Search results for "huippu-urheilijat"
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Alppi- ja freestylehiihtäjien fyysisten ominaisuuksien muutokset vuoden seurannan aikana
2000
Huipputason alppilajien urheilijalta vaaditaan korkeaa aerobista sekä erittäin korkeaa anaerobista kapasiteettia, nopeutta, ketteryyttä, tasapainoa, koordinaatiota ja taitoa (Andersen & Montgomery 1988; Brown & Wilkinson 1983; Bosco ym. 1994). Toisaalta alppilajien harjoituskausien vaikutuksista lajissa vaadittaviin ominaisuuksiin on olemassa hyvin vähän raporto itua tutkimustietoa. Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena olikin selvittää alppilajien fyysisten ominaisuuksien muutoksia harjoitus- ja kilpailukaudella sekä testien soveltuvuutta alppilajien menestyksen kuvaamiseen. Koehenkilöryhmä koostui Suomen Hiihtoliiton alppi- ja freestylehiihtomaajoukkueiden urheilijoista. Alppihiihtäjäryhmä sisä…
Keho liikuttaa myös mieltä
2021
Beyond life-skills: talented athletes, existential learning and (Un)learning the life of an athlete
2022
Following developments in educational discourse more broadly, learning discourses in youth sport have been shaped by outcome-based and instrumental goals of developing useful life-skills for ‘successful’ lives. There is, however, a need to expand such traditional understandings of sport-based youth development, which we undertook by exploring existential learning in sport through encountering discontinuity. We conducted in-depth qualitative research with 16 Finnish athletes (seven men/nine women, aged 19–20), five of whom had recently disengaged from the athlete development pathway. In the interviews, we used creative non-fiction vignettes to invite reflections on learning experiences in sp…
Mental preparation of olympic and paralympic swimmers : performance-related cognitions and emotions, and the techniques used to manage them
2020
Purpose: The present study investigated the cognitions and emotions of swimmers,and explored the psychological techniques they use to manage these internal processes prior to and during their best and worst performances. Method: Seven Paralympic and five Olympic male Brazilian swimmers took part in this qualitative study. A semi-structured interview with open-ended questions was conducted to explore how swimmers interpreted and experienced specific competitive events and what they did to manage their internal processes, prior to and during what they considered to be their best and worst performances. The process of data analysis included inductive and deductive approaches. Cognitive therapy…
Älypuhelimista on hyötyä ja haittaa urheilijoiden itsesäätelylle
2023
Mielenterveysongelmat yleisiä kanadalaisilla huippu-urheilijoilla
2021
Profiles of mental well- and ill-being among elite athletes: Associations with sport-related demands and resources
2022
The aim of the present study was to identify profiles of elite athlete mental well- and ill-being and study how the profiles (i.e., subgroups of athletes) differed in sport-related demands and resources. A total of 259 Finnish elite athletes (n = 170 active and n = 89 retired) completed quantitative self-report inventories. Through cluster analysis, four profiles of mental well- and ill-being were identified. Profile 1 was overrepresented by retired, older, and male athletes, and characterized by good mental well-being. Profile 2 consisted mainly of active athletes who reported mild risk for alcohol abuse. Profile 3 consisted mainly of women who displayed possible presence of an eating diso…
The role of gender and coaching styles in adolescent student-athletes’ motivational orientations in sport and school
2022
AbstractResearch indicates that the dominant discourses of gender are ingrained in dual career (DC) practices critically influencing athletes’ motivation to construct a DC pathway. While it is important to ensure that all athletes have an equal access to construct a DC pathway despite their gender, there is a gap in the literature examining the role that coaches play in gendering of athletes’ DC pathways. The present study longitudinally examined the gender differences in student-athletes’ motivational orientations in sport and academics throughout high school and the role of coaching style in these orientations. The gender differences in coaching styles in terms of student-athletes’ gender…