Success In Sport Research Articles

The Effect of Combined Strength, Plyometric, and Sprint Training on Repeated Sprint Ability in Team-Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Repeated sprint ability (RSA) is crucial for success in team sports, and involves both neuromuscular and metabolic factors. While single-mode training (SGL; e.g., sprint training) and combined training (CT; e.g., sprint + plyometric) can improve RSA, whether CT offers additional benefits compared to SGL or active controls maintaining routine training (CON) remains uncertain in team-sport athletes. This study evaluates the effect of CT versus SGL and CON on the RSA of team-sport athletes. A comprehensive search was conducted in five electronic databases. Thirteen studies involving 394 males and 28 females, aged 14 to 26 years, were included. The random effects model for meta-analyses revealed greater improvement in RSA mean after CT compared to SGL (Hedge's g effect size [g] = -0.46; 95 % confidence interval [CI]: -0.82, -0.10; p < 0.01) and CON (g = -1.39; 95% CI: -2.09, -0.70; p < 0.01). CT also improved RSA best compared to CON (g = -1.17; 95% CI: -1.58, -0.76; p < 0.01). The GRADE analyses revealed low- to very-low certainty of evidence in all meta-analyses. Subgroup analysis revealed that plyometric + sprint training yielded greater RSA mean (g = -1.46) and RSA best (g = -1.35) improvement than plyometric + resistance + sprint training and resistance + sprint training. The effects of CT on RSA did not differ according to age (≥ 18 vs. < 18), sports (e.g., soccer vs. basketball vs. handball), or RSA test type (linear sprint vs. sprint with change-of-direction). Studies showed an overall high risk of bias (ROB 2). In conclusion, CT may be improving team-sport athletes' RSA more effectively than SGL (small effect size) and CON (large effect size), particularly when CT involves plyometric + sprint training.

Burnout and sleep quality in sports managers

Sports managers have great responsibilities aimed at coordinating and directing the organization through the employed staff who will be given precise tasks, regardless of their hierarchical position. Perfectionism or unfulfilled expectations can influence employees’ subjective state, making them more or less vulnerable and prone to burnout. In the present study sleep quality and burnout dimensions (exhaustion and work disengagement) were addressed, in successful sports managers (n = 20), and, also, in the case of future managers (n = 23). The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and The ATHENS Insomnia Scale were used. For data analysis and processing independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney (U) test were performed. The results emphasized that female successful managers reported significantly poorer sleep quality and higher daytime sleepiness compared to male successful sports managers. Gender-related differences in terms of burnout dimensions were, also, discussed.

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the sport success scale: a confirmatory study on Chinese adolescents

BackgroundSporting success relies not only on athletes’ physical qualities but also involves psychological, technical, and environmental factors. Given the lack of effective tools to comprehensively measure sporting success in the Chinese context, this study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the Sport Success Scale (SSS-C).MethodsA total of 604 adolescent basketball players, comprising 301 (49.8%) males and 303 (50.2%) females aged between 12 and 19 (M = 15.53, SD = 1.42), were recruited from secondary schools across 17 cities in Shandong Province, China, to answer the questionnaire, which measured their views on 29 items through a six-point Likert scale. The SSS was translated into Chinese language (SSS-C) using forward-backward translation techniques. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed using Mplus 8.0 software to assess the structural validity of SSS-C. The reliability and convergent validity were also evaluated.ResultsCFA results demonstrated an excellent fit to the hypothesized six-factor model based on the fit indices (CFI = 0.997, TLI = 0.997, RMSEA = 0.016 [90% CI: 0.005, 0.022], SRMR = 0.018). All items displayed significant factor loadings above 0.40, supporting the robustness of the model. The SSS-C exhibited high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach’s α ranged from 0.95 to 0.96; Composite Reliability ranged from 0.95 to 0.96) and strong convergent validity (Average Variance Extracted values > 0.50).ConclusionThe SSS-C with 29 items was a valid and reliable instrument for comprehensively assessing sport success among Chinese adolescent athletes. The multidimensional approach of the SSS-C provides a new perspective for understanding the psychological factors contributing to athletes’ success, which can inform the development of targeted interventions.

The role of general motor skills in talent identification: A systematic review

Successful talent identification increases the chances of sporting and financial success since it provides talented children and adolescents with the most optimal learning environment to realize their potential. Hence, coaches and clubs of many sport disciplines are eager to identify talented athletes. General motor skills are often incorporated in talented identification research, as it is considered fundamental to learning sport-specific motor skills. This systematic review aimed to examine to what extent general motor skills can contribute to the identification of talented athletes aged six to eighteen. Five electronic databases were searched, which resulted in 22 eligible studies (13 cross-sectional and 9 longitudinal studies). Quality assessment was done using the Quality Assessment with Diverse Studies tool. The vast majority of both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies found either differences in general motor skills in favour of the talented athletes (59% of the studies) or no differences between talented athletes and their peers (36% of the studies). These results show that assessing general motor skills could contribute to talent identification programs, but caution should be paid prior to the implementation of these general motor skill test batteries due to the inconclusive nature of the findings. Hence, there is a need for future high-quality longitudinal studies which are recommended to conduct sex- and age-specific analyses, address the existing gap in the literature by including athletes from diverse sports beyond football, and investigate whether assessing manipulative skills and capturing movement quality could be a valuable addition to assessing locomotor skills for identifying athletic talent.

THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL

The role of physiotherapists in professional football is critical for both the physical recovery of athletes and the implementation of strategies that promote injury prevention and enhance performance. With a comprehensive understanding of biomechanics and movement principles, physiotherapists can assess players’ performance and work closely with coaching staff to devise effective game tactics. Their expertise enables them to identify movement patterns and areas of stress that can lead to injuries, ultimately helping to minimize these risks. Education plays a vital part in the physiotherapist's responsibilities, as they teach athletes about health maintenance and the significance of injury prevention. This educational component is essential for ensuring that players can sustain a long and successful sports career. Despite progress in prevention and rehabilitation practices, studies reveal persistent gaps between clinical practice and scientific evidence. Increased regulation of the profession, coupled with a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates psychological support, emphasizes the growing importance of physiotherapy within football. Moreover, recognizing the psychological factors that influence recovery and utilizing evidence-based protocols are vital for optimizing rehabilitation outcomes. The physiotherapist’s influence extends beyond physical recovery; they are integral in fostering the overall health and well-being of athletes, which significantly impacts team performance. Moving forward, the field of physiotherapy in football must prioritize continuous professional development, the adoption of innovative practices, and the establishment of an environment that values both the physical and mental health of players.

Identification of male’s badminton talents: A systematic review

The exploration of athlete selection has posed a significant challenge for sports scientists over numerous years, representing a pivotal factor in the success of training endeavors. With the rising prominence of Badminton, the practicalities of talent identification have gained paramount importance. Presently, the identification of exceptional badminton talents relies heavily on coaches’ subjective evaluation models, each coach employing distinct criteria. The difficulty in pinpointing badminton players stems from two primary factors. Firstly, team coaches often lack the proficiency in applying scientific methods to address talent identification issues. Secondly, the scarcity of international publications on badminton player identification, often limited to domestic studies, hinders a comprehensive understanding. Only a handful of authoritative works delve into the intricacies of genius identification. Hence, grounded in a profound comprehension of badminton’s essential characteristics and the competitive structure of players, there is a need to establish a scientific badminton player talent identification index system. This involves exploring scientific identification methods with practical significance. This article reviews literature on male badminton talent identification from the past decade, concluding that it is a scientific, systematic undertaking necessitating a multidimensional and dynamic understanding of the laws governing success in badminton sports and athletes’ growth and development.

A new playbook: preparing young team athletes for diverse futures

This article highlights innovative approaches to the development of young athletes in team sports, focusing on strategies that facilitate a successful transition to adulthood. Through a systematic review of the literature in high-impact databases, we investigate the role of positive development, the promotion of transferable skills, the fostering of a growth mindset, and the importance of diversity and inclusion in the sports context. We observe the need for athlete-centered approaches that emphasize autonomy, the development of technical, tactical, and cognitive competencies, and the importance of socio-emotional skills such as leadership, teamwork, and resilience. Another important factor found was the relevance of constructive feedback and effective communication in optimizing learning and improving sports performance. Therefore, the implementation of these innovative strategies in teaching and training contributes to the holistic development of young athletes, preparing them not only for sports success but also for facing future challenges in adult life. This study offers significant insights for researchers, coaches, and educators involved in the sports development of young athletes, highlighting the need for integrated and athlete-centered approaches to promote positive development and a successful transition to adult life.

Transferability of the competences acquired in the elite athlete career to the project manager role analysis

What personal competences of successful project managers are determined by their former career as an elite athlete? To answer the question, comprehensive research is carried out, implemented as part of the EEIG-EU/P-Kr/06.12/23 project. The primary aim is to establish conclusively which particular personality traits, identified and analysed using the Big Five Inventory-2 and supplemented by structured interviews, directly contribute to the success of former elite athletes transitioning into roles as effective project managers. We found that successful project managers who were also elite athletes possess personality traits that can be identified as positive determinants of success in either sport or professional careers. Among these personality traits, we can include a low level of neuroticism and a high level of conscientiousness, then extraversion and agreeableness. This paper contributes to a nuanced understanding of how the realms of sports and management intersect and overlap. The presented paper can serve as a basis for further research in the field of personality psychology and management studies.

EDUKASI OLAHRAGA BOLA VOLI MINI PADA ANAK DI DESA KARANG INDAH

The purpose of community service is by introducing mini volleyball in the classroom, students will be more interested in the sport and help in socializing it. Without strong student enthusiasm, volleyball will be difficult to market, especially to elementary school children. In order for a child to realize all his desires, including success in sports, every parent needs to have dreams. The purpose of this introduction is to demonstrate the skills of elementary school children, particularly in the game of volleyball. The advocacy method is the approach used in this research. The result of the community service that this program has successfully created an atmosphere of togetherness and cooperation among the children. Through the mini volleyball game, they learn about values such as teamwork, sportsmanship, and discipline. The social interactions established during practices and matches also strengthen the social bonds among participants, which have a positive impact on their relationships in the school and community environment.

Meta-Analysis of the Evolution of Sports Management

Sports management is a fundamental subject for anyone interested in the world of sport. This article addresses the systemic evolution of sports management as a discipline that integrates several aspects, from the organization of sports events to the management of teams and athletes. The methodology consists of a three-stage procedure: bibliometric analysis, identification of key words, critical analysis of the books, which includes the Prisma search engine used in the Scopus database and analyzed by the Bibliometrix Software. The initial sample was n=450 studies included in the review, only Scopus, in Spanish and English. Among the main results, it is important to highlight how sports management allows sports teams and organizations to function effectively and efficiently. In conclusion, it was possible to establish as important variables the impact of sports management in specific contexts, organizational culture, quality, level of satisfaction of the processes, training and professional profile, communication management in sports events and perception of sports managers, being fundamental for success in sport. Furthermore, knowing how its theoretical, legal and ethical conception has evolved, transcends anti-doping regulations and athlete safety, towards the transformation of traditional sport into digital sport. Currently, sports management is experiencing a series of significant changes that are transforming the way in which this discipline is studied and applied.

Sports Narratives and Historical Nationalism: Re-Visiting the Context and Use of Field Hockey in Chak De! India

Indian cinema is known for its dramatic narratives that celebrate emotionally elevated visual spectacles through which people from different sociocultural backgrounds come across popular domains of cultural practices, social norms and historical realities that unify them. Field hockey belongs to the popular realm of sports in India which is part of the country’s national identity. India’s participation and success in field hockey at the Olympic Games make it one of the country’s most successful international sports. Indian film narratives about field hockey help to create public discourse about how the sport has historically played a role in shaping national pride and identity in India. Hockey evokes nationalism by symbolizing historical achievements, unity, and cultural identity, inspiring pride and patriotism through the portrayal of heroes, national symbols, and emotional narratives in media and public discourse. The film Chak De! India portrays Indian hockey as a patriotic unifying national narrative and as an empowering discourse that can upend traditional gender stereotypes. It delineates that hockey not only acts as a sports game for entertainment but is an indicator of nationalistic significance and cultural identity that elevates the emotional realm of Indians through the notion of patriotism.

Individual Psychological Profiles And Their Influence On Self-Regulatory Behaviour In Sport

The purpose of this paper is to study how individual psychological characteristics of an athlete affect his/her ability to effectively self-regulate during training. In the course of the study, the testing method was applied (Cognitive Strategies in Sport Scale and Psychological Stress Measurement). Methods of descriptive statistics for the analysis of the mean value and square deviation and Pearson's correlation coefficient (chi-square). The results of the study showed that there is a statistically significant difference between the mean values of all cognitive strategies. The most pronounced differences were observed between emotional control and other strategies, as well as between focusing attention and other strategies. This suggests that emotional control and attention focus are key cognitive strategies for achieving success in sport. In addition, psychological aspects and individual personality traits of athletes significantly affect their ability to self-regulate during training, which confirms the importance of taking these factors into account when developing training programmes. The study confirmed that emotional control and focus are key cognitive strategies for achieving success in sport. Individual psychological characteristics of athletes have a significant impact on their ability to effectively self-regulate during training. This highlights the importance of integrating psychological training into training programmes to improve athletes' performance. Further research should focus on developing methods to help improve these aspects.

Collective sports success through effective social performances: The case of Olympic wrestling in Iran

This study argues that the athletic success of Iranian wrestlers is fused with success in social performances. Using Alexander's cultural sociology, we propose that individuals’ behavioral, emotional, and mental dispositions toward sports are shaped by tacit and invisible social forces encompassing them at a given time and place. Furthermore, we make use of Alexander's notion that the power of culture is manifested when it is actively enacted. To ground our theoretical frameworks with empirical evidence, we conducted a case study of successful Iranian male wrestlers. The study reveals that the success of Iranian wrestling is constructed upon cultural foundations, social organizations, cooperative networks, and a set of social relations that performatively contribute to producing world-class wrestlers. It is within a given social, cultural, and organizational context that culture is performed through a series of collective actions and agencies. Such successful cultural performances reinforce the meaning of certain practices by connecting the past to the present and ensuring their continuity, thereby establishing a strong tradition of collective sporting achievements.

Environment as a vulnerability factor for doping: a qualitative examination of Indian track and field athletes’ hurdles to compete clean

ABSTRACT India has one of the highest rates of doping, without accompanying international sporting success. Research on doping and developing countries has been sparse, and cases, such as India, warrant exploration. One approach to examining such a phenomenon is to move beyond interpersonal explanations and explore the athletes’ environment. Although environmental influence on athletes’ doping has been underscored, previous research in this regard has been limited. Hence this study explored the factors that contribute to Indian athletes’ vulnerability to doping by accounting for situational and systematic factors in the environment. Using a qualitative methodology, semi-structured interviews were conducted with twenty-one elite Indian track and field athletes of which seven admitted using prohibited substances. Athletes discussed factors that influence their vulnerability to doping. Through data analysis, the following four themes were developed: (a) Coaching Structure and Deference, (b) Obligations, (c) Limited Oversight and Enforcement, and (d) Doping Reinforcement. Together, these themes highlight that the distinct cultural nuances within Indian society, pressure from, and interactions among influential others, the lack of coach development, added incentives, coupled with limited trust in anti-doping organizations engender a system where doping is openly witnessed. Moreover, the results demonstrate the interactions among environmental levels, illustrative of a complex system where doping is an emergent product. This study provides insights into the challenges of managing dopin in a developing country and highlights the need for research in the Global South and for structural interventions to effectively prevent doping rather than just focus on the individual athlete level.

A Study on Volunteer Motivation and Satisfaction in Malaysia's Sports Events

Despite the critical role of volunteers in the success of sports events, there is limited research in Malaysia on how volunteer motivations and experiences impact their satisfaction. This research sets out to examine the vital position played by volunteers in ensuring successful sports events, with emphasis on volunteer motivation, experience and satisfaction among undergraduates and postgraduate students at a local Malaysian university. The study utilizes quantitative analysis where significant correlations between these variables were discovered revealing that volunteer motivation and positive event experiences are important to enhancing volunteer satisfaction. Data from eighty students (80) showed that event-related factors such as the opportunity to be part of a prestige event and witness behind-the-scenes activities a significant motivators and key drivers of voluntary participation. The findings indicate that there was a significant beta coefficient supporting event-related motivation and volunteer experience towards volunteer satisfaction while purposive volunteer motivation did not gain significance. Overall, the research underscores the necessity for event planners to prioritize volunteer satisfaction by understanding and addressing their motivations and experiences, ultimately contributing to more meaningful and successful events.

A stochastic-demographic model to explain success and dominance in international sports

We model a stochastic, demographic-based framework to examine how an empirically proven, so-called first mover advantage affects the long-term sporting success of states by considering, among other things, demographic developments and the accumulation of sport-related human capital. In order to clarify and formalize this advantage in a sports economics framework, we draw on the concept of the stochastic dominance. Since our model is dynamic, it allows us to show how the probability of success of a nation evolves and under which conditions the stochastic dominance reduces.

Analysis of personal psychological characteristics of football coaches as a factor of professional success in sports of higher achievements

The effectiveness of coaching depends on many factors. As is known, a successful coach is a person with a high level of multidisciplinary knowledge, an appropriate personal psychological profile and the ability to perform a wide range of functional responsibilities: from team recruitment to managing the process of sports training and the team. As a result of the rapid commercialization of professional sports in general and football in particular, which has been observed over the past few decades, the structure of football clubs and, accordingly, the role of the head coach have undergone significant changes. Therefore, the subject of analysis in the presented work was the psychological characteristics of the coach in the context of the modern conditions of his professional activity. The basic responsibilities of the coach, which consist of planning, organizing, conducting and monitoring the educational and training process, have been supplemented by functions that are usually attributed to management. Thus, having high-level specialized specialists among his assistants, as well as separate departments responsible for individual areas of ensuring sports training in the team, the coach must be able to effectively use this resource. Formulating adequate goals and objectives, coordinating the work of individual specialists and entire departments, delegating, creating conditions for effective communication of all team members is far from a complete list of tasks facing the head coach of a football team today. Such changes and expansion of the functional responsibilities of the coach have led to the fact that the already considerable importance of the psychological component of the professional profile of the coach has become even greater. In addition to the psychological qualities that ensure the effectiveness of the coach as a teacher, he must possess and successfully demonstrate a number of leadership qualities, which determines the quality of his performance of management functions.

Theoretical and methodological foundations of the organization of sports selection of Spanish football players

In the final match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was held on the fields of the Republic of South Africa (South Africa), the Spanish national team defeated the national team of the Netherlands and became the world champion for the first time in its history. The basis of the Spanish championship team was made up of pupils of the world-famous Barcelona football academy "La Masia". The football academy of the Spanish-Catalan "Barcelona" with the name "La Masia" was founded in 1979, but received real recognition in the 90s of the twentieth century. At that time, the main professional team of the Barcelona football club as a head coach was headed by the Dutchman Johan Cruyff. It was the "Flying Dutchman", as the three-time Ballon d'Or winner was then called the best player in Europe, who introduced a systematic approach and a general educational methodology for educating young people into the activities of the Barcelona academy. The purpose of the study is to determine the features of the organization, conduct and scientific and methodological support of the process of teaching the game and sports selection and game orientation of football players in Spain. The study of the phenomenon of Spanish football as a successful long-term sports project is an important aspect of a systematic approach to solving the problems of sports selection and game orientation of football players in Ukraine.

Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Sports Training: A Bibliometric Analysis

Unlocking the Secrets of Successful Sports Training: A Bibliometric Analysis

Exemplifying successful sports event amidst the pandemic: the case of the Turkish women's football super league

Objective: The aim of this study is to define the COVID-19 positivity rate, transmission routes and clinical symptoms in the group of female football players competing in the Turkish Women's Football Super League, where the bubble protocol was implemented during the full lockdown period when the cases peaked. Material and Methods: A retrospective observational study was carried out to include a total of 557 participants during the Turkish Women's Football Super League 3‐week event (April 17-May 5, 2021). This event was held within the scope of the bubble protocol developed for sports events during the full lockdown period of the pandemic. Regular reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) screenings were carried out as part of a standard procedure (48-72 hours prior to hotel check-in, upon arrival, and the day before matches) to assess the possible presence of the COVID-19 virus carriage. Results: In the pre-arrival test, COVID-19 was detected in 5.03% of football players (19/377). A positivity rate of 0.27% (1/367) was found in football players at the entrance to the hotel facilities. Of the tests performed to footballers during the "Bubble", COVID-19 has been detected in 0.54% (2/367). Tests of 1 team manager and 2 referees, who were in the "bubble protocol" but not in contact with players, were positive. All 6 detected cases were asymptomatic. 5 cases later showed flu-like symptoms. It was revealed that 5 out of 6 cases had contact with a positive case before the tournament. Conclusion: The bubble protocol, which includes testing, advanced hygiene, social distancing and daily symptom monitoring strategies can minimize the transmission of COVID-19 and provide a safe environment for sports organizations.