aim of the present study was to review the elite Crossfit athletes’ opinions of the importance of mental toughness to achieve optimal performance. A number of other research studies looking at psychological factors such as grit and mental toughness supports the idea that elite athletes should develop their mental capacity to improve their individual performance. READ MORE
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3. Individual sponsorship implementation and its managerial motivations : A collective case study of the managerial motivations behind the implementation of individual sponsorship in Swedish outdoor recreation sports
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: In recent years, sponsorship has become an important and heavily implemented marketing communications tool, and the significance of sponsorship is especially seen within the context of sports. Despite the heavy implementation of sponsorship, both in a team context and on an individual level, existing sponsorship literature has been strongly focused on sponsorship in a team context, thus neglecting the individual aspect of sponsorship. READ MORE
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4. Mental Health Literacy of Swedish student-athletes: : A mixed methods study
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärdAbstract : This mixed methods study aimed to combine a quantitative analysis of the data of Swedish dual career (DC) athletes with two narrative interviews. The objectives were to quantitatively explore the Mental Health Literacy (MHL) of Swedish student-athletes, to compare the MHL of male and female, individual and team sports, and non-transnational and transnational athletes and to analyse student-athletes’ narratives about MHL in action. READ MORE
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5. Electronic Performance And Tracking Systems (EPTS) : Perceptions, Benefits and Challenges of Professional Football Athletes and Training Staff
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)Abstract : Personal Informatics (PI) are information systems that allow people to process activities with the usage of information technology, aiming to produce informational products (data) either for themselves or for others. Technologies that enable PI are becoming increasingly popular, assisting people in collecting personally relevant information about their body and their behaviour. READ MORE
