governed. Scholars have also considered how new sports systems influence athlete development. Woolf, Berg, Newland, and Green ( 2016 ) found mixed martial art (MMA) gyms were responsible for developing new fighters because there was no league-driven development system. Gym managers and coaches tried to
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units consisting of three axial acceleration sensors (MMA7260Q, Freescale Semiconductor, TX, USA), an amplification circuit, a filter circuit, and a built-in microcomputer (PIC16F88, Microchip, AZ, USA) were used to measure anterioposterior (AP), mediolateral (ML), and vertical (VT) accelerations during
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mixed martial arts (MMA), signed its first woman competitor, Ronda Rousey. Also in 2012, the Olympic committee permitted women to compete in competitive boxing for the first time, although in a limited capacity ( Tjønndal, 2017 ). These two inclusions brought fighting women to world attention, attention
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Arts (MMA) athletes to reduce irrational beliefs and increase unconditional self-acceptance . Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, 34 ( 4 ), 289 – 309 . doi:10.1007/s10942-016-0240-4 10.1007/s10942-016-0240-4 David , D. , & Avellino , M. ( 2002 ). A synopsis of rational
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activity in older adults: Invariance of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES) across groups and time . International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 8, 103 . PubMed ID: 21951520 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-103 10.1186/1479-5868-8-103 Pereira , R. , Mendel , M.M.A
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previous practice environment research by Massey, Meyer, and Naylor ( 2013 ) with MMA fighters, which indicated the existence of coping differences between sporting contexts. Current findings also differed from recent performance coping research (e.g., Didymus, 2017 ) because the acceptance of errors and
