Exercise-induced asthma, more accurately called exercise induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) has been defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by transient airflow obstruction following several minutes of exercise. EIB is also recognized as...
Head injury, more than any other injury, may bring with it controversy and sometimes heated discussions amongst athletes, coaches, certified athletic trainers, parents, and physicians. Many studies have been done and more are underway to provide...
Leadership effectiveness can affect the success or failure of an organization. The way a leader (CEO, manager, supervisor etc.) communicates to employees can affect the degree to which employees will willingly follow and respect the leader, be...
The strength and conditioning community has seen a growing number of research studies related to the effects that resistance training might have in enhancing physical performance in athletics. In an effort to determine the optimal program or method...
Fatigue is an inevitable consequence of physical activity, and affects multiple systems of the human body. Of particular interest to those in the sports medicine world is how fatigue affects the performance of athletes. Quality of movement has...
Sports -- Physiological aspects; Women athletes -- Physiology; Menstrual cycle
There are several different physiological differences between males and females that can affect exercise performance. Particularly, women experience the menstrual cycle when variations of estrogen and progesterone occur every 23-38 days. This...
Sports -- Psychological aspects; Soccer for women -- Psychological aspects
Sport psychology is a field that many individuals in athletics use on a daily basis, and is beginning to become a commonly accepted valued addition to an athlete or team; training and preparation. The importance of sport psychology relating to...
Weight training; Soccer -- Training; College athletes
This study was designed to identify relationships between the perceptions of the importance of weight training and sport orientations among NCAA Division I student-athletes on soccer teams. Differences among the perceptions of the importance of...