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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Elite performance"”.
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Economic, sport development and elite performance consequences of sports events
… against a backdrop of increased competition for elite sporting success and the desire to host events globally in recent years, the author's published research investigates some of these consequences. One aspect of the research critically analyses the consequences generated by event attendees for …
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'Active Sports' The First Step to Sporting Excellence?
… involvement in sport from grass roots towards elite performance. The Durham Sport Partnership in the North East of England was used as a case study to examine this. As part of a survey design, varied methodologies including registration forms, questionnaires and interviews were employed to …
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The performer’s experience: psychological, philosophical and educational perspectives
… a body of original research into components of elite erformance that had hitherto not been investigated. There are three main categories of focus. New perspectives on learning and memorisation, and also expressive use of timbre in elite performance are offered. Additionally, a substantial body …
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Beliefs and attitudes in judo coaching: toward a new model of coaching
… 1 involved a qualitative examination of five elite coaches on what constitutes an effective coach, leading to the initial development of a 39-item judo coaching scale. Given the importance of demonstrating measures are valid, stage 2 investigated the validity of the scale among judo players …
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Fundamentals and principles of youth football in Iceland : the coaches’ perspectives
… were tension between participation sports and performance sports and a challenging work environment. Coaching philosophy, policy development, implementation, and follow-up and communication were perceived as opportunities. Financial worries, lack of facilities and equipment, organisational …
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Enhancing Grit In Elite Athletes Through Functional Imagery Training
… to drop out rates and positive associations to performance. However, there has been little to empirically change character through interventions, and even fewer in sport. A total of six studies are presented through a mixed-method approach to initially gain an understanding how grit is created, …
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The Role of Deliberate Practice in Developing Adolescent Golfing Excellence
The acquisition of expert performance has been studied for decades across a range of human performance domains. Ericsson, Krampe, and Tesch-Römer (1993) proposed a theoretical framework termed the theory of deliberate practice to account for the characteristics and developmental experiences of …
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The planning, monitoring and training of elite weightlifting
… to (i) develop a series of models to predict key performance zones for major international events, (ii) review the literature around methods of analysing and defining technique, (iii) explore the validity and reliability of a commercially available inertial sensor for measuring barbell mechanics, …
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Determinants of Elite Rowing Performance: Implications for Developing Rowers
… examining the physiological determinants of elite rowing performance has rarely included the analysis of different groups or their longitudinal development. Elite rowing traditionally adopts a ‘squad based’ approach to training which often fails to recognise the potential benefits of …
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The final hour: coach-athlete interactions immediately prior to performance in basketball
Pre-competitive preparations in elite sport have been shown to be important to performance. In particular, mental preparation and mental readiness have been shown to be important determinants of successful performance. For example, Orlick and Partington (1988) highlighted that mental preparation in …