Main goal of the Sport Physical Education And Coaching in Health (SPEACH) Project is to increase awareness and behavioural change in sport professionals and European citizens towards an active and healthy lifestyle. Sedentariness and physical inactivity are a cross-national problem. Therefore, the Project …

External of focus of attention has been shown to result in superior motor performance compared to an internal focus of attention. Adding external focus of attention may optimize current anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programs. Objective: To determine the effect of internal (IF) and …

In this study the impact of athlete endorsements on the attitude and buying behaviour of consumers was investigated. Many times, endorsers are seen as having a positive impact on a brand and are used to endorse sport products as well as non-sport products. Sometimes an athlete is endorsing different …

A one year prospective study on ankle stability and landing technique: the occurrence of ankle and knee injuries in elite ball team athletes Background: In team sports lower extremity injuries account for more than 50% of all injuries, indicating the importance of early detection of athletes at risk. …

In deze samenvatting zetten wij de bevindingen van ons onderzoek naar grensoverschrijdend gedrag van kinderen tussen de 4 en 12 jaar, voor u op een rijtje. Wij verwijzen u voor meer informatie naar onze deelvragen en conclusie. Voor ons onderzoek hadden wij als doel om antwoord te geven op onze hoofdvraag …

Expert meeting 1&2 with coaches and athletes on how to make use of different monitoring tools in elite team sports.

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Resting energy expenditure (REE) is expected to be higher in athletes because of their relatively high fat free mass (FFM). Therefore, REE predictive equation for recreational athletes may be required. The aim of this study was to validate existing REE predictive equations and …

Optimizing the interaction between coaches and scientists in a community of research. To optimize the interaction between sports practice, research and education, the School of Sportstudies at the Hanze University of Applied Sciences developed four Communities of Research. One of these communities aims …

The present study aimed to develop a football-specific self-report instrument measuring self-regulated learning in the context of daily practice, which can be used to monitor the extent to which players take responsibility for their own learning. Development of the instrument involved six steps: 1. Literature …

In this study we assessed which is the most appropriate method of detecting stress to study the effect of Jacobson’s progressive relaxation exercises in patients with stress problems. In the study 7 patients are requested to fill in 3 different scales to quantify their stress before and after the exercises. …