This paper argues that the increasing use of protective equipment in British rugby union and elsewhere occurs in the context of rising concern over injury rates in the game, but also in an atmosphere of confusion as to its efficacy. A seminal, but methodologically flawed study has resulted in its authors calling on the International Rugby Board to have a moratorium on their use, while at some l...

The purpose of this study was to examine the reasoned action approach (RAA) in relation impact COVID-19 on college athletes’ physical activity (PA). Participants were athletes (ages 18-22 years) who involved university, club, and/or intramural sport. RAA constructs measured for three different types PA behaviors. Statistical analyses included ANOVA and multiple regression evaluate determinants ...

The aim of this study was to explain the relationship between dynamic and static balance performances of the female athletes who are in basketball, football, volleyball branches and female sedentary people. Totally 36 athletes from Gazi University Sport Club Volleyball and Football teams and Kastamonu Yolspor Club and also 14 sedentary students from Kastamonu Vocational School For Girls partici...

The purpose of this study was to analyse the anger expression styles, the continuous anger and personality types of players who play football in the professional league. The research group consisted of 133 soccer players who are playing in sports teams in the Turkish Super League: Ankara Sport Club, Gençlerbirliği Sports Club and Hacettepe Sports Club in the first league, Turk Telekom sports in...

We conducted a cross-sectional study investigating whether sport identification predicts different forms of collective action intentions aimed to redress the unfavourable condition faced by disadvantaged individuals. In doing so, moral perceptions (moral convictions, violation and obligation) were tested as mediators. Participants young football players from grassroots professional Italian club...