Essays about: "student athletes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words student athletes.

1. 1. He's on Fire? Strategic Decisions and Allocation Adjustments Under the Hot Hand Fallacy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : William Möllestam; [2022]
   Keywords : Hot hand fallacy; law of small numbers; sequential decision making; selection bias; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper empirically explores 10 years of play-by-play data from the seasons 2011-2021 from National Basketball Association with a comprehensive dataset with 2.7 million shots to test for a hot hand, (i.e., predictability in future outcomes) using three separate models. READ MORE

3. 2. Sport, pregnancy, and fixed-term contracts: Is sports a blanket exception in labour law?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Beatrice Anna Klingener; [2022]
   Keywords : Sport; pregnancy; fixed-term contracts; EU law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the successive use of fixed-term contracts under Clause 5 of the Framework Agreement in the sector of sports and whether such usage provides protection from dismissal for pregnant workers. This was done by using a legal dogmatic method in the field of EU law. READ MORE

4. 3. Mental Health Management of Male and Female Athletes in Sports Organizations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Andreas Møller Nielsen; [2022]
   Keywords : perceived mental health; perceived mental health management and support; athletes; non-athletes; gender differences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: Mental disorders, symptoms of mental illness, and prevalence rates of such among athletes are equal to or exceed those of the general population, and research findings have suggested that athletes have more risk factors than the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the far-reaching consequences COVID-19 restrictions have had on the world of sport. The study aimed to compare athletes’ mental health at the ‘end’ of the pandemic with non-athletes, and whether non-athletes and athletes received mental health support during the pandemic and how it affected their mental health. READ MORE

5. 4. Mental Health Literacy of Swedish student-athletes: : A mixed methods study

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

   Author : Katharina Semig; [2022]
   Keywords : Mental Health; Dual Career; Narrative Research; Mental hälsa; Dubbla karriärer; Narrativ forskning;

   Abstract : This mixed methods study aimed to combine a quantitative analysis of the data of Swedish dual career (DC) athletes with two narrative interviews. The objectives were to quantitatively explore the Mental Health Literacy (MHL) of Swedish student-athletes, to compare the MHL of male and female, individual and team sports, and non-transnational and transnational athletes and to analyse student-athletes’ narratives about MHL in action. READ MORE

6. 5. Does movement quality 6 months post ACL reconstructive surgery indicate the perceived functional abilities 2 years later?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Människan i rörelse: hälsa och rehabilitering

   Author : Julia Larsson; Erika Zeraidi; [2021]
   Keywords : Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Postural Orientation; Postural Orientation Errors; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Rehabilitation; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common, especially among athletes. The injury often leaves the patient with consequences, such as affected postural orientation, impaired functional performance, and muscle weakness, even after rehabilitation is completed. READ MORE