the purpose of this research was to aesthetically investigate and to analyze live multi-camera television broadcast of soccer matches. the research method was qualitative with in-depth and semi-open interviews. the statistical population consisted of 15 national and international sport producers and directors out of which 10 subjects were purposively selected as the sample of the study. this st...

In recent past, the connection between aspects of top level athletes’ careers and success in top-level sport range was focussed by a sociological based theory of training in sports. Several studies showed, that simply structured connections between training in top level sports and success are far from being able to explain the emergence of success in sport in collectives from processes of indiv...

BACKGROUND Health message sponsorship at community sport and arts events is an established component of a health promotion settings approach. Recent increases in commercial sponsorship of sport and community events has swelled competition for consumer attention and potentially reduced the impact of health message sponsorship. The purpose of this study was to evaluate awareness, understandings a...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of shoulder abduction angles, dominant and non-dominant arm and external loading on co-contraction ratio during arm abduction in scapular plane in overhead athletes and non-athletes. 10 swimmers, 10 handball players and 10 tennis players and ten non-athletes voluntarily participated in this study. Electromyography activity of shoulder muscles ...

OBJECTIVE To assess indicative trends in the use of protective eyewear by Australian squash players and their attitudes towards its use since 1989. METHODS Data were extracted from three Australian surveys of squash players conducted in 1989, 1995, and 2000. Responses to directly similar attitudinal questions relating to protective eyewear use from each survey were compared. The proportion of...

This study arose as a result of two squash players, one male one female, seeking advice on how to improve their mental approach to playing. They both felt that their game suffered badly through too much anxiety. After preliminary interviews it was decided to use a programme of stress inoculation training to help them learn to control their anxiety. In order to obtain baseline measures of anxiet...

the aim of this study was to assess cultural intelligence of volunteers for sport events. the method applied in this research was descriptive – analytical. the statistical population consisted of all sport volunteers at the 10th cultural-sport olympiad of iranian male and female university students. due to the low number of statistical population, the sample equaled the population (n=120). cult...

Two 4 week old infants are reported who suffered apparent life threatening events (ALTE) while being cradled in adult arms. The events, which could be reproduced under controlled circumstances, were not associated with any struggling by the infants. Alteration of infant holding practices in both cases resulted in cessation of the events. A case of cardiorespiratory arrest during breast feeding ...