Essays about: "elite athletes"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 64 essays containing the words elite athletes.

  1. 31. Media portrayal of Finnish athletes' mental health : A qualitative study of how Finnish news websites portray Finnish elite athletes with mental health problems

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Sanni Kaski; [2018]
    Keywords : mental health problems; elite athletes; media representation; framing; narrative analysis;

    Abstract : Background: Since athletes are often perceived as unbreakable, their mental health problems might be bypassed or denigrated by their coach, peers or even by the media. However, athletes are as, if not more, susceptible to mental health problems as anyone else. READ MORE

  3. 32. In a football bubble: Cultural transition narratives of Swedish elite football players

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

    Author : Ellinor Söderlund; [2018]
    Keywords : Acculturation; career transition; cultural transition in sport; elite football players; migrating athletes; Ackulturation; karriärövergång inom idrott; kulturövergångar inom idrott; elitfotbollsspelare; migrerande idrottare;

    Abstract : The purpose of the study was to investigate cultural transition experience in elite football. More specifically, to explore three Swedish football players experience of their first transition abroad when relocating to play professional football in Europe. READ MORE

  4. 33. The Importance of Recovery to Prevent Injuries in Track and Field - A Quantitative Study on Swedish Elite Track and Field athletes’ recovery

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kost- och idrottsvetenskap

    Author : Johan Martinsson; Alexander Nilsson; Daniel Skatt; [2017-08-28]
    Keywords : Track and field; elite athlete; injury; recovery; CR10;

    Abstract : The balance between training and recovery is crucial for elite athletes to prevent injuries. Track and field is a sport that is practiced worldwide on all levels and the practice is associated with a risk of suffering an injury. READ MORE

  5. 34. The Sponsorship Collaboration - A Game On Equal Terms? A qualitative study of gender-influence in football sponsorship collaborations

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Amanda Sochon; Anna Zdolsek; [2017]
    Keywords : Sponsorship; Sponsorship Collaboration; Women in Sport; Women s Football; Gender;

    Abstract : Corporate interest in sponsorship is continuously increasing globally and sport is receiving the largest portion. In Sweden, a country ranked as one of the most gender-equal countries in the world, 46 % of elite athletes are women but only 20 % of sport sponsorship resources are allocated to this group. READ MORE

  6. 35. Mental health among Swedish elite athletes : Depression, overtraining, help seeking, and stigma

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Anna Kask; Kristoffer Svanberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Mental health; elite athletes; depression; overtraining; help seeking; stigma;

    Abstract : There is a general perception in the public that mental health problems scarcely exist among elite athletes. The aim of this thesis was to investigate mental health among Swedish elite athletes with a particular focus on depression, overtraining, help seeking and stigma. READ MORE