A sprained ankle is a common injury that are most common in athletes during sporting events but can happen during everyday activities as well. When the tissue that connects the ankle bones and supports the ankle (ligaments) is torn or stretched beyond its limits, often after a fall, ankle roll or...

In recent years there has been an increasing interest in the self-talk literature for a better understanding of the phenomenon by developing a solid theoretical framework, but also exploring methods for the most effective application of self-talk in sports. The development, evaluation and...

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the sportspersonship of Greek athletes with physical disabilities and able-bodied athletes. Sportspersonship differences across gender, age and sport were investigated as well. The sample consisted of 198 athletes with a mean age 24.72 (±11.62) years old, of ...

Tourism and sport are both important "industries" as they attract a large number of people, who are traveling for tourism or sport activities. The interest for sport as a tourism product has been increased so as it is researched not only by tourism and sports sector, but also by the academic...

The subject of this review is to understand the term and types of perfectionism as they are established through the multidimensional and the tripartite model of perfectionism, as well as to describe its positive and negative effects in sport. The primary aim is to examine the psycho-social factors...

The purpose of this study was to examine the possible relationship between self-reported physical activity (PA) with enjoyment, intentions and perceived behavioral control to participate in light, moderate and vigorous PA and basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, relatedness) of youth ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of Empowering and Disempowering Coaching Climate with enjoyment and quality of life variables, such as self-reported MVPA, self-reported health, life satisfaction and subjective vitality in youth soccer. The sample consisted of 1507 youth...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of the questionnaire of Role Ambiguity (Role Ambiguity Scale, Beauchamp et al., 2002), in offensive and defensive responsibilities, of Greek Team Sports' athletes, by checking its structural validity and reliability. The sample consisted of 411 ...

Superstitious beliefs in sport are defined as formal, repeated, and successive actions which are characterized by athletic performance level. Athletes adopt such beliefs because they consider them an internal force enabling them to control luck and other external factors affecting their performance ...

The purpose of this study was to implement the IAAF Kids Athletics (IAAF track and field teaching pro-gram) in an elementary school context (5th and 6th grade) and investigate the effect of the program on student's motivation to participate in physical education, on their perceived enjoyment and...