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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Athletes’ perceptions"”.
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Athletes' perceptions of performance
… indicators, a greater understanding of athletes’ perceptions is important to ensure the statistical needs of the athletes and coaching staff are still being met. This thesis aimed to explore athletes’ perceptions of performance, the factors that influence performance and discuss the …
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Youth athletes' perceptions of coaching effectiveness
… a specific focus on the development of youth athletes through youth athlete perceptions ofeffective coaching behaviours. The current thesis consists of five chapters. Chapter I is an introduction that gives some initial insight into coaching effectiveness, and explains the layout of the …
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Australian athletes' perceptions of sport psychology services
North American researchers have examined athletes' perceptions regarding the use of sport psychology services, however, similar studies have not been conducted in Australia. The aims of this thesis were to investigate perceptions of sport psychology services with Australian athletes and to assess …
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Young athletes' perceptions of playing through pain
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An Exploratory Study of Athletes' Perceptions on Athletic Scholarships
… was to investigate different aspects of the athletes' perceptions towards athletic scholarships. The data were anaylzed by doing a frequency distribution and corresponding percentages for all items; by doing a factor analysis, coefficient alpha test for reliability on scale items; and by …
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Female athletes' perceptions towards alcohol and performance: a psychological approach
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Collegiate athletes' perceptions of social support and athletic trainer-coach conflict
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High School Athletes' Perceptions of Sport Psychology and Preference for Services
<p>Past research has examined the public's perceptions (e.g., Linder, Brewer, Van Raalte, & De Lange, 1991) and collegiate athletes' perceptions (e.g., Sullivan & Hodge, 1991) of sport psychology, but there is limited research that studied the high school athlete population. This study used a …
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Female Athletes' Perceptions of Head Coaches' Communication Competence: A Descriptive Invertigation
… investigated the relationship between female athletes and head coaches' perceived communication competence. Participants were members ofNCAA Division I institutions in the southeastern United States. Female athletes (n=134) and head coaches (n=13) from two institutions completed …
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Successful African American Community College Student Athletes’ Perceptions of Factors of Academic Success
… successful community college student athletes may hold key factors that can assist all African American males in their journey toward academic success. Even though research is limited, it is suggested that student athletes at the community college achieve their academic goals at higher …
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Exploring the relationship between parent beliefs and athletes' perceptions: A sport commitment approach
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Collegiate Athletes’ Perceptions of a Smartphone Application and Factors that Enhance Adherence to Physical Therapy Home Exercise Programs
… would enhance adherence in collegiate athletes. In this mixed-methods study, two hypothetical vignettes were designed. The standard practice vignette described how physical therapists typically present home exercise programs to patients. The smartphone vignette described how physical …
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An Examination Between High and Low Optimistic NCAA Division I Student-Athletes' Perceptions of Preferred Leadership Behavior in Sport: A Qualitative Investigation
… and how those might influence student-athlete perceptions of preferred leadership behaviors. The purpose of the present study was to examine views of leadership in light of certain personality dispositions. This research examined the potential influence of optimism (Abramson, et al, 2000) on …
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NCAA Division III Athletes' Perceptions of Athletic Trainers: An Examination of Athletes With and Without Exposure to Athletic Training Services in High School
… of athletic trainers in high schools, many athletes enter college with little understanding of what athletic trainers do. But does earlier exposure to athletic training services result in better understanding of athletic training services and use of those services? The purpose of this study …
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An Examination of Student-Ahtletes' Perceptions of Their Academic Abilities
A common stereotype in our society is that athletes are not as capable of performing well academically as their non-athlete counterparts; they are “dumb jocks”. Do athletes feel that others have lower expectations of them academically? This is important because previous research in education has …
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Collegiate Baseball Players’ Perceptions of the Climate and Their Adaptive Baseball Behaviors
… between collegiate baseball players’ perceptions of the climate to their engagement in these optimal baseball behaviors. Baseball players (N = 127) completed measures assessing perceptions of team climate (Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire, Caring Climate Scale) and …
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Moral Functioning in Sport: An Achievement Goal Perspective
… as willing to engage in inappropriate behaviors. Athletes' perceptions of the coach encouraging the behaviors described in the moral dilemmas and of their teammates being willing to engage in these behaviors corresponded to lower levels of moral functioning and greater approval of unsportsmanlike …
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The perception of mental toughness of student-athletes in their academic and sports domains
… this study was to investigate university student-athletes’ perceptions of mental toughness in both their sport and academic domains. This study took a general qualitative approach through a constructivist lens, to allow for student-athletes’ perceptions to shape the understanding of mental …
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Perceptions of banned drugs in athletics in relation to sport participation, gender, and socioeconomic status
The purpose of this study was to examine college athletes' perceptions regarding illegal drugs in sport related to sport (team/individual), gender, and socioeconomic status. It was hypothesized that male, team sport, and higher socioeconomic athletes would view drug use in sport as more …
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