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Recommendations for Measurement and Management of an Elite Athlete [PDF]

Sports, 2019
Athletes who merit the title ‘elite’ are rare and differ both quantitatively and qualitatively from athletes of lower qualifications. Serving and studying elite athletes may demand non-traditional approaches.
Steven Murray, William A Sands, Michael Stone   +2 more
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‘I always considered I needed injury prevention to become an elite athlete’: the road to the Olympics from the athlete and staff perspective [PDF]

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2021
In this study, we explored the perspectives about sports injury prevention of Belgium Olympic level athletes, coaches, managers and healthcare providers from various Olympic sports. We conducted a qualitative study, including 17 semistructured interviews.
Evert Verhagen, Caroline Bolling, Oriol Bonell Monsonís   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Association of COL12A1 rs970547 Polymorphism with Elite Athlete Status [PDF]

Biomedicines, 2022
The role of genetics, as an intrinsic factor, in research of sports performance increases with every passing year. The polymorphism rs970547 of the COL12A1 gene is one of the most promising genetic markers linked to soft-tissue injuries. This study aimed
Valentina Ginevičienė, Alina Urnikytė
doaj   +2 more sources

Rethinking elite sport as high-stakes work: an organizational perspective on well-being and sustainable performance [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Elite sport is characterized by chronic performance pressure, uncertainty, continual evaluation, and significant physical, psychological, relational, and occupational consequences.
Katrina Monton, Tanya Gulati, Eduardo Alonso Hernández Leiva   +2 more
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Risk and protective factors for mental ill-health in elite para- and non-para athletes

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
ObjectiveTo apply a socioecological approach to identify risk and protective factors across levels of the “sports-ecosystem,” which are associated with mental health outcomes among athletes in para-sports and non-para sports.
Lisa S. Olive, Lisa S. Olive, Lisa S. Olive, Simon M. Rice, Simon M. Rice, Caroline Gao, Caroline Gao, Vita Pilkington, Vita Pilkington, Courtney C. Walton, Courtney C. Walton, Matt Butterworth, Lyndel Abbott, Gemma Cross, Matti Clements, Rosemary Purcell, Rosemary Purcell   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Narcissism Levels between National and Regional Athlete Students and Non-Athlete Students [PDF]

رشد و یادگیری حرکتی ورزشی, 2013
It is possible that society and media attention to national athletes increase their narcissism. Based on this possibility, this study which was descriptive and field aimed at comparing narcissism between elite and non-elite athlete students and non ...
Hojat Hatami, Aliasghar Khodaverdi, Zahra Hatami, Maryam Karimi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A framework exploring the therapeutic alliance between elite athletes and physiotherapists: a qualitative study

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021
Background The therapeutic alliance (TA) is the bond between a patient and a physiotherapist during collaboration on recovery or training. Previous studies focused on the TA between physiotherapists and patients of the general population.
W. M. Charmant, P. J. van der Wees, J. B. Staal, R. van Cingel, J. M. Sieben, R. A. de Bie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals a Novel Association Between MYBPC3 Gene Polymorphism, Endurance Athlete Status, Aerobic Capacity and Steroid Metabolism

Frontiers in Genetics, 2020
BackgroundThe genetic predisposition to elite athletic performance has been a controversial subject due to the underpowered studies and the small effect size of identified genetic variants.
Fatima Al-Khelaifi, Fatima Al-Khelaifi, Noha A. Yousri, Noha A. Yousri, Ilhame Diboun, Ekaterina A. Semenova, Ekaterina A. Semenova, Elena S. Kostryukova, Nikolay A. Kulemin, Oleg V. Borisov, Oleg V. Borisov, Liliya B. Andryushchenko, Andrey K. Larin, Edward V. Generozov, Eri Miyamoto-Mikami, Haruka Murakami, Hirofumi Zempo, Hirofumi Zempo, Motohiko Miyachi, Mizuki Takaragawa, Hiroshi Kumagai, Hiroshi Kumagai, Hisashi Naito, Noriyuki Fuku, David Abraham, Aroon Hingorani, Francesco Donati, Francesco Botrè, Costas Georgakopoulos, Karsten Suhre, Ildus I. Ahmetov, Ildus I. Ahmetov, Ildus I. Ahmetov, Ildus I. Ahmetov, Omar Albagha, Omar Albagha, Mohamed A. Elrayess   +36 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stratification of athletes’ gut microbiota: the multifaceted hubs associated with dietary factors, physical characteristics and performance

Gut Microbes, 2020
Gut microbial communities of athletes differ from that of sedentary persons in both diversity and the presence of certain taxa. However, it is unclear to what degree elite athletes and non-elite athletes harbor different gut microbial community patterns ...
Maozhen Han, Kun Yang, Pengshuo Yang, Chaofang Zhong, Chaoyun Chen, Song Wang, Qunwei Lu, Kang Ning   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Previous injury, sex and well-being are associated with injury profiles in 422 adolescent elite athletes of age 15–16 years: a 20-week longitudinal study

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 2023
Background Adolescent elite athletes have a high injury risk and many risk factors for injury have been suggested. However, there is a lack of prospective studies in adolescent elite athletes of age 15–16 years.Aim The aim of the study was to ...
Philip von Rosen, Cecilia Friden, Linda Ekenros   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source