Interpreting and Implementing the Long Term Athlete Development Model: English Swimming Coaches’ Views on the (Swimming) LTAD in Practice [PDF]
, 2010 The LTAD (Long Term Athlete Development) model has come to represent a sports-wide set of principles that significantly influences national sports policy in England.
Lang, M, Light, R
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Clinical Pulmonary Medicine, 2010 There is a high prevalence of asthma among elite performance athletes, particularly those who train and compete with high ventilation rates in austere environments, such as cross country skiers and swimmers. How best to assess, diagnose, and treat asthma or exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in athletes remains controversial.
Martin, N, Pavord, I
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The mental health of elite athletes in the United Kingdom [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of signs of anxiety/depression and distress among a sample of elite athletes in the United Kingdom (UK).
Fockett, Ryan, Longstaff, Frances
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Early specialization and talent development in figure skating: Elite coaches’ perspectives
Current Issues in Sport Science, 2023 Among the many issues explored by sport science researchers, one topic that seems the least controversial is the recommendation against specialization in early sport training.
Antonia Cattle +3 more
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Comparison of athlete-coach perceptions of internal and external load markers for elite junior tennis training [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: To investigate the discrepancy between coach and athlete perceptions of internal load and notational analysis of external load in elite junior tennis.
Duffield, R +3 more
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Asymptomatic Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in an Elite Competitive Athlete
JACC: Case Reports, 2023 A 17-year-old male elite athlete presented for evaluation after an abnormal pre-competitive college screening electrocardiogram. Subsequent evaluation revealed the presence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He remained asymptomatic throughout four years of
Athena L. Huang, MD +7 more
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Tailoring the Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Sintered Parts [PDF]
, 2008 The ~£1 million IMCRC-funded integrated project ‘Personalised Sports Footwear: From Elite to High Street’ is investigating the use of Rapid Manufacturing to produce personalised sports shoes, with the aim of enhancing performance, reducing injury, and ...
Caine, M. P. +4 more
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Genetic profiles to identify talents in elite endurance athletes and professional football players.
PLoS ONE, 2022 The genetic profile that is needed to identify talents has been studied extensively in recent years. The main objective of this investigation was to approach, for the first time, the study of genetic variants in several polygenic profiles and their role ...
David Varillas-Delgado +8 more
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Effects of Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercise on Range of Motion, Muscle Activity, Muscle Tone and Manual Muscle Strength after Arthroscopic Bankart Repair in Elite Collegiate Rowing Athlete: Case Report [PDF]
The Asian Journal of Kinesiology, 2023 OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of shoulder rehabilitation exercise on range of motion (ROM), muscle activity, muscle tone and manual muscle strength after arthroscopic bankart repair in elite collegiate rowing athlete ...
Ho-Seong Lee +3 more
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Excellence fulfilled? On the unique developmental needs of professional athletes
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 While the term “athlete development” has been used to capture the changes (physical, psychological, etc.) that occur as an athlete moves from initial sport engagement to elite performance, much of the research in this area has focused on earlier stages ...
Joseph Baker +4 more
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