Essays about: "team sports athletes"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 28 essays containing the words team sports athletes.

  1. 21. A sporting difference? : A comparative analysis of the media portrayal of male and female athletes during the Olympic Games 2016

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Simone Schwarz; [2017]
    Keywords : Gender; equality; media representation; sport; Olympic Games; content analysis; feminist critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : The underrepresentation of sportswomen in all forms of news coverage has been widely acknowledged by feminist media scholars. However, some researchers claim that there is a shift towards greater gender equality of sports media coverage, especially during the Olympic Games. READ MORE

  3. 22. 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

  4. 23. Test-retest reliability of the 300-yard Shuttle Run Test

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

    Author : Hanna Gottlieb; [2015]
    Keywords : Repeated sprint ability; reliability; shuttle run; anaerobic performance;

    Abstract : Background: Several field-based team sports contain repeated, maximal effort sprints with varying rest lengths in between. This puts high demands on athletes’ metabolic and neuromuscular systems. Testing the anaerobic capacity of athletes is essential to improve and evaluate the progression. READ MORE

  5. 24. Electronic Data Capture for Injury and Illness Surveillance : A usability study

    University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : David Karlsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Usability; electronic data capture; injury surveillance systems; athletics championships; injury and illness; overuse injuries; risk factors; usability; questionnaire; graphical interface; data entry;

    Abstract : Despite the development of injury surveillance systems for use at large multi sportsevents (Junge 2008), their implementation is still methodologically and practicallychallenging. Edouard (2013) and Engebretsen (2013) have pointed out that thecontext of athletics championships feature unique constraints, such as a limiteddata-collection window and large amounts of data to be recorded and rapidlyvalidated. READ MORE

  6. 25. Perceived factors influencing athletic performance across career stages

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

    Author : Kubiak Claudia; [2013]
    Keywords : Athletic achievement; athletic career; athletic experience; competitive sports; peak performance;

    Abstract : The objectives in the study were to examine: (1) factors that contributes to successful athletic performance across career stages; (2) factors that contributes to poor athletic performance across career stages. The theoretical frameworks included: model of psychological preparation for peak performance (Hardy, Jones, & Gould, 1996); the developmental model on transitions faced by athletes (Wylleman & Lavallee, 2004). READ MORE