minimal coverage of women’s sport; highlighting female athletes’ appearance, femininity, and heterosexuality; consistently lower production quality of women’s sport coverage; and uninspired and lackluster coverage of women’s sport ( Fink, 2015 ; Musto et al., 2017 ). Perhaps most important to consider is
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Divergent Perspectives: Post-Title IX Sportkids’ Views of Female Athletes
Katie Sullivan Barak, Chelsea A. Kaunert, Vikki Krane, and Sally R. Ross
Female Athletes’ Experiences of Positive Growth Following Deselection in Sport
Kacey C. Neely, John G.H. Dunn, Tara-Leigh F. McHugh, and Nicholas L. Holt
be realized following a traumatic event ( Frazier, Conlon, & Glaser, 2001 ; Linley & Joseph, 2004 ; Meyerson, Grant, Carter, & Kilmer, 2011 ). The current study focused on Canadian female athletes who had been deselected from provincial teams during adolescence. Provincial teams are extremely
Hyponatraemia in Female Athletes
Dr Emma Derbyshire
Purpose of the Paper
Previous research has evaluated the prevalence and aetiology of hyponatraemia in athletes, particularly for ultra endurance events. However, few papers have focused specifically on the incidence and effects of hyponatraemia in female athletes. The aim of this paper was to review and collate previous research that has investigated hyponatraemia in female athletes and explain how excessive retention of free fluid may influence female performance and health status.
Design/Methodology/Approach
The most up-to-date and pertinent studies within the literature have been included and summated in this review.
Findings
The findings from this overview indicate that women participating in endurance events are particularly susceptible to developing hyponatraemia. It is important that women do not have depleted sodium concentrations prior to an athletic event, hypotonic fluid should not been consumed in excess and carbohydrate solutions (4-8g carbohydrate per 100ml fluid) should be consumed when women participate in intense exercise, lasting for longer than 1 hour. It is fundamentally important that up-to-date rehydration guidelines are imparted to active females and the dangers of over-ingesting fluid need to be emphasized within this vulnerable population.
Originality
This paper gives a concise, up-to-date overview on how hyponatraemia can affect female athletic performance and health status.
State Versus Professional: A Case Study of How Chinese New Media Construct Elite Female Athletes
Qingru Xu and Peggy J. Kreshel
athletes as a national group (e.g., Xu & Armstrong, 2019 ), leaving how Chinese media frame traditional state athletes and emerging professional athletes largely unaddressed. In the current case study, we explored media portrayals of two elite Chinese female athletes: Ding Ning, a state athlete, and Li Na
Wellness amoung First Year Collegiate Female Athletes
Janna LaFountaine
As more campuses begin to address the needs of athletes in general, and female athletes in particular, more research assessing current wellness behaviors on the part of female athletes can be used to improve the support available while providing guidance with regard to the kinds of programs and outreach efforts that will make the greatest positive impact on female athletes. The purpose of this study was to compare the wellness behaviors of female athletes and female non-athletes to gain a better appreciation for the factors that affect female athletes and the steps that can be taken to assist athletes in proactively working toward a level of wellness that they can sustain throughout their lives.
Using the Larry Nassar Case to Create a Coach Education Module to Prompt Social Change
Leslee A. Fisher
significant others understand how their own actions have strong and lasting effects on female athlete well-being. For the purpose of the current paper, the focus is on how this research can be used to educate coaches about both “. . . what to do (ethical leadership), as well as what not to do (abusive
Female Athletes in Retirement: A Test of a Psychosocial Model of Bulimic Symptomatology
Stephanie L. Barrett and Trent A. Petrie
Female athletes are diagnosed with eating disorders (EDs) and engage in unhealthy weight control behaviors ( Greenleaf, Petrie, Carter, & Reel, 2009 ); their risk often is increased beyond that of girls and women in the general population due to unique pressures in the sport environment (e
Progress of Female Athlete Representation in Research Influencing International Conference on Concussion in Sport Consensus Statements: An Evidence Review
Sydney Asselstine, Jason Krystofiak, Michelle Gorbonosov, and Diana Toto
including preadolescent, para, and, as we will focus on, female athletes ( Patricios et al., 2023 ). Female athletes have been found to have higher incidence of concussion in sports with comparable rules and more prolonged symptoms ( Harmon et al., 2013 ; McGroarty et al., 2020 ), and yet they remain
Girls, Women, and Female Athletes in Sport Psychology: A Decade-Long Review of the Literature
Alex Murata, Cailie S. McGuire, Madison Robertson, Mia KurtzFavero, Jennifer T. Coletti, Philip B. Simpson, Ella Pierone, Luc J. Martin, and Jean Côté
( Coakley, 2017 ). This trend is reflected in the average salaries of female athletes and women in the top professional sporting leagues in North America and Europe, who make approximately 90% less than athletes playing in equivalent male/men’s professional leagues ( Leano, 2020 ). Additionally, as
Are Coaches of Female Athletes Informed of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport? A Scoping Review
Jennifer Hamer, Ben Desbrow, and Chris Irwin
of the condition ( Logue et al., 2020 ). Additionally, coaches do not adequately perceive the seriousness of the detrimental health effects of long-term LEA on female athlete health ( Lassiter & Watt, 2007 ). This may partly reflect an absence of RED-S education and/or professional development being
