Essays about: "elite athletes"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 64 essays containing the words elite athletes.
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21. Exploring Subjective Experiences of Sport-Related Concussions in Swedish Elite Athletes : A phenomenological study
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärdAbstract : The present study explored elite athletes experiences of a sport-related concussion (SRC), i.e. cognitive, emotional and behavioral responses in rehabilitation. The participants were four elite athletes, 2 men and 2 women (23-25 years old), from cycling and martial arts, all suffering protracted concussion symptoms. READ MORE
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22. Athletic Dropouts in Swedish Adolescence Female Handball Players
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärdAbstract : 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
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23. ”Hand reach star excursion balance test” : Assessment of dynamic functional mobility in female elite team gymnasts in relation to overuse injuries
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsovetenskapAbstract : Background Clinical usable assessment methods to quantify mobility, balance, stability and postural control functions together in a full kinetic chain movement are sparse. Normative data of such dynamic functions in different group of athletes are still lacking and therefore the relationship between dynamic functional mobility and overuse injuries are also unknown. READ MORE
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24. Coaches’ experiences of working with RIU dual career athletes
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Hälsa och idrottAbstract : The purpose of the study was to examine coaches’ experiences of working with RIU (Riksidrottsuniversitet)-dual career (DC) athletes with foci on the coaches’ DC awareness, perceived challenges, resources, and strategies. The authors of this study conducted 9 interviews, including both men and women, ranging from 23 to 54 years of age (M=33. READ MORE
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25. Emotion regulation in elite table tennis
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärdAbstract : There is evidence suggesting that elite athletes cope better with high-intense negative emotions than the non elite athletes. It is unknown, though, whether elites reach such optimal levels because they have better emotion regulation skills (EReg) or a reduced emotional reactivity (EReact). READ MORE