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Bacon, J. "FE sports lecturer professionalism : 'freedom to play, or, 'do as I say?' : narrative accounts of further education (FE) sports lecturer professionalism from FE institutions in the South West of England." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2019. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35602/.
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The primary aim of this research was to investigate how Further Education (FE) Sports Lecturers defined their sense of professionalism with reference to the jobs they did and the environments in which they worked. Individual narratives were generated for the academic years 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17 for five Sports Lecturers from FE institutions in the South West of England. Eight Sports Lecturers from four different FE institutions took part in the research through completing a Survey Monkey online questionnaire and five of these lecturers from two different FE institutions undertook a series of semi-structured qualitative interviews to answer the research questions. Individual narratives were constructed, analysed and discussed. Findings showed that there remained high levels of performativity and accountability in FE institutions and these caused a great deal of pressure and stress for the Sports Lecturers. There were similarities to school-based research where the Sports Lecturers experienced significant gaps between what they were teaching and what they perceived society needed. The Sports Lecturers often had to adapt their methods of delivery to work effectively in their contexts and consequently, they mainly saw their professionalism as an externally imposed, articulated perception of what lay within the parameters of their profession's collective remit and responsibilities. This research also uncovered a new area of research entitled 'competitive mediation' which reflected how the professional practice of the Sports Lecturers was heavily influenced by structure and compliance, but they operated in ways which matched their own values and therefore they were mediating these tensions. It was found that the Sports Lecturers who had played competitive sport, felt that their sporting experiences helped them to develop skills which complemented their professional practice in their FE environments. However, the Sports Lecturers narrowed their curriculum delivery and they taught to the test to achieve good results which they then were happy to compare with their colleagues. These methods of delivery were seen to be a negative consequence of the structures which were determining their practice. Consequently, this research found that the FE sector might be moving further away from proposed democratic models of education and it was predicted that this would be compounded in the future with recent political developments.
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Litherland, Benjamin M. "The field and the stage pugilism, combat performance and professional wrestling in England, 1700-1980." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2014. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/53494/.
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Speaking to a local radio station in the 1960s, with the glitz, glitter and glamour of televised professional wrestling at its height, one old, retired Cumbrian wrestler declared that ‘wrestling…was a game for the field not the stage'. This statement, condensed and potent as it is, could stand in for the questions this thesis asks and seeks to answer: why did wrestling develop as a professional, performed ‘sporting entertainment'? To answer this question, existing theories of social and sports history are combined with cultural studies methods and applied to Pierre Bourdieu's notion of fields. Chapters one and two surveys the birth of a fielded society and the growth of spectator and professional sport as part of a wider cultural field in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Considering many sports during this time had relationships with the theatre, circus and fairground, the seemingly logical expansion of professional sport was closer to that of professional wrestling. Sport, however, did not develop in this way. Chapter three explore the reasons for this and posits that the genesis of the sporting field, demonstrated by the growth of sporting bodies and the perpetuation of amateur ideal, dominated the field. Control of wrestling, however, for various reasons, was not gained in this manner. Chapter four examines the consequences of this when professional wrestling became a fully performed sport in the interwar years. Finally, chapter five assesses the relationship between the sporting field and television in the late twentieth century. Wrestling as a ‘sporting entertainment' is of interest precisely because it displays a ‘discarded possible' of how professional sport may have grown had it not been for the institutions and ideologies active within the field during the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century. It also demonstrates the often precarious nature of fields and concludes that sport's meanings, pleasure and values are not as consistent as are first assumed.
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Bolligelo, Alana. "Tracing the development of professionalism in South African Rugby : 1995-2004." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/199.
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Bursuc, Vlad A. "Amateurism and Professionalism in the National Collegiate Athletic Association." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1374144535.
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Kaye, Fern V. (Fern Victoria). "Status Determinants for Professional Sports and Professional Athletes." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc279295/.
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The purposes of the investigation were to determine if status of professional sports and professional athletes increases as male participation increases, if perceived status of 'athlete' increases with participation in sports that contain 'male' attributes, and if gender differences are related to status indicators. Sixty-eight students were administered a status-determinants questionnaire. A one-way ANOVA (gender) and a 2 x 12 ANOVA (gender x sport) were employed to determine status ratings of sports. A 3 x 2 (increase/decrease/no change x gender) Chi square was employed to determine status of sports, perceived masculinity of males/femininity of females, and status of the athlete related to gender attributes of sports.
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Asplund, Love. "Från amatörism till professionalism : en undersökning av organisationerna hos Västerås SK ocg Gideonsbergs IF efter amatörismens avskaffande 1967." Thesis, Mälardalen University, Department of Social Sciences, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-366.
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Syftet med undersökningen är att belysa hur två fotbollsföreningar i Västerås påverkats av amatörismens avskaffande 1967. Gideonsbergs IF (damer) och Västerås SK (herrar). Undersökningen har fokus på hur dessa föreningars organisation och budget förändrats i och med professionalismens införande i den svenska idrotten, samt hur föreningarna skaffat sponsorer. Dessutom påvisas de skillnader som funnits mellan föreningarna. Forskningsansatsen är kvalitativ och data har insamlats främst från de båda föreningarnas styrelseprotokoll men även genom en intervju med en person som varit anställd av båda föreningarna under den undersökta perioden. Resultatet blev att tydliga förändringar syntes inom båda föreningarnas budget och organisation efter amatörismens avskaffande. Omsättningen i föreningarna ökade och organisationerna effektiviserades. Likheter och skillnader mellan klubbarna redovisas även.
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Obel, Camilla. "Unions, Leagues and Franchises: The Social Organisation of Rugby Union in New Zealand." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Sociology and Anthropology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/914.
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The thesis analyses the amateur game of rugby union by focussing upon the struggles for control between national and local unions and players. Using historical material and interviews with administrators, current players in the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks, and Canterbury, a local provincial union, I show how the game of rugby union consolidated as the national game. I follow these actors through the shift to a global professional game sponsored by television networks and show how the local advantages in the New Zealand game come to be reconfigured in this context.
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Seyler, Chellsie D. "Perceived Importance of Professionalism in Athletic Training Education and Practice." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1333490919.
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Beneli, Leandro de Melo 1977. "Basquetebol masculino paulista : apropriação das caracteristicas do esporte profissional na estrutura organizacional das categorias de base." [s.n.], 2007. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/275197.
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Orientador: Paulo Cesar MontagnerDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Fisica
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Resumo: O esporte moderno passou por profundas transformações (mercantilização, profissionalização e espetacularização), sobretudo através do modelo capitalista, que modificaram suas estruturas buscando atender à demanda ávida pelo consumo deste fenômeno. Diante desse fato, observa-se a introdução de características do profissionalismo na organização institucional do basquetebol masculino brasileiro nas diversas áreas que abrangem a modalidade. Dessa forma, o objetivo geral desse estudo é discutir sobre a apropriação das características do esporte profissional nas categorias de base do basquetebol masculino paulista. Como objetivos específicos esse estudo buscará contextualizar a origem e o desenvolvimento do esporte moderno, referenciar a trajetória institucional de organização do basquetebol masculino brasileiro, e analisar a estrutura organizacional das categorias de base do basquetebol masculino paulista. Baseado na classificação metodológica realizada por Gil (2002) no tocante aos objetivos e aos procedimentos técnicos, este estudo optou pela pesquisa exploratória e pelos procedimentos: bibliográfico e documental. Este estudo contribui para a área das ciências do esporte, na medida em que propõe explorar o material bibliográfico em torno do tema, visando compreender esse fenômeno complexo, e organizar um estudo que promova a discussão destes questionamentos. No capítulo 1 será contextualizado o processo histórico, especificadamente, a formação e o desenvolvimento da ¿sociedade burguesa¿, responsável por mudanças sociais que se refletiram nas práticas esportivas. Em seguida, serão discutidas as práticas esportivas iniciais e a forma como estas se organizaram em duas instâncias, na Europa (Inglaterra) e nos Estados Unidos (EUA). No terceiro tópico, o desenvolvimento do esporte moderno ao longo do século XX, permeando questões como a profissionalização e a espetacularização de algumas modalidades, inseridas na sociedade de massa e na sociedade de consumo. E por fim, apresentará o modelo da lógica capitalista de Jean Marie Brohm sobre o processo de transformação do esporte moderno. O capítulo 2 buscará contextualizar o desenvolvimento do basquetebol masculino no Brasil, abordando: a origem, a forma como a modalidade se institucionalizou no país e a trajetória da prática amadora para uma prática profissionalizada. Após a compreensão das transformações do esporte moderno e da organização do basquetebol masculino no Brasil, no capítulo 3 será elaborada uma discussão a respeito das categorias de base masculina do Estado de São Paulo, buscando entender como as relações estruturais e as mudanças na organização se estabeleceram neste cenário. Diante da discussão, percebe-se nessas categorias a presença de características da profissionalização do esporte, de maneira semelhante à categoria adulta: na organização do calendário anual, na maneira como se estruturam as equipes em relação às condições de treinamento e preparação para as competições, e principalmente, na forma de financiamento das equipes, dos atletas e dos profissionais envolvidos com a modalidade
Abstract: The modern sport passed to an intense transformations (mercantilization, professionalization and espetacularization), through the capitalist model, modified their structures looking for attending the avid demand for the consumption of this phenomenon. Buy the way, it¿s observed in the institutional organization of basketball the introduction of characteristics of the professionalism. So, the general aim is to discuss the appropriation of the characteristics of professional sport in the male¿s base basketball categories from São Paulo. As specifics aims this study will be looking for contextualize the origin and the development of the modern sport, understand the institutional trajectory of male¿s Brazilian Basketball organization, and analyze the organizational structure of the male¿s base basketball categories from Sao Paulo. Based on the methodological classification accomplished by Gil (2002) about the objectives and to the technical procedures, this study opted for the exploratory research and for the bibliographical and documental procedures. This study contributes to the area of the sports sciences, since it intends to explore the bibliographical material around the theme, aiming to understand that complex phenomenon, and to organize a study that promotes a discussion of these subjects.In the first chapter it will be contextualized the historical process, the formation and the development of the "bourgeois society", responsible for social changes that reflected in the sporting practices. Afterwards, the practices sporting initials and the form as these were organized will be discussed in two instances, in Europe (England) and in the United States (USA). In the third topic, the development of the modern sport along the twentieth century, discussing linked subjects as a professionalization and espetacularization of some modalities, including into the mass society and consumed society. Finally, will be present the model of capitalism logic by Jean Marie Brohm about the process of the modern sport transformation. In the second chapter will be looking for contextualize the evelopment of the male¿s basketball in Brazil, like: the origin, the form as the modality was institutionalized in the country and the trajectory of the amateur practice for a professionalized practice. After understanding this, in the third chapter will be elaborated a discussion about the base¿s categories in the State of Sao Paulo, reaching understand as the structural relationships and the changes in the organization established in this scenery
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Alsarve, [Arvidsson] Daniel. "I ständig strävan efter framgång? : föreningsdemokratins innehåll och villkor i Örebro Sportklubb 1908-89." Doctoral thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-33836.
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The aim of this dissertation is to study the conditions of and changes in sociative democracy processes at club level. One sports club is studied, Örebro Sportklubb (ÖSK), from its foundation in 1908 up to 1989. The main sources are club minutes, member magazines and annual reports. Democracy, and its twofolded relation to sport and economy processes, is the main problem area of the study. The specific question is how aspirations for economic effectiveness and sporting success influenced the democracy processes in ÖSK between 1908 and 1989. The Swedish sports movement has been described as a democratic movement. But the same movement has also been portrayed as an undemocratic movement made of men, for men. The study is based on a broad understanding of the democracy concept where issues of representativeness, influence, participation and knowledge are prominent. At a club level, the study is analysing the contents of the Swedish sports movement's democracy and its change during the 1900s. The thesis also illustrates how the pursuit of economic efficiency affected the associative democracy. These efficiencies were visible already in the 1920s, but was deepened during the 1970s. In short, the democratic range decreased, and successful sections became less and less motivated to finance the deficits of other sections. But the increased market orientation did not only represent a threat to the associative democracy. Marketisation and commercialization also preconditioned the democracy. At the club arena (Eyravallen), the members met in the clubhouse and café which, in turn, deepened the social capital and friendships within the club.
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Chéron, David. "Gestion de stress chez des athlètes amateurs en natation /." Thèse, Chicoutimi : Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2005. http://theses.uqac.ca.
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Mudege, Solomon Mufudzi. "Factors associated with successful talent development in South African soccer players." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1015713.
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In recent times, the performances of the South African senior national team (“Bafana Bafana”) have not matched the impressive off-field advancements in South African professional soccer. At the historic 2010 FIFA World CupTM held in South Africa, Bafana Bafana became the first host nation to be eliminated in the first round of the competition. Such disappointments have compelled stakeholders in South African soccer to call for a re-assessment of all structures and programmes which have an impact on the playing abilities of South African players. Of prime importance is the need to obtain a better understanding of talent development in South African soccer. The aim of this research study was to determine the relevance of selected factors associated with successful talent development in South African male professional soccer players competing in the 2008-2009 ABSA PSL season. In order to accomplish the research aims, the literature relating to talent development concepts and models was examined. The literature review identified seven factors which are relevant to talent development in soccer. The empirical study was exploratory, and it utilized a descriptive, non-experimental approach. Data were collected via a 53-item questionnaire, which was designed to evaluate the identified seven factors. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of 56 South African professional soccer players who played for clubs participating in the 2008-2009 season of the ABSA Premier Soccer League. The results obtained from the sample were analysed in terms of their descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis was performed. The following six factors were statistically confirmed as being associated with the successful talent development of the sample: Training Environment, Motivation and Ambitions, Personal Development, Family Support, Cultural Factors and Coaching. These six factors accounted for 58 percent of the overall variance. The questionnaire had a reliability of 0.84, as measured by the Cronbach alpha coefficient. The study concludes that talent development in South African soccer is a multifactorial and complex process. Although the sample size was not suitable for discriminant analysis, theories such as the relative age effect and the „10-year rule‟ may be applicable to South African soccer. This study also adds to the limited body of knowledge on South African soccer, by identifying and scientifically analysing those factors which are associated with successful talent development. As success on the international stage becomes a priority in South African soccer, the identified factors serve as a sound scientific basis in the formulation of improved structures and strategies for perfecting the abilities of young soccer players, and increasing the competitiveness of Bafana Bafana.
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Gambeta, Wilson Roberto. "A bola rolou: o velódromo paulista e os espetáculos de futebol (1895/1916)." Universidade de São Paulo, 2014. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8138/tde-01102014-162931/.
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Trata-se de um estudo sobre a constituição dos espetáculos esportivos na cidade de São Paulo, entre o final do século XIX e o início do XX. São investigados os espetáculos relacionados ao turfe, ao ciclismo e, particularmente, ao futebol. A tese examina a passagem histórica dos esportes individualizados, com apostas, para as disputas entre equipes de atletas, baseadas apenas no mérito. Analisa também a importância do estádio como espaço de sociabilidade, com atenção especial sobre o Velódromo Paulista, uma arena para exibições esportivas que existiu no bairro paulistano da Consolação, entre 1895 e 1916. O universo da moderna cultura urbana é relacionado às transformações ocorridas dentro das famílias da elite de origem rural, algumas das quais tiveram atuação destacada na organização dos espetáculos atléticos. O estudo chamou atenção para o papel dos esportes no processo de modernização do estilo de vida urbana. Examinou o aparecimento do clube esportivo como entidade da sociedade civil e a transformação das agremiações atléticas, originalmente constituídas por rapazes, em associações para o congraçamento familiar. As análises apontaram para a função mediadora ocupada pelo clube esportivo entre a esfera privada do lar e as organizações político-partidárias. Ao acompanhar o processo histórico de ressignificações da ética esportiva importada da Europa, o autor observou que o futebol era divulgado no meio urbano paulista como pedagogia social conservadora e os espetáculos assumiram a função de transmitir os valores morais defendidos pela elite. Notou as deficiências das relações entre a educação física escolar e os jogos informais de futebol espalhados pela cidade, bem como as características clientelistas do futebol amador da época. Revelou a emergência do profissionalismo acobertado pela moral do amadorismo. Acompanhou a tumultuada constituição dos órgãos federativos em âmbito regional e nacional, mostrou que a partir da segunda década do século XX os espetáculos de futebol ganharam grande importância nas relações políticas nacionais e na diplomacia entre os países do Cone SulThis is a study on the incorporation of sporting events in the city of São Paulo between the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Performances related to turf, cycling, and particularly to soccer are reviewed. The dissertation analyzes the historical transition of the individual sports, with bets being placed on disputes among athletic teams, based solely on merit. It also examines the importance of the stadium in terms of sociability, with a special focus on the Velódromo Paulista, a stadium for sports events, which existed in the neighborhood of Consolação between the years of 1895 and 1916. The universe of modern urban culture is related to the transformations which occurred within the elite families of rural origin, some of which demonstrated prominent co-operation in the organization of athletic events. The study drew attention to the role of sports in the process of modernization of urban lifestyle. It also examined the emergence of sports clubs as a civil society organization and the transformation of athletic associations, which originally consisted of boys, into associations for family socialization. The analysis highlighted the role of sports clubs as mediators between private home environments and the political party organizations. By monitoring the historical process of reinterpreting sports ethics imported from Europe, the author notes that soccer was disclosed in urban São Paulo as a conservative social pedagogy and performances took on the role of transmitting moral values upheld by the elite. He also observed the shortcomings of the relationship between the physical education in schools and the informal soccer games which took place throughout the city as well as the patronage of amateur soccer of the time. He revealed the appearance of professionalism covered up by the morale of amateurism. He monitored the tumultuous creation of federal agencies at a regional and national level, and indicated that as of the 1920s, soccer performances gained significant importance in national political relationships as well as with regard to diplomacy among the countries of the Southern Cone of Latin America
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Holm, Elin, and Mårten Kevesäter. "Organisationskultur – från ideell till kommersiell : En kvalitativ studie om organisationskultur i en organisation med ideell, professionell och kommersiell idrott." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Företagsekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-41512.
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Historiskt sett har idrotten i Sverige utövats dels efter ett amatörideal i syfte att bekämpa ohälsa, dels efter eget idrottsintresse. Idrotten har sedan den etablerade sig, följt samhällsutvecklingen och anpassat sig därefter. När amatörregeln togs bort på 60-talet genomgick idrotten en förändring mot professionalisering vilket bland annat innebär att anställda inom professionella idrottsorganisationer erhåller ekonomisk ersättning för deras arbete och utövarna kunde tjäna pengar på sin idrott. Idrotten utvecklades i samhället och kommersialisering blev ett fenomen som har gett bestående inslag inom idrottsvärlden, där det nu återfinns flera kulturella värdegrunder som består av ideell, professionell och kommersiell idrott. Syftet med studien är att undersöka om de olika kulturella värdegrunderna kan förenas inom en idrottsorganisation och om det då uppstår några problematiska situationer, spänningar, när de förenas. Studien är en kvalitativ fallstudie där tre semistrukturerade intervjuer har genomförts. Resultatet utgick ifrån Schein’s organisationskultursmodell samt de kulturella värdegrundernas identiteter och visade på att organisationskulturen formas och integreras av ideell, professionell och kommersiell idrott samt att det uppstår spänningar när dem förenas i en organisation. I detta fall blir den professionella och kommersiella verksamheten mer dominerande i organisationskulturen.Historically, sports in Sweden have been practiced either according to an amateur ideal for the purpose of combating ill-health or and in accordance with the athletes own sports interest. Since its establishment, sport has followed social development and adapted accordingly. When the amateur rule was removed in 1967, the sport underwent a change towards professionalization. It is primarily sports organizations that compete at the highest level and with a focus on team sports that have embraced this professionalization. The professionalization meant that employees in sports organizations were paid a salary and that the athletes could make money from their sports. Development in sport has since continued in line with society and commercialization has become a phenomenon as well as a lasting element that has taken over parts of the power in the sports world. This has created different cultural values in sports. We now talk about non-profit -, professional - and commercial sports. This study investigates whether these values can work together within an elite organization and what tensions may arise between them. The study is a qualitative case study in which three semi-structured interviews have been conducted. The analysis was based on Schein's organizational culture model, which focuses on the levels of artifacts, espoused beliefs and values and basic underlying assumptions. The result showed that organizational culture is shaped and integrated by the different cultural values.
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Clark, Lisa. "Training needs assessment for sports facility professionals." Menomonie, WI : University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2005. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2005/2005clarkl.pdf.
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Won, Sung June. "Exploration of leadership behaviors of PGA professionals in the golf industry." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1563274961511217.
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Cheung, Wing-kin William. "(Di)Sport-scape for professionals & amateurs : Mongkok Stadium & District redevelopment /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25952729.
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Podzimek, David. "Vedení a řízení vybraných fotbalových klubů a specifika jejich fungování." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2017. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-358769.
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The recent departure of Czech football clubs participating in the top two competitions for the newly created League of Football Association (LFA) has given rise to a number of questions. This step is generally considered to be a significant step towards emphasising the differences between the professional and amateur areas of football in our country. The goal of this dissertation was to demonstrate the differences and the similar features in the management and leadership of this type of sports organisation on the basis of practical research undertaken in two selected clubs. FC Jablonec nad Nisou from the first division served as an example of the professional sphere, while FC Loko Vltavín was selected as a representative of the amateur game. The findings were then used to compare these two kinds of clubs in relation to various aspects of their complex functioning. General principles and specific features have been drawn from this for both qualitative levels. The results have particularly demonstrated the significant influence of club economics and the competitive environment, which mutually influence and to a certain degree determine the level of all other areas which the people from the club management are involved in.
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Cheung, Wing-kin William, and 張永建. "(Di)Sport-scape for professionals & amateurs: Mongkok Stadium & District redevelopment." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31984538.
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Diaconescu, Andy. "Evolution of performance imagery among elite team-sport professionals from former communist Romania." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6820.
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In-depth interviews were conducted with eight European life-long sport professionals who were former elite athletes and then successful coaches in team sports. The purpose of the interview was to explore the role and the evolution of imagery from athlete to coach and to also determine whether mental imagery was used in any way by these professional coaches for enhancing team unity. Analysis showed that all these exceptional performers had excellent imagery skills and they used imagery training to achieve their sport related goals. Practical implications for enhancing team unity through imagery are also presented.
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Jackson, Randi D. "Survey of Psychology Professionals on Their Involvement in Sport and Performance Psychology Services." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2019. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1609073/.
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This study examined professional practice issues in sport psychology such as qualifications, credentialing, graduate training, and the scope of practice in order to address questions about who should be teaching and providing such services. We used frequencies, t-tests, and chi-square analyses to assess trends among licensed psychologists in the subdiscipline of sport psychology. Analyses show that 26.7% (n = 52) reported providing services to individual athletes and 17.9% (n = 35) to teams in which their work focused on directly improving sport performances. Additionally, 58.5% (n = 114) reported providing mental health services to individual athletes and 10.3% (n = 20) to sport teams. These results suggest services provided to individual athletes and groups/teams of athletes seem to emphasize mental health concerns. Regarding supervision, 18.5% (n = 36) indicated they had received supervision related to improving athletes' sport performance and 35.9% (n = 70) for mental health services they had provided. Another 17.5% (n = 34) indicated having provided supervision to other professionals who were working with athletes to improve their sport performance and 40.0% (n = 78) for those who were addressing athletes' mental health. Overall, 26 (13.3%) of the psychologists had published articles concerning sport and performance psychology in scientific journals; men (25.4%) were more likely than women (7.8%) to have done so, X 2 (1) = 11.26, p = .001. Issues related to training, professional involvement, and ethics in this growing field are discussed. Future directions for this research are also explored.
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Moles, Troy. "Sexual and Nonsexual Boundary Violations Between Sport Psychology Professionals and Their Client-athletes." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500081/.
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Sexual attraction (SA), as well as sexual (SBVs) and nonsexual boundary violations (NSBVs), have been identified as matters of ethical concern, being viewed as harmful within mental health or counseling relationships. Much of the literature in the area of SA and SBVs has focused on the counselor-client relationship, but it has been investigated only minimally in the field of sport psychology and specifically with regard to sport psychology professionals (SPPs). Because SA, SBVs, and NSBVs between SPPs and their client-athletes seem to be potentially problematic concerns in need of empirical investigation and practical scrutiny, the aim of this study was to examine: (a) the incidence of SBV and NSBV beliefs and behaviors among SPPs; (b) SPPs' feelings regarding SA for and from client-athletes; and (c) SPPs' willingness to seek supervision to manage their SA beliefs and behaviors towards client-athletes. SPPs (n = 365) completed the Survey of Applied Sport Psychologists (SASP) via e-mail or regular mail. As expected, SPPs experienced SA (40.6%) and generally did not experience strong feelings as a result of the SA. However, of the SPPs experiencing SA, 13.5% of males and 13.8% of females engaged in a SBV with a client-athlete. NSBV behaviors and beliefs are also reported. Chi-squared analyses revealed male SPPs engaged in nonsexual touching with their client-athletes more frequently than female SPPs. T-tests suggested ethically trained SPPs were more likely to seek supervision as a result of SA and view certain NSBVs as good professional behavior in comparison to non-ethically trained SPPs. Appropriate supervision and ethical training for SPPs experiencing SA could be helpful in the management of potential future SBV or NSBV behaviors. Implications for SPPs working with athletes, limitations of the present study, and recommendations for future research are discussed.
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Carlsson, Casper. "Karriärövergången från amatör till professionell elitnivå för manliga fotbollsspelare i svenska elitfotbollsklubbar." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-42651.
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The aim of this study is to examine and analyse the career transitions from amateur to elite level for male soccer players in Swedish elite football clubs and to identify which factors that affects and develops the player linked to this process. Research material has been collected through semi-structured qualitative interviews with professional players in Swedish elite football clubs to answer the research questions of this study. The theoretical framework from which the collected material has been analysed is The holistic athletic career model which provides an opportunity to investigate the phenomen on a multidimensional and holistic way (Wylleman, Reints & De knop, 2013). The results suggests that there are several differences between being an amateur and a professional elite football player in Swedish football clubs. Also, that a career transition from amateur level to professional level for a player is considered being problematic and difficult. The result of this study adds new knowledge to the previous research by identifying significant internal and external factors that are considered crucial for a football players transition to be able to play at a professional elite level within a Swedish elite football club. The most prominent significant factors that are considered to be crucial is a mental strength, the ability to deal with setbacks and a clear target image, as well as support from family, coaches and teammates in the players environment. In this way, this study contributes with a new insight into the subject area which complements the previous research that has previously been studied.
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Kerr, W. R. "A study of the attitudes of tourism industry professionals towards the future of Scottish tourism." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 2001. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=20359.
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Fittz, Ashley August. "BUILDING A BRIDGE BETWEEN PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND FITNESS PROFESSIONALS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUSINESS PLAN FOR SAN LUIS SPORTS THERAPY CLINICS." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2010. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/242.
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The purpose of this project was to create a business plan for a profitable, self-sustaining, program to build a bridge between physical therapists and fitness professionals.
The Quick Fit Program was a new service for the existing business San Luis Sports Therapy. The program was designed to be implemented within each of the company’s physical therapy clinics in California using existing personnel and resources. The Quick Fit Program is one way in which physical therapy practices can diversify the services they offer to keep pace with the changing landscape of healthcare.
Clients in the Quick Fit Program would receive an assessment of basic health and fitness during their initial visit. After the assessments, a licensed physical therapist debriefs each client and offers recommendations or referral to a physician or gym program as appropriate. Staff in the Quick Fit Program would also schedule a follow-up appointment three to six months from the date of the initial visit to assess any changes or improvements in health and fitness measures since the initial visit.
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Bowes, Patricia Louise. "An Exploratory Study of the Use of Imagery by Vocal Professionals: Applications of a Sport Psychology Framework." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002994.
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Gellock, Jennifer. "Work-Life Factors that Impact Job Burnout and Turnover Intention among Athletic Academic Support Professionals." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5799.
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The purpose of the current study was to investigate factors in the work environment that impact job burnout among academic support professionals who work with college student-athletes. Specifically, the factors of job control match, fairness march, rewards match, and workload match were explored. Additionally, the extent to which emotional exhaustion and depersonalization had an effect on turnover intention was explored. Job burnout has been found to have negative impacts on professionals in human services professions. The sample consisted of academic advisors and learning specialists affiliated with National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I programs. Results suggest academic support professionals experience a high level of emotional exhaustion related to a mismatch in perceived job control, rewards, and workload. Additionally, higher levels of emotional exhaustion were found to significantly impact turnover intention. Practical solutions that address job mismatches are discussed along with theoretical implications for the person-environment fit framework applied in the context of the sport industry.
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Jonsson, Josefine. "The psycho-social work environment of e-sport professionals : Applying the Job demands-resources theory to pro-players." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för psykologi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-151906.
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In recent years, the area of e-sports has been growing rapidly and has consequentially drawn attention from the general public as well as researchers. However, research in this area still remains sparse, especially concerning the psycho-social work environment of e-sports professionals. This is even more true when referring to research that includes the individual perspective of pro-players. To provide more knowledge in this area, this study aims to explore what psychosocial aspects are mentioned by pro-players in documentary interviews and investigate if the experiences portrayed could be understood using a theoretical perspective by applying the JD-R theory. This study is based on 12 docu-series episodes featuring two League of Legends teams where 10 different pro-players participated. The research sample could both be considered availability sampling, since the data was already available, and purposeful sampling, choosing a sample consisting of pro-players. The episodes were transcribed and then analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Many psycho-social aspects emerged from the analysis, resulting in two higher themes where the first theme “Working as a pro-player” portrays what the profession entails and the second, “The interdependent work”, depicts the experience of being a pro, a teammate and an individual at the same time. By applying the JD-R theory on the aspects mentioned, it was concluded that these experiences indeed could be understood using a theoretical approach, providing incentives to conduct future research in the area. Possible areas of research interest were also presented in relation to this.E-sport är att område som snabbt har vuxit under senare år,vilket har attraherat uppmärksamhetfrån allmänhetenoch forskare. Forskning på området bedrivs dockfortfarande relativt infrekvent, speciellt när det gäller de professionella e-sportspelarnas psykosociala arbetsmiljö. Detta är speciellt framträdande närdet kommer till att inkludera individuella perspektiv från spelarna. För att bidra till mer kunskap inom området syftar denna studie till att undersöka vilka psykosociala aspekter som omnämns av spelare i dokumentära intervjuer samt undersöka om dessa upplevelser kan förstås utifrån ett teoretiskt perspektiv genom att tillämpa JD-R-teorin. Denna studie baseras på 12 avsnitt från två League och Legends-lagdär 10 olika spelare deltar.Urvalet kan både anses som bekvämlighetsurval, eftersom datan redan fannstillgänglig, och strategiskt urval, då urvalet inkluderade professionella spelare.Avsnitten transkriberades och analyserades med kvalitativ innehållsanalys.Många psykososociala aspekter framträddefrån analysen vilket resulterade i två högre teman där det första temat ”Att arbeta som en pro player” porträtterarvad professionen innebär och den andra, ”Det avhängiga arbetet”, beskriver upplevelsen av att vara en professionell spelare, en lagkamrat och en individ samtidigt. Genom att applicera JD-R-teorin på de omnämnda aspekterna fastslogs det att dessa upplevelser kan bli förstådda genom en teoretisk ansats, vilket ger incitamentatt bedriva framtid forskning inom området. Möjliga forskningsområden av intressepresenterades även i relation till detta.
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Palmateer, Tess M. "Sexual Attraction, Behaviors, and Boundary Crossing between Sport Psychology Professionals and Their Athlete-Clients: Prevalence, Attitudes, and Supervision." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1703317/.
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Sport psychology professionals (SPPs), like psychologists in general, may cross therapeutic boundaries (e.g., hug a client) and even become sexually attracted to their athlete-clients (ACs). I examined the prevalence of these issues, as well as SPPs' ethical training and use of supervision in relation to them. Participants were 181 SPPs; 92 (50.8%) reported being sexually attracted to one or more of their ACs. In regards to specific behaviors, approximately half (49.4%) reported discussing personal matters unrelated to their (n = 87), whereas far fewer had engaged in sexual behaviors with their ACs, such as discussing sexual matters unrelated to their work (n = 4), and caressing or intimately touching an AC (n = 1). No SPP reported kissing, dating, having sexual intercourse, or engaging in other sexual activities with their ACs. The three most common nonsexual boundary crossings were (a) consulting with an AC in public places (e.g., hotel lobby or practice field; 87.8%), (b) working with an AC at practice (86.2%), (c) working with an AC at a competition (75.0%). Interestingly, few SPPs sought supervision/consultation regarding the attraction, though 83.7% said they would do so if they were attracted in the future. I also examined differences across gender, mental health licensure, and years since graduation in relation to the outcome. Sexual attractions appear to exist between SPPs and their AC and should be discussed during training to normalize the experience and increase the likelihood of them discussing such attractions when they occur. Further, self-reflection and supervision are recommended approaches to managing such feelings and to minimize the chances of harming ACs.
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Krause, Jennifer M., Kason O’Neil, and Brian Dauenhauer. "Plickers: A Formative Assessment Tool for K–12 and PETE Professionals: Strategies: Vol 30, No 3." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4049.
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Classroom response systems have become popular in K–12 and higher education settings in recent years in order to gauge student learning. The physical education environment is unique in that it is difficult to manage the technology associated with these systems, and therefore, student assessment can be cumbersome. A free classroom response system is available that requires very little technology, is easy to use, and can provide feedback on student learning in an instant. This article will discuss Plickers as a real-time formative assessment tool that teachers can use to enhance assessment of student learning in physical education settings from K–12 to higher education.
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Terricabras, i. Genís Joaquim. "Canvis musculars detectats per bioimpedància localitzada i ressonància magnètica, després d'una lesió muscular i fins a la tornada al joc, en equips professionals de l'esport." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/671334.
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Les lesions musculars representen 1/3 del total de lesions sofertes en els jugadors de futbol professional, i aproximadament el 90% d’aquestes lesions es localitzen a les extremitats inferiors.
Aquestes lesions musculars poden ocasionar segons la localització i severitat, un llarg període de temps de baixa esportiva per al jugador; per això és important començar amb un bon diagnòstic (que ajudarà amb el pronòstic de tornada a l’esport (RTP, return to play), i un òptim tractament i procés de readaptació esportiva per garantir un RTP satisfactori amb el mínim risc de recaiguda de la lesió (Jarvinen et al., 2007, Orchard et al., 2005, Ueblacker et al., 2015).
Tot i que actualment disposem de tècniques de diagnòstic per imatge molt avançades (RMN 3T i US) en el diagnòstic de la lesió muscular, no hi ha consens sobre un sistema de classificació de lesió muscular (localització anatòmica, edema, defecte intramuscular “gap”) idoni per garantir el menor temps de RTP. La bioimpedància localitzada (L-BIA) s’ha convertit recentment, en un mètode per ajudar a les tècniques de diagnòstic clàssiques com ultrasons (US) i la ressonància magnètica (RMN). L-BIA a 50 kHz és un mètode no invasiu i de baix cost que quantifica l’edema muscular (resistència, R) i la desestructuració cel·lular muscular (reactància, Xc) per quantificar el teixit tou danyat.
Aquest projecte va analitzar des de la temporada 2015-2016 fins a la temporada 2018-2019 les mesures de L-BIA a 50 kHz 24 hores després de la lesió muscular, comparada amb la imatge de RMN, amb l’objectiu de millorar el diagnòstic clínic i pronòstic, fins al RTP. Per a això, es van realitzar tres estudis independents: 1) Estudi dels valors de L-BIA dels jugadors professionals no lesionats de futbol i futbol sala del Futbol Club Barcelona per a avaluar la simetria entre els 4 grans grups musculars (quàdriceps, isquiotibials, adductors i tríceps sural) de l’extremitat inferior dreta i esquerra, i en diversos moments d’una mateixa temporada. 2) Anàlisis de la concordança entre la L-BIA i la RMN a 22 lesions musculars classificades segons el “gap” muscular i el RTP, independentment de la seva localització anatòmica. 3) Anàlisis de la concordança entre la L-BIA i la RMN de 37 lesions musculars classificades segons la seva localització anatòmica en intratendinoses, miotendinoses (MTJ) i miofascials (MFJ) i el corresponent temps de RTP.
Els resultats mostren que 1) no hi ha diferències estadísticament significatives en els valors de R i Xc en comparar els 4 grans grups musculars (quàdriceps, isquiotibials, adductors i tríceps sural) de l’extremitat inferior dreta i esquerra, i en diversos moments d’una mateixa temporada, 2) hi ha una significativa reducció (P < 0.01) de R i Xc directament relacionat amb la severitat de la lesió muscular segons el “gap” i el RTP, independentment de la seva localització anatòmica, 3) la L-BIA diferencia de manera significativa (P < 0.01) les lesions MTJ de les lesions MFJ, així com els diferents graus de severitat de les MTJ i el seu RTP.Las lesiones musculares representan 1/3 del total de lesiones sufridas en los jugadores de fútbol profesional, y aproximadamente el 90% de estas lesiones se localizan en las extremidades inferiores. Estas lesiones musculares pueden ocasionar, según la localización y severidad, un largo período de tiempo de baja deportiva para el jugador; por eso es importante empezar con un buen diagnóstico (que ayudará con el pronóstico de regreso al deporte (RTP, return to play), y un óptimo tratamiento y proceso de readaptación deportiva para garantizar un RTP satisfactorio lo antes posible y con el mínimo riesgo de recaída de la lesión (Järvinen et al., 2007, Orchard et al., 2005, Ueblacker et al., 2015). Aunque actualmente disponemos de técnicas de diagnóstico por imagen muy avanzadas (RMN 3T y US) en el diagnóstico de la lesión muscular, no hay consenso sobre un sistema de clasificación de lesión muscular (localización anatómica, edema, defecto intramuscular “gap” idóneo para garantizar el menor RTP. La bioimpedáncia localizada (L-BIA) se ha convertido recientemente en un método para ayudar a las técnicas de diagnóstico clásicas como ultrasonidos (US) y la resonancia magnética (RMN). L-BIA a 50 kHz es un método no invasivo y de bajo coste que cuantifica el edema muscular (resistencia, R) y la desestructuración celular muscular (reactancia, Xc) para cuantificar el tejido blando dañado. Este proyecto analizó desde la temporada 2015-2016 en la temporada 2018-2019 las medidas de L-BIA a 50 kHz 24 horas después de la lesión muscular, comparada con la imagen de RMN, con el objetivo de mejorar el diagnóstico clínico y pronóstico, hasta el RTP. Para ello, se realizaron tres estudios independientes: 1) Estudio de los valores de L-BIA los jugadores profesionales no lesionados de fútbol y fútbol sala del FC Barcelona para evaluar la simetría entre los 4 grandes grupos musculares (cuádriceps, isquiotibiales, aductores y tríceps sural) de la extremidad inferior derecha e izquierda, y en varios momentos de una misma temporada. 2) Análisis de la concordancia entre la L-BIA y la RMN de 22 lesiones musculares clasificadas según el “gap” muscular y el RTP, independientemente de su localización anatómica. 3) Análisis de la concordancia entre la L-BIA y la RMN de 37 lesiones musculares clasificadas según su localización anatómica en intratendinosas, miotendinosas (MTJ) y miofasciales (MFJ) y el correspondiente tiempo de RTP. Los resultados muestran que 1) no hay diferencias estadísticamente significativas en los valores de R y Xc en comparar los 4 grandes grupos musculares (cuádriceps, isquiotibiales, aductores y tríceps sural) de la extremidad inferior derecha e izquierda, y en varios momentos de una misma temporada, 2) hay una significativa reducción (P <0.01) de R y Xc directamente relacionado con la severidad de la lesión muscular según el “gap” y el RTP, independientemente de su localización anatómica, 3) la L-BIA diferencia de manera significativa (P <0.01) las lesiones MTJ de las lesiones MFJ, así como los diferentes grados de severidad de las MTJ y su RTP.
Muscle injuries account for 1/3 of all injuries suffered by professional football players, and approximately 90% of these injuries are located in the lower extremities. These muscle injuries can cause, depending on the location and severity, a long period of time off from playing; this is why it is important to start with a good diagnosis (which will help with the prognosis of return to play (RTP)), and an optimal treatment and process of sports rehabilitation to ensure rapid return to play (RTP) with minimal risk of reinjury (Jarvinen et al., 2007, Orchard et al., 2005, Ueblacker et al., 2015). Although very advanced imaging techniques (RMN 3T and US) are currently available for the diagnosis of muscle injury, there is no consensus on a system of classification of muscle injury (anatomical location, edema, intramuscular hole “gap”). Localized bioimpedance (L-BIA) has recently become a method to aid in classical diagnostic techniques such as ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (RMN). L-BIA at 50 kHz is a non-invasive, low-cost method that quantifies muscle edema (resistance, R) and muscle cell disorganization (reactance, Xc) to quantify damaged soft tissue. This project analyzed from the 2015-2016 season to the 2018-2019 season the measurements of L-BIA at 50 kHz 24 hours after muscle injury, compared with the NMR image, with the aim of improving the clinical diagnosis and prognosis, up to RTP. To do this, three independent studies were performed: 1) The L-BIA values of the uninjured professional football and futsal players of Futbol Club Barcelona were studied to study the symmetry between the 4 major muscle groups (quàdriceps, hamstrings, adductors, and sural triceps) of the lower right and left extremity, and between several moments of the same season. 2) The similarity between L-BIA and RMN results are analyzed in 22 muscle lesions classified according to the muscle gap and the RTP, regardless of their anatomical location. 3) The concordance between L-BIA and RMN of 37 muscle lesions classified according to their anatomical, intratendinous, myotendinous (MTJ) and myofascial (MFJ) location and the corresponding RTP time is analyzed. The results show 1) that there are no statistically significant differences in R and Xc values when comparing the 4 major muscle groups (quàdriceps, hamstrings, adductors, and sural triceps) of the right and left lower extremities, or between various moments of same season, 2) there is a significant reduction (P <0.01) in R and Xc directly related to the severity of muscle injury according to the “gap” and RTP, regardless of their anatomical location, 3) that L-BIA significantly differentiates (P <0.01) MTJ lesions from MFJ lesions, as well as the different degrees of severity of MTJs and their RTP.
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Huseincehajic, Adnan. "Fotbollsspelarnas upplevelser av agenter efter agentlicensens avreglering." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Institutionen Idrottsvetenskap (IDV), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-45624.
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The purpose of this study has been to investigate how the deregulation of the agent license has affected football players' experiences of agents in general, the trust in agents and the experience of the agents' competence and professionalism. To gain an understanding of the football players' experiences, the Rational Choice theory was chosen, where the Principal Agent theory was used to explain the results of the study. Previous research that dealt with competence and professionalism in the agent industry, trust and confidence between the player-agent and research on the deregulation of the agent license and the agent regulations were also used to explain the football players' experiences. To investigate the football players' experiences, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six professional football players who were active in either Allsvenskan, Superettan or in foreign professional leagues by the 2020 season at the latest. Five of the interviews were conducted on Zoom and one through a physical meeting where the recording was performed in the mobile application AVR X. The study shows that the interviewees perceive the agents who were licensed before the deregulation of the agent license and the agent regulations as more professional and competent than agents or intermediaries who became active after the deregulation. The interviewees who have had agents for longer periods experience greater trust and confidence in agents in general than players who have had longer periods without agents. The study also shows that these players to a greater extent perceive agents as competent enough to trust them to handle their negotiations with clubs and sponsors. On the other hand, most of the interviewed players are negative in regards of signing contracts with agents. The study showed an interesting aspect regarding external influence on the interviewed players' opinions about agents, namely that although they can be influenced by the sports director's opinions but mainly because negative publicity of the agent can lead to bad relationship with the employer and possibly affect the player's career. The interviewed players can be influenced by other players' opinions about the agent, but in the end, their own opinion and relationship with the agent is most important. Media is the external factor that affects the interviewed players' opinions about agents the least. Key words: deregulation of the agent license, trust, competence, professionalism.Syftet i denna studie har varit att undersöka hur avregleringen av agentlicensen har påverkat fotbollsspelares upplevelser av agenter överlag, förtroendet till agenter samt upplevelsen av agenternas kompetens och professionalitet. För att få förståelse av fotbollsspelarnas upplevelser valdes Rational Choice teorin där Principal-agent teorin användes för att förklara studiens resultat. Tidigare forskning som behandlade kompetens och professionalitet i agentbranschen, förtroende och tillit mellan spelaren-agenten samt forskning om agentlicensens och agentreglementets avreglering användes också för att förklara fotbollsspelarnas upplevelser. För att undersöka fotbollsspelarnas upplevelser utfördes semistrukturerade intervjuer med sex professionella fotbollsspelare som var senast säsongen 2020 aktiva i antingen Allsvenskan, Superettan eller i utländska professionella ligor. Fem av intervjuerna utfördes på Zoom och en genom en fysisk träff där inspelningen utfördes i mobilapplikationen AVR X. Studien visar att intervjupersonerna upplever agenterna som var licensierade innan agentlicensens och agentreglementets avreglering som mer professionella och kompetenta än agenter eller förmedlare som blev aktiva efter avregleringen. Intervjuade spelare som har haft agenter längre perioder upplever större förtroende och tillit för agenter överlag än intervjuade spelare som har längre perioder valt att vara utan agenter. Studien visar även att dessa spelare i större utsträckning upplever agenter som tillräckligt kompetenta för att lita på dem att sköta deras förhandlingar med klubbar och sponsorer. Å andra sidan är majoriteten av de intervjuade spelarna negativa till att skriva avtal med agenter. Undersökningen visade en intressant aspekt gällande yttre påverkan på de intervjuade spelarnas åsikter om agenter, nämligen att visserligen kan de påverkas av sportchefens åsikter men främst på grund av att negativ publicitet av agenten kan leda till dålig relation till arbetsgivaren och eventuellt påverka spelarens karriär. Intervjupersonerna kan påverkas av andra spelarnas åsikter om agenten, men i slutändan är den egna åsikten och relationen till agenten viktigast. Media är den yttre faktorn som påverkar de intervjuade spelarnas åsikter om agenter minst. Nyckelbegrepp: avreglering av agentlicensen, förtroende, kompetens, professionalitet.
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Dämhagen, Emil. "Gym - en arena tillgänglig för alla? : en kvalitativ intervjustudie." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-45748.
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Tillgänglighet är ett begrepp som kan definieras på flera olika sätt, däribland en definition som kan sammanlänkas till den fysiska miljön. Syftet med uppsatsen är att beskriva hur chefer inom gym i södra Sverige definierar ordet tillgänglighet, beskriva hur yrkesverksamma inom gym i södra Sverige upplever sitt gyms tillgänglighet för medlemmar med fysiska funktionsnedsättningar samt, vad chefer inom gym i södra Sverige upplever att de gör för att förbättra tillgängligheten för medlemmar med fysiska funktionsnedsättningar. Studien har en kvalitativ ansats där fyra olika chefer för fyra olika gym har intervjuats. För att förstå resulteten har teorierna om den sociala modellen samt cripteori använts. Resultatet påvisar att informanterna hade andra associationer till begreppet tillgänglighet än just kopplat till den fysiska miljön. Vidare visar intervjuernas resultat att cheferna upplever att det finns många brister i gymmets fysiska miljö ur ett tillgänglighetsperspektiv och att de flesta av cheferna arbetar för att förbättra tillgängligheten. Slutsatse av uppsatsen belyser att gym inte är en arena som kan sägas vara tillgänglig för alla individer.Acessibility is a concept that can be defined in several diferent ways, including a definition that can be linked to the physical environment. The purpose of the essay is to describe how managers in gym in southern Sweden define the word accessibility, describe how professionals in gym in southern Sweden experience their gym accessibility for members with physical disabilities and, what managers in gym in southern Sweden feel that they do to improve accessbility for members with physical disabilities. The study has a qualitative approach where four different managers for four different gyms have been interviewd. To understand the results, the theories of the social model and the crypt theory have been used. The results show that the informants had other associations to the concept avaliability than just connected to the physical enviornment. Furthermore, the results of the interviews show that the managers feel that there are many shortcomings in the gym`s physical environment from an accesibility perspective and that most of the managers work to improve accessibility. The conclusion of te essay highlights that the gym is not an arena that can be said to be accessible to all individuals.
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Espinoza, Huincho Rosa Estefany, Monrroy Nicoll Alisson Ladera, Alvarez Valeria Lorena Livia, Mescua Evelyn Elisa Mozo, and Dueñas Karen Ivonne Tomas. "Proyecto Healthy Mind." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/654741.
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En la actualidad, solo uno de tres peruanos mayores a los 15 años realiza algún tipo de actividad física, dicha situación es alarmante. Ocasiona que las personas sean propensas a contraer enfermedades crónicas como diabetes, hipertensión, cardiopatías, cáncer, según Alexandro Saco, director de la Promoción de la Salud del Minsa. Cabe precisar que aquellos que padecen las enfermedades antes mencionadas están en riesgo al contagiarse de covid-19. A lo antes mencionado se le suma que las constantes exhalaciones por el esfuerzo durante la actividad física provocan un ambiente más favorable para los contagios de coronavirus dentro de los gimnasios. Es por ello, que el Gobierno Peruano se vio en la obligación de cerrar los gimnasios. Sin embargo, en el Perú según el último reporte (2019) del IHRSA, existen 1,818 gimnasios y centros de entrenamiento, que en estos momentos se mantienen cerrados afectando a alrededor de 20,000 profesionales del deporte. En base a ello, nace “HEALTHY MIND”, una idea de negocio de un grupo de alumnos de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. Este equipo analizó la situación que se vive en la actualidad y elaboró un servicio para que las personas puedan cambiar su estilo de vida desde casa y no tengan excusas para realizar alguna actividad física. Este proyecto consiste en brindar diversas disciplinas de manera online, al inscribirse podrán acceder a clases en vivo, grabaciones de las clases, un blog con tips para llevar una vida saludable y recibirán un control semanal por parte de los entrenadores personales.At present, only one in teree Peruvians over 15 years of age performs some type of physical activity, this situation is alarming. It causes people to be prone to contracting chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, according to Alexandro Saco, director of Health Promotion of the Minsa. It should be noted that those who suffer from the aforementioned diseases are at risk by contracting covid-19. To the aforementioned, it is added that the constant exhalations due to effort during physical activity cause a more favorable environment for coronavirus infections within gyms. That is why the Peruvian Government was forced to close the gyms. However, in Peru, according to the latest IHRSA report (2019), there are 1,818 gyms and training centers, which are currently closed, affecting around 20,000 sports professionals. Based on this, “HEALTHY MIND” was born, a business idea from a group of students from the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences. This team analyzed the current situation and developed a service so that people can change their lifestyle from home and have no excuses for doing any physical activity. This project consists of providing various disciplines online, by registering you will be able to access live classes, class recordings, a blog with tips for leading a healthy life and will receive weekly control from personal trainers.
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Chen, Michael, and 陳欣宏. "The Study of Professionalism for Sports-Journalists." Thesis, 2000. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62512260388211964889.
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The Study of Professionalism for Sports-Journalists ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the content of professionalism for sports-journalists, which property will affect the professionalism and differences between the professionalism for sports-journalists and the other journalists. The study surveyed the sports-journalists from 7 TV stations and 4 newspapers through questionnaire. Ninety-one completed questionnaires was returned for statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, regression analysis, t-test and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. This study conclude as followings: 1. 7 common factors were extracted for the sports-professionalism scale. 2. Age, formal schooling, level of game attended, sport interest, job experience, career plan, media attributes, job attributes were found significantly different in their conception of professionalism, while others not. 3. Significant differences were found among backgrounds of sports communication, sports participation, sports experiences, knowledge level about sports and rules of game, information about athletes and sports envirement, abilities of foreign languages, abilities of sports analysis and comment, self enriching, enthusiasm and interests, patience and concentrating, willing to learn and carefulness, tolerance, positive and constructive attitudes of newsreporting, softness and delight, indifferent to fame and wealth, life plan, sports promoting, clean and healthy images, publicising of sports values, job autonomy, maintaining balance between commercial interests and autonomy, sports-based discussions between sports-journalists and other journalism in general. Key Words: professionalism, sportsnews, sports-journalist
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Kuo, Sheau-shyen, and 郭曉嫻. "The Study on the Professionalism of Taiwan Sports Journalists." Thesis, 2008. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35c7zb.
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SHIH, CHIH-PIN, and 施致平. "Sports news, it''s production processes & journalistic professionalism." Thesis, 1992. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57197829246255991957.
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Smith, Aaron C. T. "The path to professionalism : professional management practices and the Australian sports administrator : a critical examination." Thesis, 1998. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/15267/.
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The general purpose of this research is to explore the literature on professional management practice and to assess its impact on the beliefs and behaviours of sport
administrators in Australia. Within these broad parameters, the specific aims are: first, to identify the management systems which comprise professional management practice; second, to identify those factors that may affect sport administrators' beliefs or applications of professional management practice; and finally, to construct a typology of professional management practice used by Australian sport
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Pauer, Friedrich Wilhelm. "Die belastingimplikasies van 'n amateursportman se vergoeding." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10717.
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M.Com. (Taxation)South African sportsmen and women (from now on collectively referred to as sportsmen) are currently facing new and exciting opportunities that were previously not available during the years of international sanctions. Opportunities such as international competition, meetings and extensive overseas tours have become the order of the day. However, to be able to compete at international level, means that sportsmen have to employ an ever increasing amount of resources to their sport, which results in the sport being transformed from a hobby or leisure time activity to a semi-profession. Due to this transformation, sportsmen are demanding compensation for the effort put into their sport. Despite strict amateur rules ample compensation is received by the sportsmen, which brings us to the question of what would the taxation implications be of such compensation received by amateur sportsman as a result of their participation in their respective sports. This study is aimed at answering this question, with specific reference to the two major so-called amateur sports, namely athletics and rugby. The Income Tax Act of 1962 makes no mention of income received by a sportsman specifically from the participation in any sport. To be able to answer the question reference has to be made to law reports and the general interpretation of the Act, and with the application of the same principles to the compensation received by a sportsman. The first important factor to determine is at what stage the sportsman crosses the proverbial Rubicon, in other words at what stage does the sport change from a leisure time activity to a profession. Various criteria relating to the income received have to be considered, amongst which are the following: - An amount in cash or otherwise - Received by, or accrued to a person - During the year or period of assessment - Excluding receipts and accruals of a capital nature - From a source within or deemed to be within the Republic of South Africa. Should the sportsman receive any compensation which complies to all the above mentioned criteria, then this compensation would be considered to be 'gross income' as specified in the Income Tax Act (Act 58 of 1962)(hereafter refered to as 'the Act'), and is the sportsman obliged to declare this compensation as gross income. As a result of the strict amateur rules, sportsmen are continuously looking for ways to obtain a commensurate compensation which is related to the amount of time, money and effort put in by them in the participation of their sport. One such an instrument is the use of trusts. This can be an effective way of earning a commensurate income from sport but it is important for the sportsman to keep track of the taxation implications of these instruments, especially as it is expected from the sportsman to declare all income received or accrued to him during the year of assessment.
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Kaburakis, Anastasios. "NCAA DI amateurism and international prospective student athletes the professionalization threshold /." 2005. http://www.oregonpdf.org.
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Burger, Salmar. "Compliance with best practice governance systems by National Sports Federations of South Africa." Diss., 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/41806.
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The introduction of the 2002 King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa has
placed new emphasis on companies to attain higher and more consistent standards of
governance. Based on widely recognised and supported governance frameworks it also
inspired a rising expectation of accountability and transparency across every aspect of
society and also other types of organisations. Through the establishment of the guidelines
found in the King II Report the doors have been opened to sport and its various bodies to
draw from the experience of corporations and to make use of some of these guidelines in
the development of their own guidelines aimed at their own respective needs and purposes.
The sports industry and especially its governing bodies need guidelines for proper
governance due to the raised level of interest and impact of sport lately. As a result of the
corporatisation of sport and increased professionalism, a greater need for proper business
management and governance models within sport becomes apparent.
The government has also placed renewed emphasis on the need for sport to become more
professional in the manner in which it governs itself. If the sports industry cannot achieve
this by means of proactive voluntary action and self-regulation, it runs the risk of legislative
regulation, which threatens to undermine the sanctity of flexibility and self-regulation which
has been central in the development of sport.
This study presents a first attempt to determine the levels of non-adherence by national sports federations of South Africa to the principles of best practice governance, identified
as the pillars of good governance. These principles are taken from the King II Report, and
also the guidelines developed during the first Governance-in-Sport conference. This, a
national study in which all South African national sports federations were approached and
asked to participate, carries the support of Sport and Recreation South Africa as well as the
South African Sports Commission.Dissertation (MAdmin)--University of Pretoria, 2004.
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Reis, Fábio Carvalho. "Relatório de estágio pedagógico desenvolvido na Escola Básica e Secundária Quinta das Flores junto da turma do 10ºA no ano letivo 2018/2019." Master's thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/93460.
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Relatório de Estágio do Mestrado em Ensino de Educação Física nos Ensinos Básico e Secundário apresentado à Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação FísicaThe following internship report emerged in the context of the master’s degree in Physical Education Teaching in the Elementary and Secondary Cycles of the Faculty of Sports Sciences and Physical Education of the University of Coimbra. The Pedagogical Internship is presented as the last stage of the physical education (PE) teacher, where the intern professor has the possibility to apply in real context all the knowledge acquired along his/her academic career, besides having the possibility to perform all the tasks that are inherent to the teaching process. Thereby, this report results from the work developed along the last academic year (2018/2019) during the Pedagogical Internship carried out at Quinta das Flores Elementary and Secondary School, with the 10th A class of the Science and Technology course. As mentioned before, the Pedagogical Internship is the last stage of the academic path related to the education of the PE teacher, intended to sharpen our knowledges and increased our range of skills, becoming crucial to deeply reflect on them. Therefore, the following report intends to describe all the activities and tasks performed, as well as make a reflection to present the lessons learned. Hence, this report is divided in three chapters. The first chapter introduces a practice contextualization, which includes a characterization of the school, the PE Disciplinary Group and the 10th class. The second part of this work subsists on a reflective analysis of the teaching-learning process management (acting in the dimensions of pedagogical intervention, evaluation process, etc.), as well as all the tasks performed throughout the internship. Finally, the third chapter explore the problematic of “The physical sports activity of parents and children and the achievement in Physical Education”.
O presente Relatório de Estágio surge no âmbito do Mestrado em Ensino de Educação de Física nos Ciclos Básico e Secundário da Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física da Universidade de Coimbra. O Estágio Pedagógico apresenta-se como a última etapa de formação do docente de Educação Física (EF), onde o professor estagiário tem a possibilidade de aplicar em contexto real todos os conhecimentos adquiridos ao longo do seu percurso académico, exercendo todas as tarefas que são inerentes ao exercício da docência. O relatório apresentado deriva do trabalho desenvolvido ao longo do Estágio Pedagógico realizado na Escola Básica e Secundária Quinta das Flores, no ano letivo 2018/2019, com a turma do 10ºA pertencente ao curso Científico Humanístico de Ciências e Tecnologias. Como referido anteriormente, o Estágio Pedagógico constitui a última etapa do percurso académico relativo à formação do professor de EF, onde aprendemos muito e aumentamos o nosso leque de competências, tornando-se crucial refletir de uma forma profunda acerca das mesmas. Assim, com este documento pretendo descrever todas as atividades e tarefas desenvolvidas, bem como efetuar uma reflexão acerca das mesmas de modo a apresentar as aprendizagens alcançadas. Este relatório encontra-se então dividido em três capítulos. O primeiro diz respeito a uma contextualização da prática, que engloba a caracterização da escola, do Grupo Disciplinar de Educação Física e da turma do 10ºA. O segundo subsiste na análise reflexiva da gestão efetuada em termos do processo ensino aprendizagem (atuação nas dimensões de intervenção pedagógica, processo avaliativo, etc), bem como de todas as tarefas efetuadas ao longo do estágio. Por último, o terceiro capítulo é o aprofundamento de um Tema-Problema, que consiste num estudo relativo à " prática de atividade físico-desportiva e ao aproveitamento em Educação Física”.
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Chen, Hung-Wei, and 陳宏瑋. "Exploring the Ranking of key Factors for Training Sports Professionals." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/09735704491912554615.
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There are chronic diseases (Nowadays hypertension, high cholesterol, heart disease, and stroke and other chronic disease) became the primary causes lead to death during our life. However regular exercise can strengthen the body, effectively prevent and reduce the incidence of chronic diseases also improve our living style quality. Owing to the government encouragement, the health care boosts sport industry popular than before. As it not only prevails recently but also increases the demand of people who good at this part. The main point of this research is to understanding the key to internal education training, rapidly provide people to this latest market. Through the literatures knows organizational culture, organizational commitment, communication, leadership, and professional competence. Finding the key to train sport industry leaders, and also develop a whole new education training in the future. In this research inviting experts who are in the field of sport analyzed this research and also made up a Delphi expert team to have questionnaires and interview by Modify Delphi Methodology. To analyze the mode, factor analyze, reliability and validity, checking the reliability and summarized the answers whether consisted to this research or not. Also summarized the formal questionnaires during the 2014 January and February. The experts pretest our research and through the factor analyze we not only knew organizational culture, organizational commitment, communication, leadership, and professional competence. Integrate the first formal survey by professional crew. Getting many points of view in percentage and average number. After analysis the data classify how it affect. The quest include Professional competence, organizational commitment, Organizational Culture, Communication, Leadership.Finally, the conclusion of research will be presented on the practical results, explaining the limitations and provide suggestions to other investigators in the furture.
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Crume, Christopher A. "A competency analysis of waterpark aquatic professionals." 2007. http://www.oregonpdf.org/index.cfm.
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Carvalho, João Pedro Custódio Antão de. "O papel do Estado no desporto: estudo de caso da Liga Profissional de Basquetebol em Portugal." Doctoral thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/19828.
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Entre 1995 e 2008 o basquetebol português teve pela primeira vez uma liga profissional de séniores masculinos. Este processo teve início em 1989 com a formação da Liga de Clubes de Basquetebol (LCB), criada com o objetivo de gerir esta competição e constituída por todos os clubes que nela participavam. Paralelamente ao que acontecia na modalidade o Estado português iniciava em 1990, com a Lei de bases do sistema desportivo (LBSD), uma nova legislação sobre o desporto que englobava as competições profissionais. Sucederam-se nessa década vários regimes jurídicos que regulavam federações desportivas, contratos de trabalho, sociedades desportivas e competições profissionais. Os primeiros anos de Liga Profissional de Basquetebol (LPB) são marcados por um período de relativo sucesso, mas também por constante adaptação às novas leis e as suas revisões. Os problemas relacionados com a dificuldade em contextualizar a legislação à realidade do basquetebol, e os conflitos resultantes da gestão da LCB, originaram vários casos que foram minando a credibilidade e sustentabilidade deste projeto. Em 2008 a LPB deixa de ter condições para continuar em funcionamento. É objetivo desta tese perceber o nível de responsabilidade do Estado no insucesso da competição assim como a agenda política que levou à nova legislação, utilizando a ajuda da perspetiva Pluralista. Por outro lado é construída a narrativa sobre o debate político entre os principais atores da modalidade e as decisões que contribuiram para o desfecho da Liga, utilizando a Advocacy Coalitions Framewok.Between 1995 and 2008, the portuguese basketball had for the first time a professional competition named Liga Profissional de Basquetebol (LPB). The birth of the Basketball Clubs League (LCB) in 1989, with the goal of managing the championship and constituted by the sport main teams, was the beginning of this process. At the same time, the portuguese State introduced in 1990 the framework law of sports (LBSD), a new legislation that included an approach on professional competition. Several legal framewoks on the regulation of subjects as the sports federations, Sports Sociaties, work contracts and professional competitions in general, ensued in that decade. The first years of the LPB are of relative success but also of incessant adaptation to the new laws and consequent revisions. The struggle to contextualize the legislation to the basketball reality, and the problems originating from the LCB management, resulted in several incidents that undermined this project and eventually lead to the end of the LPB. It’s the goal of this PhD to understand the role of the Portuguese State in the fate of the professional league and also its political agenda in the making of a new legislation, resorting to the help of the Pluralist Perspective. On the other hand, the Advocacy Coalition Framework will be applied to study the political debate between the main institutions of basketball that added to the conclusion of this narrative.
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Hall, Dorothy Leah M. "Experiences that prepared second-year university recreational sports management professionals for their careers." 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1798195801&sid=6&Fmt=2&clientId=14215&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009.Title from title screen (site viewed October 13, 2009). PDF text: v, 203 p. : col. ill. ; 2 Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3358956. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.
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Shrestha, Nipun. "Increasing Physical Activity and Reducing Sedentary Behaviour in Mental Health Professionals." Thesis, 2020. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/41833/.
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Clinicians with a high level of physical activity (PA) are more likely to recommend PA to their clients, compared with those with a low level of PA. Interventions to increase PA and reduce sedentary behaviour (SB) among mental health professionals may, therefore, indirectly benefit their clients with mental disorders. However, there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of interventions aimed at increasing PA and reducing SB among mental health professionals in changing their attitudes towards and practices in recommending more PA and less SB to their clients. Therefore, four studies were conducted as a part of this PhD thesis, to address this overarching research question.
A critical evaluation of interventions for increasing PA (Chapter 4) and systematic reviews and meta-analyses of interventions for reducing SB (Studies 1 and 2) provided information about the effectiveness of various PA and SB interventions among adults. The literature identified that for PA promotion, there is evidence on the short-term effectiveness of interventions based on counseling/support, and health promotion messages/information, but evidence on the long-term effectiveness of these interventions is limited. The systematic reviews also found that the use of sit-stand desks at work, restricting the use of TV devices in leisure time, and educational interventions outside workplace were effective strategies in reducing SB in the short term, however evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions in the long term is limited. Digital interventions, such as a prompts on the computer screen, and the use of wearable devices were found to be increasingly popular interventions for increasing PA and reducing SB. Evidence on the effectiveness of PA and SB interventions specifically among mental health professionals is scarce, but it can be assumed that most of the interventions that are effective in the general population of adults will also be effective among mental health professionals. Study 3 explored attitudes and practices of mental health professionals in recommending more PA and less SB to their clients. Data were collected using a modified Exercise in Mental Illness Questionnaire in a sample of 17 Australian mental health professionals. Additionally, in focus group discussions, 10 mental health professionals provided in-depth information about their practices, facilitators, and perceived barriers in recommending more PA and less SB. It was found that PA and SB counselling in the mental health setting could be improved by: including training on PA and SB counselling in formal education and continued professional training for mental health professionals; implementing interventions to increase PA and reduce SB among mental health professionals themselves; and ensuring support from an exercise or PA promotion specialist as a part of a multi-disciplinary approach to mental health care.
Study 4 investigated the effects of an intervention designed to increase PA and reduce SB among mental health professionals on their attitudes towards and practices in recommending more PA and less SB to their clients. The intervention was informed by the findings of the Chapter 4, Study 1 and Study 2, and it consisted of a single group-based behaviour change session, which included a presentation of various strategies to increase PA and reduce SB and goal setting according to the SMART goals approach. An information booklet containing 24 strategies to increase PA and reduce SB was also provided to the participants. They also received reminder texts/calls during the following three weeks of the intervention. There was no significant overall change in PA and SB among mental health professionals, but the intervention had a positive effect on their attitudes towards recommending more PA and less SB to their clients. The mental health professionals who increased their own PA during the intervention (compared to those who did not) significantly increased the frequency of recommending more PA (p= 0.009) and less SB (p= 0.005) to their clients. Two post-intervention focus group discussions with the participants suggested that the intervention positively influenced their confidence in recommending more PA and less SB to their clients and provided them with pragmatic strategies to include in their practice.
The findings of the studies included in this thesis suggest that a relatively simple intervention has the potential to improve mental health professionals’ attitudes towards and practices in recommending more PA and less SB to their clients. The intervention could be scaled up to promote more PA and less SB within mental health settings, with potential benefits for mental health professionals and their clients.
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Chien, Yen-Ching, and 簡燕青. "The Study on the Legalization of the System of the Sports Professionals Certification in Taiwan ─The Certification of the Water Lifeguard as an Example." Thesis, 2014. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90626508569043673408.
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The professional certification system builds the dignity and ethics of professional services. Generally it ensures to rise the service quality to via the implementation of the legalization about the national professional qualification certificate systems, the resolution of the Eighth National Conference on Education in Taiwan 2010,recognized the supervisory measures and mechanisms of the system of the sports professionals certification will be improved, so the issue about "Promoting the System of the Sports Professionals Certification" is the focus of the Conference as mentioned above, For the purpose of this study is to systematize the content of the "water lifeguard" certification system ,in order to clarify and position the different types and legalizations of the sports professionals, includes the development direction of the legalization of the sports professionals as fellow. The current system in Taiwan is operated, the central government competent authority, the Ministry of Education（MOE, also）,shall designate the regulations, after the relevant specifications determined and examined by Sports Administration, Ministry of Education（SAMOE, also）,and signed the administrative-contracts with the private water-rescue organizations, entrusted the private water-rescue organizations handle the tests and retraining about the water lifeguard in Taiwan. This study is based on the qualitative research, including semi-structured interview" ,the interviewees were directly covered by the relevant administrative official, include the policy planners, executives and the clarks of the private water-rescue organizations as mentioned above, the preparation of the interview outline on this study were based on the relevant literature ,and the personal practices experience of the author, etc. The relevant experts and scholars test reliability and validity. Meanwhile the water lifeguard is deserved in the Professionals and Technicians Examinations Law and will be included the national examination or same as the Vocational Training Act and will be included the Vocational Skills Test in Taiwan? After data-analysis and results of the discussions on this study, the research results as follows: 一、The legalization of water lifeguard system, was promoted by the hoisting of the consumer rights, and standardize the content of the water lifeguard certification system to via the legalization in order to enhance the quality of favorable license. 二、The water lifeguard positioning depend on the other administrative functional law among the different times, such as the law and regulations about the management of the water recreation activities has the obligation rule about the employment of water lifeguard, and the criminal court judgments adjudicate that water lifeguard duty service is the Guarantor or suretyship, has formed a real substantial utility water lifeguard license; 三、When the next amendment of National Sports Law, maybe refer to the Section 7, Fire Services Act enacted authorization given the management style of the fire protection equipment engineer（including fire protection engineer and fire protection technician）, provide the professional human resources for the overall policy development thinking about the water-recreation safety, to serve the relevant government departments for follow-up policy reference. Keywords: water lifeguard, sports professionals certification, Legalization
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Toledo, Ortiz Francisco. "Prendre le loisir au sérieux : les pratiques sportives des jeunes professionnels comme observatoire de l'individuation hypermoderne." Thèse, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1866/11431.
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Fernando, Sabrina. "Continuing education needed by park and recreation professionals to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities." Thesis, 2004. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/18163/.
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This study was concerned with determining the competencies required
and the subsequent education needed for the implementation of inclusive
practices within the park and recreation industry. With 3.6 million people or 19
percent of its total population possessing a disability, Australia is experiencing a
transformation of its programs and practices as they relate to the inclusion of
people with disabilities. Especially noteworthy is the impact that inclusion is
having on the park and recreation industry. In order for park and recreation
professionals to achieve a cutting edge standard of service delivery to people of
all abilities, a study was undertaken to determine the skills, ability and knowledge
that are needed to ensure inclusive practices.
Parks and Leisure Australia agreed, through its National Board of
Directors, for its members to serve as participants in this study. The data
analysed to obtain the results of the study was gathered from a questionnaire
that was mailed to a random sample of eight hundred Parks and Leisure
Australia members. It sought information in the following areas:
• The importance of competencies to park and recreation professionals'
jobs for including people with disabilities.
• The level of perceived competence park and recreation professionals
possess for including people with disabilities.
• The professional development needed by park and recreation
professionals for implementation of inclusive practices.
This study examined the results of a needs assessment of Parks and Leisure
Australia members and provides a list of recommendations for continuing education programs that will assist the park and recreation industry to break
down existing barriers to inclusive practice. The results of this study will provide
important opportunities for the enhancement of the professional development
requirements of modern day park and recreation professionals and the promotion
of the rights of people with disabilities and their families.