Competitive sport positions athletes against each other in pursuit of superiority and successful performance outcomes. A wide variety of strategies are used in an attempt to gain a tactical advantage; for example, athletes may seek to exploit competitors’ weaknesses by targeting poor technique
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Exploring “Sledging” and Interpersonal Emotion-Regulation Strategies in Professional Cricket
Paul A. Davis, Louise Davis, Samuel Wills, Ralph Appleby, and Arne Nieuwenhuys
The Use of Recovery Strategies in Professional Soccer: A Worldwide Survey
Adam Field, Liam D. Harper, Bryna C.R. Chrismas, Peter M. Fowler, Alan McCall, Darren J. Paul, Karim Chamari, and Lee Taylor
Recovery strategies are imperative in team sports 1 and elite soccer, 2 where players can compete in ≥60 competitive matches per season with fixture congestion and limited recovery time between matches (2–4 d). 3 Insufficient recovery can impede match performance, 2 negatively affect player
Identification of Movement Strategies During the Sit-to-Walk Movement in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Dimitrios-Sokratis Komaris, Cheral Govind, Andrew Murphy, Alistair Ewen, and Philip Riches
biomechanics of the sit-to-stand and sit-to-walk movement, in people with disabilities, has been previously reported. 18 – 21 The identification of movement strategies, or the study of their effects, has been achieved via questionnaires, video observation, and motion analysis. 22 – 26 Pushing through the
Strategies for Long-Term Maintenance of Physical Activity Among Older Adults: A Qualitative Study From India
Noopur Singh, Esther Sulkers, Hylke W. Van Dijk, Robbert Sanderman, and Adelita V. Ranchor
studies report enjoyment as an important determinant of PA maintenance among older adults but fail to explain how PA becomes enjoyable in this context. Equipping older adults with strategies to maintain their PA can effectively support PA maintenance ( Kwasnicka et al., 2016 ). In the literature, the
The Use of Recovery Strategies in Gaelic Games: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
Lorcan S. Daly, Ciarán Ó. Catháin, and David T. Kelly
evidence is currently available to describe the strategies that these players may use to aid recovery. In addition, it also remains to be seen whether specific recovery strategies that are utilized by Gaelic players are empirically justified or whether their application is contextually (un
Motivational Strategies Used by Exercise Professionals: A Latent Profile Analysis
David Sánchez-Oliva, Antonio L. Palmeira, Eliana V. Carraça, Pedro J. Teixeira, David Markland, and Marlene N. Silva
have highlighted the motivational strategies used by exercise professionals as a key factor in the promotion of higher quality motivation and subsequently sustained physical activity levels. 4 – 6 These studies were conducted within the framework of self-determination theory (SDT), and have
Stress Management Strategies in Esports: An Exploratory Online Survey on Applied Practice
Oliver Leis, Matthew Watson, Laura Swettenham, Ismael Pedraza-Ramirez, and Franziska Lautenbach
With emerging evidence suggesting that professional esports players experience a range of psychological demands relating to their performance (e.g., Leis et al., 2022 ; Poulus et al., 2020 , 2022b ; Smith et al., 2019 ), there is a need for evidence-based stress management strategies in esports
A Tale of Two Brands: Examining Elite Female Athletes’ Branding and Self-Presentation Strategies Over Time
Hailey A. Harris and Natasha T. Brison
. Previous research defined and conceptualized an athlete brand ( Arai et al., 2014 ) and suggested branding strategies can change over the course of an athlete’s career as they progress in their sport ( Hasaan et al., 2019 ). These strategies may be unique to the preferences of the athlete and according to
Balance Recovery Strategy in Children With and Without Hearing or Visual Impairments
Hamed Zarei, Ali Asghar Norasteh, Lauren J. Lieberman, and Ali Brian
The strategies used to restore balance have a specific pattern of synergistic muscle activity ( Bayon et al., 2020 ; Beyranvand et al., 2017 ) related to compensatory mechanisms that are used as predictive behaviors in both forward and backward movements to maintain and restore balance. These
Institutional Strategies to Enhance Graduate Student Success Through Mentoring
Jennifer J. Waldron
contemporary model will be explored. After describing each component, departmental and faculty-level strategies will be offered in order to best serve students ( Cassuto & Weisbuch, 2021 ). A case study is used to highlight these contrasting models. Because there is a dearth of literature about mentorship in
