All football teams that compete within the F. A. Premier League possess an academy, whose objective is to produce more and better home-grown players that are capable of playing professionally. These young players spend a large amount of time with their coach, but little is known about player's perception of the coach-athlete relationship within F. A. Premier League Academies. The objectives of ...

This case study describes the support given to a British elite athlete in the build up to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The athlete had complained of breathing symptoms during high intensity training that led to a reduction in performance and premature cessation of training. Following a negative eucapnic voluntary hyperpnoea challenge and observation during high intensity exercise, the athlete...

objectives: the aim of the present study was to compare and contrastthe sub-scale of the body image of the athletes and nonathlete menopaused females. methods & materials: the subjects of the research comprise 60 individuals who were between 43-53 years old. in this study the personalinformation questionnaire and psdq test were used.the personal information questionnaire included the sub-scales...

BACKGROUND Over 7 million students participate in high school athletics annually. Despite numerous health benefits, high school athletes are at risk for injury. HYPOTHESIS Severe injury rates and patterns differ by gender and type of exposure. Study Design Descriptive epidemiology study. METHODS Sports-related injury data were collected during the 2005-2007 academic years from 100 nationall...

Athletes who are properly fueled and hydrated before, during, and after exercise can improve training, increase performance, and decrease fatigue. Many commercial products are marketed to athletes and are designed to be consumed at specific periods: before, during, and after exercise. Are these products really necessary? This article reviews the research on nutrition support for the athlete sur...