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Research pertaining to the experiences and motives of Paralympic athletes who transfer between sports is scant. This study aimed to address this gap through semistructured interviews with Canadian Paralympic coaches (n = 35) and athletes (n = 12). Three higher-order themes of "alternative to...

Author(s)
Dehghansai, N.; Mazhar, A.; Baker, J.
Publisher
Human Kinetics, Inc., Champaign, USA
Citation
Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2023, 40, 2, pp 280-302
Abstract

We investigated the hypothesis that an interaction of construal levels and task types would improve performance outcomes, mediated by imagery abstraction levels. In a pilot study (N=30; table tennis rallies, jumps, throws) and a main study (N=32; badminton rallies, soccer penalties), athletes...

Author(s)
Kacperski, C.; Hall, C.
Publisher
Routledge, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2017, 29, 2, pp 181-198
Abstract

Catholic examples of muscular Christianity have received less research attention than Protestant counterparts and require further exploration. One instance is the early sporting roots of an Anglo-Catholic religious community, the Basilian Fathers, and its prominent educator Father Henry Carr...

Author(s)
Hoven, M.
Publisher
Routledge, Abingdon, UK
Citation
International Journal of the History of Sport, 2022, 39, 4, pp 366-384
Abstract

Background: In ice hockey, body checking is associated with an increased risk of injury. In 2011, provincial policy change disallowed body checking in non-elite Pee Wee (ages 11-12 years) leagues. Objective To compare the risk of injury and concussion between non-elite Pee Wee ice hockey players in ...

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Black, A. M.; Macpherson, A. K.; Hagel, B. E.; Romiti, M. A.; Palacios-Derflingher, L.; Kang Jian; Meeuwisse, W. H.; Emery, C. A.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016, 50, 1, pp 55-61
Abstract

Intercollegiate student-athletes appear to be a high-risk population with respect to mental health. Student athletic therapists are one of the groups with whom these athletes may be comfortable disclosing concerns. The current study investigated the relationship between mental health literacy and...

Author(s)
Sullivan, P.; Tennant, L.
Publisher
Human Kinetics, Leeds, UK
Citation
Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology, 2023, 17, 1, pp 1-10
Abstract

Youth sport has been identified as a viable means to facilitate positive youth development (PYD) and nurture fully prepared and contributing adults. However, questions have arisen regarding elite youth sport as a context to effectively foster PYD, and specifically the role of the coach in this...

Author(s)
Preston, C.; Allan, V.; Fraser-Thomas, J.
Publisher
Routledge, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2021, 33, 3, pp 302-320
Abstract

Event organizers and city officials often justify the high costs of hosting an event by highlighting its legacies. Legacies are a topic of contentious discourse among event researchers, over definition, measurement, and significance. The bid for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games highlighted sport...

Author(s)
Orr, M.; Jarvis, N.
Publisher
Cognizant Communication Corporation, Putnam Valley, USA
Citation
Event Management, 2018, 22, 3, pp 367-378
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand youth sport coaches' perceptions of life skill development. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 youth sport coaches across 5 organizations. Analyses revealed 4 themes based on coaches' perceptions: (a) life skills are a by-product of sport ...

Author(s)
Bean, C.; Forneris, T.
Publisher
Routledge, Philadelphia, USA
Citation
Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 2017, 29, 2, pp 234-250
Abstract

In the mid-1980s, the Ontario government partnered with some of the most powerful corporations in Ontario to build a stadium for Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Canadian Football League. I opposed the creation of the SkyDome (so named because of its retractable roof) on the grounds that...

Author(s)
Kidd, B.
Publisher
Taylor and Francis, Oxfordshire, UK
Citation
Sport in Society: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics, 2013, 16, 4, pp 388-404
Abstract

Physical activity can reduce symptoms and improve wellbeing in people who have asthma, and organized sport is one way for children and youth with asthma to engage in exercise. While asthmatic youth may experience a number of barriers to sport participation, healthy physical and social sport...

Author(s)
Cardwell, F. S.; Elliott, S. J.
Publisher
Hindawi, London, UK
Citation
Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2018, 2018, pp Article ID 2512010

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