Complementary Training for Dancers

2021 ◽  
pp. 279-295
Author(s):  
Bárbara Pessali-Marques ◽  
Mariana Inocêncio Matos ◽  
Nefeli Tsiouti
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Essential Aspect ◽  
Vast Literature ◽  
Dance Companies ◽  
Physical Capacities

The influence of complementary training on dancers' performance is well stated in the literature. Just the dance practice is insufficient to develop the required physical capacities and prepare dancers to dance. Although the training's specificity is an essential aspect of performance, the prescription of such training is challenged by how dance is conducted nowadays. Dance companies are increasingly appealing to dancers to perform different styles and varied movement repertoire. Each dance modality has its specificities that require specific training, and thus complementary training is essential for maintaining a healthy dance career. Despite the vast literature reinforcing the need for complementary training to increase performance and decrease dancers' injury rate, only a few specific training programs for dancers were found to the best of the authors' knowledge. This chapter aims to describe the development of three methods: best performance and movement (BPM), the breakalign methodology, and power ballet original.

The Player Load Associated With Typical Activities in Elite Netball

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1218-1223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jared A. Bailey ◽  
Paul B. Gastin ◽  
Luke Mackey ◽  
Dan B. Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Start Time ◽  
Total Load ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Wearable Accelerometers

Context:Most previous investigations of player load in netball have used subjective methodologies, with few using objective methodologies. While all studies report differences in player activities or total load between playing positions, it is unclear how the differences in player activity explain differences in positional load. Purpose:To objectively quantify the load associated with typical activities for all positions in elite netball. Methods:The player load of all playing positions in an elite netball team was measured during matches using wearable accelerometers. Video recordings of the matches were also analyzed to record the start time and duration of 13 commonly reported netball activities. The load associated with each activity was determined by time-aligning both data sets (load and activity). Results:Off-ball guarding produced the highest player load per instance, while jogging produced the greatest player load per match. Nonlocomotor activities contributed least to total match load for attacking positions (goal shooter [GS], goal attack [GA], and wing attack [WA]) and most for defending positions (goalkeeper [GK], goal defense [GD], and wing defense [WD]). Specifically, centers (Cs) produced the greatest jogging load, WA and WD accumulated the greatest running load, and GS and WA accumulated the greatest shuffling load. WD and Cs accumulated the greatest guarding load, while WD and GK accumulated the greatest off-ball guarding load. Conclusions:All positions exhibited different contributions from locomotor and nonlocomotor activities toward total match load. In addition, the same activity can have different contributions toward total match load, depending on the position. This has implications for future design and implementation of position-specific training programs.

Evaluating Programs for Preparing Teachers of Emotionally Disturbed Children

1969 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norris G. Haring ◽  
George A. Fargo
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
General Education ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Direct Evaluation ◽  
Teaching Process ◽  
Evaluation Procedures ◽  
And Training

The premises from general education that have important implications for direct evaluation of professional trainees, teachers, and training programs in special education are presented in this article. They include the following: (a) the focus of professional training programs should be on the teaching process; (b) specific training objectives and evaluation procedures are 2 requisites for any training program; (c) direct evaluation of the teaching process is feasible; and (d) specific statements of criteria are prerequisites to research in teacher education.

Are We Being Realistic?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 60 (5) ◽  
pp. 790-790
Author(s):  
David C. Osler
Keyword(s):  
American Academy ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Sick Child ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Pediatric Nurse ◽  
American Academy Of Pediatrics ◽  
Community Health Program

As the director of a community health program which has traditionally employed nurse practitioners, I would like to comment on the policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding pediatric nurse associates (Pediatrics 57:467, April 1976). As stated, the policy places the nurse "under the supervision and direction of the pediatrician." The pediatrician and the nurse associate have each had specific training, and should work interdependently. In fact, while residencies have tended to emphasize such areas as the treatment of the sick child, most training programs for nurse associates have spent large amounts of time in health maintenance and preventive education.

Project ARM: Alcohol Risk Management to Prevent Sales to Underage and Intoxicated Patrons

2001 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Traci L. Toomey ◽  
Alexander C. Wagenaar ◽  
John P. Gehan ◽  
Gudrun Kilian ◽  
David M. Murray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Matched Control ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Demonstration Project ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Service Project ◽  
Alcohol Risk

Clear policies and expectations are key to increasing responsible service of alcohol in licensed establishments. Few training programs focus exclusively on owners and managers of alcohol establishments to reduce the risk of alcohol service. Project ARM: Alcohol Risk Management is a one-on-one consultation program for owners and managers. Participants received information on risk level, policies to prevent illegal sales, legal issues, and staff communication. This nonrandomized demonstration project was implemented in five diverse bars. Two waves of underage and pseudo-intoxicated purchase attempts were conducted pre- and postintervention in the five intervention bars and nine matched control bars. Underage sales decreased by 11.5%, and sales to pseudo-intoxicated buyers decreased by 46%. Results were in the hypothesized direction but not statistically significant. A one-on-one, outlet-specific training program for owners and managers is a promising way to reduce illegal alcohol sales, particularly to obviously intoxicated individuals.

Training in paediatric cardiac surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 1471-1473
Author(s):  
Edward L. Bove
Keyword(s):  
Thoracic Surgery ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Heart Surgery ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Residency Review Committee ◽  
The United States ◽  
Congenital Heart Surgery ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Review Committee ◽  
Proper Training

AbstractCongenital heart surgery has evolved into its own specialty requiring unique techniques and skills. Recognizing the need to establish a special certification in congenital heart surgery, the American Board of Thoracic Surgery began the process in 2005, eventually granting the first certifications to qualified applicants in 2009. The American Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Thoracic Surgery Residency Review Committee have now approved specific training programs throughout the United States that will help to ensure the proper training of congenital heart surgeons for the future.

scholarly journals ENGINEERS TEACHING COMMUNICATION: EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF TA TRAINING ON GRADUATE STUDENT COMMUNICATION, TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikita Dawe ◽  
Jeff Harris ◽  
Melanie Stevenson ◽  
Deborah Tihanyi
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Anecdotal Evidence ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
Engineering Communication ◽  
Communication Instruction ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ta Training

The Engineering Communication Programworks with engineering TAs in the Department ofMechanical and Industrial Engineering at the Universityof Toronto to deliver communication instruction in coredesign courses. Engineering TAs’ disciplinary expertiseaffords increased credibility with students, and we havehad consistent anecdotal evidence from TAs that teachingcommunication has made them better communicators.Currently, training involves a combination of instructionand mentorship, both from faculty and each other.Here, we investigate TAs’ increased confidence andskill in communication and teaching: what they finduseful, how the training has influenced theircommunication and teaching practice, and what morethey would like to explore in the future. An initial surveyand discussion found that confidence was shaped byexperience, course-specific training, instructor feedback,and peer learning. We hope to build on these findings infuture through a broader study of TAs in the Faculty andfurther development of our TA training programs

scholarly journals Performing One's Age: Cultural Constructions of Aging and Embodiment in Western Theatrical Dancers

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Schwaiger
Keyword(s):  
Chronological Age ◽  
Contemporary Dance ◽  
Major Injury ◽  
Job Instability ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Dance Companies ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Physical Capacities ◽  
Cultural Constructions ◽  
Cultural Constraints

These two comments highlight contrasting approaches to aging for Western theatrical dancers. The first, a quote from movement practitioner Elizabeth Cameron-Dalman, reflects the expectation in Western cultures that professional dancers fortunate enough to have escaped major injury will not stay in their careers beyond their early to middle thirties. Consequently, despite some notable exceptions, there are few mature dancers regularly performing in classical and contemporary dance companies throughout these cultures. This expectation is based on a tacit, naturalized belief that beyond this age dancers' bodies become increasingly unable to cope with the physical demands of performing and that therefore they must retire. Furthermore, this is assumed to be a universal effect, rather than one that is relative to the individual dancer's physical capacities. By contrast, the second comment suggests that dancers can negotiate cultural constraints and continue their dance practice and performance in midlife and beyond.While some social pressures that influence retirement from dancing might have a direct (although not necessarily causal) relationship with chronological age, there are many reasons why dancers might retire from performing in their perceived prime. Comments from the interviews in my study suggest that these reasons can include financial and job instability, difficulty competing with younger dancers for scarce contracts, and increasing problems in maintaining peak physical condition as dancers age (Leach 1997, 47–49). These are complex issues and at present not clearly understood, but they suggest that age as a stand-alone category or as a means of defining a cohort has little meaning and limited utility in accounting for the cessation of dancing.

scholarly journals Types of employee training, organizational identification, and turnover intention: evidence from Korean employees

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-526
Author(s):  
Ji-Young Ahn ◽  
Shilu Huang
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Employee Turnover ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Employee Training ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Specific Training ◽  
General Training

Many organizations are willing to increase human capital investment through various employee training programs. This study empirically examines a proposed model that explains the relationship between the different types of employee training, including general and firm-specific training and employee turnover in Korean firms. This study used a survey sample of 10,069 employees in 467 publicly traded firms in South Korea. 78% of participating companies provided training programs to the employees. This study conducted quantitative cross-sectional regression analyses to test the hypotheses. The study suggests empirical evidence that general training and firm-specific training reduce employee turnover intention. Moreover, the magnitude of firm-specific training on turnover intention is much higher than general training. Furthermore, employee organizational identification has a partial mediating effect on training and turnover intention. However, the study found no substantial evidence of the moderating effect of employees’ justice perception of receiving training opportunities. Based on the human capital theory and social exchange perspective, the results indicate that both types of training programs help employee retention, and cultivating employee organizational identification can be critical in the training-turnover process.

scholarly journals Maximum Oxygen Uptake of Male Soccer Players According to their Competitive Level, Playing Position and Age Group: Implication from a Network Meta-Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maamer Slimani ◽  
Hela Znazen ◽  
Bianca Miarka ◽  
Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Maximum Oxygen Uptake ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Specific Training

Abstract The aim of the present meta-analysis was to compare the maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) characteristics of male soccer players relative to their competitive level, playing position and age group and the interaction between them. The meta-analysis was based on 16 studies, employing 2385 soccer players aged 10–39 years. Higher-level soccer players showed greater (ES = 0.58 [95% CI 0.08-1.08], SE = 0.25, var = 0.06, z = 2.29, p = 0.022) VO2max performance with respect to their lower level counterparts. Furthermore, lower VO2max values in goalkeepers than defenders (ES = 1.31 (SE 0.46) [95% CI 0.41-2.21], var = 0.21, z = 2.84, p = 0.004) and midfielders (ES = 1.37 (SE 0.41) [95% CI 0.58 to 2.17], var = 0.16, z = 3.40, p = 0.001) were found. Thus, VO2max increased significantly with age (all, p < 0.01): Under 10 versus Under 11 years, Under 11 versus Under 12 years, Under 12 versus Under 13 years, Under 13 versus Under 14 years, Under 14 versus Under 15 years and Under 16-18 versus Under 20-23 years. VO2max performance is the most powerful discriminator between higher and lower-level soccer players. These findings indicate also the need for sports scientists and conditioning professionals to take the VO2max performance of soccer players into account when designing individualized position specific training programs.

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