scholarly journals Dansk kvindehåndbold i medierne: Fra "jernhårde ladies" til småpiger

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sine Agergaard
Keyword(s):  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
World Cup ◽  
National Team ◽  
National Community ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
The World ◽  
National Sentiment ◽  
The Media

Sine Agergaard: Danish women’s handball and the media: from iron ladies to little girls The media have been interested in the Danish national women’s handball team since the beginning of the 1990s because the team has brought back international victories. However, an analysis of the two latest international sports events in women’s handball reveals a shift in the depiction of the Danish national team. At the European championships (Euro 2002), the media constructed a strong national sentiment that helped to support the Danish handball ladies, while at the World Cup in 2003, the same media produced ironical reports about the physically andmentally weak Danish handball girls. Using Wuthnow’s and Zeuner’s studies of the written, spoken and ritual contributions to discourses, this analysis compares one Danish newspaper’s and one TV-channel’s depiction of the two international sports events. In the first event, the media constructed a national community of discourse with written and spoken reports from Euro 2002 as a ritual course of events for the Danish handball ladies. In the second event, the media produced different national, physiological and psychological discourses to explain the defeated girls. The article also discusses the media’s tendency to focus on gender stereotypes when discussing top female athletes, such as masculine strength or feminine weakness instead of gender variety.

scholarly journals Performance of the national fencing team of Ukraine at the XXXII Olympic Games and the prospects of its performance at the next Olympic Games

2021 ◽  
pp. 84-87
Author(s):  
Olga Kuvaldina ◽  
Volodymyr Driukov
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Team Members ◽  
National Team ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
The World ◽  
High Level ◽  
Sports Statistics ◽  
Stimulation Of ◽  
The Olympic Games

Analysis of Ukrainian athletes’ results at the XXXII Olympiad Games allows pointing out the factors of the weak performance of Ukrainian athletes in women's individual saber and epee competitions, as well as men's team epee competitions, despite the possibility of winning medals in these sports events according to many analysts including those of Infostrada Sports and other sports statistics experts. These, in our opinion, include an unsatisfactory level of efficiency of the process of reaching the peak of readiness for the Olympic Games; lack of psychological stability of athletes at the competitions; weak tactical preparation of some athletes. Based on the performances of athletes of the Ukrainian fencing team in Tokyo, a conclusion was made about the unsatisfactory level of athletes’ preparation for the XXXII Olympic Games. Only 20% of the national team members were able to realize their potential at the XXXII Olympic Games. The dynamics of the athletes’ results at the World Championships 2017 – 2019 indicates the need to use in the new Olympic cycle the planning, which is focused on our athletes reaching the peak of readiness for the Olympics: at first, the training should be aimed at the maximum stimulation of the growth of sportsmanship, whereas at the final stage it should be focused on its realization in the major competitions. It is shown that despite the unsuccessful performance of the Ukrainian fencing team in the Olympic Tokyo, this type of martial arts has significant potential for improving sports achievements at the XXXIII Olympic Games 2024 in Paris. It is noted that in the new Olympic cycle it is of crucial importance to identify candidates for the XXXIII Olympic Games as soon as possible and to create all the conditions for their full-fledged preparation. Thus, to ensure further winning medal places at the Olympic Games, it is necessary to improve the system of sports training in the Olympic cycle, which envisages participation in numerous competitions during the year to achieve a high level of readiness in the major competitions of triennial – the Olympic Games.

scholarly journals Los triunfos como escaparates de los mitos modernos: las victorias de la Selección española de fútbol (2008 - 2012) | Triumphs as showcases of modern myths: victories of the Spanish national team (2008 - 2012)

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Herrero Gutiérrez ◽  
Daniel Barredo Ibáñez ◽  
Martín Oller Alonso
Keyword(s):  
World Cup ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
National Team ◽  
The World

Resumen En este artículo comparamos visual y contextualmente las noticias ofrecidas por los diarios deportivos españoles As, Marca, Mundo Deportivo y Sport sobre el triunfo de la Selección española en las Eurocopas (2008/2012) y el Mundial (2010). En nuestros resultados resaltamos un predominio del recurso de la fotografía, la adopción de una retórica enfática y entusiasta de los recursos textuales, la personalización de la celebración y la elevada cantidad de páginas dedicadas a cubrir este evento. AbstractIn this article we compare visually and contextually the news offered by the Spanish sport newspapers As, Marca, Mundo Deportivo and Sport on the triumph of the Spanish national team in the European Championships (2008/2012) and the World Cup (2010). Results highlight the use of the resource of photography, the emphatic and enthusiastic rhetoric of textual resources, the personalization of the celebration and the high number of pages dedicated to cover this event.Palabras claveComunicación deportiva; prensa deportiva; Selección española; As; Marca; Mundo Deportivo; Sport.KeywordsSports communication; sports media; Spanish national team; As; Marca; Mundo Deportivo; Sport.

scholarly journals FORMATION OF FAN ZONES IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT

space&FORM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (44) ◽  
pp. 249-260
Author(s):  
Yuliana Petrovska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Environment ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Training Design ◽  
Pilot Projects ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
The World ◽  
The Olympic Games

The present article examines the question of organization of official fan zones in Kyiv and other cities of the world during the Olympic Games, World Cup, UEFA European Championship, and other sports events, their location indoors and in open areas. The paper identifies specific features and sets of elements for formation of fan zones, examines scholarly works on the issue of organization of fan zones in the urban environment, describes the methodology of the scientific research, presents pilot projects of design of fan zones for watching sports contests in the course training design.

Twitter-Based BIRGing: Big Data Analysis of English National Team Fans During the 2018 FIFA World Cup

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minghui Fan ◽  
Andrew Billings ◽  
Xiangyu Zhu ◽  
Panfeng Yu
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Big Data Analysis ◽  
Team Identification ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
National Team ◽  
National Identification ◽  
The World ◽  
Successful Team

Sports fans tend to associate themselves with a successful team (BIRGing), while disassociating themselves with unsuccessful teams (CORFing). This premise was applied to social media commentary within England’s matches against Croatia and Colombia during the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup, uncovering that English fans tended to perform Basking in Reflected Glory (BIRG) when England was leading or victorious and tended to engage in Cutting Off Reflected Failure (CORF) when England was trailing or defeated. In Method 1, team identification, national identification with England, and sentiment were significantly higher when England was leading or victorious than when they were trailing or defeated. In Method 2, machine learning generated trending graphs to detect that English fans BIRGed when they scored against Colombia; they also BIRGed more frequently during the match with Croatia, peaking several times when they scored a goal, saved a goal, or took a free kick. However, even though CORFing (i.e., lower team identification, lower national identification, and lower sentiment) occurred when the opposing team scored, English fans still BIRGed when they were finally defeated by Croatia, likely a function of the stage the game took place (World Cup semifinal), indicating that England had nonetheless succeeded in the World Cup as a whole.

He’s ours, not yours! Reinterpreting national identity in a post-socialist context

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 490-506
Author(s):  
Sunčica Bartoluci ◽  
Mojca Doupona
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Team ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The Media ◽  
Civic Nationalism ◽  
The Relationship

This paper focuses on the relationship between sport, national identity and the media in the post-socialist nation-states of Croatia and Slovenia. It describes what has changed during the eight years since Jakov Fak, a Croatian-born Slovenian biathlete, changed his citizenship and began competing for the Slovenian national team. It also examines how the perception of Jakov Fak as an athlete and of his success has changed through time in different socio-political circumstances – in 2009 and 2010 when he competed for Croatia, and after 2010 when he began competing for Slovenia. To analyse this case we have used different media interpretations of Jakov Fak case, analysing four sports events: the Biathlon World Championships in South Korea (13–22 Feb 2009) and Germany (1–11 Mar 2012), and the Olympic Games in Canada (11–18 Feb 2010) and South Korea (9–25 Feb 2018). The results of discourse analysis show that in the case of Jakov Fak in the years 2009 and 2010, the public was provoked by and exposed to national symbolism, especially in political discourse. The media discourse did change between 2012 and 2018, and discourse typical of civic nationalism began to dominate. Two types of nationalism are mixed in a post-socialist context.

An Ordinary Country

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 687-690
Author(s):  
Dilip Menon
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
World Cup ◽  
The Public ◽  
South Africans ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Public Imagination

South Africans see themselves as a nation that loves sport, but with the World Cup in football imminent, there appears to be a sense of exhaustion both in the media and among the population. One important reason is that football does not dominate the public imagination of sport, as cricket and rugby do. The game is played and loved in the black townships, the fortunes of African football-playing nations are followed devotedly, and players such as Didier Drogba have a larger-than-life standing in the country. But football has not become a metaphor for the nation, as rugby and cricket have become. Whether this reflects a racial affiliation alone is hard to get at, because the local team, Bafana (which could be genially translated as “the boys”), are eighty-eighth in the FIFA rankings, without a ghost of a chance of winning the Cup, while at rugby and cricket, South Africa are world beaters.

ASSESSMENT OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION OF THE NATIONAL TEAM OF THE FEDERAL PENITENTIARY SERVICE BEFORE THE WORLD CUP

2021 ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
Иван Владимирович Сильдушкин ◽  
Мария Александровна Козлова
Keyword(s):  
Emotional State ◽  
First Century ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Physical Aspect ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Psychological Preparation ◽  
National Team ◽  
Psychological Injuries ◽  
The World ◽  
State Motivation

В XXI в. проблема подготовки спортсменов к соревнованиям выходит на новый уровень. Если раньше внимание уделялось только физическому аспекту, то сегодня учитывается и психологическое состояние спортсмена. Тревожность, эмоциональное состояние, мотивация, предстартовый мандраж, «олимпийское спокойствие», состояние потока - это термины, которые используют при работе со спортсменами, и спортивный психолог важен так же, как тренер или врач. Совместная продуктивная работа этих специалистов - залог успешного выступления на соревнованиях. Сбой работы одного ставит под угрозу всю подготовку в целом. Так, психологические барьеры, которые спортсмен не в состоянии преодолеть самостоятельно, ведут к ухудшению результатов, а иногда и к психологическим травмам. Нередко восстановление психического здоровья спортсмена занимает даже больше времени, чем физического. К сожалению, некоторые тренеры и сами атлеты не уделяют должного внимания психологической составляющей тренировочного процесса, особенно в России. В статье сделана попытка рассмотреть уровень психологической подготовки спортсменов сборной команды ФСИН России в период проведения учебно-тренировочных сборов перед чемпионатом мира и доказать, что эмоциональное состояние также важно, как и физическая подготовка. In the twenty-first century, the problem of preparing athletes for competitions is reaching a new level. If earlier attention was paid only to the physical aspect, today, the psychological state of the athlete becomes on a par with the prepared body. Anxiety, emotional state, motivation, pre-start jitters, Olympic calm, state of flow - these are terms that are used when working with athletes, and a sports psychologist is as important as a coach or doctor. All these three components together are the key to successful performance in competitions. The failure of one puts the entire training at risk. Very often this happens because of problems in the head. Psychological barriers that the athlete is not able to overcome on their own lead to poor results, and sometimes to psychological injuries. The recovery of an athlete's mental health may take even longer than the physical one. Unfortunately, some coaches and athletes themselves do not pay enough attention to sports psychology, especially in Russia. The article attempts to examine the level of psychological preparation of athletes of the Russian Federal penitentiary service team during the training camp before the world Cup and prove that emotional state is as important as physical training.

scholarly journals Analysis of Motor Activities of Professional Soccer Players during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Chmura ◽  
Marcin Andrzejewski ◽  
Marek Konefał ◽  
Dariusz Mroczek ◽  
Andrzej Rokita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Intensity ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Full Time ◽  
World Cup ◽  
National Team ◽  
Total Distance ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
The World ◽  
Motor Activities ◽  
Using Data

AbstractThe aim of the present study was to analyze motor activities of soccer players in seven consecutive rounds of matches of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and to compare the performance of the world champions, the German national team with other participating teams. The study sample comprised 905 observations of 340 soccer players, who played full-time matches in all seven rounds of the tournament. The study was conducted using data collected from the Castrol Performance Index, a kinematic game analysis system that records movements of players with semi-automatic cameras. The following variables were analyzed: total distance covered, the percentage of total distance covered at high intensity, the number of sprints, frequency of sprints and peak running speed. A statistically significant increase (p ≤ 0.01) was noted in total distance covered, the percentage of distance covered at high intensity and total number of sprints, between the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the World Cup tournament in Brazil. The German national team covered a significantly longer total distance (p ≤ 0.05) and had a greater percentage of distance covered at high intensity (p ≤ 0.001) than players from other teams. The obtained results point to the necessity of development of players’ aerobic endurance and speed-endurance abilities while preparing for top-level soccer tournaments. Winning a soccer championship requires players to run longer mean total distances and longer distances at high intensity during a single match.

How French is ‘French’ Sport?

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-268
Author(s):  
Philip Dine
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The State ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
World Cup ◽  
The World ◽  
National Model ◽  
The Media ◽  
Multiple Challenges

This article explores how sports in France have responded to the challenges of globalization, and also to the opportunities of an increasingly multicultural society. Two case studies are offered in which a distinctive national model may be seen to have been exposed to powerful transnational forces between 1985 and 2015, a period which also corresponds to sport's digital age. The sports primarily targeted are football and athletics, the most visibly international of modern games, as highlighted by their quadrennial showcases: the World Cup and the Olympic Games. The resulting case studies are intended to suggest some of the ways in which the state, the media and the relevant federations have responded to the multiple challenges of the corporate-financed and electronically mediated ‘global sporting system’. Featured athletes include Zinedine Zidane, Lilian Thuram, Marie-José Pérec and Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad.

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