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Cupples, Balin; O'Connor, Donna; Cobley, Stephen – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2021
Purpose: Adopting an ecological perspective, the study explored the context-strengths of three successful school-based TDEs in rugby league. Method: Utilizing a mixed methods approach, incorporating validated psychometric questionnaires (N = 118) and semi-structured interviews, various stakeholder perspectives (N = 30; i.e., current/past students…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Program Effectiveness, Team Sports, Athletes
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García-García, Oscar; Cuba-Dorado, Alba; Riveiro-Bozada, Alicia; Carballo-López, Javier; Álvarez-Yates, Tania; López-Chicharro, José – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the changes in neuromuscular contractile properties in elite cyclists associated to the peripheral fatigue produced in a maximal incremental test in cycle ergometer. Methods: Forty-eight volunteers' well-trained male cyclists were evaluated during the competition season within a recovery microcycle.…
Descriptors: Exercise Physiology, Fatigue (Biology), Physical Activities, Males
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Keatlholetswe, Lesika; Malete, Leapetswe – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2019
The coaching competency research has demonstrated the role of coaching efficacy and coaching behaviors on various athlete outcomes. However, athlete perceptions of these relationships and how they affect performance are less understood. Purpose: This study examined if coaching efficacy is predictive of player perceptions of coaches' leadership…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Coaching (Performance), Athletes, Team Sports
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Luguetti, Carla; Oliver, Kimberly L.; Dantas, Luiz Eduardo Pinto Basto Tourinho; Kirk, David – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2017
Purpose: This study was a 2-phase activist research project aimed at co-creating a prototype pedagogical model for working with youth from socially vulnerable backgrounds in a sport context. This article addresses the learning aspirations (learning outcomes) that emerged when we created spaces for youth to develop strategies to manage the risks…
Descriptors: Athletics, Disadvantaged Youth, Teaching Models, Youth Programs
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Hancock, David J.; Ste-Marie, Diane M.; Young, Bradley W. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
Relative age effects (RAEs; when relatively older children possess participation and performance advantages over relatively younger children) are frequent in male team sports. One possible explanation is that coaches select players based on physical attributes, which are more likely witnessed in relatively older athletes. Purpose: To determine if…
Descriptors: Males, Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Age Differences
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Fenton, Lindsay T.; Pitter, Robert – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2010
This paper discusses participant observation studies of two rugby seasons--one rural high school and one university club--in which one author served as a first aid provider and student athletic trainer, respectively. Through analysis using triangulation, we explored how the rules, athlete's status, and return-to-play boundary influenced decisions…
Descriptors: Injuries, Socialization, Athletes, First Aid