a Completed one full interview. b Completed 2 full interviews. No letter = completed 3 full interviews. *Coach with athlete(s) on a funded program at the time of data collection. Research Strategy and Philosophy Adopting a qualitative approach to this study, allowed the research team to investigate
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Making the Invisible, Visible: An Exploration of Track-and-Field Coaches’ Perspectives of Their Planning Processes
Karen L. Johns, Paul Potrac, and Philip R. Hayes
Qualitative Video Analysis of Track-Cycling Team Pursuit in World-Class Athletes
Samuel Sigrist, Thomas Maier, and Raphael Faiss
pursuit performance can therefore be quantitatively evaluated with the final end time and qualitatively described with a proper analysis of the riders’ capacities to maintain a homogeneous team dynamic with minimized inter-rider gaps over the 4000-m effort. However, the hypothesis that the quality of the
“Hand in Glove”: Using Qualitative Methods to Connect Research and Practice
Liam D. Harper and Robert McCunn
Recent work has espoused the idea that in applied sporting environments, “fast”-working practitioners should work together with “slow”-working researchers. However, due to economical and logistical constraints, such a coupling may not always be practical. Therefore, alternative means of combining research and applied practice are needed. A particular methodology that has been used in recent years is qualitative research. Examples of qualitative methods include online surveys, 1-on-1 interviews, and focus groups. This article discusses the merits of using qualitative methods to combine applied practice and research in sport science. This includes a discussion of recent examples of the use of such methods in published journal articles, a critique of the approaches employed, and future directions and recommendations. The authors encourage both practitioners and researchers to use and engage with qualitative research with the ultimate goal of benefiting athlete health and sporting performance.
Weight Management Practices of Australian Olympic Combat Sport Athletes
Reid Reale, Gary Slater, and Louise M. Burke
age did you begin training boxing/taekwondo/wrestling?” No question exists on the questionnaire, which is not easily modified in this way. Aside from qualitative and descriptive information, the RWLQ provides a validated RWL score (RWLS) that allows a quantitative measure of the aggressiveness of ones
Influence of Different Inertial Loads on Basic Training Variables During the Flywheel Squat Exercise
Rafael Sabido, Jose Luis Hernández-Davó, and Gabriel T. Pereyra-Gerber
greater or smaller than or similar to performance changes for the other inertial loads were subsequently calculated (standardized difference and 90% confidence level). Qualitative mechanistic assessment of the magnitude of change was also included. If the 90% confidence level overlapped small positive and
Relationships Between Model Estimates and Actual Match-Performance Indices in Professional Australian Footballers During an In-Season Macrocycle
Stuart R. Graham, Stuart Cormack, Gaynor Parfitt, and Roger Eston
difference was considered unclear . 26 The results are presented as mean ± SD and differences as effect size ± 90% CI with a qualitative descriptor to represent the likelihood of exceeding the 0.2 threshold. Results Weekly mean values for training duration, distance, PL, and sRPE were 443 ± 27 minutes, 25
The Dose-Response Relationship Between Training Load and Aerobic Fitness in Academy Rugby Union Players
Richard J. Taylor, Dajo Sanders, Tony Myers, Grant Abt, Celia A. Taylor, and Ibrahim Akubat
-Wilk test. Descriptive statistics are presented as mean (SD). Prestudy and poststudy measures of fitness were compared using paired t tests. Standardized effect size is reported as Cohen d , using the pooled standard deviation as the denominator. Qualitative interpretation of d was based on the
A Simple Method for Assessing Upper-Limb Force–Velocity Profile in Bench Press
Abderrahmane Rahmani, Pierre Samozino, Jean-Benoit Morin, and Baptiste Morel
between-subject standard deviation. 25 Chances of a substantial true difference were interpreted qualitatively as follows: <1%, almost certainly not; <5%, very unlikely; <25%, unlikely; 25–75%, possible; >75%, likely; >95%, very likely; >99% almost certain. 26 The coefficient of determination ( r ²) was
The Effect of Nitrate Supplementation on Cycling Performance in the Heat in Well-Trained Cyclists
Joseph A. McQuillan, Julia R. Casadio, Deborah K. Dulson, Paul B. Laursen, and Andrew E. Kilding
defined as 10%, 30%, 50%, 70%, and 90% for small, moderate, large, very large, and extremely large changes. Quantitative chances of NO 3 − ’s affecting measurement outcomes were assessed qualitatively as follows: <1%, most unlikely ; 1% to 5%, very unlikely ; 5% to 25%, unlikely ; 25% to 75
Soccer Match Play as an Important Component of the Power-Training Stimulus in Premier League Players
Ryland Morgans, Rocco Di Michele, and Barry Drust
with respect to the smallest worthwhile change (SWC) of dependent variables. We used 0.6 cm and 1.0 W/kg as SWC values for CMJ height and PP, respectively. 7 The following scale of qualitative probabilistic terms was used to make inference on the effects: 25% to 75%, possible; 75% to 95%, likely, 95
