Success In Sport Research Articles

AN EXAMINATION OF SPORTS SUCCESS IN SCHOOLS AND AMATEUR SPORTS CLUBS IN AFYONKARAHISAR, TURKEY

<p>The purpose of this research is to examine the success of the sport in schools and amateur sports clubs in Afyonkarahisar. This study aims to determine the rankings of students' achievements in amateur sports clubs and school sports, considering various variables. A total of 80 amateur sports clubs in Afyonkarahisar city center and 184 school teams participating in sports competitions were examined, and their success statuses were ranked. This research used a descriptive research model that aims to describe existing facts as they are. A descriptive research model is an approach that aims to describe a situation as it currently exists (Karasar, 2012). For the study, statistics from the Ministry of Youth and Sports (GSİM) and the Ministry of National Education (MEM) for the years 2015-2020 were collected. This included data on the number of amateur sports clubs, the number of athletes, sports branches, the number of athletes going to national teams, student numbers from the Ministry of National Education, facility numbers, and success statistics. Descriptive statistics of the data were collected, and a descriptive data analysis was performed. The normality of distribution was checked in data analysis, and a normality test was conducted. Descriptive statistics (frequency distribution) were used in the statistical analysis of the obtained data. At the end of the research, reasons for the lower-than-expected sports success in schools and amateur sports clubs in Afyonkarahisar were identified, and descriptive findings on solutions were provided.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0044/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

HOLISTIC BRANDING OF PREMIUM BRANDS - EXAMPLE OF THE COMPANY “ADIDAS AG“

Adidas is considered one of the most well-known and successful sports brands, which strives for continuous development and progress, evident through frequent innovations and new models, as well as highly original advertising campaigns. The subject of this paper is to present and analyze how the global company Adidas manages its globally renowned brand. The aim of the paper is to prove whether customers believe in the quality of the Adidas brand or not. The methods used include the method of description, analysis and synthesis, method of proof and disproof, as well as statistical methods such as descriptive statistical analysis. The research was conducted with a sample of 125 respondents. Respondents expressed their agreement with the statements on a five-point Likert scale. The analysis of the collected data was performed using the statistical package IBM SPSS 21.0. The obtained results indicate a high level of loyalty among the respondents to this brand.

ANALYSIS OF THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO SPORTS ORIENTATION AND SELECTION IN WRESTLING

This study highlights the importance of selecting athletes in wrestling and it is focused on an individual's qualities and skills. It draws on the historical context of Hippocrates attempt to classify people according to their structural features to determine their predisposition to specific activities. The research aim is to review the scientific and methodological literature on the topic. Identifying talent is crucial for identifying promising athletes and can save time and resources. It is recommended to identify future champions from an early stage. In addition to pedagogical and physiological factors, psychological factors are deemed equally important for achieving success in sports.

Reserve capabilities of the cardiorespiratory system in athletes of certain sports under conditions of intense muscular activity

This study provides data on the peculiarities of adaptation of the cardiorespiratory system to muscle load in athletes engaged in certain types of martial arts (judo, Thai boxing, MMA, and jiu-jitsu). Changes in physiological indicators such as weight, height, vital capacity, glossopharyngeal inhalation (GI), blood pressure, heart rate, physical performance, endurance according to the physical work capacity test at a heart rate of 170 beats per minute (PWC 170) and membrane patch colorimetry (MPC) tests, and heart rate variability are shown, with the calculation of the main indices of the humoral-vegetative balance. The results showed that the vital capacity of the lungs and tidal volume in athletes were 6-8% lower than the required values and corresponded to the “average level” of the functional capabilities of the respiratory system. Calculations of the Skibinsky, Robinson, and Shapovalova indices showed a functional insufficiency in the adaptation of the cardiorespiratory system to physical activity. Against the background of the development of muscle strength functions, indicators of physical performance and endurance of athletes (PWC 170 and maximum oxygen consumption (MOC) tests) turned out to be “below average” levels in absolute and relative values. To identify hidden functional disorders of the cardiovascular system, variability studies were conducted on heart rate (HRV), the results of which showed that 60% of athletes (in all groups), regardless of the type of sport, had a good level of functional capability of the cardiovascular system. The remaining athletes revealed a low level of adaptation mechanisms and functional state of the cardiorespiratory systems, the reason for which was insufficient training of the body of endurance athletes. Research has shown that athletes who have not previously engaged in special training for endurance and increased performance need to develop cardiorespiratory capabilities that ensure the activity of metabolic processes and replenish energy reserves for successful sports activities.

록키와 아도니스

This article examines the Rocky films, the most successful sport film franchise in the world, and the Creed films, the equally successful reboot of the Rocky universe first released in 2015. While prior criticism focuses on the Rocky films’ dated narrative of white working-class masculinity in favor of the updated racial and gender diversity of the Creed films, my article highlights the former’ enduring achievements, as well as the latter’s process of “remasculinization” despite the surface inclusiveness. The first section surveys the key issues of sport studies, (sport) film studies, and masculinity studies, in relation to the term “ideology.” The second section looks at the “negative dialectics” of ideology and utopia portrayed in the Rocky films, and reads the representation of masculinity in these films from the perspective of “post-masculinity.” Drawing upon the theme of “crisis of white masculinity” which has been ardently adopted by American literary and film texts since the 1950s, the last section argues that the Creed films create an extended Black version of this theme in a way similar to Fight Club.

Transcendence beyond sport: examining the dynamic power of sport human brand on national pride

PurposeDrawing upon social judgment theory, the research examines whether changes in psychological involvement with a sport human brand owing to their sporting success can generate spillover effects on people's national pride, a proxy for the collective level of well-being and whether the individual's behavioral engagement in sport spectating will moderate this relationship.Design/methodology/approachLeveraging a quasi-natural experiment grounded in the 2021 Indian Premier League championship, the authors solicit responses from 296 representative individuals residing in India twice using a two-wave panel design. The authors conducted confirmatory factor analysis, repeated measures T-test, latent change score analysis, and structural regression analysis to examine the relationship between psychological involvement with sport human brand and national pride.FindingsThe results demonstrate a positive association between psychological involvement with sport human brand and national pride. Further, the findings indicate that an increase in psychological involvement with sport human brand was associated with an increase in national pride due to the successful athletic endeavor involving the sport human brand. However, the relationship between psychological involvement with sport human brand and national pride was invariant irrespective of patrons' spectatorship behavior.Originality/valueThis research demonstrates that sport human brands possess transformative soft power that extends their prerogative cultural identity personified by their athletic ability and success, allowing them to shape public sentiments of national pride via their profound influence through and beyond the complex network of brand ecosystems.

Norms of motor activity in modern schoolchildren: relevance, problems and ways of solution (review)

An information research of russian and foreign sources of literature on the study and evaluation of physical activity of schoolchildren with different levels of health was carried out. An analysis of the literature data showed a decrease in the duration of physical activity, a decrease in the number of locomotions and daily energy consumption for their implementation. An increase in the pathology of the musculoskeletal system, a decrease in functional indicators and physical fitness of modern schoolchildren, according to a number of authors, is associated with a change in lifestyle and the educational process towards digitalization and physical inactivity. The results of the studies indicate a low habitual physical activity: the number of locomotions per day is much less than the currently existing hygienic norm. There are several studies that used the division of children and adolescents by physical activity levels, which allowed the authors to calculate health risks, prenosological diagnostics of autonomic dysfunction syndrome, monitor psychophysiological status, correct dysregulatory disorders, and form a forecast of success in sports and health-improving activities of schoolchildren. The centile method was a universal tool for distributing the variability of the daily number of locomotions, substantiating the physiological norm of physical activity, hypokinesia and hyperactivity in children of I and II health groups. It has been proven that anthropometric and functional indicators of active children and adolescents are higher than those of schoolchildren with a low level of physical activity. The researchers substantiated the norms of physical activity only for junior schoolchildren and schoolchildren aged 12–14 of I and II health groups. There is a lack of uniform standards for assessing the motor activity of healthy schoolchildren aged 7–17 and children with chronic diseases. Therefore, the study and substantiation of hygienic norms of physical activity for all age and sex groups of 7–17‑years schoolchildren with different levels of health remains an urgent issue.

Theoretical Study of the Stressors Influence in Sports Activity

Research relevance: the article presents a scientific and theoretical study of stressful experiences that arise during the activities of athletes and related stressors. Research objectives: study of stressors and their characteristics that affect the performance of athletes. Research objectives: study of stressors and their characteristics affecting the performance of athletes. Research materials and methods: this article theoretically analyzes the level of athletes’ tendency to stress, the factors influencing it and impact on sports activity, and presents practical recommendations and conclusions. Research results: experiment results showed that stress in athletes, its effect on the performance of athletes, found its own confirmation in the study. Conclusions: it is desirable to prevent and eliminate stress for the effective organization of sports events and achievement of success in sports.

Evaluation and application of treadmill Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing and field measurement results of female national team water polo players

Abstract Introduction Due to intensive sport adaptation, examinations of elite athletes are a special entity of cardiology. Cardiovascular follow-up of elite athletes is a significant method of supporting safe and successful sport. In many sports like water polo, training work takes place in different environments and with different forms of movement, then the tests applied in laboratory circumstances. Although treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is widely used in cardiology screening, we have little information of its usefulness in physical fitness follow-up in non-running sports. Purpose We aimed to analyze and to compare the data of elite youth team (YT) and adult water polo players collected from maximal intensity cardio-pulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and field examinations in definition of current fitness status of the different age groups. Methods During the age- and sport specific field measurements (swimming tests) and CPET examinations, we collected resting and exercise heart rate data and lactate levels at defined time points. During CPET, continuous 12-lead ECG, gas analysis and repeated blood pressure measurements were also carried out. Results 46 female water polo players were examined (age: 18.5±5.9y, adults: 19, training: 18.0±7.9h/w). Comparing CPET and field measurements, no differences were found between resting heart rate (75.7±13.4vs73.1±13.0 BPM, p=0.22) and resting lactate levels (1.5±0.4vs1.6±0.6 mM, p=0.29). Achieved maximal heart rates were higher during CPET examinations, than during field tests (196.3±9.7 vs 191.0±12.5 BPM, p=0.001) On the contrary, maximal lactate levels were lower during CPET in comparison to field measurements (8.4±2.4 vs 9.6±2.7 mM, p=0.01). Lactate levels stayed high after routine cool-down swimming ordered by the trainers, but decreased after suggested further training (6.6±2.7 vs 3.7±1.6 mM, p=10-16). When comparing the age groups, CPET examinations showed similar relative maximal aerobic capacity (44.4±4.8vs44.9±5.5 ml/kg/min, p=0.72) and peak lactate values (8.2±2.7vs8.7±1.9 mM, p=0.48), while maximal heart rates were higher in YT groups (200.7±7.2 vs 190.1±9.6 BPM, p<0.001) as compared to adults. Similarly, maximal lactate levels showed no differences (9.1±2.6 vs 10.4±2,7 mM, p=0.13), while maximal heart rates were higher in YT groups (197.7±10.0 vs 181.4±8.9 BPM, p<0.001) as compared to adults during field examinations. Conclusions Although field measurements and laboratory CPET results differ from several points of view, differences between age groups and the kinetics of the data are similar. Maximal heart rates are easier to achieve during CPET, while more intensive lactate increase could be observed during field measurements. Combining the above examinations helps defining maximal physiological values, fitness status, differences between different age groups, and optimizing training plans, as well as differentiating between physiological and pathological sport adaptation.

William Sheldon, Aldous Huxley, and the Dartington connection: Body typing schemes offer a new path to a utopian future

When George Bernard Shaw described Dartington Hall as a ‘salon in the countryside’, he was referring to the maelstrom of ideas, conversations, and experimentation around psychology, mysticism, and spirituality within the estate's larger ethos of community living and rural reform. Disenchanted with the effects of industrialization and the ravages of the First World War, American railway heiress Dorothy Whitney Elmhirst and her second husband, Leonard Elmhirst, purchased the extensive Devonshire estate in 1925 and began to encourage regular visits and social and spiritual advice from prominent British interwar intellectuals such as Aldous Huxley and Gerald Heard. As the estate's activities expanded during the 1930s, Dorothy enlisted the help of visiting American constitutional psychologist William Sheldon to assess and advise upon the well-being of children attending Dartington's experimental school. Sheldon's ‘Promethean Psychology’ and ‘Somatotyping’ body classification system offered the Dartington group, a social, spiritual, and ‘scientific’ alternative to Freudian understandings of the mind. Visitors such as Huxley, decades later, relied on Sheldon's somatotyping system to fashion a utopian education in Pala (in his last novel, Island) where the population might live in nonmaterialistic cooperative harmony. Dartington's attraction to the use of Sheldon's Promethean psychology in supporting a utopian view of progressive education was as short-lived as were Pala's utopian ambitions decades later. In years to come, however, elements of Sheldon's views continued to find an audience among physical educators and sports scientists, who saw in somatotypes a useful guide for assessing talent identification and future sporting success.

The Role of Variability in Monoamine Transporter Genes in Sports Physiology

Monoamine transporters (MATs) are responsible for the reuptake of dopamine, serotonin, and noradrenaline, modulating the concentration of these essential brain neurotransmitters and thus regulating behavior, mood, and cognitive functions. The study of the role of various genes in complex physiological processes is a promising area of neurobiology and sport physiology. Here, we summarize mounting evidence linking specific genetic variants of MAT genes to various aspects of sport performance. For example, the allele 10 of the dopamine transporter gene (DAT), the allele L of the serotonin transporter gene (SERT) and single-nucleotide polymorphism rs1805065 (Thr99Ile) of the noradrenaline transporter gene (NET) appear to correlate with higher performance in athletes due to resistance to stress, maintenance of motivation and cognitive behavioral competencies – qualities necessary for achieving success in sport. Thus, physiological performance in various sports may be partially genetically determined and controlled by the MAT genes.

Relationship Between Athlete-Reported Outcome Measures and Subsequent Match Performance in Team Sports: A Systematic Review.

Sansone, P, Rago, V, Kellmann, M, and Alcaraz, PE. Relationship between athlete-reported outcome measures and subsequent match performance in team sports: A systematic review. J Strength Cond Res 37(11): 2302-2313, 2023-Athlete-reported outcome measures (AROMs; e.g., fatigue, stress, readiness, recovery, and sleep quality) are commonly implemented in team sports to monitor the athlete status. However, the relationship between AROMs and match performance indicators is unclear and warrants further investigation. This systematic review examined the relationship between precompetitive AROMs and subsequent match performances of team sport athletes. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, 3 (PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science) databases were systematically searched to retrieve studies investigating the effects or association of AROMs and match: (a) technical-tactical performance (match-related statistics), (b) physical performance, (c) physiological and (d) perceptual demands, and (e) other measures of performance in adult team sport athletes. Quality assessment of included studies was performed using a modified Black and Downs checklist. Fifteen articles representing 289 team sport athletes were included. Mean quality of included studies was 7.6 ± 1.0 (of 11). Across the included studies, 22 AROMs parameters were used, and 16 different statistical approaches were identified. Approximately 11 of 15 studies used nonvalidated AROMs. Overall, associations or effects of AROMs were found consistently for match-related statistics (7/9 studies), whereas results were unclear for physical performances (3/7 studies), perceptual demands (1/2 studies), or other measures of performance (2/4 studies). Considering the importance of key match-related statistics for success in team sports, this review suggests that monitoring precompetitive AROMs has potential to provide valuable information to coaches. However, it is indispensable to validate AROMs questionnaires and to uniform data collection and statistical procedures before substantiated indications to practitioners can be made.

THE ACID-BASE CHANGES IN HIGHLY QUALIFIED ORIENTER SPORTSMEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GLUCOSE ELECTROLYTE DRINK WITH THE PLANT EXTRACTS ADDITION

In real conditions of high-intensity training and competitive load of athletes, the most important for sports success is the preservation of energy metabolism indicators, and, in particular, the acid-base balance in the range of homeostatic normal values. One of the possible ways to maintain the acid-base balance of an athlete is the use of homeostatic electrolyte drinks, which can have a fairly rapid effect. In this regard, for our work we have identified the following goal of the study: to analyze the possibility of using the functional drink "Aluston" (FDA) produced by JSC "Alushta Essential Oil Plant" to maintain the acid-base balance of athletes and a possible increase in performance, training duration, resistance of athletes to long-term physical activity of high intensity.
 Methods: Stepwise loading protocol was used on a Kettler bicycle ergometer (Hmbq, Germany). Capillary blood sampling from athletes was carried out at rest before the start of the load and immediately after it was completed using an Epoc capillary (Epocal Inc., Canada). Biochemical parameters of blood like pH, concentration of CO2 and O2, [Na+], [К+], [Сa2+], [Cl–], [HCO3–], Lactate, Glucose, Crea, Hct, Hb, BE(ecf), BE(b ) were recorded by the Epocreader and Epochost analyzers (Epocal Inc., Canada). It was shown that FDA contributes to the stabilization of anion gaps, reduces the severity of the shift of the standard (BE-ecf) and true (BE-b) excess bases into the negative range, which can be regarded as a more pronounced preservation of the “strength” of blood buffer systems, and contributed to a decrease in tension in the pair acidosis-alkalosis. In addition, FDA supplementation likely shifts the phase of creatine fermentation to later loading stages.
 The last experimental fact requires further research, and also, modification changes in the composition, concentration ratio of active components in the “Aluston” drink remain relevant.

ANALYZING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GYMNAST'S STATURE AND MEDAL PERFORMANCE ON APPARATUSES IN MEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

In order to achieve success in sports, certain physical fitness characteristics are necessary. This study aims to determine whether a relationship exists between the height of male gymnasts who have won medals in the World Championships and Olympic Games in Artistic Gymnastics, and the apparatus on which they achieved those medals. Competitions in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics at World Championships and Olympic Games are held in six apparatuses for individuals: floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar. Each apparatus follows specific rules for evaluating gymnastics routines. Airborne acrobatics dominate on floor and vault, while support holds prominence on pommel horse and parallel bars, and hanging manoeuvres characterize rings and the high bar. While a gymnast’s body height influences all forms of gymnastics, the question remains: who can rise to the top on each apparatus? Within the scope of the research, the results between the years from 2009 to 2021 were examined. In this context, data from three Olympic Games (2012, 2016 and 2020) and nine World Championships (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019) were used. The heights (251 sets of data) of the gymnasts who won medals in these competitions were evaluated. While the shortest of the medal-winning gymnasts was 150cm tall (floor exercise and pommel horse) and the tallest 183cm (floor exercise and horizontal bar), the average height of the medal-winning gymnasts was 164.67cm (± 6.12). There is statistically significant difference between the heights of the gymnasts who won medals on apparatuses (p<0.05).

Anthropometric profiles and body composition of male runners at different distances

Anthropometric parameters are crucial prerequisite to achieve success in professional running sports. However, it is not clear how these parameters are relevant for athletes performing on a less demanding sport level as academic competitions. To help coaches and selectors working on this level, we have explored anthropometric variables and body composition in 68 academic athletes: 26 sprinters, 22 middle distance runners, and 20 long distance runners. Sprinters have a more massive body shape, shorter lower legs in relation to the length of the thigh, broader shoulders and narrower hips, greater musculature and cellular mass. A slender figure, a longer shin, and the greatest subcutaneous fat and extracellular mass characterize long-distance runners. Middle-distance runners are the slimmest, and have a narrow trunk and little subcutaneous fat. Sprinters and long-distance runners are mesomorphic, while middle-distance runners present more mixed mesomorph-ectomorph type. The principal component analysis highlighted the importance of the overall size of the body, limbs musculature and the length of the lower limb together with its segments, and also body fatness. This approach emphasized the morphological distinctiveness of runners at particular distances and allows the use of somatic features as predictors of running performance.

Examining Physiological Changes during Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Performance in Recreational Male Esports Players

While the training of professional sports athletes and the factors determining sports success are based on well-established scientific research, esports training and markers of esports performance are not yet fully recognized or explored. Knowledge of the psychophysiological responses of the athlete’s body to esports competition is the necessary foundation for rational training management. The aim of the present study was to evaluate physiological stress while playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). Selected cardiovascular, hormonal, and biochemical indices were monitored to assess differences in stress responses between winners and losers. Twenty-two male players participated in the study (age 22.0 ± 2.0 years, CS:GO training experience 7.0 ± 2.2 years, training load 24.6 ± 11.5 h per week). Each player played two games during the CS:GO competition. The CS:GO tournament induced an increase in heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure, and blood cortisol levels (C), and a decrease in the nonlinear heart rate variability (HRV) index based on the fractal correlation properties, called alpha1, of detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA-alpha1). In contrast, no changes were observed in blood levels of testosterone (T) and lactate (BLa). It was found that changes in physiological indices in players while playing CS:GO did not differentiate between winners and losers. The changes in the physiological parameters recorded during play indicate that CS:GO tournaments induce significant physiological arousal and can be considered a stressor.

Analisis Kondisi Fisik Siswa Ekstrakurikuler Futsal di SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Jember

Sports are a necessity for humans in life to maintain good physical health and well-being. The importance of physical fitness varies for each individual in achieving success in sports. One crucial factor in achieving success in sports is the mastery of techniques, tactics, physical fitness, and mental abilities required by an athlete. According to the theory presented, maintaining good and optimal physical fitness requires appropriate training that is well-designed and tailored to the needs of the specific sport. The objective of this research is to analyze the physical fitness of extracurricular futsal students at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Jember. This research adopts a qualitative descriptive method, which aims to understand naturally occurring phenomena scientifically. The sample consists of 9 futsal extracurricular students from SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Jember. The research instrument used in this study is the Multistage Fitness Test (MFT). The results of the study show that out of the 9 subjects in Jember, all were able to pass the first level of the test. However, in the second level, four subjects could not complete it, mainly due to their slender or small body size. In the standard level, there were three subjects who did not perform well, indicating that their physical condition was weak, possibly because, at the age of 15, they were not adequately trained or accustomed to running. On the other hand, two subjects out of the nine reached the highest level, signifying their superior physical fitness compared to others, although it is worth noting that their body size was on the heavier side, indicating room for improvement.

CORRELATION BETWEEN INDICATORS OF BALANCE OF NERVOUS PROCESSES WITH LOCALIZATION OF CONTROL IN HIGH SKILLED WOMEN HANDBALL PLAYERS

Introduction. The problem of finding the psychological resource of the athlete remains relevant. Success in sports largely depends on the athlete’s individual psychological characteristics. Many authors, based on research, conclude that the internal locus of control has a positive effect on performance in team and non-team sports. It seems to be an interesting scientific problem to study the gender aspect of this problem.
 The purpose of the study: to establish a relation between the locus of control and the characteristics of the response to the moving object of elite women handball players.
 Materials and Methods: Athletes of the Ukrainian National women handball team (21 players aged 17 to 28, experience in this sport from 5 to 19 years) took part in the research. To study the locus of athletes' control over significant events, the method for the research of the level of subjective control (LSC) by J. Rotter was used. Software and hardware complex “BOS-test-Professional” for psychological and psychophysiological diagnostics was used to determine the characteristics of the athlete’s response to the moving object.
 Results: A study of internality found that the majority of skilled handball players (61.9%) have a general internal type of locus of control. The vast majority of athletes tend to take responsibility in the field of productive (sports) relations (81%), areas of achievement (71.4%) and failures (52.4%). However, in areas such as family relationships, health and illness, most athletes share responsibility with the social environment and feel unable to control external circumstances. A correlation has been identified between the internality of locus of control and the ratio of nervous processes (inhibition and excitation) in elite women handball players. Higher stability of athletes' responses to a moving object is associated with a more pronounced internal locus of control, but only in the field of family relations. The obtained data indicate a more optimal functional state of the athlete’s central nervous system with internal locus of control.
 Conclusions: Family relationships and health & illness are the most sensitive areas for female athletes. This fact provides a basis for gender mainstreaming in psychological support activities.

A quantitative assessment of the predictive utility of grit in sport

In high-performance sport, an athlete’s ability to overcome setbacks and sustain their pursuit of long-term goals is essential for success. Grit (i.e., passion and perseverance over long-terms) has been linked to success in a variety of domains but is often critiqued for its limited predictive utility when compared to other psychological variables including self-control, conscientiousness, and mental toughness. The purpose of this study was to examine whether grit predicted important athlete outcomes (i.e., various measures of sport performance and athlete well-being) beyond other determinants of success. Data from 214 collegiate student-athletes (111 women, 103 men; Mage = 21.02, SD = 2.26) from Western Canadian universities were analysed. When predicting performance, the addition of the grit subscales (i.e., consistency of interests, perseverance of effort, adaptability to situations) explained an additional 11% of variance (R2 = 0.37, F[7, 203] = 7.16, p < .001) beyond self-control, conscientiousness, and mental toughness in subjective sport performance perceptions; however, grit did not add unique variance when entered into models predicting athlete goal achievement perceptions or highest level of competition. When predicting well-being, addition of the grit subscales added 18% of unique variance (R2 = 0.43, F[7, 203] = 21.43, p < .001) beyond other determinants of success in eudaimonic well-being, and 5% (R2 = 0.17, F[7, 203] = 6.95, p < .001) in satisfaction with sport, but did not add any unique variance to the model predicting mood. The partial support of the predictive utility of grit illustrates the complexity of forecasting success in sport and offers evidence that grit should continue to be studied as a motivational disposition in the domain of sport.

Talonavicular Osteochondral Lesions: Surgical Technique and Clinical Outcomes from the Boston and Amsterdam Perspectives.

The primary purpose of the present study was to assess the patient-reported outcomes, complications, and reoperation rate of patient who underwent surgical treatment for symptomatic osteochondral lesions of the talonavicular joint (TNJ). Patients undergoing surgical treatment for symptomatic osteochondral lesions of the TNJ with a minimum of 12-month follow-up were included. Outcomes included clinical patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), return to sports and work outcomes, and postoperative complications or reoperations. Medical records were screened by 2 independent reviewers. Patients were contacted by phone and underwent an in-depth interview. Additionally, operative techniques for both arthroscopic and open surgical approaches for treating TNJ osteochondral lesions were described. Retrospective Case Series (Level IV) and Surgical Technique. A total of 7 patients were included with a final follow-up time of 25.4 (SD: 15.2) months follow-up. PROMs were considered satisfactory for 5 out of 7 patients, 6 out of 7 patients returned to any level of sports at a mean of 3.7 (SD: 4.2) months, and 5 out of 6 patients returned to preinjury level of sports at a mean of 14 (SD: 7.5) months. All patients returned to work at an average of 5.4 (SD: 3.6) weeks. No complications or reoperations after index surgery were reported. Surgical treatment of TNJ osteochondral lesions is a feasible procedure that may offer successful clinical, sport, and work outcomes in the majority of patients. Both open and arthroscopic surgical treatments are available and can be considered in a patient-specific treatment plan.