Elite or non elite: ccomparing mindfulness Items in Iranian athletes

Relationship Between Role Ambiguity and Satisfaction in Iranian Elite Athletes

The present study aims to investigate the relationship between role ambiguity and satisfaction in elite athletes. The data was collected through field study. The research sample was considered equal to the population size that consisted of Iranian male and female players in national basketball, handball and volleyball teams (N=92). Role ambiguity was examined using Beauchamp and colleagues’ Rol...

Vaccination in Elite Athletes

Public health vaccination guidelines cannot be easily transferred to elite athletes. An enhanced benefit from preventing even mild diseases is obvious but stronger interference from otherwise minor side effects has to be considered as well. Thus, special vaccination guidelines for adult elite athletes are required. In most of them, protection should be strived for against tetanus, diphtheria, p...

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disorders Among Iranian Elite Athletes

BACKGROUND Athletes' health is an important issue and for promoting it, pre-participation examination (PPE) is widely performed by responsible bodies around the world. OBJECTIVES This study was to determine prevalence of cardiovascular disorders among athletes participating in the Asian games and answering the question whether the electrocardiogram (ECG) is a necessary part of pre-participati...

The key to success in elite athletes? Explicit and implicit motor learning in youth elite and non-elite soccer players.

In sports, fast and accurate execution of movements is required. It has been shown that implicitly learned movements might be less vulnerable than explicitly learned movements to stressful and fast changing circumstances that exist at the elite sports level. The present study provides insight in explicit and implicit motor learning in youth soccer players with different expertise levels. Twenty...

Iron Assessment in Elite Athletes

Asymptomatic iron deficiency is frequently observed in competitive athletes and an impaired iron metabolism may lead to abnormal haemoglobin and myoglobin production limiting endurance capacity. Iron supplementation could improve blood biochemical measures and increases work capacity but the use of iron supplements should be a judicious choice based on a careful hematological evaluation since a...

Medication use in Elite Athletes