Essays about: "youth athlete"

Found 4 essays containing the words youth athlete.

  1. 1. "We are a team": Creating a Healthy Coach-Youth Golfer Relationship

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

    Author : Jesper Littorin; [2023]
    Keywords : Coach-athlete relationship; mental health; well-being; youth athlete; golf; Tränare-spelare relation; mental hälsa; välmående; ungdomsidrottare; golf;

    Abstract : The research objectives were (1) to explore how coaches and youth golfers perceive a healthy coach-athlete relationship and (2) what they do to facilitate such a relationship. A qualitative small-q study was done by interviewing five experienced coaches and five competitive youth-golfers using two semi-structured interview guides in order to get both coaches’ and athletes’ perspectives. READ MORE

  3. 2. Creating a Healthy Coach-Youth Golfer Relationship: "We are a team"

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

    Author : Anton Hussmo; Jesper Littorin; [2023]
    Keywords : Coach-athlete relationship; mental health; well-being; youth athlete; golf;

    Abstract : The study was aimed to (1) explore how coaches and youth golfers perceive a healthy coach-athlete relationship and (2) what they do to facilitate such a relationship. This was made by doing a qualitative small-q study, interviewing coaches and youth-golfers using semi-structured interview guides. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Pathway to Sporting Excellence in Swedish Table Tennis : A Holistic Ecological Case Study

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

    Author : Michaela Karlsson; [2020]
    Keywords : holistic ecological approach; talent development; table tennis;

    Abstract : The holistic ecological approach (HEA) suggests that athlete’s talent development is influenced by the environment in which the athlete is embedded, and that some environments are more successful in facilitating athlete’s junior to senior transition. This study uses the HEA and the two working models to examine one effective talent development environment in Swedish table tennis. READ MORE

  5. 4. Very Heavy Resisted Sprint Training for Adolescent Football Players : A training intervention on acceleration, sprint and jump performance in late pubertal adolescent athletes

    University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskap

    Author : Mikael Derakhti; [2018]
    Keywords : Resisted sprint training; Very heavy resisted sprint training; Sprint training; Speed; Power; Youth football; Youth Soccer; Football; Soccer; Specific resistance training; Biological age; mid-PHV; post-PHV; PAH; Belastad sprintträning; Väldigt tungt belastad sprintträning; Sprintträning; Snabbhet; Effektutveckling; Fotboll; Ungdomsfotboll; Specifik styrketräning; Biologisk ålder;

    Abstract : Abstract Aim The main purpose of this study was to investigate and compare the effects of a very heavy resisted sprint training regimen and a unresisted sprint training regimen on sprint, acceleration and jump performance in late pubertal adolescent football (soccer) players at mid- to post-PHV and >95% PAH. Method In total 27 male football players were recruited as volunteer participants. READ MORE