Ankle sprain is a common sports injury and is often regarded as trivial by athletes and coaches. This epidemiological study was conducted among three categories of Hong Kong Chinese athletes: national teams, competitive athletes and recreational athletes. This study shows that as much as 73% of all athletes had recurrent ankle sprain and 59% of these athletes had significant disability and resi...

BACKGROUND Session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) is a practical tool for coaches to assess internal training load of their athletes. In a sport like cross-country running, that is individual in nature, but has a team training and competition component, information about the association between external and internal load is lacking. Furthermore, there is a need for studies that examine per...

this study aimed at examining the relationship between anxiety of coaches and anxiety of elite wrestlers in kermanshah province. in this correlational survey, the statistical population included elite wrestlers (n=250) in addition to coaches (n=20). 152 subjects  were selected as the sample by krejcie and morgan table. sport competition anxiety test (scat) was used to collect data. the validity...

Concussions are common injuries with increasing diagnostic incidence. The 4th International Conference on Concussion in Sport, held in November 2012 in Zurich, revised consensus statements regarding the definition of a concussion, diagnostic criteria, and management. Return-to-play guidelines require a graded return to activity in which concussed athletes remain symptom-free. In order to improv...

Shot putting is an important component of track and field events and the throwing distance (s, m) is the greatest concern of coaches and athletes. There are mainly three major factors affecting throwing distance: the initial velocity (v, m/s), release angle (A, °) and release height (h, m) in shot push. So far, it is common to use the physical kinematics knowledge in the research of shot puttin...

What is mental toughness? This research draws on the experience of elite athletes and coaches to unearth a conceptualisation and definition of mental toughness. The interviews of 33 elite athletes and coaches (including 25 current or former elite athletes, of whom 15 had achieved an Olympic Gold Medal or World Champion status) were transcribed verbatim and analysed qualitatively to reveal under...

Conflict is an integral part of sport, and it implies a normal occurrence in communication relationship between athletes coaches. The main aim this paper was to present conflict analysis the coach-athletes relationship, but also its impact on achievement sports results. review article analyzed nine works that directly studied interpersonal relationships coaches athletes. Research results sugges...

T eam volleyball is an Olympic sport played professionally in many countries around the world. Despite the increasing professionalization of coaches and athletes, there is little research data concerning performance in professional volleyball players. Two major reasons for this are suggested. Some coaches adopt traditional methodologies in resistance training (RT) programs for team volleyball, ...

Achieving peak performance is the primary goal of most athletes. Coaches too, are constantly striving to help their athletes reach their potential and achieve peak performance. Interestingly, although the field of sport psychology has focused almost exclusively on peak performance in athletes, it is a common concern and goal for musicians, actors / performers, academics and business people as w...