Z. Zerai, Chedlia Fitouri, Ali khalifa Alshamli, Hafsi Bedhioufi
In opposition to the principles of traditional pedagogy which values the acquisition of gestural models through a technical approach, this article develops a theory of intervention based on the opposition between two teams, involving a logic of tactical decision-making and a succession of relevant tactical choices in attack and defense. By focusing on the fluctuations in the links between attack and defense, it thus presents a system of the main actions in handball, that is to say in this case a set of principles closely dependent on each other, constituting a whole of deep logical unity. With its functional character, this approach is based on a modeling of game play where the opposing relationships are characterizable. It is thus possible to reduce all game play situations to a few categories with stable characteristics. Keywords: handball, tactical decision, matrix of play, understanding, student-centered approach
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The topic of this particular study is to combine facial expressions, skin response and willingness to pay (WTP) using an iMotions Platform. This software solution combines biosensors in human behaviour research. A useful method to estimate WTP is contingent valuation method (CV) (Mitchell and Carson 1989). The method has been widely used in cultural economics (Noonan 2003) and sport economics (Walker and Mondello 2007, Wicker et al. 2016a). CV method is made up of using surveys to elicit a willingness to pay for hypothetical changes in some good or service. Galvanic skin response (GSR), also known as electro dermal activity measures electrical activity conducted through sweat glands in the skin. It is an indication of the intensity of an emotion experienced (iMotions). GSR in an indication of stress (arousal of the sympathetic nervous system) in the body by appearing as continuous variation in the electrical characteristics of skin (De Brito and Mitchell 2019). Only joy and surprise are positively related to WTP, while the other emotions do no reveal anything. In addition, heart rate (GSR) and gender are significantly associated with WTP. Keywords: facial expressions, skin response, willingness to pay, sport events, cultural events
这项特殊研究的主题是使用表情平台将面部表情、皮肤反应和支付意愿(WTP)结合起来。这个软件解决方案结合了人类行为研究中的生物传感器。一种有效的估算WTP的方法是条件估值法(CV) (Mitchell and Carson 1989)。该方法已被广泛应用于文化经济学(Noonan 2003)和体育经济学(Walker and Mondello 2007, Wicker et al. 2016a)。CV方法是通过调查来引起人们愿意为某些商品或服务的假设变化付费。皮肤电反应(GSR)，也被称为皮肤电活动，测量通过皮肤汗腺传导的电活动。它是一种情感体验(情感)强度的指示。GSR通过表现为皮肤电特性的持续变化，表明体内的压力(交感神经系统的唤醒)(De Brito和Mitchell 2019)。只有喜悦和惊喜与WTP呈正相关，而其他情绪则没有任何关系。此外，心率(GSR)和性别与WTP显著相关。关键词:面部表情，皮肤反应，支付意愿，体育赛事，文化活动
{"title":"Sport and Cultural Events: Willingness to Pay, Facial Expressions and Skin Response","authors":"Seppo Suominen","doi":"10.30958/ajspo.8-3-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/ajspo.8-3-3","url":null,"abstract":"The topic of this particular study is to combine facial expressions, skin response and willingness to pay (WTP) using an iMotions Platform. This software solution combines biosensors in human behaviour research. A useful method to estimate WTP is contingent valuation method (CV) (Mitchell and Carson 1989). The method has been widely used in cultural economics (Noonan 2003) and sport economics (Walker and Mondello 2007, Wicker et al. 2016a). CV method is made up of using surveys to elicit a willingness to pay for hypothetical changes in some good or service. Galvanic skin response (GSR), also known as electro dermal activity measures electrical activity conducted through sweat glands in the skin. It is an indication of the intensity of an emotion experienced (iMotions). GSR in an indication of stress (arousal of the sympathetic nervous system) in the body by appearing as continuous variation in the electrical characteristics of skin (De Brito and Mitchell 2019). Only joy and surprise are positively related to WTP, while the other emotions do no reveal anything. In addition, heart rate (GSR) and gender are significantly associated with WTP. Keywords: facial expressions, skin response, willingness to pay, sport events, cultural events","PeriodicalId":8622,"journal":{"name":"ATHENS JOURNAL OF SPORTS","volume":"95 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80660011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Agreed upon components of physical literacy are (a) physical competence, (b) knowledge and understanding, (c) motivation and confidence, and (d) lifetime engagement. The purpose of this article is to discuss the development and use of the “knowledge and understanding” PL component in older students and adults with regard to the regulation of their health/fitness- and leisure-related physical-activity-practice (PAP). In a first section the author considers the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and the basic language that may be associated with the management of health- and fitness-oriented physical activities, differentiating elements that pertain to declarative, procedural or conditional knowledge. Based on exercise-monitoring procedures (E-MP) (essentially procedural knowledge) and on exercise-management rules (E-MR) (mostly conditional knowledge), the following section focuses on the development of PAP-management understanding and the related intelligence in its analytical, creative and practical dimensions. In a final section, the author explores briefly the matter of awareness and regulation in terms of exercise-management knowledge and understanding. Keywords: exercise-management awareness, exercise-management regulation, FITT formula, physical-activity monitoring
{"title":"Knowing and Understanding how to Manage One’s Physical Activity Practice: Contribution of Language, Thinking and Intelligence to Physical Literacy","authors":"P. Godbout","doi":"10.30958/ajspo.8-3-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/ajspo.8-3-1","url":null,"abstract":"Agreed upon components of physical literacy are (a) physical competence, (b) knowledge and understanding, (c) motivation and confidence, and (d) lifetime engagement. The purpose of this article is to discuss the development and use of the “knowledge and understanding” PL component in older students and adults with regard to the regulation of their health/fitness- and leisure-related physical-activity-practice (PAP). In a first section the author considers the pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) and the basic language that may be associated with the management of health- and fitness-oriented physical activities, differentiating elements that pertain to declarative, procedural or conditional knowledge. Based on exercise-monitoring procedures (E-MP) (essentially procedural knowledge) and on exercise-management rules (E-MR) (mostly conditional knowledge), the following section focuses on the development of PAP-management understanding and the related intelligence in its analytical, creative and practical dimensions. In a final section, the author explores briefly the matter of awareness and regulation in terms of exercise-management knowledge and understanding. Keywords: exercise-management awareness, exercise-management regulation, FITT formula, physical-activity monitoring","PeriodicalId":8622,"journal":{"name":"ATHENS JOURNAL OF SPORTS","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72925919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The use of inappropriate coaching behaviors has been an ongoing concern for many years. However, not yet well researched is the use of inappropriate and bullying behaviors by coaches toward student-athletes. The purpose of this study was aimed at gathering relevant information on coaches’ use of inappropriate behaviors towards athletes, as reported by coaches. Participants for this study included 488 public/private school sport coaches, males (N=332) and females (N=153), from eight states. Data were gathered via an on-line survey in which participants identified if they had engaged in any of 22 listed actions among three types of bullying (physical, relational, verbal). Participants identified three actions (‘poking fun at an athlete’, ‘embarrassed an athlete in front of others’, and ‘name calling without hurtful intent’) as having been done by at least 30% of them. In summary, most actions were reported to have not been used by most coaches, three-fourths of the actions were considered inappropriate, and less than half were considered bullying. Keywords: coaching, bullying, sports
{"title":"An Analysis of Coaches’ Perceptions of Inappropriate Coaching Behaviors","authors":"By Brad Strand","doi":"10.30958/ajspo.8-3-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/ajspo.8-3-2","url":null,"abstract":"The use of inappropriate coaching behaviors has been an ongoing concern for many years. However, not yet well researched is the use of inappropriate and bullying behaviors by coaches toward student-athletes. The purpose of this study was aimed at gathering relevant information on coaches’ use of inappropriate behaviors towards athletes, as reported by coaches. Participants for this study included 488 public/private school sport coaches, males (N=332) and females (N=153), from eight states. Data were gathered via an on-line survey in which participants identified if they had engaged in any of 22 listed actions among three types of bullying (physical, relational, verbal). Participants identified three actions (‘poking fun at an athlete’, ‘embarrassed an athlete in front of others’, and ‘name calling without hurtful intent’) as having been done by at least 30% of them. In summary, most actions were reported to have not been used by most coaches, three-fourths of the actions were considered inappropriate, and less than half were considered bullying. Keywords: coaching, bullying, sports","PeriodicalId":8622,"journal":{"name":"ATHENS JOURNAL OF SPORTS","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75989419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The disciplines of arts and sport are usually divided in education, research, professional practice and cultural policy, even though in the UK they both lie within a single department of Government (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport). In the UK the relationship between arts and sports can sometimes appear awkward, with the two disciplines often only bought together for large international mega sporting events. However, links between the arts and sport can enhance strategies to increase participation in each and promote cultural citizenship, stimulate experimentation, innovation and tackle challenging topics. This paper takes The Fields of Vision Project and the associated Fields of Vision Manifesto as a departure point to propose pioneering modes of practice that cross the discipline boundaries of sports and art, whereby a dialogue and community of practice develops that encourages audience diversity, community engagement and hybrid forms of practice. Utilising precedents from contemporary visual art, propositions are expressed for new experiences and opportunities for practitioners, producers and audiences that might offer impact and legacy beyond the mega sporting event. Keywords: Art, Community, Culture, Olympics, Sport.
艺术和体育学科通常分为教育、研究、专业实践和文化政策，尽管在英国它们都属于一个政府部门(数字、文化、媒体和体育部门)。在英国，艺术和体育之间的关系有时显得有些尴尬，这两个学科通常只有在大型国际体育赛事上才会被买到一起。然而，艺术和体育之间的联系可以加强战略，以增加参与，促进文化公民，刺激实验，创新和解决具有挑战性的问题。本文以视野项目(The Fields of Vision Project)和相关的视野宣言(Fields of Vision Manifesto)为出发点，提出了跨越体育和艺术学科界限的开创性实践模式，由此形成一个鼓励受众多样性、社区参与和混合实践形式的对话和实践社区。利用当代视觉艺术的先例，为从业者、制片人和观众提供新的体验和机会，这可能会在大型体育赛事之外产生影响和遗产。关键词:艺术，社区，文化，奥林匹克，体育
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When asked what they want to be when they grow up, children answer in a variety of ways. However, one promiant response focuses on becoming a superstar athlete. As age and competitive factors regularly remove this option from consideration for a majority of students, there are those for whom the dream maintains its promise into early adulthood. This study proposes to showcase the aspirational and institutional complexities that student-athletes experience as they attempt to rise from student-athlete to all-star professional while navigating the collegiate waters along the way. It is this unique paradox particularly crafted in the United States that is considered worthy of further exploration, discussion, and explanation in an attempt to offer educators a data-driven platform as they support student-athletes’ in their journeys toward the pinnacle degree while maintaining the passion to dream the impossible dream.
{"title":"Student-Athlete to Professional Athlete: Confronting the Brutal Facts","authors":"A. Farmer","doi":"10.30958/AJSPO.6-3-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/AJSPO.6-3-1","url":null,"abstract":"When asked what they want to be when they grow up, children answer in a variety of ways. However, one promiant response focuses on becoming a superstar athlete. As age and competitive factors regularly remove this option from consideration for a majority of students, there are those for whom the dream maintains its promise into early adulthood. This study proposes to showcase the aspirational and institutional complexities that student-athletes experience as they attempt to rise from student-athlete to all-star professional while navigating the collegiate waters along the way. It is this unique paradox particularly crafted in the United States that is considered worthy of further exploration, discussion, and explanation in an attempt to offer educators a data-driven platform as they support student-athletes’ in their journeys toward the pinnacle degree while maintaining the passion to dream the impossible dream.","PeriodicalId":8622,"journal":{"name":"ATHENS JOURNAL OF SPORTS","volume":"356 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82621537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heightening Leader Development for Student Staff in College and University Recreational Sports Departments","authors":"W. Z. Weese, W. J. Weese","doi":"10.30958/AJSPO.6-3-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/AJSPO.6-3-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8622,"journal":{"name":"ATHENS JOURNAL OF SPORTS","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77519477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The two hypotheses were tested in this study: Stress, fear of failure and fitness will not relatively be significant determinants of decision making among Nigerian top class soccer referees; Stress, fear of failure and fitness will not compositely be significant determinants of decision making among Nigerian top class soccer referees. This study examined stress, fear of failure and fitness as determinants of decision making among Nigerian top class soccer referees. Multistage (Purposive, stratified, proportional and convenient) sampling techniques were used in selecting 101 respondents. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study while Four Instruments were used. They were Stress Scale (SS), Fear of failure Scale (FFS) and Fitness Scale (FS) and Decision Making Scale (DMS) with the following reliability values 0.71, 0.80, 0.69 and 0.77 through Cronbach’s alpha respectively. The inferential statistics of multiple regression was used to test the hypotheses. The two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance were rejected which implied that Stress, fear of failure and fitness had relative and composite significance contribution for decision making among Nigerian top class soccer referees. It was however recommended that there is need to develop strategies to effectively cope with stressful situations for referees. Referees should be assisted in their ability to cope with these stressors which could be through any number of stress management techniques. Periodic workshops and seminars should be organized for all graded referees irrespective of their status on psychological traits that would enhance their performance.
{"title":"Stress, Fear of Failure and Fitness as Determinants of Decision Making among Nigerian Top Class Soccer Referees","authors":"Jephtah Olaniyi Ogunsanya, Mutairu Akande Rasheed","doi":"10.30958/ajspo.6-3-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/ajspo.6-3-4","url":null,"abstract":"The two hypotheses were tested in this study: Stress, fear of failure and fitness will not relatively be significant determinants of decision making among Nigerian top class soccer referees; Stress, fear of failure and fitness will not compositely be significant determinants of decision making among Nigerian top class soccer referees. This study examined stress, fear of failure and fitness as determinants of decision making among Nigerian top class soccer referees. Multistage (Purposive, stratified, proportional and convenient) sampling techniques were used in selecting 101 respondents. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study while Four Instruments were used. They were Stress Scale (SS), Fear of failure Scale (FFS) and Fitness Scale (FS) and Decision Making Scale (DMS) with the following reliability values 0.71, 0.80, 0.69 and 0.77 through Cronbach’s alpha respectively. The inferential statistics of multiple regression was used to test the hypotheses. The two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance were rejected which implied that Stress, fear of failure and fitness had relative and composite significance contribution for decision making among Nigerian top class soccer referees. It was however recommended that there is need to develop strategies to effectively cope with stressful situations for referees. Referees should be assisted in their ability to cope with these stressors which could be through any number of stress management techniques. Periodic workshops and seminars should be organized for all graded referees irrespective of their status on psychological traits that would enhance their performance.","PeriodicalId":8622,"journal":{"name":"ATHENS JOURNAL OF SPORTS","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78481387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marcelo Paraíso Alves, M. D. C. V. Fonseca, Júlio César Rocha de Camargo Castro, A. Palma
{"title":"Quality of Life and Conversation Wheels: Possible Interventions for Physical Education in Young and Adult Education","authors":"Marcelo Paraíso Alves, M. D. C. V. Fonseca, Júlio César Rocha de Camargo Castro, A. Palma","doi":"10.30958/AJSPO.6-3-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/AJSPO.6-3-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8622,"journal":{"name":"ATHENS JOURNAL OF SPORTS","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87515458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study aims to evaluate adherence, dropout, lapse and return rates of members of a fitness center in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the potential explanatory variables for these phenomena. The study was exploratory and observational, using a retrospective longitudinal frame of reference. The records of 5242 individuals, members of the fitness center between Jan-2005 and Jun-2014, were monitored for 12 months after cancellation of membership or until re-enrolment, whichever occurred first. A Cox proportional hazard regression model was adjusted to identify variables associated with higher probability of returning to activities. The general survival curve shows that 38% of members who drop out will return to activities within 12 months. Of those who return, more than half return within the first month. The regression model showed that age, previous level of physical activity and length of membership before dropout are related to the probability of returning earlier to activities after an interruption. Combined, those variables represent an important difference between individuals with the best and worse combination of significant variables. Our results can assist in the identification of high risk individuals and therefore help in the development of strategies to prevent abandonment of physical activity and to increase return after interruption.
{"title":"Adherence to Physical Activity in an Unsupervised Setting: The Case of Lapse and Return to Practice in a Brazilian Fitness Center","authors":"S. Sperandei, M. C. Vieira, A. Reis","doi":"10.30958/AJSPO.6-2-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.30958/AJSPO.6-2-3","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to evaluate adherence, dropout, lapse and return rates of members of a fitness center in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the potential explanatory variables for these phenomena. The study was exploratory and observational, using a retrospective longitudinal frame of reference. The records of 5242 individuals, members of the fitness center between Jan-2005 and Jun-2014, were monitored for 12 months after cancellation of membership or until re-enrolment, whichever occurred first. A Cox proportional hazard regression model was adjusted to identify variables associated with higher probability of returning to activities. The general survival curve shows that 38% of members who drop out will return to activities within 12 months. Of those who return, more than half return within the first month. The regression model showed that age, previous level of physical activity and length of membership before dropout are related to the probability of returning earlier to activities after an interruption. Combined, those variables represent an important difference between individuals with the best and worse combination of significant variables. Our results can assist in the identification of high risk individuals and therefore help in the development of strategies to prevent abandonment of physical activity and to increase return after interruption.","PeriodicalId":8622,"journal":{"name":"ATHENS JOURNAL OF SPORTS","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89987645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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