There are few practical methods available for evaluating training loads (TL) during swimming. The purpose of this study was to examine the ecological validity of the session-rating of perceived exertion (RPE) method for quantifying internal TL in competitive swimmers using heart rate (HR)-based methods and distance as criterion measures. This study also examined the correspondence between athle...

The objective of any game is basically to move the ball or player a destination. However, in recent years, problem “competitive performance being decontextualized and turned into an objective” has emerged due focus media on impressive scenes that fascinate audiences.

Professional golf is an area that is particularly attractive to study because it models a perfectly competitive economy where payoffs are directly related to individual productivity (Scully 2002). Since one‟s earnings on the PGA Tour are based on individual performance, different skill factors and other variables such as tour experience and the number of events entered can be compared to determ...

Aim – to justify the use of athletics exercises in sprint training rugby players. Methods: theoretical methods pedagogical research. Results and discussion. The modern game requires a player, regardless his role position on field game, be prepared execute short, repetitive bursts running at high intensity. It has been established that structure players is similar actions sprinter who perform ru...

Driver distraction due to cellular phone usage has repeatedly been shown to increase the risk of vehicular accidents; however, the literature regarding the use of other personal electronic devices while driving is relatively sparse. It was hypothesized that the usage of an mp3 player would result in an increase in not only driving error while operating a driving simulator, but driver anxiety sc...

This study examined the use of four advanced psychological strategies (i.e., simulation training, cognitive restructuring, preperformance routines, and overlearning of skills) and subsequent competitive anxiety responses. Semistructured interviews were employed with eight highly elite athletes from a number of team and individual sports. Participants reported using each strategy to enable them ...

BACKGROUND Participation in organised youth sports (OYS) has been recommended as an opportunity to increase young peoples' moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) levels. Participants, however, spend a considerable proportion of time during OYS inactive. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to investigate whether coaches who attended coach education sessions (where education on incre...

This work aims to facilitate the task of basketball coaches, by means of the visualization and analysis of the players’ movements in the court. This is possible thanks to the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices that generate data of the position of the player, almost in real time. The main objective of our proposal consists on the tracking, both statistics and kinematics, of a basket...