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Youth athletes' perceptions of coaching effectiveness
… with 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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The Effects That Sport Specialization has on Youth Athletes
Youth sport specialization is becoming more popular than ever. Many athletes, parents and coaches think that sport specialization is the best way to reach elite level status in a sport. However, athletes, parents and coaches don’t know all of the positive and negative effects of specialization in a …
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Exploring Youth Athletes Preferred Leadership Styles and Behaviours of Sport Coaches
… in the classroom. The consideration of young athletes’ preferences of their coach can aid in the development of life skills, positive development, and retention of youth in sport; which are only some of the outcomes and benefits from experiences gained throughout sport programs (Carson & …
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The Role of Protein Following Intense Exercise in Competitive Youth Athletes
… period of intensified training, in competitive youth athletes. For this, two studies were conducted. Study 1 (Chapter 3) investigated the effect of whey protein consumption following a high-intensity interval swim session (HIIS) among adolescent swimmers on subsequent performance, muscle …
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Comparisons of countermovement jump and isokinetic performance in youth athletes: maturation and early sport specialization considerations
… on the physical performance of adolescent athletes across 6 studies. Study 1 investigated the test – retest reliability of isokinetic knee flexion and extension, countermovement jump (CMJ)performance and muscle architecture in adolescents. Eight ultrasound variables, nine CMJ variables and …
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The effectiveness of resistance, plyometric and sprint training at different stages of maturation in male youth athletes
The trainability of youth at specific periods during growth and maturation has become a key issue in paediatric exercise science. The development of physical capacities such as movement speed, strength and power is difficult to predict in youth meaning that the structuring of training can be a …
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The Effect of Message Framing on Parents of Youth Athletes Attitudes Toward Messages Promoting Healthy Athletic Training Recommendations
… 2013). Over half of these injuries incurred in youth sport are deemed overuse injuries (Valovich McLeod et al., 2011), which are a leading cause in the high attrition rate seen in youth athletics today (Persson et al., 2020; Mangan, 2018). In order to decrease the prevalence of these overuse …
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The reliability and validity development of an MSK profiling tool and its value in youth athletes and prospective injury risk
… and its subsequent application in adolescent athletes to improve profiling practise and the potential future impact of injury burden and incidence.Research started by critically evaluating the literature to establish the current rationals, frameworks and models that underpin injury “screening” …
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Youth athlete protection in regard to the European sports charter and the code of ethics
For many youth athletes sport is an enjoyable activity but not for everyone. Some will have their lives destroyed during those years when they are active in sport. Prevention of the abuse that occurs against children and young people is high on the political agenda in many countries in Europe. …
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DTI, structural network connectivity, and neurocognitive changes associated with subconcussive impacts in youth football players
… of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) among youth athletes (age 8-13 years) in the United States. It is well established that concussions can lead to disruption of white matter (WM) microstructural integrity and lead to neurocognitive impairment. Little is known, however, about the effects of …
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The relationship between socioeconomic status and competitive sport anxiety in youth
… status and competitive sport anxiety in youth athletes. The Multidimensional Anxiety Theory served as the conceptual framework for this study. Participants included 62 youth athletes from an affluent and a middle class socioeconomic background defined by average household income. All …
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Effect of Attentional Focus on Learning and Performance in Youth Sports
<p>Youth athletes are different from adult and elite athletes in several domains that include cognitive resources, working memory, automaticity of motor movements, conscious control for propensity, attentional focus, and acquisition of motor-skills. Due to significant differences between athletes, …
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A Comparison of Youth Participation Motives in Organized Sports
<p>Youth participation in organized physical activity has increased by more than 5 million in the last decade (Smith & Smoll, 2002). Of the 48 million youth 8 to 16 years old in the United States, 20 million participated in organized sport (Gould & Petlichkoff, 1998; Seefeldt & Ewing, 1997; Smith & …
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Evaluation of Head Impact Exposure and Concussion Injury Mechanisms in Youth Football
Over 3 million youth athletes participate in tackle football in the United States. There are numerous benefits to the health and development of adolescents that participate in sports, but there are also injury risks. In particular, there has been growing concern regarding participation in youth …
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Using A Motivational General-Mastery Imagery Intervention to Improve the Self-Efficacy Of Youth Gymnasts
… MG-M imagery, on the self-efficacy of youth athletes specifically. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of an individualized MG-M imagery intervention on the self-efficacy and MG-M imagery use of youth gymnasts (M<sub>age </sub>= 10.40). A single-subject, …
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Underlying Mechanisms of Thriving in Youth Sport
… and social benefits that can lead to positive youth development (c.f., Eime, Young, Harvey, Charity, & Payne, 2013; Hebert, Møller, Andersen, & Wedderkopp, 2015; Vandell, Larson, Mahoney, & Watts, 2015) as well as youths’ thriving (Zarrett & Lerner, 2008). However, evidence continues to …
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Relationships between the chronological and biological age, and physical performance of elite youth invasion games players during the course of a season
… age on the physical performance of elite youth athletes, whilst validating current methods of measuring maturity levels. Methods: A sample of one hundred and ninety one male elite youth athletes participated in a measurement of maturity using a direct and indirect method over the course of …
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Exploring the participation pathways among high-performance varsity soccer players: is it as simple as specializing or sampling?
Research on the sport participation patterns of youth athletes often contrasts two types of participation: early sport specialization (Ford & Williams, 2017) and sampling/ diversification (Coté et al., 2009). However, the definitions of each of these categories has been imprecise and inconsistent, …
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