Essays about: "athletic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 102 essays containing the word athletic.

  1. 1. "We are a team": Creating a Healthy Coach-Youth Golfer Relationship

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

    Author : Jesper Littorin; [2023]
    Keywords : Coach-athlete relationship; mental health; well-being; youth athlete; golf; Tränare-spelare relation; mental hälsa; välmående; ungdomsidrottare; golf;

    Abstract : The research objectives were (1) to explore how coaches and youth golfers perceive a healthy coach-athlete relationship and (2) what they do to facilitate such a relationship. A qualitative small-q study was done by interviewing five experienced coaches and five competitive youth-golfers using two semi-structured interview guides in order to get both coaches’ and athletes’ perspectives. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mapping of prevalence, diagnostics and treatments of orthopedic injuries in Swedish trotting horses

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Ulrika Holmquist; [2023]
    Keywords : harness racing; standardbred; joint injections; diagnostic analgesia; joint inflammation;

    Abstract : Equine sport is the third largest sport in Sweden with an estimated number of 350,000 horses in the country. Trotting racing is the biggest branch in the Swedish equine industry, around 80,000 out of the horse population are trotting horses. Sweden is ranked to be among the top three leading countries in the world holding trotting races. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Playing through distress A pilot study on psychological flexibility and endurance in Athletes

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för beteende-, social- och rättsvetenskap

    Author : Feven Gebru; [2023]
    Keywords : Athletes; psychological flexibility; psychosocial responses; IRAP;

    Abstract : This study aimed to contribute to the understanding of playing through distress and painduring athletic training and competition by investigating athletes’ psychological flexibilityand psychosocial responses to pain. This quantitative study consisted of two parts: (1) anonline survey (explicit measures) consisting of the Personalized Psychological FlexibilityIndex (PPFI) and the behavioural subscale of the Avoidance-endurance Questionnaire(AEQ). READ MORE

  6. 5. Oral contraceptive phases and performance : Strength, anaerobic capacity, and lactate responce

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhet

    Author : Isa Rönneblad; Elsa Ohrås; [2023]
    Keywords : Performance; oral contraceptive; contraception; Wingate; IMTP; anaerobic capacity; strength; percieved energy level; lactate; prestation; p-piller; preventionsmedel; anaerob förmåga; styrka; upplevd energinivå; laktat;

    Abstract : Background: Oral contraceptives are common among female athletes. Still, its effects on athletic performance are poorly investigated. Research in the area has increased in recent years. However, the study qualities and designs are often insufficient and with small sample sizes. READ MORE