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A Qualitative Exploration of Division I Tennis Players Completing the Mindfulness Meditation Training for Sport 2.0 Program

Trevor Cote, Amy Baltzell, and Robert Diehl

how to improve the delivery of the interventions. To date, there have only been a few qualitative studies conducted with MBIs in sport to understand athletes’ perceptions of their experience. In Thompson et al.’s ( 2011 ) 1-year follow-up of recreational athletes (mean age 48) who participated in MSPE

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Athletes’ Perceptions of Pragmatic Leadership in Youth Football Coaches

Kurtis Pankow, Amber D. Mosewich, and Nicholas L. Holt

factors and preferences), localized views of crisis, and rational appeals. Pankow et al. ( 2018 ) explored CIP leadership in six award-winning model youth football coaches in Canada. They used deductive qualitative analysis to code the coaches into CIP leadership styles based on the 10 leader behaviors

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The Development of Leadership in Model Youth Football Coaches

Kurtis Pankow, Amber D. Mosewich, and Nicholas L. Holt

the CIP leadership styles best described these coaches? and What events and experiences did coaches perceive contributed to the development of their leadership style? Method Parry, Mumford, Bower, and Watts ( 2014 ) suggested that qualitative research approaches may be useful for exploring the

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Primary School Teachers’ Perceptions of Physical Literacy Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Study

Inimfon A. Essiet, Elyse Warner, Natalie J. Lander, Jo Salmon, Michael J. Duncan, Emma L.J. Eyre, and Lisa M. Barnett

focuses on teachers’ perspectives on the assessment of PL. Both quantitative and qualitative viewpoints were explored to address the research questions, utilizing an explanatory sequential mixed methods study design (quantitative → qualitative; Creswell & Creswell, 2017 ). This included an initial

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Journey From Control to Liberation: Exploring Student-Athletes’ Physical Activity Perceptions and Experiences in the Transition Out of Collegiate Sport

Erin J. Reifsteck, Jamian D. Newton, Melinda B. Smith, DeAnne Davis Brooks, and Shelby N. Anderson

their physical activity. The use of qualitative methodologies in sport psychology research can facilitate exploration of individual processes and experiences and offer a means to better understand how athletes make sense of their physical activity during transition ( Kerr & Dacyshyn, 2000 ; Plateau et

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“We’re All the Same and We Love Football.” Experiences of Players and Facilitators Regarding a Collaborative, Inclusive Football Program Between Academy and Special Olympics Footballers

Melissa A. Fothergill, Danna Baik, Hannah M. Slater, and Pamela L. Graham

knowledge, this is the first study to examine stakeholders’ experiences of participating in a novel United Kingdom-based integrated program combining football (soccer) training and classroom education sessions. Therefore, utilizing a qualitative approach, the aim of our study was to address the following

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The Success and Struggles of Physical Education Teachers While Teaching Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Erin Centeio, Kevin Mercier, Alex Garn, Heather Erwin, Risto Marttinen, and John Foley

data collected and the broad representation of teachers, we proceeded with the qualitative analysis. Quantitative survey results from this survey have been reported elsewhere ( Mercier et al., 2021 ). Open-ended survey responses constitute the qualitative data for this study. Although the data source

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Influence of an Elementary Methods Course and Early Field Experience on Preservice Teachers’ Value Orientations

Leah K. May, Matthew D. Curtner-Smith, and Stefanie A. Wind

or on PTs’ developing value orientations that are compatible with their existing beliefs. A small set of mostly qualitative studies has revealed that high-class PETE can change and evolve the value orientations of PTs ( Curtner-Smith et al., 2018 ). This is more likely to occur if the priorities for

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Understanding the Inclusiveness of Integrated Physical Education From the Perspectives of Adults With Visual Impairments

Justin A. Haegele, Samuel R. Hodge, Xihe Zhu, Steven K. Holland, and Wesley J. Wilson

retrospective, qualitative description research approach ( Sandelowski, 2000 , 2010 ). This study was carried out retrospectively by asking adult participants to reflect on their experiences in integrated physical education classes. The decision to carry out this study retrospectively was made to allow us to

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Absent, Incapable, and “Normal”: Understanding the Inclusiveness of Visually Impaired Students’ Experiences in Integrated Physical Education

Justin A. Haegele, Lindsay E. Ball, Xihe Zhu, M. Ally Keene, and Lindsey A. Nowland

visually impaired youths’ experiences in integrated PE. The primary research question guiding this study was How do visually impaired youth experience subjective feelings of inclusion within integrated PE classes? Methods This study adopted an experiential qualitative approach, which focused on exploring