Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1984.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. Jerome Quarterman, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Sport Management, Recreation Management, and Physical Education. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 22, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 117 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

xiii, 89 p. : ill. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / Participation in athletics includes an inherent risk of becoming injured that is related to the nature of the games and activities of the players. Current literature reports that approximately seven million high school students participate in sports yearly in the United States and, during the 2005-2006 sport seasons, 1.4 million injuries were reported. Considering this high number of injuries, there is little doubt that definitive research into the determination of factors that might help predict the degree of injury risk associated with sport participation is warranted. Despite common association of variables such as joint laxity, range of motion, strength and balance with injury, these traditional measures have not proven to be reliable predictors of vulnerability. Consequently, attempts have been made to identify practical methods that may better permit identification of individuals who show a high likelihood of injury during athletic competition. This study examined one such system, the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), which utilizes measures of mobility and stability to permit its developers to assert that it can be used to practically and accurately identify vulnerable athletes. Critical data on inter-rater and intra-rater performance were first obtained on a team of athletic trainers to ensure that they could reliably execute the testing methods. Following confirmation of this fact, 112 high school basketball athletes were screened with the FMS and their injuries (non-contact neuromusculoskeletal tissue damage in school-sanctioned basketball) were tracked throughout an entire season. Data analysis to determine if a commonly-used FMS cutoff score of less than 14 out of 21 could identify vulnerable athletes revealed that this value was not significantly related to the likelihood of sustaining an injury. Furthermore, logistic regression revealed that none of the individual predictors (gender, FMS movements, and movement asymmetries) were significant predictors of injury susceptibility. The results indicate that, despite the fact that multiple evaluators and trials can be practically used to evaluate FMS scores in a large group of high school basketball athletes, the test does not appear to be a valid tool in assessing injury risk in this population during an entire season. / Committee in charge: Gary Klug, Chairperson, Human Physiology; Paul van Donkelaar, Member, Human Physiology; Andrew Lovering, Member, Human Physiology; Roland Good, Outside Member, Special Education and Clinical Sciences

Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Department of Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016. / Background There has been a remarkable increase in the participation of sport for athletes with disabilities. Consequently, there have been many international studies on injuries in athletes which have shown a high prevalence in wheelchair basketball, largely attributed to the fast-paced, high intensity nature of the sport. This sport has grown worldwide including South Africa, however, very little research has been published on South African wheelchair basketball players and more research is, therefore, needed. Aim To determine the prevalence and profile of musculoskeletal pain in elite wheelchair basketball players of different point classifications in South Africa. Hypothesis 1: Upper extremity (including neck and back) pain is experienced more commonly in lower point classified wheelchair basketball players than in higher point classified players. Hypothesis 2: Lower extremity pain is experienced more commonly in higher point classified players than in lower point classified players Method This study was a quantitative, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study. The questionnaire comprised of sub-sections on demographics and disability characteristics; activity levels pertaining to wheelchair basketball and other sport/physical activity; the prevalence of pain and the impact thereof on wheelchair basketball and/or activities of daily living. This questionnaire was administered to 48 wheelchair basketball players who were competing in the 2015 Supersport League. A response rate of 70% was decided as the lower limit cut-off for statistical power. Results Fourty-three participants responded yielding an 89.58% response rate. The mean age of participants was 33.3 (SD:9.5) years and the majority of participants (n=35) were male and African (n=29). Out of the 43 participants, 79.1% (n=34) used mobility devices, the majority (n=20) used wheelchairs. Most of the participants (n=41) played wheelchair basketball for more than five years and 32 participants did not participate in other sport. Almost half of the participants (n=25) experienced musculoskeletal pain in the last twelve months or at present, 75% of whom (n=12) visited a Physiotherapist for the pain. More than half of these participants (n=15; 60%) reported that the pain negatively affected their basketball performance. It was established that arm pain occurred frequently in lower point classified players (1.0-2.5 point players) and that hand and wrist pain was also more prevalent in lower point players than in higher point players. The prevalence of lower extremity pain was low and there was no statistically significant difference between higher and lower point classified players. Conclusions and Recommendations The finding that upper extremity pain occurred more frequently in lower point classified players was in keeping with the first hypothesis (the null hypothesis was, therefore, rejected). The second hypothesis was, however, rejected (and the null hypothesis was, therefore, accepted) as lower extremity pain did not occur more frequently in higher point classified players than in lower point classified players. The Eta scores may have been higher and may have shown a much larger than typical relationship between point classification and the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain had there been a larger sample size. Notwithstanding this limitation, it is a challenge to obtain a significantly larger sample size due to the nature and limited number of participants in this sport. More studies are warranted on this group of individuals, as a large number experienced pain which affected more than half of the participants’ performance in wheelchair basketball. These studies are important for the future success of the South African players and the sport in South Africa. / M

University of Macau / Faculty of Education

It was investigatet the indexes of physical charges and their changes among the basketball players of 15–16 years old. The survey was done in January and February, 2006 and there were 15 young basketballers. The aim of the survey was the changes of the young players in the acceleration of the physical strength and becoming well again. According to the pecularities of the phases of the young players and the importance of the physical strength there was an actual research in this problem, that is, to ascertain the changes of the indexesof the accelaration of the strength pointing at various physical charges and becoming well afterwards. The aims were to ascertain the hight of the players jump (hp90, Dj90 and Dj135), as well as their changes before the charge and after it, and becoming well afterwards, then to ascertain the tiredness of the muscles, the composition of the skeleton, the changes of the height of the jumps at the maximal intensivity, and to ascertain the pain of the muscles. During the warming – up the players did three experimental jumps in these ways: hp90, Dj90, Dj135. Later, the young basketball players had to do three control jumps. Then, there was a 1 minute charge test in maximum power series of the jumps. After that, they did three control jumps in all the described ways. Then, the young players had a rest for one hour. After that they had a warming – up and then three control jumps. A contact platform was used to ascertain the height of the jump with the... [to full text]

Rengiant jaunąsias krepšininkes galinčias žaisti įvairaus amžiaus grupių čempionatuose, o vėliau ir didelio meistriškumo žaidėjas nacionalinei komandai, aktualu yra stebėti žaidėjų techninį lygį, analizuoti jų fizinį išsivystymą, funkcinį pajėgumą ir metinį treniruočių ciklą. Darbo tikslas – išanalizuoti Lietuvos krepšinio rinktinių krepšininkių (1990 – 1992 metų gimimo) treniruočių metinį ciklą, fizines galias, išsivystymą bei techninį parengtumą ir jų kaitą per metus. Nustatyta, kad jaunųjų Lietuvos olimpinio sporto centro krepšininkių fizinio pajėgumo daugelis rodikliu sezono metu progresavo ir sezonui baigiantis buvo aukštesnio lygio. Statinė jėga, anaerobinis alaktatinis raumenų galingumas, kurio progresą per metus įtakojo per treniruotes ir varžybas atliekami trumpi spurtai ir pagreitėjimai, bei judesių dažnis pasiekė gerą ir tinkamą krepšininkėm lygį. Vienkartinis raumenų susitraukimo galingumas taip pat didėjo, bet šis raumenų galingumas dar nėra pasiekęs krepšininkėm reikiamo lygio. Nustačius krepšininkių kūno masę buvo matyti, kad komandos vidutinė masė padidėjo ir didėjimas buvo ženklesnis riebalų nei raumenų sąskaiton. Techninio parengtumo duomenys, sezono pabaigoje taip pat buvo užfiksuoti geresni nei sezono pradžioje. Nustatėme, kad LOSC komandos metiniame treniruočių cikle rengimo rūšių santykis BFR 25.6 %, SFR 17.2 %, TTR, 57.1 % tirto krepšininkių amžiaus tarpsnyje, beveik atitinka trenerių rekomendacijas, tik reikėtų padidinti valandų skaičių specialiam... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / While preparing the young feminine basketball players who can participate in various age championships and later masters of sport for the national team, it is important to observe the technical level of players, to analyse their physical development, functional abilities and annual training cycle. The aim of the research is to analyse the annual training cycle of Lithuanian feminine combined team (years of birth 1990 - 1992), their physical capacity, development, technical preparation and the change of the mentioned factors during the year. It is fixed that the young Olympic Lithuanian basketball players made a progress in physical abilities during the season and the end of the season reached a higher level. The static power and the anaerobic muscular power which were influenced by acceleration during the training and competition, and the frequency of motions achieved the suitable level for the basketball players. The single muscular contract power also increased, bet this muscular power has not achieved the appropriate level for the basketball players. After defining the body weight it was obvious that the average team weight increased in more grease than in muscles. At the end of the season the results of technical training were better than the beginning of the season. We established that in the given age group and corresponds the recommendation of tutors but the number of hours for special physical training should be increased.

Tyrimo problema. Judesio tikslumas daug priklauso nuo pasirengimo atlikti veiksmą – parengiamosios fazės. Nustatyta, kad įgudusių krepšininkų parengiamieji judesiai, veiksmai teigiamai veikia baudos metimų tikslumą, tačiau nėra aišku kaip šie judesiai, veiksmai veikia pradedančiųjų krepšininkų metimų tikslumą. Tyrimo objektas: jaunųjų krepšininkų baudos metimų tikslumas. Hipotezė. Mėnesio trukmės mokymas parengiamųjų judesių, veiksmų ir jų sekos atliekant baudos metimą pagal Amberry (1996) metodiką turės teigiamos įtakos baudos metimų tikslumui. Tyrimo tikslas. Nustatyti ir įvertinti parengiamųjų judesių, veiksmų ir jų sekos poveikį jaunųjų krepšininkų baudų metimo tikslumui. Tyrimo uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti ir įvertinti jaunųjų krepšininkų baudos metimo tikslumą iki ir po eksperimento; 2. Nustatyti vykdomus parengiamuosius judesius, veiksmus atliekant baudos metimą iki ir po eksperimento; 3. Nustatyti baudos metimų tikslumo kaitą eksperimento metu; Tyrimo rezultatai. Alytaus jaunųjų krepšininkų, atliekant 30 baudos metimų testą, kontrolinės grupės prieš eksperimentą, tikslių metimų vidurkis lygus 20,8 ± 3,4 (69,33 proc. baudos metimo tikslumas), o eksperimentinės – 19,6± 2,2 (65,33 proc. baudos metimo tikslumas). Gauti rezultatai po eksperimento parodė, jog kontrolinės grupės metimų vidurkis lygus 22,7 ± 2,0 (75,67 proc. baudos metimo tikslumas), o eksperimentinės – 23,9 ± 1,9 (79,67 proc. baudos metimo tikslumas). Įvertinus Kauno jaunųjų krepšininkų, atliekant 30 baudų... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The problem of research: Movement precision a lot depends on the preparation to perform an action-the preparation phase. It was found that skilled player’s preparatory movements, positively affect the accuracy of free throws, but it is not clear how these movements’ effect on beginner’s basketball player’s shot accuracy. The research object: youth basketball player’s free throws accuracy. Hypothesis. A month-long training of preparatory movements, actions and their sequencing before performing a free throw according to Amberry (1996) methodology will have a positive effect on the accuracy of free throws. Aim of the study. To identify and assess the preparatory movements, actions and their sequencing effect on youth basketball player’s free-throw accuracy. Objectives of the research: 1. Identify and assess youth basketball player’s free throw accuracy before and after experiment. 2. Identify ongoing preparatory movements and actions before performing a free throw, before and after experiment. 3. Identify free throws accuracy changes during the experiment. The research results. Alytus youth basketball players for 30free throws test, the control group average of accurate throws was 20.8 ± 3.4(69.33 percent of free throw accuracy) before the experiment, and the experimental - 19.6 ± 2.2 (65.33 percent of free throw accuracy). The obtained results of the experiment showed that the control group throws an average of 22.7 ± 2.0(75.67 percent of free throw accuracy), and the... [to full text]

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-06T17:07:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 gilberto vaz.pdf: 2563806 bytes, checksum: 395aafc2c634ff68fb8ad89223c3bd69 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-09-19 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The objective of this study is to compare the indicators of life habits and the traits of personality of the athletes of juvenile basketball personality, that they dispute competitions of high level in Santa Catarina (Brazil) and Oklahoma (USA). This research of the type 'Applied' it used for analysis and interpretation of the data the quantitative approach, measuring the variables: sex and position in court; and qualitative, comparing and interpreting the data obtained in the questionnaires of life habits and personality traits. The researched population was constituted by athletes with ages among 16 and 18 years, that practice basketball, at least, there is one year. In Santa Catarina, 157 players were researched (76 men; 81 women); in Oklahoma 150 players (75 men; 75 women). The technique of adopted sampling was of the type Random Probabilistic , stratified by location and sex. The used instruments were: for Habits of Life, the questionnaire of Habits of Life in the Childhood and Adolescence (EVIA); for the test of personality lines, BIG FIVE TEST (adapted of the NEO-PI). The results point differences among the researched groups. In the Habits of Life, the most important differences are in the socioeconomic indicators: the athletes american, masculine and feminine, they are distributed in a more balanced way in the classes B1, B2, C, while the brazilians in the classes A1, A2, B2. In practice sporting, in the masculine and feminine groups, it was verified that the american athletes practice more sport than the brazilians. In the time that practices basketball, the brazilian athletes play on average 4 years ago and the americans, 7,3 years ago; the brazilians play on average 4,2 years ago and the americans, 6,4 years ago. The Brazilians train 2h and 30m on average a day, while the Americans train 2h and 45m a day; the brazilians train 2h and 36m on average a day, while the Americans train 2h and 27m a day. In the weekly frequency that practices basketball, the brazilians 4,98 days a week and the americans, 4,86 days a week; in the feminine, the brazilians 4,37 days a week and the americans, 4,56 days a week. The physical indicators, for position in court, present important differences in both researched groups. In all of the positions, in the masculine and feminine groups, the american athletes' IMC belongs superior to the to the brazilians, indicating that the americans are stronger than the brazilians. Different traits of personality exist among the brazilian and american athletes for sex and position in court. The americans present more traits self-confidence, creativity, leadership and motivation in comparison with the brazilians. The brazilians present more traits group spirit in comparison with the americans. The traits of personality self-control, militancy, concentration and sociability are similar between brazilians and americans. It was ended that the american athletes possess more positive qualities associated to the personality that the brazilians. In the feminine group, the American athletes present more traits self-confidence, creativity, militancy, sociability, leadership and motivation in comparison with the brazilians. The traits of personality self-control, group spirit and concentration are similar between brazilians and americans. It was ended that the american athletes possess more positive qualities associated to the personality that the brazilians. / O objetivo deste estudo é comparar os indicadores de hábitos de vida e os traços de personalidade dos atletas de basquetebol juvenil, que disputam competições de alto nível em Santa Catarina (Brasil) e Oklahoma (EUA). Esta pesquisa do tipo Aplicada utilizou para análise e interpretação dos dados a abordagem quantitativa, mensurando as variáveis: sexo e posição em quadra; e qualitativa, comparando e interpretando os dados obtidos nos questionários de hábitos de vida e traços de personalidade. A população pesquisada foi constituída por atletas com idades entre 16 e 18 anos, que praticam basquete, no mínimo, há um ano. Em Santa Catarina, foram pesquisados 157 jogadores (76 homens; 81 mulheres); em Oklahoma 150 jogadores (75 homens; 75 mulheres). A técnica de amostragem adotada foi do tipo Probabilística Aleatória , estratificada por localização e sexo. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: para Hábitos de Vida, o questionário de Estilo de Vida na Infância e Adolescência (EVIA); para o teste de traços de personalidade, o BIG FIVE TEST (adaptado do NEO-PI). Os resultados apontam diferenças entre os grupos pesquisados. Nos Hábitos de Vida, as diferenças mais importantes estão nos indicadores socioeconômicos: os atletas americanos, masculinos e femininos, estão distribuídos de forma mais equilibrada nas classes B1, B2, C, enquanto os brasileiros nas classes A1, A2, B2. Na prática esportiva, nos grupos masculino e feminino, verificou-se que os atletas americanos praticam mais esporte que os brasileiros. No tempo que pratica basquete, os atletas brasileiros jogam em média há 4 anos e os americanos, há 7,3 anos; as brasileiras jogam em média há 4,2 anos e as americanas, há 6,4 anos. Os brasileiros treinam em média 2h e 30m por dia, enquanto os americanos treinam 2h e 45m por dia; as brasileiras treinam em média 2h e 36m por dia, enquanto as americanas treinam 2h e 27m por dia. Na freqüência semanal que pratica basquete, os brasileiros treinam 4,98 dias por semana e os americanos, 4,86 dias por semana; no feminino, as brasileiras treinam 4,37 dias por semana e as americanas, 4,56 dias por semana. Os indicadores físicos, por posição em quadra, apresentam diferenças importantes em ambos os grupos pesquisados. Em todas as posições, nos grupos masculino e feminino, o IMC dos atletas americanos é superior ao dos brasileiros, indicando que os americanos são mais fortes que os brasileiros. Existem traços de personalidade distintos entre os atletas brasileiros e americanos por sexo e posição em quadra. Os americanos apresentam mais traços de autoconfiança, criatividade, liderança e motivação em comparação aos brasileiros. Os brasileiros apresentam mais traços de espírito de grupo em comparação aos americanos. Os traços de personalidade autocontrole, combatividade, concentração e sociabilidade são semelhantes entre brasileiros e americanos. Concluiu-se que os atletas americanos possuem mais qualidades positivas associadas à personalidade que os brasileiros. No grupo feminino, as atletas americanas apresentam mais traços de autoconfiança, criatividade, combatividade, sociabilidade, liderança e motivação em comparação às brasileiras. Os traços de personalidade autocontrole, espírito de grupo e concentração são semelhantes entre brasileiras e americanas. Concluiu-se que as atletas americanas possuem mais qualidades positivas associadas à personalidade que as brasileiras.

Introduktion: Många idrottare drabbas av patella tendinopati, framförallt idrotter som inkluderar många hopp och snabba riktningsförändringar. Smärtan som kommer med tillståndet kan påverka en professionell idrottares prestation och karriär.  Syfte: Syftet med denna systematiska litteraturöversikt är att studera effekten av olika behandlingsmetoder avseende på smärta och funktion hos volleybollspelare och basketspelare diagnostiserade med patellar tendinopati.  Metod: Metoden utformades och följde riktlinjerna enligt Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Sökningen gjordes i PubMed och SPORTdiscus med en söksträng framtagen med hjälp av personal från Medicinska biblioteket i Umeå, Sverige. Sammanlagt inkluderades 5 studier i litteraturöversikten. PEDro skalan användes för att kvalitetsgranska samtliga artiklar i litteraturöversikten.  Resultat: Totalt 5 artiklar inkluderades i denna studie. Ingen av studierna uppfyllde kriterierna för låg kvalitet. Fyra av fem studier uppfyllde kriterierna för moderat till god kvalitet och en studie uppnådde hög kvalitet vid kvalitetsgranskningen. Fyra av fem studier utvärderade träning som en behandlingsmetod för patellar tendinopati, en av fem studier utvärderade stötvågsbehandling för patellar tendinopati. Konklusion: Majoriteten av studierna i denna systematiska litteraturöversikt visar på positiva effekter på smärta och funktion av isometrisk, isotonisk och excentrisk träning. Samtliga inkluderande studier uppfyllde moderat till hög kvalitet enligt PEDro skalan. Evidensen i just denna litteraturstudie räcker ej till för att rekommendera en viss behandlingsform till volleyboll-och basketspelare diagnostiserade med patellar tendinopati. Mer forskning kring behandlingsmetoder av patellar tendinopati behövs, specifikt på aktiva volleyboll-och basketspelare.