From personal experiences of working with coaches toward the modification of behaviours and psychological constructs, this commentary highlights how the integration of single case designs can enhance the services of sport psychology practitioners and establish the value and effectiveness of their work. Interventions within golf, soccer and tennis are outlined, targeting factors pertinent to the...

Oral Trauma constitutes one-fifth of total trauma among children. Dental trauma is the most frequent oral trauma of which tooth avulsion is the most serious injury . A common scenario that may be encountered by any football trainer is a child who comes up with a tooth is his hand. A quality and professional approach indeed enhance the prognosis of the avulsed tooth. What should parents or coach...

Background: The goals of participation youth sports are primarily concerned with the facilitation of positive youth development as opposed to outright success. Consequently, there are strong theoretical and empirical links between sports coaching and athlete development. Transformational leadership behaviours, in particular, have been theoretically linked to positive developmental outcomes with...

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that constituted the cultural capital among soccer players. We assumed that in the increasingly globalized world of professional soccer, a player's success would often depend on migrating and adjusting to life in other countries. Willingness to migrate and successful adjustment are tied to player's previous attitudes and/or behaviours (habitus),...

Youth sport coaches play an important role in shaping the experience and positive development of youth athletes. One salient approach to examining how interpersonal behaviours influence young athletes has been through lens leadership theories. However, there is limited understanding surrounding underlying processes associated with coach behaviours, such as why are applied. This study sought exa...

Differences exist between top-tier soccer leagues (e.g. anthropometry and match demands), which may influence strength conditioning (S&C) practice. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether current S&C practice in men's women's (first team academy) squads differed global regions. A total 170 participants, involved delivery support at their club (based on South America (SA),...