Essays about: "athletic career"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words athletic career.

  1. 1. Career Development of Successful Indian football players : Analysis of Media Materials

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

    Author : Akansha Hirani; [2023]
    Keywords : narrative thematic analysis; holistic form structural analysis; Indian football; sink or swim narrative; performance narrative.;

    Abstract : Objectives of the study were 1) To investigate patterns of career development of two successful Indian football through media analysis. 2) To identify factors of career success in male v/s female Indian football players. Methodology: This is a career development narrative study where media analysis was used. READ MORE

  3. 2. ‘’There was a lot of football involved, and I think that’s when my identity was created’’ : A study about retired male football players, early specialization and athletic identity.

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

    Author : Filip Milenkovic; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate different experiences of retired football players who went through an early specialization, in which way it affected their athletic identity and retirement, and how they have dealt with it. The research questions were: · What are Swedish footballers’ experiences of early specialization in relation to athletic identity?  · How do early specialized Swedish footballers reflect on athletic identity after career termination? To answer the research questions, a qualitative method with semi-structured interviews were used. READ MORE

  4. 3. Prevalence and Localization of Injuries and Pain in Swedish Bodybuliding and Fitness Athletes

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Avdelningen för idrottsmedicin

    Author : Jimmy Hsia; [2020]
    Keywords : athletic injuries; questionnaire; resistance training;

    Abstract : Bodybuilding is a weight training sport similar to powerlifting, strongman, and Olympic weightlifting. Instead of performing a feat of strength in competition, the athletes are based on physical appearance. Information about injuries within the other sports are available. However, there are a low number of studies on competitive bodybuilding. READ MORE

  5. 4. Athletic Dropouts in Swedish Adolescence Female Handball Players

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

    Author : Adam Bogren; Kevin Rodenburg Lindholm; [2020]
    Keywords : Athletic experiences; Elite sporting schools; Former student-athletes; Holistic Athletic Career model; Push; pull; anti-push; anti-pull framework.; Atletiska erfarenheter; Elit idrottsgymnasium; Före detta student-atleter; Holistiska karriärsutvecklingsmodellen; Push; pull; anti-push; anti-pull ramverket.;

    Abstract : According to Baron-Thiene and Alfermann (2015), there is a potentially high dropout number within female student-athletes, but they also implicate that only a few studies have focused on adolescent or young adults’ dropout from elite sports. The present study has chosen to explore factors influencing athletic dropout in former female handball players that has studied at an elite sporting school and to explore how the former student-athletes experience their chosen career paths post athletic dropout, using a qualitative post-positivistic and realistic approach. READ MORE

  6. 5. Motherhood transitions in sport: From pregnancy to post-partum

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Hälsa och idrott

    Author : Annie Jonsson; Julie Marie Skalleberg; [2020]
    Keywords : athlete mother; elite sports; challenge; resource; coping strategy; transition phase; idrottande mamma; elitidrott; utmaning; resurs; copingstrategi; övergångsfas;

    Abstract : Syftet med studien var att undersöka kvinnliga idrottares upplevelser av karriärövergången att bli mamma, med ett fokus på utmaningar, resurser och copingstrategier under perioderna före-, under- och efter graviditeten. I studien användes en kvalitativ forskningsmetod med semi-strukturerade intervjuer. READ MORE