We examined the practice activities and instructional behaviours employed by 25 youth soccer coaches during 70 different practice sessions. We evaluated the extent to which these activities and behaviours differ from those shown in contemporary research to best facilitate skill acquisition. Nine coaches worked with the under-9 years age group and eight coaches each with the under-13 and under-1...

The purpose of this study was to examine whether male and female Division I team sport athletes prefer same-sex or opposite-sex strength and conditioning coaches. Participants included 476 (male = 275, female = 201) National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I collegiate football, soccer, and volleyball athletes; the men were from football programs and the women were from soccer and voll...

A large body of evidence highlights the importance psycho-behavioural skills as a key feature talent development in sport. The purpose this study was to explore pedagogic intentions coaches psychological athletes. Eleven were purposefully sampled for interview based on track record expert practice. Using reflexive thematic analysis, three overarching themes generated representing coaches’ work:...

In the ever-accelerating world of sports, decisions are playing a more critical role. The coaches' determine outcome match. study aimed to review what factors sports officials in different sports. Today, many former players choose stay sport and continue their activities as coaches. Nonetheless, there is no unified system for determining experience Various influence decisions. These can be both...

BACKGROUND The consumption of dietary supplements is highest among athletes and it can represent potential a health risk for consumers. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of consumption of dietary supplements by road runners. METHODS We interviewed 817 volunteers from four road races in the Brazilian running calendar. The sample consisted of 671 male and 146 fem...

PURPOSE This study examined incidence of sport-related injury, interest in supplements to treat injury, and sources of supplement information among 145 college athletes (89 males, 56 females). MATERIALS AND METHODS A survey was used to assess sport-related injuries, interest in three categories of supplements to treat injury, and sources of supplement information among college athletes who us...

Disseminating lower-limb injury-prevention exercise programs (LL-IPEPs) with strategies that effectively reach coaches across sporting environments is a way of preventing lower-limb injuries (LLIs) and ensuring safe and sustainable sport participation. The aim of this study was to explore community-Australian Football (community-AF) coaches' perspectives on the strategies they believed would en...

SPORT SPECIALISATION: FRIEND OR FOE? Sports participation is increasing in the USA (US population 313 million inhabitants) and in Icelandic (population 320 thousand inhabitants) adolescents, it is estimated that 35–45 million youth 6–18 years of age participate in some form of organised or recreational athletics. 2 However, sports specialisation including year-round sport-specific training, par...

The sub-discipline of motor learning frames understanding skill performance and practice in sports, relevant for developing talent enhancing expertise athletes (Ribeiro et al., 2021). Research this area has important implications the professional support work practitioners such as coaches, trainers sport scientists (Woods 2020). Ecological dynamics is a contemporary, transdisciplinary theory le...