Essays about: "sport thesis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 226 essays containing the words sport thesis.
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1. Elite Athletes’ Travel Behaviour to/from Sport Events : A Case Study of Biathlon
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turismAbstract : This thesis analyses how elite athletes travel to/from sport events and which barriers prevent them from engaging in a more sustainable travel behaviour. For this purpose, unstructured interviews with elite athletes were conducted to gain an in-depth understanding about travel experiences and decision-making from elite athletes’ perspective. READ MORE
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2. Framing the Olympics: RT’s Responses to Controversies Linked With Russia’s Presence at the Winter Games from 2014-2022
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och EurasienstudierAbstract : The Russian Federation’s presence on the global stage of the Olympic Games has been linked with considerable controversy from 2014 onwards. The nation’s use of international sport for promoting its image, state-sponsored doping, and Russia’s illegal occupations of Ukraine staged in close time proximity with the Games are all controversies which have taken their toll on the country’s image, both within and beyond the context of sport. READ MORE
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3. Predicting Counter-Strike Matches using Machine Learning Models
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionenAbstract : Sports betting is a widespread industry where predictive modeling play a big role. The goal of this thesis is to explore the possibilities of machine learning within the realm of e-sport prediction. The data used for this thesis is publicly available data was recorded over a three year period. READ MORE
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4. Do Football Players Give Female Coaches the Red Card?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : In Swedish elite football, the skewed gender distribution between coaches is conspicuous, and this thesis aims to investigate one channel as to why there are so few female coaches in this environment. Previous research has found that students evaluate female teachers more critically than male teachers, even in components that they cannot control; might this be the case in Swedish elite football as well? We have conducted a framed field experiment on the teams in the highest football division for players 19 years or under in Sweden. READ MORE
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5. Rolling with Pain – A Sociological Investigation Into the Meaning-Making of Physical Pain
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/SociologiAbstract : In this thesis, I investigate the experience of physical pain. Through an analysis and assessment of the data in the form of qualitative interviews collected for this thesis, the aim has been to show that meaning-making is fundamental to our experience of (physical) pain. READ MORE
