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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"skaters"”.
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Early Sport Engagement in Elite Figure Skaters
… to understand the development of elite figure skaters. Utilizing elements of the Exposure to Sport Scale, data were collected from 23 elite figure skaters across Canada in both Junior and Senior levels of competition. Results showed high variability in our small sample size and revealed no …
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An examination of the frequency and psychological predictors of disordered eating in female sub-elite figure skaters
… claims with most research focusing on female skaters at the elite level. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the frequency and psychological predictors of disordered eating among female sub-elite skaters. Enough data were collected to also conduct additional analyses with male …
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The effects of fatigue on the mechanics of forward maximum velocity power skating in skilled and less-skilled skaters.
… differences in the skating mechanics between skaters of different skill levels and changes that occurred due to fatigue. Few differences were found between the skilled and less-skilled group. Several changes in the mechanics of the skating pattern occurred with fatigue. (Abstract shortened by …
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An Analysis of Precision teaching
… performance aims. In the first study beginner skaters performed two roller skating skills, forward crosses and back scissors, with the aim of increasing fluency in these skills using precision teaching methods. Skaters were told to perform the skills as fast as they could during 1-min …
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Nonverbal behavior of national figure skating coaches: effects upon female athletes differing in age and athletic maturity levels
… while instructing the Preliminary - Juvenile skaters significantly more (p<0.01) than when instructing the Novice - Senior level skaters (12- 15 years or 16 years and older). They also "manually assisted" the younger skaters significantly more (p<0.01) than the Novice - Senior level skaters. …
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The competitive female skater: what motivates her?
… The hypothesis used was that competitive skaters, with more demands on their time and finances, would more often exhibit an avoidance of failure motivation when participating in sport. This hypothesis was chosen to address the high burnout rates that are exhibited by child athletes at the …
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Significados e experiências de lazer no contexto da prática do skate vivenciada por jovens na cidade de Natal/RN/Brasil
… general categories created were: skate spots and skaters' relationship with Natal's urban space; leisure experiences while skateboarding; meanings, sensations, and lifestyles in the construction of skaters' identities. The conclusion is that risk-taking plays an important role in the construction …
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Factors associated with calcium intake in adolescent athletes
… (14.4 ± 1.8 yrs, 3i ± SD vs14.7± 1.9 yrs for skaters and gymnasts respectively); however, the skaters were taller (170.2 ± 10.3 cm vs. 158.5 ± 13.0 cm, p <0.05), heavier (60.5 ± 11.9 kg vs50.1 ± 12.5 kg, p <0.05) and had higher estimated percent body fat (%13F)(8.0 ± 3.4% vs. 3.7 ± 2.1%, p …
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Pressure-Based Interaction Techniques for Supporting Feedback Strategies in Sports
… time performance training aid with roller derby skaters. Pressure input and vibrotactile feedback was shown to allow users to effectively request comparative lap time information. Allowing the skater to manually request feedback, rather than automatically at the end of every lap, was shown to …
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Gender and Bodily Transformation in Women's Flat Track Roller Derby
… Findings show similarities to self-defense where skaters' notions of womanhood and femininity are transformed through a variety of ways and these are related to experiencing bodies in new and transgressive ways. One key finding demonstrates how these transformations are complicated by biological …
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Examination of efficient roster design in the National Hockey League (NHL)
… season performance. The clustering of all skaters was administered separately for each position and each year. Standardized regular season-long variables were applied in the analysis. The variables used to cluster all positions were: points per time on ice, goals per time on ice, assists …
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Anxiety and sport : time to ask what rather than why
… mode of experiencing anxiety. Female high level skaters (n=15) were assigned to a control group (n=5), a cognitive anxiety group or a somatic anxiety group based on interview data, CSAI-2 scores, coach reports, and performance at a simulated competitive event. Results revealed that there was no …
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"An Insect View of its Plain": Nature and Insects in Thoreau, Dickinson, and Muir
… his interest in the reflective eyes of the water-skaters of Walden and their ability to exist between the margins of heaven and earth, and on his fascination with the process of metamorphosis in relation to both insects and human potential. Chapter three explores Dickinson's vision of nature as an …
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Colour in the lines: The racial politics and possibilities of US skateboarding culture
… we see the power dynamics shifting with POC skaters holding key roles, and with their creative entrepreneurship and unique strategies impacting the iconography of global skateboarding. Ultimately, adopting a CRT approach, this project is supported by the politics of the researcher—an African …
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Being aesthetic after the American midcentury: Frank O'Hara, Barbara Guest, John Ashbery
… affects, Ashbery’s breakthrough long poem ‘The Skaters’ (1964) harnesses the uncertainty of aesthetic reflection to conduct a deft inquiry into the uncertainty of life itself: through his structuring allusion to Frederick Ashton’s 1938 ballet Les Patineurs, Ashbery reworks the tensions of …
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Epidemiology and associated injury risk factors in figure skating : a systematic review
… is predicted to increase the number of figure skaters presenting with injuries. OBJECTIVE : To identify and critically appraise the available evidence on the epidemiology of injury and injury risk factors in figure skating. DESIGN : Systematic review. DATA SOURCE AND SEARCH STRATEGY : Eight …