Amateur sport athlete development

2021 ◽  
pp. 22-23
Author(s):  
Thordis Gisladotir ◽  
Patrick A. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Amateur Sport ◽  
Sport Athlete

A Case Study Exploring the Experiences of a Transgender Athlete in Synchronized Skating, a Subdiscipline of Figure Skating

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-449
Author(s):  
Shannon S. C. Herrick ◽  
Meredith A. Rocchi ◽  
A. Lauren Couture
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Safe Space ◽  
Figure Skating ◽  
Inclusive Practices ◽  
Amateur Sport ◽  
Figure Skater ◽  
Synchronized Skating

The inclusion of transgender athletes in sport challenges a number of long-standing cis-heteronormative beliefs within athletics at all levels of competition. There are limited studies examining the integration and experiences of transgender athletes within amateur sport. The following case study follows the experiences of a transgender synchronized figure skater, Mason, who was able to continue competing throughout his transition process. We conducted eight semi-structured one-on-one interviews with Mason, his teammates, his team manager, and his past and present coaches. All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and subject to thematic analysis which resulted in four overarching themes: (a) building inclusivity: “promote a safe space,” (b) acknowledging stress, (c) disclosure: “I didn’t want to talk about my past,” and (d) celebration. Results are interpreted as recommendations for coaches on how to adopt inclusive practices to better support transgender athletes.

scholarly journals Association study of performance-related polymorphisms in Brazilian combat-sport athletes highlights variants in the GABPβ1 gene

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Paulo L. F. Guilherme ◽  
Tacito P Souza-Junior ◽  
Antônio H Lancha Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Association Study ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Combat Sport ◽  
Single Nucleotide ◽  
Athletic Status ◽  
Sport Athlete ◽  
World Class ◽  
Control Association ◽  
Brazilian Cohort ◽  
Aerobic Energy Production

Combat sports have an intermittent nature, with mixed anaerobic and aerobic energy production. Here, we investigated whether polymorphisms that have been previously suggested as genetic markers for endurance or power phenotypes were associated with combat-sport athletic status. A total of 23 previously reported performance-related polymorphisms were examined in a Brazilian cohort of 1,129 individuals (164 combat-sport athletes and 965 controls), using a case-control association study. We found that the GABPβ1 gene (also known as NRF2) was associated with athletic status, with the minor G (rs7181866) and T (rs8031031) alleles overrepresented in athletes (P ≤ 0.003), especially among world-class competitors (P ≤ 0.0002). These findings indicate that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the GABPβ1 gene increase the likelihood of an individual being a combat-sport athlete, possibly due to a better mitochondrial response to intermittent exercises.

“The Only Thing I Am Guilty of Is Taking Too Many Jump Shots1”: A Deleuzian Media Analysis of Diana Taurasi’s Drug Charge in 2010

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Liao ◽  
Pirkko Markula
Keyword(s):  
Media Coverage ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Drug Control ◽  
Basketball Player ◽  
Control Procedure ◽  
Professional Basketball ◽  
Drug Test ◽  
Amateur Sport ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Media

In November 2010, the US media reported that basketball player Diana Taurasi tested positive for a banned substance while playing in Turkey. In this study, we explore the media coverage of Taurasi’s positive drug test from a Deleuzian perspective. We consider the media coverage as an assemblage (Deleuze & Guattari, 1987; Malins, 2004) to analyze how Taurasi’s drug using body is articulated with the elite female sporting body in the coverage of her doping incident (Markula, 2004; Wise, 2011). Our analysis demonstrates that Taurasi’s position as a professional basketball player in the US dominated the discussion to legitimize her exoneration of banned substance use. In addition, Turkey, its “amateur” sport and poor drug control procedure, was located to the periphery to normalize a certain type of professionalism, doping control, and body as the desirable elements of sporting practice.

scholarly journals Welcome to the Journal of Amateur Sport

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Bass
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Amateur Sport

Introduction, Mission, and Purpose for Special Issue: Political Economy of Amateur Sport

scholarly journals Welcome to the Journal of Amateur Sport!

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan R. Bass
Keyword(s):  
Development Team ◽  
Excellent Quality ◽  
Amateur Sport ◽  
The Future ◽  
Integral Role

Welcome to the first issue of the Journal of Amateur Sport (JAS)! First, I must thank everyone who played an integral role in the development of JAS. Drs. Mark Vermillion, Brian Gordon, Kyle Bunds, and Marion Hambrick were invaluable in their guidance as original members of the editorial and development team. The first editorial board has also played a large part in the excellent quality of the first issue that follows. We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to receiving your submissions in the future!

High Performance Coaches’ Mental Health and Wellbeing: Applying the Areas of Work Life Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fraser Carson ◽  
Julia Walsh ◽  
Luana C. Main ◽  
Peter Kremer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Group Analysis ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Life Model ◽  
Workload Control ◽  
Sport Athlete ◽  
The Individual

In the last five years, mental health and wellbeing has attracted greater public, government, and research interest. In sport, athlete mental health and wellbeing has been a focus across all competition levels. The high performance coach responsible for athlete performance, health and wellbeing has not attracted the same attention despite working in an intense high-pressure work environment. Using the Areas of Work Life Model as a theoretical framework, this Insights paper discusses the existing coaching literature to ascertain both contributing factors for promoting positive mental health and wellbeing, and negative influences that increase stress and potential burnout. The six dimensions (workload; control; reward; fairness; community; and values) resonate throughout the coaching literature, but to-date, no study has applied the model to this group. Analysis of the extracted articles indicated that high performance coaches should become more self-aware around how to cope with stress and stressful situations, while sports organisations should invest in both the individual coach and the organisational culture to enhance work engagement. Coaches are performers and should prepare themselves to ensure they can perform at their peak; and managing their own mental health and wellbeing is an important component to this.

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