UNLABELLED Relative age effects (RAEs; when relatively older children possess participation and performance advantages over relatively younger children) are frequent in male team sports. One possible explanation is that coaches select players based on physical attributes, which are more likely witnessed in relatively older athletes. PURPOSE To determine if coach selections are responsible for...

The aim of this study has been to analyse the perception Olympic values shown by coaches different levels and categories in Portugal related type sport they train (individual or collective). sample consisted 1473 Portuguese (214 female 1259 male) from 34 sports modalities data collection instrument was a three-dimensional questionnaire (perception Symbols, opinion about participation Games Game...

The purpose of this study was to develop and deliver a humanistic coaching workshop, as well as investigate coaches’ perceptions of this workshop and their experiences using humanistic coaching. Participants were 12 coaches of grade 7–11 basketball teams from schools in low socioeconomic communities in a major Canadian city. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and personal journ...

PURPOSE This study aimed to apply a team-building program for preparing the national archery team competition in Olympics. METHODS To achieve purpose of this study, six archers (three men and three women) were included. The was applied total 6 sessions (one session per week). Group cohesion efficacy measured times before, after, at later application program. collected data analyzed with Friedma...

Intake of dietary supplements is widespread among athletes in developed countries. This study evaluated the use of dietary supplements in athletes from a developing country. Dietary supplementation practices of 113 national-level athletes age 15-35 yr in Sri Lanka were assessed. All athletes from track-and-field, badminton, football, swimming, cycling, and karate squads who consented to partici...

For athletic coaches, there are many methods to coach athletes. One method that may not be as common, or even thought of coaching, is silence. Silence when the does speak but thinking specific team, player, and competitor items. The purpose this study was interview consistently successful high school baseball coaches with an emphasis on their silence a coaching behavior. Five in southeastern Un...

Objectives: This study examined the construction of the motivational climate surrounding elite sports performers by investigating the behaviours of coaches, peers and parents that were perceived to be motivationally relevant by elite athletes. Design: Qualitative e inductive. Method: Twenty-eight national, international and world-class athletes (15e29 years old) took part in semi-structured foc...

1. Introduction Pollard and Reep (1997) point out that " soccer coaches, players, fans, and the media are deeply skeptical and often suspicious, to the point of paranoia, at the suggestion that a statistician might have something useful to offer […] ". Statisticians, though, have a different opinion. Statistical interest on the aspects of the game has been steadily rising over the past decades....

PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between physical fitness and team success in soccer, and to test for differences in physical fitness between different player positions. METHODS Participants were 306 male soccer players from 17 teams in the two highest divisions in Iceland. Just before the start of the 1999 soccer season, the following variables were tested: height and weight, body com...