Maltreatment by coaches is a significant issue for all athletes, and particularly female athletes. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether psychological physical maltreatment could affect social physique anxiety, body dissatisfaction drive thinness in former Greek Two hundred fifty athletes participated study, rrhythmic gymnastics (RG) other sports (OS). They completed self-repo...

CONTEXT Nutrition knowledge can influence dietary choices and impact on athletic performance. Valid and reliable measures are needed to assess the nutrition knowledge of athletes and coaches. OBJECTIVES (1) To systematically review the published literature on nutrition knowledge of adult athletes and coaches and (2) to assess the quality of measures used to assess nutrition knowledge. DATA ...

A literature review was performed on the topic of urinary incontinence during physical activity and sports. This paper reviews the prevalence, risk factors, pathophysiology and treatment modalities of urinary incontinence in physically active women and female athletes. Urinary incontinence affects women of all ages, including top female athletes, but is often under-reported. The highest prevale...

International Journal of Exercise Science 6(4) : 256-268, 2013. Previous research has considered the perceptions of athletes towards gender of coach and strength and conditioning coach. However, to date there appears little research considering the perceptions of clients towards gender of personal trainer. The purpose of this study was to investigate male and females perceptions of sameor oppos...

Figure skaters are often young athletes involved in an extremely stressful, structured environment that is focused solely on skating. These athletes are at risk for a multitude of psychologic concerns, including poor communication skills, performance anxiety, stress, and family issues. Helping athletes develop self-awareness, techniques to control stress and anxiety, motivational strategies, ab...

Talent identification is often used in a variety of sports by coaches, scouts, and scientists. Talent Identification can be defined as the process of identifying current athletes with the potential to progress into elite athletes (Unnithan et al., 2012). Concerning baseball, there are specific skills that coaches and scouts look for in athletes (i.e. power, strength, and body composition). Howe...