Thesis (M.S.)--California University of Pennsylvania, 2005. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references and abstract. Thesis available as PDF via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.) -- Ohio State University, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-81). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2005. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 658 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-275).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 319-329). Also available online (PDF file) by a subscription to the set or by purchasing the individual file.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 319-329).

Bakgrund CrossFit definieras som konstant varierad funktionell träning som utförs med hög intensitet och kombinerar olympiska lyft, gymnastik och konditionsträning. Sportens snabba framväxt har medfört oro för skador. Det har visats att CrossFit-tränares involvering och närvaro minskar skadeförekomst, men det finns inget krav för utövare att delta i övervakad träning. Syfte Att undersöka CrossFit-tränares upplevelser av underlättande och försvårande faktorer för genomförande av skadepreventiva åtgärder. Vidare även studera tränares syn på vad tränarnärvaro har för betydelse för att förebygga skador. Design och metod En kvalitativ design användes. Fem CrossFit-tränare med mer än ett års erfarenhet av att vara tränare deltog. En kvalitativ innehållsanalys enligt Graneheims och Lundmans induktiva strategi användes för databearbetning. Resultat Bland de underlättande faktorerna beskrevs till exempel kategorin Kompetens som innefattade kunskap och utbildning. Bland de försvårande faktorerna beskrevs bland annat otillräcklig kunskap. Tränarens närvaro beskrevs som betydelsefull för att förebygga skadeförekomst. Upplevelser av färre skador, korrigering av utförande och mer fokus på teknik lyftes. Konklussio Resultatet stödjer vikten av att ha fokus på tränarnärvaro vid CrossFit-pass och presenterar underlättande och försvårande faktorer som kan vara av relevans för utvecklingen av framtida utbildning för CrossFit-tränare. / Background CrossFit is defined as constantly varied functional training and is performed in high intensity. It combines olympic lifting, gymnastics and metabolic conditioning. The rapid growth of the sport has caused concerns for injuries. There has been shown that the involvement and presence of CrossFit trainers reduces injury but there is no requirement for practitioners to participate in supervised training. Purpose To explore the facilitating and aggravating factors that CrossFit trainers experience for implementation of injury prevention. Furthermore, study the trainers’ view of how important the trainer’s prescense is for injury prevention. Design and method A qualitative design was used in this study. Five CrossFit trainers with more than one year experience of being a trainer participated. A qualitative content analysis was used according to Granehiem and Lundman’s inductive strategy for data processing. Results Among the faciliating factors were for example Competence described which included knowledge and education. Amongst aggravating factors insufficient knowledge were for exampel described. The presence of the trainer was described as meaningful to prevent injuries. Experiences of fewer injuries, correction of performance and greater focus on technique were brought to attention. Conclusion The result supports the importance of focusing on presence of the CrossFit trainer and presents facilitating and aggravating factors that may be relevant to the development of future education for CrossFit trainers.

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Extensive literature research revealed that little was known about the effectiveness of athletic training continuing education workshops in increasing athletic trainers' knowledge, skills and abilities. The three purposes of this mixed method exploratory study were: 1) to examine whether continuing education workshops were perceived by athletic trainer participants as effective; 2) to determine if a relationship existed between efficacy and perceived workshop training effectiveness; 3) to demonstrate the transfer of training through work experiences. Participants were recruited through Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer (BOC) approved continuing education workshops. Eighty-four participants completed a questionnaire packet on the day of the workshop. The packet contained the Athletic Training Efficacy Questionnaire, subject matter pre-test, workshop evaluation, and subject matter post-test. Two months after the workshop, participants were contacted and asked to complete an online questionnaire that focused on their perceptions of the workshop they attended and their transfer of the training to the workplace. Quantitative data analysis revealed no significant relationships between participants' levels of efficacy and ages, genders, work experience, and degree attainment. Nor was there a significant relationship found between participants' level of efficacy and their perceptions of workshop effectiveness. The characteristics of the workshops were perceived as effective in increasing participant knowledge, skills and abilities related to athletic training. Overall, 20.2% of participants perceived the workshops as being very effective, 46.4% perceived the workshops to be effective, and 33.3% perceived the workshops as ineffective. / Qualitative analysis revealed that the perceptions of workshop effectiveness were related to the presentation format, characteristics of the instructor, and the relevancy of the workshop material to real life situations. Barriers to the transfer of training were also identified and included workshop format factors (delivery, environmental, and learning styles) and a lack of information presented. Recommendations for the development of continuing education workshops that better meet the needs of athletic trainers were discussed, and suggestions for future research were provided. / by Sarah L. Reed. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.