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Biomechanical characteristics of development age hockey players : determining the confounding effects of body size on the assessment of skating technique
(2002)
Skating ability, and more specifically the ability to accelerate from a stationary position
or change direction rapidly, is recognized as one of the most important skills in ice hockey.
While coaches may use drills to ...
Mental training for endurance sports
(2003)
The effects of a cognitive behavioral mental training intervention on endurance
performance were explored using a time lagged multiple baseline single subject design.
Seven local and provincial level endurance athletes ...
Injured athletes' perceptions of and satisfaction with the social support provided by their coaches and teammates during rehabilitation
(2003)
The primary purpose of this study was to assess injured athletes’ perceptions of and
satisfaction with the social support provided by their coaches and teammates. Seventy two
varsity student-athletes (26 females, 46 ...
Comparison of intrinsic motivation scores for two groups of pre-adolescent athletes
(2004)
In order for an individual to successfully learn and execute a new movement skill
it is expected that they will not only have achieved a specific level of understanding (i.e.,
cognition), but they will also have had to ...
The effect of isometric cervical strength, head impact location, and impact mechanism on simulated head impact measures in female ice hockey players
(2018)
Head injuries in sport have become a growing concern due to the negative acute and chronic health effects manifested from concussion injuries. Ice hockey is a sport associated with a high rate of concussions, although most ...
The effects of moderate exercise on cognitive, cervical, and vestibulo-ocular functioning in healthy individuals: a pilot study
(2018)
While cognitive and physical rest have long been the protocol that most physicians have recommended for concussions, there has been an increase in interest with regards to the prescription of low intensity symptom-limited ...
Ankle bracing's effect on lower extremity biomechanics during athletic performance measures: an exploratory study
(2018)
Introduction: Ankle braces are commonly worn in athletic populations to prevent ankle injuries. Restriction of ankle range of motion (ROM) is considered the main mechanism by which ankle braces prevent ankle injuries. The ...
Comparing the effects of two proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching techniques and static stretching on active knee extension range of motion and vertical jump performance
(2018)
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching has often been identified as an effective stretching technique for improving range of motion (ROM) prior to exercise. The two PNF stretching techniques that are ...
Sport perfectionism and risk factors of sport injury rehabilitation overadherence
(2018)
Rehabilitation overadherence is a form of nonadherence in which individuals exceed
practitioners’ guidelines regarding the rehabilitation of their injury, resulting in enhanced risk for
re-injury and prolonged recovery ...
Understanding strength training behaviour in older adults using the theory of planned behaviour
(2004)
The purpose of this study was to use the constructs of the Theory of Planned Behaviour
to gain a better understanding of older adults participation in strength training. Two
hundred participants aged 55 years and older ...