There is a strong relationship between mental and physical performance in sport. In this context, the development of a wide range of mental powers, such as focus and concentration, elevates sport performance. Focus means selective attention due to brain energy and concentration is duration of this complete attention in time [1]. In addition to psychological support, many biofeedback modalities ...

This review presents recent research findings regarding self-regulated learning in physical education. First, a brief overview of self-regulated learning is provided focusing on social cognitive models of self-regulation development. Then, research conducted in physical education settings adopting a social cognitive perspective of self-regulated learning is reviewed. Research findings support t...

M. Kargarfard1, A. Shariat2, E. Lam3, B. Shaw4, I. Shaw4,5 and A. Shariat6 1Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran 2Department of Occupational Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra, Malaysia 3Department of Health and Human Performance, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 4Dep...

the main objective of this research was to evaluate reliability and validity of recovery stress questionnaire for athlestes (rest q-sport). professional and semi-professional athletes of handball and basketball constitute statistical population of current work. some 510 athletes were chosen in random as statistical samples. measurement tool used was a rest q-sport comprised of 76 questions with...

Introduction Eastern European „revolutions‟ of 1989 are continuing to generate considerable debates amongst scholars, politicians and economists. The transformations also present a unique opportunity for sport scholars interested in studying organisational change. Most studies of sport have been concerned with organisational change as result of state or commercial interventions (Amis & Slack, 2...

The purpose of the four studies described in this article was to develop and test a new measure of competitive sport participants' intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, and amotivation (self-determination theory; Deci & Ryan, 1985). The items for the new measure, named the Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ), were constructed using interviews, expert review, and pilot test...

the aim of this research was to survey the challenges facing thedevelopment of sport for all as well as to analyze suitable strategies in orderto develop physical activities for different members of the society. thestatistical population consisted of the participants in stations of sport for allin iran in 2012 (21% of the population of the country). 2000 participantswho were selected as the sam...

Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to examine the presence abuse enacted through virtual mediums with a specific focus on how athletes can become targets online hate. introduces social media and explores role it has played in increasing reliance worlds. impact digital technology sport particular framed order demonstrate technologies are now vital component our consumption sport. primary spa...

BACKGROUND Sport participation has been associated with improved life prospects such as academic performance and employability prospects. As such, promoting sport participation might be a way to increase life prospects, especially for socially vulnerable youth because they are less physically active than their peers. However, the evidence for the causal effect of sport participation on these ou...