scholarly journals Surfboard Paddling Technique and Neuromechanical Control: A Narrative Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wynand Volschenk ◽  
Zachary Crowley-McHattan ◽  
John Whitting ◽  
Rudi Meir ◽  
Alec McKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Injury Risk ◽  
Muscle Activation ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Activation Patterns ◽  
Muscle Activation Patterns ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Neuromechanical Control ◽  
And Training

Surfboard paddling is an essential activity when surfing. Research investigating surfboard paddling, especially as it pertains to neuromechanical control and techniques used, is limited. Previous research made use of swim ergometers to examine surfboard paddling demands. The validity of using swim ergometers in surfboard paddling research and training deserves further analysis. To establish ecologically valid findings, researchers have begun to use swim flumes and still-water paddling environments to investigate paddling efficiency and technique. This emerging body of research has reported that muscle activation patterns, intensities, and timings differ as surfers move through different paddle stroke phases. A deeper understanding of paddling's neuromechanical control may help enhance the understanding of how to improve paddle performance and perhaps reduce injury risk. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to identify the gaps in the existing literature to help identify future research directions in relation to surfboard paddling techniques and neuromechanical control.

scholarly journals A NARRATIVE REVIEW ON MINDFULNESS PRACTICES IN OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE AMONG SPORTS INDIVIDUALS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (Spl-1- GCSGD_2020) ◽  
pp. S62-S70
Author(s):  
Vinodhkumar Ramalingam ◽  
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Cheong Soon Keng ◽  
Poh Foong Lee ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Enhancement ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Mindfulness Practice ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Table Tennis ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Mindfulness Practices ◽  
Future Research Directions

Mindfulness practice has become an increasingly popular intervention in optimizing athletic performance in sports. Numerous studies have reported on applying mindfulness for improving the performance of various sports such as tennis, table tennis, shooting, cricket, archery, golf, running, hockey, swimming, and cycling. This narrative review addresses different existing mindfulness programs that enhance sports performance, the outcome measures of mindfulness therapy, and identifies the anxiety and depression that affect the performance of sports individuals. To cope with the issues, the efficacy of mindfulness in performance enhancement and future research directions on mindfulness needs attention.

Formative Assessment in Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-131
Author(s):  
Birnaz Nina ◽  
Valeria Botezatu
Keyword(s):  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Appreciative Advising ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Educational Field ◽  
And Training

This chapter describes the particularities of the appreciative intelligence of university teachers in the formative assessment. Appreciative intelligence is the ability to identify the qualities and positive aspects of a person, and to harness them. In the educational field, the appreciative intelligence of the teacher consists of essential components: appreciative inquiry (research), appreciative advising, and appreciative mindset. The chapter describes the concept of appreciative intelligence, being presented different acceptances and opinions of the researchers. The second part of the chapter highlights the problems and contradictions regarding the appreciative intelligence in the educational field and analyzes the appreciative intelligence of university teachers in the formative assessment process. This chapter proposes an evaluation and training program of the appreciative intelligence of university teachers based on its systemic context. The chapter ends with solutions and recommendations, a conclusion, and future research directions.

The Impact of Skill Learnability on the Effectiveness of Managerial Training and Development

1983 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald H. Brush ◽  
Betty Jo Licata
Keyword(s):  
Resource Allocation ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Managerial Training ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training

Skill learnability, the degree to which a particular managerial skill can be acquired or modified by training and development, is de scribed and discussed. It is argued that those managerial skills com prised of large sociallinteractive components and affected by under lying noncognitive attributes are more difficult to learn than skills which can be articulated through a common body of knowledge or technology. Implications for organization resource allocation be tween selection and training strategies and future research directions are discussed.

scholarly journals The Negative Influence of Air Travel on Health and Performance in the National Basketball Association: A Narrative Review

Sports ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Huyghe ◽  
Aaron Scanlan ◽  
Vincent Dalbo ◽  
Julio Calleja-González
Keyword(s):  
Injury Risk ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Air Travel ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
National Basketball Association ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Air travel requirements are a concern for National Basketball Association (NBA) coaches, players, and owners, as sport-based research has demonstrated short-haul flights (≤6 h) increase injury risk and impede performance. However, examination of the impact of air travel on player health and performance specifically in the NBA is scarce. Therefore, we conducted a narrative review of literature examining the influence of air travel on health and performance in team sport athletes with suggestions for future research directions in the NBA. Prominent empirical findings and practical recommendations are highlighted pertaining to sleep, nutrition, recovery, and scheduling strategies to alleviate the negative effects of air travel on health and performance in NBA players.

scholarly journals Agent-Based Modeling of Chronic Diseases: A Narrative Review and Future Research Directions

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Mark A. Lawley ◽  
David S. Siscovick ◽  
Donglan Zhang ◽  
José A. Pagán
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Agent Based Modeling ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Future Research Directions

Examining Perceptions of Teammates’ Burnout and Training Hours in Athlete Burnout

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph Appleby ◽  
Paul Davis ◽  
Louise Davis ◽  
Henrik Gustafsson
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Athlete Burnout ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Psychological Perceptions ◽  
And Training

Perceptions of teammates and training load have been shown to influence athletes’ physical and psychological health; however, limited research has investigated these factors in relation to burnout. Athletes (N = 140) from a variety of competitive team sports, ranging in level from regional to professional, completed questionnaires measuring individual burnout, perceptions of teammates’ burnout, and training hours per week on two occasions separated by three months. After controlling for burnout at time one, training hours were associated with athletes’ burnout and perceptions of teammates’ burnout at time two. Multilevel modeling indicated actual team burnout (i.e., the average burnout score of the individual athletes in a team) and perceived team burnout were associated with individual’s own burnout. The findings highlight that burnout is dynamic and relates to physiological stressors associated with training and psychological perceptions of teammates’ burnout. Future research directions exploring potential social influences on athlete burnout are presented.

scholarly journals Muscle Synergies During a Single-Leg Drop-Landing in Boys and Girls

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristof Kipp ◽  
Ron Pfeiffer ◽  
Michelle Sabick ◽  
Chad Harris ◽  
Jeanie Sutter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Activity ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Knee Injury ◽  
Muscle Activation ◽  
Muscle Synergies ◽  
Activation Patterns ◽  
Leg Muscles ◽  
Muscle Activation Patterns ◽  
Drop Landing ◽  
Drop Landings

The purpose of this study was to investigate muscle activation patterns during a landing task in boys and girls through the use of muscle synergies. Electromyographical data from six lower extremity muscles were collected from 11 boys and 16 girls while they performed single-leg drop-landings. Electromyographical data from six leg muscles were rectified, smoothed, and normalized to maximum dynamic muscle activity during landing. Data from 100 ms before to 100 ms after touchdown were submitted to factor analyses to extract muscle synergies along with the associated activation and weighing coefficients. Boys and girls both used three muscle synergies. The activation coefficients of these synergies captured muscle activity during the prelanding, touchdown, and postlanding phases of the single-leg drop-landing. Analysis of the weighing coefficients indicated that within the extracted muscle synergies the girls emphasized activation of the medial hamstring muscle during the prelanding and touchdown synergy whereas boys emphasized activation of the vastus medialis during the postlanding synergy. Although boys and girls use similar muscle synergies during single-leg drop-landings, they differed in which muscles were emphasized within these synergies. The observed differences in aspects related to the muscle synergies during landing may have implications with respect to knee injury risk.

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