periodization indicated a remarkable increase in volume at high-intensity and polarization index in races weeks when compared with training weeks. As cited in the previous paragraph and shown in a previous multiple case study about preparation strategies leading to Giro d’Italia, 5 this is caused by the choice
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The Weekly Periodization of Top 5 Tour de France General Classification Finishers: A Multiple Case Study
Gabriele Gallo, Manuel Mateo-March, Daniel Gotti, Ed Maunder, Roberto Codella, Piero Ruggeri, Emanuela Faelli, and Luca Filipas
Clinical Intervention for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder:A Multiple Case Study
Motohide Miyahara and Alena Wafer
The teaching process and outcome in a skill theme program and a movement concepts program were described and analyzed in seven children with developmental coordination disorder. It was hypothesized that the skill theme program would improve targeted skills and perceived physical competence, whereas the movement concepts program would improve self-esteem and creativity. The seven children were taught individually by the same student teachers twice a week for a period of five weeks in one of the teaching methods. After a vacation, the teachers changed their teaching strategies and taught the same children using the alternative method. Although the hypothesis was generally supported, the children’s response to and progress in the programs varied. Possible factors influencing the variation were discussed.
Fostering Life Skills Development in High School and Community Sport: A Comparative Analysis of the Coach’s Role
Christiane Trottier and Sophie Robitaille
The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of coaches’ perceptions of their role in the development of life skills in adolescent athletes in two different sport contexts. Semistructured interviews were held with 24 coaches: 12 coaching high school basketball and 12 coaching community swimming. All coaches followed a holistic, athlete-centered approach. Coaches described the life skills they taught, their motivations, and the strategies they used to foster life skills development in practice. Although some differences between the two contexts were identified, the overall results indicate that all coaches fostered the development of life skills through various teaching and transfer strategies, and that coaches had two main motivations: athletes’ needs and their own values. The main results are discussed in light of the literature on life skills in sport and positive youth development, and in terms of methodological considerations. The study concludes with some practical recommendations for coaches.
Experiences and Perspectives of College Students With Disabilities Toward Integrated Physical Education in South Korea
Seo Hee Lee and Samuel R. Hodge
were South Korean students’ physical activity experiences in integrated physical education versus segregated (self-contained) special education classes in South Korea? Methods This research study was situated in a retrospective multiple-case study design and epistemologically situated in a qualitative
In-Service Teachers’ and Educational Assistants’ Professional Development Experiences for Inclusive Physical Education
Hayley Morrison and Doug Gleddie
effective growth and learning. Research Design Methodology A multiple case study design of three schools (three distinct cases) was used to gather rich, detailed descriptions ( Merriam & Tisdell, 2016 ) of practitioners’ experiences. Stake (2005) describes that using multiple case studies allows the
Interscholastic Competitive Balance: An Examination of State Athletic Association Administrators
James E. Johnson, Chrysostomos Giannoulakis, and Beau F. Scott
competitive balance decisions? Method Multiple Case Study Approach This study employed a multiple case study approach ( Yin, 2003 ) as part of a dual-method qualitative methodology that included semistructured in-depth interviews and secondary archival source material. Each interscholastic state athletic
Examining Coaches’ Approaches to Teaching Life Skills and Their Transfer in Youth Sport
Laura Martin and Martin Camiré
instance, the Bean et al. ( 2018 ) continuum was used to conceptualize the study, structure data collection activities, and drive the deductive analysis. Furthermore, the study made use of a multiple case study design to examine patterns of corroboration through the triangulation of sources (i
Cycling Through Cancer: Exploring Childhood Cancer Survivors’ Experiences of Well- and Ill-Being
Shaunna M. Burke, Jennifer Brunet, Amanda Wurz, Christina Butler, and Andrea Utley
recreational cycling over a 3-month period as a result of receiving a bicycle from Cyclist Fighting Cancer. Methods The present study was guided by a multiple case study approach ( Stake, 2005 ), which enabled an in-depth understanding of the complex and multidimensional processes underpinning childhood cancer
PETE Faculty’s Perspectives of edTPA: The Range of Change
Deborah S. Baxter and Oleg A. Sinelnikov
–60) 30–35 Yes No 2 Data Collection A multiple-case study design was used to explore phenomena in a bounded context ( Stake, 2013 ; Yin, 2009 ). A multiple-case design allowed for replication in data collection across universities in which participants taught, which was beneficial in understanding the
Perspectives on Inclusion in Physical Education From Faculty and Students at Three Physical Education Teacher Education Programs in Chile
Fabián Arroyo-Rojas and Samuel R. Hodge
.g., future teachers and students with disabilities). In our multiple case study, another commonality across cases involves pedagogical adaptations in PE. The predominant characteristic of these adaptations involves a professional devising suitable activities and establishing pedagogical methods tailored specifically
