Essays about: "athletes"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 282 essays containing the word athletes.

  1. 16. Psychological safety and its impact on motivation within Swedish youth sport teams.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Emmy Lundberg; Philip Åhs; [2023]
    Keywords : Psychological safety; Motivation; Team cohesion; Psykologisk säkerhet; Motivation; lagsammanhållning;

    Abstract : This study aimed to examine the links between psychological safety and Intrinsic (autonomous motivation) and Extrinsic (controlled motivation) motivation in youth sport team athletes, and second to examine gender differences in psychological safety, Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation. A cross sectional survey study was conducted with 133 participants (93 males and 39 females) from various sports including football, ice-hockey, basketball, and handball. READ MORE

  3. 17. Reliability of countermovement jump,and isometric mid-thigh pull measurementafter a cycle ergometer VO2-max test. A pilotstudy within the frame of the Project: Relative Energy Deficit in Swedish Athletes

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID)

    Author : Jesper Schiller; [2023]
    Keywords : : Consistency; neuromuscular fatigue; power; strength; test-retest reliability; within session reliability and vertical jump.; Inom sessions reliabilitet; neuromuskulär utmattning; pålitlighet; spänst; styrka; test-retest reliabilitet och vertikalhopp.;

    Abstract : Abstract Introduction In order to evaluate aerobic, power and strength abilities coaches typically has performed all the physical tests at the same testing session. Today there is a lack of instruments tested for reliability in that kind of setting. READ MORE

  4. 18. Swedish National Team selections in ice hockey : A retrospective study

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

    Author : Oscar Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Talent selection; National team selection; Relative age effect; RAE; Ice Hockey;

    Abstract : Countries invest a large amount of money in talent development and talent identification. The Swedish ice hockey federation is reorganizing and evaluating the national team selection system. Relative age effect (RAE) refers to a selection bias when relatively older athletes get selected because maturity can be mistaken for talent. READ MORE

  5. 19. Investigating the relationship between psychological safety, well-being and performance in youth team sport athletes

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Filip Myrman; Axel Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : psychological safety; psychological well-being; positive affect; negative affect; vitality; performance; psykologisk trygghet; psykologiskt välmående; positiv affekt; negativ affekt; vitalitet; prestation;

    Abstract : The present study aimed to investigate the linear association between psychological safety and psychological well-being, and psychological well-being and self-perceived individual and team performance in Swedish youth team sport athletes. A cross-sectional design was used, and data were collected through questionnaires of psychological safety, positive affect, negative affect, vitality, individual performance, and team performance from 131 team sport athletes (93 males, 38 females). READ MORE

  6. 20. Gambling mythologized : A multimethod qualitative study of U.S. sports betting advertising narratives

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Stig Janson; [2023]
    Keywords : Advertising; online sports betting; gambling advertising; qualitative content analysis; semiotic analysis; the American dream; semiotics; myth; representation;

    Abstract : Online sports betting is an industry that has seen a huge surge in popularity in the US since 2018, and the companies behind this surge have enjoyed exponential increases in profits. Accompanying the increased interest in and profits of online sports gambling is a large spike in advertisements created by companies that offer online sports betting services. READ MORE