Essays about: "elite athletes"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 64 essays containing the words elite athletes.

  1. 26. Regulatory fit and performance in elite bowlers

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Kihlman Adam; Fredriksson Timmy; [2019]
    Keywords : Chronic focus; Framing; Prevention; Promotion; Sport achievement; Framing; Idrottsprestation; Kroniskt fokus; Prevention; Promotion;

    Abstract : Research within regulatory fit framework has shown that athletes perform better when in a state of regulatory fit. This state occurs when there is a match between a player’s chronic regulatory focus and the framing of the given task. READ MORE

  3. 27. The correlation between injury prevalence, training load and cardiovascular capacity in adolescent handball players

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Andersson Martin; [2019]
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    Abstract : Background: Today, sport specific high school educations is a common alternative for students applying for educations. The majority of the larger cities in Sweden has this option for adolescent athletes, allowing them to start their journey towards the elite in an early age. READ MORE

  4. 28. Performance and knowledge related to the menstrual cycle within Swedish elite sports : From the athletes’ point of view

    University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskap

    Author : Linda Dupree; [2019]
    Keywords : menstrual cycle; performance; sports performance; female athletes; contraceptives; knowledge;

    Abstract : Aim The overall aim was to investigate Swedish elite athlete’s perceptions about the effects of the menstrual cycle on sports performance. The research questions applied was: 1. How do elite athletes perceive the effects of the menstrual cycle on performance, and do they adjust training or competition accordingly? 2. READ MORE

  5. 29. Women’s experiences of gender-based barriers and stereotypes in bodybuilding as a masculine sport in Poland

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Kaja Daroszewska; [2018-06-27]
    Keywords : Gender; Poland; women bodybuilding; stereotypes;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to study gender-based barriers and stereotypes that influence women in masculine sports taking bodybuilding as an example and analyzing four interviews by using a feminism perspective and professional discourse analysis. In terms of methodology it applies narrative writing, interviews, analysis and professional discourse analysis from female bodybuilding athletes and autoethnography. READ MORE

  6. 30. Outcome of Lumbar Spine Surgery in Elite Athletes vs. Untrained : Matched Cohort Study from SWESPINE

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Bella Lagrange; [2018]
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    Abstract : Background: Low back pain may be treated surgically if a mechanical cause can be identified. In elite athletes,certain spinal adaptations have been described, from the diver’s kyphosis to the gymnast’s spondylolysis. READ MORE