Browsing Performance Lab for the Advancement of Youth in Sport (PLAYS) Faculty Publications by Title
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Application and Reliability of the Retrospective Interview Procedure to Trace Physical Activity
(2016-05-06)This paper reports the results of two studies. The purpose of the first study was to determine if lifestyle variables and past involvement in physical activity was related to current activity levels in master athletes ... -
Applied Research “Specializers”Versus “Samplers” in Youth Sport: Comparing Experiences and Outcomes
(2016-06-02)The purpose of the current study was to examine two different trajectories of sport participation and explore any similarities or differences that may result regarding personal development and sport outcomes. Seventy-four ... -
An Appraisal of Athlete Development Models Through Citation Network Analysis
(2016-05-04)Background and purpose A number of models have been proposed to help explain how athletes develop in sport. However, minimal research has attempted to examine the prominence and interconnectivity of the athlete development ... -
Are all sport activities equal? A systematic review of how youth psychosocial experiences vary across differing sport activities
(2016-11-28)Objective Models of sport development often support the assumption that young athletes’ psychosocial experiences differ as a result of seemingly minor variations in how their sport activities are designed (eg, participating ... -
Athlete Development and Coaching
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Athlete Perceptions of Intra-Group Conflict in Sport Teams
(2016-06-01)The study of conflict has been of primary interest in various fields such as organisational psychology for decades (e.g. Barki & Hartwick, 2004). In sport psychology, however, conflict research has been almost nonexistent ... -
The Benefits of Sampling Sports During Childhood
(2016-06-02)Sampling may promote prolonged engagement in sport by limiting physical injuries (Fraser-Thomas et al., 2005). Overtraining injuries are a concern for young athletes who specialize in one sport and engage in high volumes ... -
Beyond Winning and Losing: Guidelines for Evaluating High Performance Coaches
(2016-05-31)This paper proposes a three-step method of evaluating high performance coaches involving feedback from the athletes. First, data are collected using an instrument such as the Coaching Behavior Scale for Sport (CBS-S: Côté, ... -
Birthplace Effects on the Development of Female Athletic Talent
(2016-05-12)This study examined the extent to which an athlete's place of birth can influence the likelihood of playing professional sport. Information regarding the birthplace of all American female athletes in the Ladies Professional ... -
Bullying Victimization and Perpetration Among Adolescent Sport Teammates
(2016-06-01)Purpose: Bullying is a specific pattern of repeated victimization explored with great frequency in school-based literature, but receiving little attention within sport. The current study explored the prevalence of bullying ... -
Changing Attitudes And Expectations In A University Setting: A Case Study
(2016-06-03)First and second year students enrolled in a four-year movement education based university Physical Education program completed a questionnaire regarding their expectations on entering university. In addition, graduates ... -
Characteristics of Expert Development in Rhythmic Gymnastics: A Retrospective Study
(2016-05-13)The development of expertise for two groups of rhythmic gymnasts was studied where a group of elite (Olympic) gymnasts was compared to a group of sub‐elite (International) gymnasts. Structured interviews were used to collect ... -
Childhood Physical Activity Involvement in Active and Inactive Female Adults
(2016-06-03)Current trends show progressive declines in levels of physical activity from childhood through adolescence and adulthood, most notably for females. The current study examined organized activity involvement in active ... -
Children’s Perceptions of Cohesion
(2016-05-27)The general purpose of the two studies reported here was to examine perceptions of team cohesiveness in children aged 9 to 12 years. In Study 1, focus groups were used to examine individual perceptions of cohesion from the ... -
Citation Network Analysis of Research on Sport Officials: A Lack of Interconnectivity
(2016-04-27)In sport research, the majority of attention is directed towards athletes. While investigations on sport officials have proliferated in recent years, many queries remain unanswered. Through citation analysis, we investigate ... -
Cliques in Sport: Perceptions of Intercollegiate Athletes
(2016-04-14)Although cliques are often referenced in sporting circles, they have received little attention in the group dynamics literature. This is surprising given their potential influence on group-related processes that could ... -
Coach Behaviors and Athlete Satisfaction in Team and Individual Sports
(2016-05-31)The coach can have a profound impact on athlete satisfaction, regardless of the level of sport involvement. Previous research has identified differences between coaching behavior preferences in team and individual sport ... -
Coach Development Programmes to Improve Interpersonal Coach Behaviours: a Systematic Review Using the Re-Aim Framework
(2016-04-28)Objective Although evidence supports the effectiveness of interpersonal Coach Development Programmes (CDPs), which are designed to foster coach–athlete relationships, an intervention's impact is shaped by numerous factors ... -
Coach perspectives on the ‘groups within the group’: An analysis of subgroups and cliques in sport.
(2016-04-12)The importance of identifying and understanding subgroups within teams has been highlighted in the sport literature for a number of years (e.g., Eys, Loughead, Bray, & Carron, 2009; Fletcher & Hanton, 2003). Despite a ... -
Cognitive Characteristics of Expert, Middle of the Pack, and Back of the Pack Ultra-Endurance Triathletes
(2016-05-17)Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine cognitive differences between expert and non-expert UE triathletes. Design Twenty-one UE triathletes were stratified according to finishing times into three ...