Essays about: "what is sports"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 201 essays containing the words what is sports.

1. 16. Managing Stakeholders’ Expectations of CSR : A qualitative interview study of Allsvenskan

   University essay from

   Author : Albin Andersson; Tobias Chau; [2023]
   Keywords : Corporate Social Responsibility; CSR; Sports Organizations; Swedish Elite Football Clubs; Allsvenskan; Stakeholder; Stakeholder Theory and Institutional Theory;

   Abstract : Abstract Background: The increasing professionalization of sports clubs has led to a shift in their objectives to include social responsibility in addition to sporting success. The change is due to the demand from society for organizations to contribute back to society and the need for clubs to maintain authentic relationships within their communities. READ MORE

3. 17. Padel court detection system

   University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Avdelningen för datateknik och informatik

   Author : David Wennerblom; Andrey Arronet; [2023]
   Keywords : Court detection; Computer vision; Image processing; Padel; Hough lines; Canny edge detector; Homography; OpenCV;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the possibility of a court detection program for sports videos that can identify the court even when some important elements are not visible. The study will also analyze what external factors may impact the program's accuracy in detecting all relevant elements. READ MORE

4. 18. Sports & politics : Legacy, rights, and labour within the soft power mechanisms of the United Bid 2026

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Antonio-Adrian Ioana; [2023]
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   Abstract : The 2022 World Cup, a major opportunity for Qatar to enhance its soft power, had recently concluded with a victory that was as heavily contested as it was celebrated, namely the crowning of Argentina as world champions. Argentina’s win comes as a culmination for over a decade of continuous debates on critical topics that disempowered Qatar on the global stage, such as the exploitation of labor during the preparation for the 2022 WC which led to thousands of deaths of migrant workers, or the briberies offered by the Qatari government in order to influence the votes for the hosting rights. READ MORE

5. 19. “Not my MVP!” : Analysing impoliteness in Twitter comments towards award-winning basketballers in the NBA and WNBA leagues

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Jonathan Rosén; [2023]
   Keywords : Impoliteness; gender; positive impoliteness; bald on-record impoliteness; NBA; WNBA; Twitter;

   Abstract : This essay investigates impoliteness in the context of Twitter-based comments on award announcing tweets for the Most Valuable Player-award (MVP) in the National Basketball League (NBA) and the Women´s National Basketball League (WNBA). A comparison was made between how impoliteness is realized in the male NBA and the female WNBA,allowing for a comparison of received impoliteness based on gender. READ MORE

6. 20. Sport specific strength in alpine competitive skiing : What characterizes alpine elite skiers?

   University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsa

   Author : Mathias Moberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Alpine Skiing; biomechanics; physiology; strength training; elite athletest; alpine elite skiers;

   Abstract : Introduction: Alpine skiing has changed since the 1990s and it is unclear what sport specific strength is within modern alpine elite skiing. Purpose: The aim of this study was to create a strength profile and to investigate what sport specific strength is within alpine elite skiers. READ MORE