Essays about: "Sporting performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Sporting performance.

1. 1. Financial Prosperity and sport achievement in the European Football

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Joakim Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : European football clubs; Financial performance; Sporting performance; Panel regression analysis; Wage costs; Increasing revenues; Debt-equity ratio; Return on assets;

   Abstract : This study examines the relationship between financial conditions and on-field success among 36 prominent European football clubs from 2010 to 2017. The research employs panel regression analysis to explore how clubs’ financial indicators such as wage costs, increasing revenues, debt-equity ratios, and return on assets correlate with their sporting performance. READ MORE

3. 2. M-C-O or M-C...No? Multi-Club Ownership in English Football and Its Drivers

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Joakim Lundgren; Oskar Heljeberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Multi-club ownership; Multi-club portfolio member; Professional football; Premier League; Championship; Sporting performance; Financial performance; Player trading; Shareholder theory; Resource-based view;

   Abstract : Multi-club ownership [MCO] is a concept within the football industry which entails that an owner holds significant stakes in multiple teams. This ownership strategy is not new, however, what are the driving forces of this type of ownership structure and what are the outcomes? The purpose of this study was to explore potential drivers of MCO, to irradiate the concept and determine whether traditional business administration theories can be applied to explain its existence. READ MORE

4. 3. Effects of a MAC Intervention on Performance and Well-being in Martial Arts Competitors

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Paul Robinson; Magnus Cedenblad; [2020]
   Keywords : anxiety; experiential avoidance; martial arts; Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment; MAC; performance enhancement; sports mindfulness; sports performance; ångest; experientiellt undvikande; idrottsspecifik mindfulness; idrottsprestation; kampsport; MAC; Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment; prestationsförbättring;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) approach for a group of competitive martial artists (n=22) compared to a passive control group of competitive martial artists (n=21) on levels of sporting performance, sports mindfulness, experiential avoidance and sport anxiety. Participants were allocated to groups based on the ability to attend the MAC training modules, held either in Gothenburg or Stockholm and participants performed self-ratings based on a survey completed pre- and post-intervention. READ MORE

5. 4. Understanding underrepresentation of female high-performance coaches in Swedish Sport

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV)

   Author : Matthew Mc Nutt; [2020]
   Keywords : women; coaching; gender; discrimination; sport; leadership; high-performance; female elite coach;

   Abstract : Historically, women like other marginalized and discriminated groups, have been compared to the manly model of sport as ‘others’ and often it is their feminine characteristics that are focused upon. In the coaching profession, women have yet to break through and be seen as equals to their male counterparts. READ MORE

6. 5. “I am me, not diabetes” : A qualitative study among adult athletes with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kostvetenskap

   Author : Emma Höglund; [2020]
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   Abstract : Introduction: Living with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) pose several challenges, particularly for athletes involved in physically demanding sports. Previous research has focused predominantly on clinical and physiological aspects of T1DM. READ MORE