Sports Arena Research Articles

Improve safety, decrease liability by investing the time in reassessing security at sports arenas, stadiums

Mass shootings in movie theaters and malls and terrorist attacks in crowded venues have unfortunately become part of our reality, both here and overseas. The tragedy in Paris even included an attack on a crowded soccer stadium — although it was thwarted, fortunately.

The construction of Israeli ‘masculinity’ in the sports arena

This article seeks to explore the meanings of ‘masculinity’ as constructed by Israeli men in the sports arena. Specifically, it examines the place of sport in the lives of Israeli men as well as the factors and motivations driving them to this field. The research findings indicate a dialectical process that combines continuity and change in Israeli masculinity: on the one hand, a close connection between sports and ‘traditional masculinity’ that includes themes of physical strength and male brotherhood; on the other, diversity in sports practices, links between sport practices and personal well-being, weakening of the identification with specific sports teams and a tendency to watch sports broadcasts in a more individualized manner based on aesthetic preferences.

Improve safety, decrease liability by investing the time in reassessing security at your school's sports arenas, stadiums

Mass shootings in movie theaters and malls and terrorist attacks in crowded venues have unfortunately become part of our reality, both here and overseas. The tragedy in Paris even included an attack on a crowded soccer stadium — although it was thwarted, fortunately.

Sudden cardiac death in an Italian competitive athlete: Pre-participation screening and cardiovascular emergency care are both essential

We here report on a sudden cardiac death during athletic competition in Italy, a country where annual pre-participation screening for sport activity is mandatory by law and proven to be life-saving. The case offers an opportunity to discuss current limitations of primary prevention through the early identification of patients at risk, and the persisting need of implementing secondary prevention measures by a proper treatment of cardiac arrest in sport arenas. A top-level football athlete, with regular annual pre-participation screening according to the Italian law, died suddenly during a football match of the Italian premier league. At 29′42′′ of the first half-time of the football match, while running in the football course, he fell down a first time on his knees, tried to get-up, and, after 5 s, collapsed again in a prone position. After 12 s, the team physician promptly intervened and found him unresponsive and unconscious. After 27 s a Red-Cross volunteer brought a semi-automated external defibrillator (sAED) to the resuscitation scene.While external cardiacmassagewas performed, the sAEDwasnever used. At 2′47′′ the athletewas put on a stretcher and rapidly transferred to an ambulance to the emergency room of the nearby hospital, where he arrived, with ongoing uninterrupted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) manoeuvres, 10 min after onset of the cardiac arrest. At the arrival, the ECG monitor documented ventricular fibrillation (VF). Despite multiple DC shocks, the athlete died.

Experimental study of wind loads on unique buildings and structures in Russia

Design and construction of unique buildings and structures (sports arenas, airport complexes, business centres, etc.) from an engineering point of view is a very difficult task as in most cases these facilities have an original architectural form. Therefore, consideration of wind loads is an important part of the design. The paper presents the definition of wind load for two complex of airport. Researches was applied the combined calculation an experimental method. During the experimental study a wind tunnel architectural and construction type NRU MSUCE was used. Numerical simulations were performed using the software package ANSYS. The result of research on each object are integral aerodynamic loads on the object (coefficients Cx, Cy, Cmz) and picture of the distribution of aerodynamic pressure coefficient Cp obtained in the numerical simulation. In conclusion, we discuss the possible formation of deposits of snow and recommendations to eliminate them from the roof of researched objects.

Thriving in the Political Sport Arena: LMX as a Mediator of the Political Skill– Career Success Relationship

Organizational politics, be it in sport organizations or other business contexts, is an unavoidable aspect of work and life. Further, some individuals are better than others at navigating the political arena and advancing their careers. It is therefore important to understand what characteristics those individuals possess and how exactly those characteristics lead to desirable career outcomes. This study progresses the organizational behavioral sciences forward by examining the mediation effects of leader-member exchange (LMX) in the relationships between intern political skill and four career-related outcomes (career satisfaction, perceived external marketability, life satisfaction, and perceived effectiveness). A total of 201 sport management student subjects were obtained. A boot-strapping method estimated with structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the mediation effects. The results of the study show that all the hypothesized mediation effects were indeed supported. Therefore, we concluded that the mediated paths of political skill through LMX to support career-success outcomes were supported. These results will hopefully stimulate continued interest in the individual “skills” and intervening ways through which aspiring sport professionals can achieve success in their internships (and subsequent employment) and current sport professionals can attain beneficial career-related outcomes.

Coubertin’s humanism facing post-humanism – implications for the future of the Olympic Games

The idea of human perfection and progress, expressed by the Olympic motto swifter, higher, stronger, one of the core concepts of Coubertin’s humanism, will probably foster all kinds of performance enhancement and sooner or later engender post-human athletes. The ideal of harmonious education that had a moderating effect on the ambition of permanent progress was more or less abandoned when the IOC had definitely to choose between what Coubertin called the market and the temple. Since then, the moral discourse on doping has replaced the discourse on amateurism/professionalism. But the quixotic anti-doping fight will perhaps end like the combat against professionalism as the doping issue seems to be an aporia. The rapid progress and convergence of the so-called NBIC technologies and sciences (nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science) will help to create numerous and powerful tools and methods that will allow enhancing human (sport-) performances and probably even transform human evolution. Sooner or later, the IOC will face the problem of athletes who could be characterized as cyborgs or post-humans in the sport arenas. To prepare this future, the IOC needs visions for the mid and long term to lead the Olympic movement in a proactive manner.

Investigation on Behavior of Glazing System with Elastomeric Interlayers under Blast Effects

The purpose of this study is to develop mitigation systems suitable for use in preventing casualties and injury due to glass window and glass façade failure in public facilities, such as mass transportation terminals, government, sport arenas or hotel buildings, etc. A series of air-blast tests are conducted to validate the blast resistance of laminated glazing system of new elastomeric urethane interlayers. The tests are conducted in a shock tube capable of achieving reflective impulses up to 250 psi-msec which does not have negative phase contribution to the mitigation system performance. Two aspects of mitigation systems are examined, blast resistant glazing utilizing a new elastomeric urethane interlayer and attachment methods. The attachment systems vary in order to determine the influence of deflection and ductility that yields the best results of reducing the loading to the structural elements.

Preparedness for sudden cardiac arrest at sports arenas; a survey in Turkey

Preparedness for sudden cardiac arrest at sports arenas; a survey in Turkey

Moving Days

When two historically important buildings in Chicago had to be relocated a short distance to make way for a new sports arena, the effort was anything but a stroll down the street. But careful planning, painstaking coordination, and sound engineering helped the project team make all the right moves.

Arena Roof Technique for Complex Reconstruction After Extensive Chest Wall Resection

Extensive primary resections or redos may produce significant chest wall defects requiring creative reconstructions in order to avoid reduction of the intrathoracic volume. We describe the successful use of an innovative technique for chest wall reconstruction based on the concept of roof coverage of sport arenas. Infact, titanium plates are anchored to the residual ribstumps along the parasternal and paravertebral lines. The acellular collagen matrix prosthesis was sutured to the free edges of the same titanium plates to create a roof, reproducing the chest wall dome geometric configuration. A 36-year-old female patient was diagnosed with an extensive desmoid tumor involving the lateral segments of second to fifth ribs on the right side. The arena roof technique allowed for adequate expansion of the uninvolved lung and optimal chest wall functional recovery.

A War Without Weapons: Rugby, Korean Resistance, and Japanese Colonialism, 1910–1945

The Japanese colonial period was a critical time in the introduction and development of modern sport in Korea. A range of modern sports was introduced to colonial Korea by Western missionaries and the Japanese. The political circumstance of usurpation caused sport to develop by Koreans linking it with a nationalist movement. Rugby, one of the sports introduced during this era, was a crucial vehicle in Koreans expressing their national superiority and confidence. Koreans engaged in a ‘war without weapons’ against Japan at the extraterritorial site of the sport arena and expressed their will of independence and autonomy through dynamic movements of the body on the rugby field.

Full-scale tests of wind effects on a long span roof structure

Full-scale measurements are regarded as the most reliable method to evaluate wind effects on large buildings and structures. Some selected results are presented in this paper from the full-scale measurement of wind effects on a long-span steel roof structure during the passage of Typhoon Fanapi. Some field data, including wind speed and direction, acceleration responses, etc., were continuously and simultaneously recorded during the passage of the typhoon. Comprehensive analysis of the measured data is conducted to evaluate the typhoon-generated wind characteristics and its effects on a long-span steel roof. The first four natural frequencies and their vibration mode shapes of the Guangzhou International Sports Arena (GISA) roof are evaluated by the stochastic subspace identification (SSI) method and comparisons with those from finite element (FE) analysis are made. Meanwhile, damping ratios of the roof are also identified by the SSI method and compared with those identified by the random decrement method; the amplitude-dependent damping behaviors are also discussed. The fullscale measurement results are further compared with the corresponding wind tunnel test results to evaluate its reliability. The results obtained from this study are valuable for academic and professional engineers involved in the design of large-span roof structures.

A Sound Citizen in a Sound Body: Sport and the Issue of Women’s Emancipation in 1920s Sweden

This article focuses on a rare phenomenon: a feminist sport federation active in Sweden during the 1920s. The analysis of rhetoric and ideas on women’s sport show how the association wanted to both politicize sport and enter the sport arena. Women’s sport was regarded as part of an ongoing modernization process, where women needed to develop physical strength and stamina. Through practicing sport, women would be “fit for society,” the Swedish Women’s Federation for Physical Culture (SKCFK) emphatically presented their vision of the female body as productive and capable, with strengths that should be further developed through exercise. Representatives of the federation spoke against biologizing statements about women’s fragile physique. When the activities of SKCFK faded out in the beginning of the 1930s, it meant the end of separate women’s sport in Sweden. It was not until the influence of the feminist second wave during the 1970s that gender equality was put on the agenda of the Swedish Sport movement.

Sustainability Aspects of Real Estate Development: Lithuanian Case Study of Sports and Entertainment Arenas

The principles of sustainability have become particularly important in the real estate and construction sector over the past decade. Despite extended efforts to evaluate the sustainability aspects of the real estate development, very few attempts have been exposed in the scientific literature pursuing integrating the investors and real estate developers’ responsibility for the local community, regional economy and environmental problems within their financial expectations. The paper presents methodology enabling evaluating the balance of real estate development sustainability and financial viability issues during the feasibility study process. The Model for Real Estate Investment Evaluation Based on Sustainable Development Aspects proposed by the authors was applied to the case study of Lithuanian sports and entertainment arenas. By using multi-criteria decision analysis sustainability assessment of multi-functional arenas was carried out which disclosed that positive sustainability effects lays down on the owner’s and operator’s monetary liabilities.

Acute effects of kinesio taping on knee extensor peak torque and electromyographic activity after exhaustive isometric knee extension in healthy young adults.

To evaluate the effect of Kinesio Tex tape and its method of application, Kinesio Taping (KT) on knee extensor performance before and after an exhaustive isometric knee extension exercise. Single-blinded, randomized control trial. Centre for Sports Training and Rehabilitation at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Twenty-six healthy volunteers with no history of knee injuries. Subjects were randomized to either the KT or sham taping group. The effects of KT on the neuromuscular performance of the knee extensors were measured before and after KT application, and immediately and 5 and 10 minutes after an exhaustive isometric knee extension exercise. Within-group analyses revealed a significant effect of time on the peak torque in isometric knee extension (F2.73,65.44 = 24.5, P < 0.001), but no significant group (F2.73,65.44 = 2.13, P = 0.11) or interaction (F1,24 = 0.59, P = 0.45) effect. A significant time effect (F2.52,60.14 = 3.75, P = 0.02) and a significant time × group interaction (F1,24 = 4.59, P = 0.04) was found for the rate of peak torque development. Post hoc comparisons revealed significantly higher rates in the intervention group (F1,24 = 4.594, P = 0.04) over all 5 tests. No significant effects of time (F4,96 = 0.88, P = 0.48; F2.56,61.35 = 2.75, P = 0.06), group (F4,96 = 0.56, P = 0.69; F2.56,61.35 = 1.16, P = 0.33), or time × group interaction (F1,24 = 2.77, P = 0.11; F1,24 = 0.20, P = 0.66) were found for either the electromechanical delay or electromyographic results, respectively. The present study suggests that KT shortens the time required to generate peak torque during isometric knee extension, which has important implications for sports performances that require the rapid generation of peak muscular force. Kinesio taping is commonly seen in the sports arena. The popularity is presumably due to the general belief in its injury prevention and enhancement of muscle performance. The results of the present findings suggested that KT shortens the time to reach peak torque generation. Aside from this, there is no other significant positive effect on muscle performance. Further investigation on the effects of KT on muscle performance is warranted.

Analisis Dampak Sosial Ekonomi Relokasi Pedagang Kaki Lima (PKL) terhadap Masyarakat (Studi PKL di Gelanggang Olah Raga (GOR) Kabupaten Sidoarjo)

The aim of this research was to explain the effects after relocation of street vendors in the Sports Arena, Sidoarjo Regency. This research used descriptive-qualitative analysis. The technique of this research is conducted by observation and interviews in depth to compare empirical reality with the theory related to the socio-economic impacts. Based on the results of the study, it is indicated that there are positive and negative impacts in relocating of street vendors. The positive impact of relocation namely economic conditions street vendors (PKL) is supported by many buyers that is coming in the location of trade moved. While the negative impact of relocation, among others, the first Sports Arena became irregular that interfere its function as a sport facilities. Second was the impact on the environmental factors that were not clean and looks dirty, and the third is reduced guarantees the safety of street vendors.

Incorporating more economics into urban planning

This paper deals with the divorce between the studies on urban planning prepared by economists, which attempt to explain existing urban patterns and indicate optimal solutions, and those of non-economists, which deal with political, sociological and cultural objectives, but often fail to consider how to meet those objectives most efficiently. After considering the results in three cities noted for success in urban regeneration, the paper offers guidelines for incorporating economics into urban and regional planning, drawing, to an extent, on behavioural economics. Five leading goals of urban regeneration are considered, namely: (1) improvement of the general liveability of a community, involving an increase in economic growth, though with several constraints or conditions; (2) transport and infrastructure improvement; (3) elimination of the worst signs of poverty in the community at large; (4) elimination of localised urban blight; and (5) subsidised construction of major sports arenas. The trade-offs between economic and non-economic factors are emphasised, along with the side or secondary effects that accompany all measures.

Developing new Approaches to Expand Sport Recreation Activities in Society Based On Experts` Points Of View

The aim of the current survey is to develop new approaches to expand sport recreation activities based on experts` points of view in society. We used an applied survey which is carried out as descriptive survey. The data in our survey includes 128 sport experts working in offices of the Ministry of Sport and Youth in West Azarbaijan province. 99 individuals were randomly selected based on Morgan table. The tools we used to accumulate the data includes 30-question questionnaire. The veracity of the questionnaire was confirmed by eight experts. We attained the continuity of the questionnaire using Cronbach Alpha as 79%. To analyze data we applied descriptive data such as frequency percent, table and diagrams. It is worth mentioning that all statistic operations were carried out by SPSS-18 software. The results show that from the experts point of view providing suitable recreation facilities (72%), advertisement (66%), amelioration of economic situation of people (64%), holding competitions and giving awards (63%), providing sport facilities (53%), providing appropriate sport arenas(48%), employing sport experts in municipalities and governorates (36%) are among the most important factors.

Documentary along the Outskirts of Society: An Interview with the Filmmaker Aysun Bademsoy

Aysun Bademsoy is a German filmmaker born in Turkey whose documentaries explore issues of gender identity, family structures, and multi-ethnic belonging. In her acclaimed films, Bademsoy unobtrusively accompanies her subjects to their sports arenas, their workplaces, and into the privacy of their homes. By unabashedly addressing social taboos and cultural norms in her films, Bademsoy juxtaposes voices on a wide array of topics concerning Germany and Turkey that challenge dominant narratives of migration and female victimization. This interview invites Bademsoy to reflect upon the role that gender and “hyphenated” identities play in her oeuvre, as well as upon formal characteristics of her documentaries.