Thesis (MTech (Tourism and Hospitality Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2017. / The hosting of 2014 FIFA World CupTM was an ideal opportunity for Brazil to enhance its international image. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact on Brazil and on Rio de Janeiro (as a host city and major tourist destination) of mainstream media reporting on the hosting of the 2014 FIFA World CupTM. It provides a picture of how Brazil and Rio de Janeiro were reported in selected newspapers at different stages of the event: pre-, lead-up, during, and post- the 2014 World Cup. The study also seeks to ascertain whether the major objectives of the Brazil World Cup bid were met in the hosting of this mega-event. A media content analysis was conducted in four key tourism markets: Argentina, USA, Germany and Portugal. These countries were chosen because they represent Brazil’s main tourism markets and reported significant numbers of ticket sales for the event. The methodology used was qualitative analysis, including content sourcing, content identification and the use of Leximancer, an analytic tool for large amounts of textual data. The study examined online newspapers with the largest readership and circulation numbers in the selected markets. In total, 1961 online newspaper articles relevant to Brazil’s hosting of the 2014 FIFA World CupTM were analysed. The findings revealed both positive and negative sentiments associated with Brazil’s hosting of the event. A key finding from the analysis was that for all markets, there was a shift from relatively positive sentiment in the pre-World Cup period, to more negative sentiment in the lead-up, followed by a return to positive sentiment during and after the World Cup. Having shifted to a more negative view leading up to and during the event, the USA market was dominated by media attention to social unrest and corruption. The period immediately prior to the tournament recorded an increase in both positive and negative media coverage in the US, German and Portuguese markets, but became more positive in the Argentinian market. Thus, the lead-up period was particularly significant in all markets. Safety and security concerns expressed in the lead-up period decreased significantly during the hosting and post- periods, and a positive image of the country was noticeable in the international media. Therefore, while the positive sentiments emerging during the event should be capitalised on, Brazil should also address the lurking concerns and negative perceptions that continue despite its successful hosting of the mega-event. By doing this the nation can consolidate its brand’s position in a sustained and positive way. As different reporting tones were noticed in the different markets across the time periods, it becomes important to consider these changes in the future event marketing and positioning of Rio de Janeiro as the leading tourism destination and events capital for Brazil, especially in relation to Rio de Janeiro’s hosting of future events.

This paper examines the determinants of FIFA World Cup performances of nations. The study incorporates socioeconomic, cultural, demographic and football-specific factors to investigate how World Cup results can be explained. A linear regression is used to study the last five tournaments, and the model finds that being seeded for the draw, and the host country effect are statistically significant variables. Additionally, I discover two new variables – namely, having a star player and having become a member of FIFA before 1924, as being statistically significant in my analysis.

Resumo: O chute no futebol é um gesto técnico bastante estudado, devido a sua importância dentro de uma partida, porém existem algumas lacunas importantes a serem preenchidas, principalmente quanto a sua análise no aspecto quantitativo. Este estudo teve como objetivo encontrar um sistema eficaz de análise dos fatores técnicos intervenientes na performance motora de jogadores de futebol de campo. Neste sentido tornou-se de fundamental importância avaliar parâmetros biomecânicos aplicados durante o chute com o dorso do pé em atletas de categorias de base, a fim de melhorar a performance motora e corrigir falhas não detectadas pela análise qualitativa. Desta forma foi elaborado um sistema de medidas específico, que teve como ponto central da pesquisa, a análise do movimento de chute ao gol. Utilizou-se a cinemetria bidimensional (2D), visando analisar o ângulo formado pelo joelho da perna de apoio; a força de reação do solo ou força vertical (Fv); o COP (centro de pressão) medido pelo equilíbrio do pé de apoio e deslocamento em fases determinantes do chute; e através de acelerômetro, encontrou-se o comportamento da aceleração ou desaceleração produzidas nas fases do movimento de chute. A amostra foi constituída de quatro indivíduos com idades compreendidas entre 16 e 19 anos, atletas da equipe do Resende Futebol Clube, sendo dois da categoria juniores e dois da categoria juvenil. O teste consistiu na execução de chutes com o dorso do pé cujo objetivo foi acertar o alvo posicionado a nove metros do voluntário; o chute caracterizou-se por ser funcional, mas ao mesmo tempo empregando potência. Os resultados encontrados foram coerentes para Fv e aceleração na análise inter-voluntários. Em relação à velocidade alcançada pela bola para inter-voluntários, os resultados apresentaram padrão esperado... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The kick in soccer is a technical gesture extensively studied because of its importance within a game, but there are some important gaps to be filled, specially regarding its analysis on the quantitative aspect. This study aimed to find an effective system of analysis of technical factors involved in motor control performance of soccer players in the field. In this sense has become of paramount importance to assess biomechanical parameters applied during the kick with the instep of the basic categories of athletes, to improve motor performance and to correct errors not detected by qualitative analysis. Thus was developed a system of specific measures, which had as its central point of the research, analysis of the motion of kicking the goal. Kinemetry used the two-dimensional (2D) to evaluate the angle formed by the knee of the supporting leg, the ground reaction force, especifically vertical force (Fv), the COP (center of pressure) measured by the balance of the foot support and decisive shift in phases of the kick, and by accelerometer, found the behavior of acceleration or deceleration produced in the phases of the motion of kick. The sample consisted of four individuals aged between 16 and 19 years, athletes team Resende Football Club, two juniors and two categories of the youth category. The test consisted in the execution of kicks with the instep whose goal was to hit the target positioned at nine meters of the volunteer, the kick was characterized by being functional, but at the same time employing power. The results were consistent for Fv and acceleration parameters between inter-volunteers and the ball speeds were registered according with literature. The results showed the expected pattern, however, COP parameter presented the individual pattern between inter-volunteers and showed same trend for intra- volunteers / Orientador: Tamotsu Hirata / Coorientador: Henrique Martins Rocha / Banca: Mauro Pedro Peres / Banca: Luiz Heleno Moreira Duque / Mestre

Entre as diversas manifestações esportivas, o futebol é o que apresenta maior popularidade no Brasil, sendo conhecido e reconhecido como o Esporte das Multidões. O futebol é um terreno fértil para estudos e reflexões, pois seus simbolismos permitem articulações com outras dimensões da vida social. Entre os atores sociais envolvidos no futebol, destacam-se os torcedores, essenciais para a existência do espetáculo esportivo. São os torcedores que vivenciam e partilham emoções, que percebem e internalizam toda natureza simbólica do futebol, revelando então sua própria natureza. Para os torcedores há um lugar sagrado: os estádios de futebol, verdadeiros santuários de culto a bola, que remetem o espetáculo esportivo a um rito mitificador. Os estádios de futebol estão presentes no imaginário como a casa dos homens. Entretanto cresce cotidianamente o número de mulheres que comparecem regularmente a esses templos do futebol. Empregando o método bola de neve foram selecionadas sete mulheres frequentadoras de estádios de futebol que responderam a uma entrevista semi-estruturada. Com uma abordagem qualitativa, utilizou-se a análise do discurso com o intuito de compreender e analisar a produção imaginária dessas mulheres. Foram encontradas as marcas estádio (com sentido imprevisibilidade, espaço de confraternização, espaço masculino e espaço democrático), gente (com sentido de grupo), homem (com sentido de preconceito e domínio), mulher (com sentido de conquista de espaço, torcedora, companheira e insegurança) e time (com sentido de paixão e zoeira). A interpretação dos dados remete a figura de Dionísio, pelos aspectos do êxtase, do entusiasmo, do prazer, da liberdade, da autonomia, por não se deixar dominar e pela quebra de tabus

Orientador: Ricardo Machado Leite de Barros / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Fisica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T05:40:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Misuta_MiltonShoiti_M.pdf: 595720 bytes, checksum: 9b42d7a0badf01a753076543ca54f4ff (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 / Resumo: A análise objetiva da dinâmica de um jogo de futebol requer o desenvolvimento de metodologias eficientes para detectar e codificar as informações disponíveis durante a partida. Dados contínuos sobre a posição em função do tempo de cada um dos atletas possibilitam análises das distâncias percorridas por cada um, as regiões do campo em que se deslocaram, as distribuições de velocidades, além de análises táticas. Um método automático capaz de fornecer estes dados foi recentemente proposto e baseia-se no registro em vídeo do jogo por câmeras digitais e posterior rastreamento dos jogadores nas seqüências de imagens utilizando técnicas de processamento de imagens, em particular, morfologia matemática. As vantagens do método são a de fornecer dados simultâneos dos jogadores das duas equipes em uma partida sem interferir no desempenho ou significar risco ao atleta, uma vez que este não tem que se deslocar portando transmissores/receptores, como em outros métodos descritos na literatura. Este trabalho consiste na validação do método de rastreamento automático de trajetórias de jogadores de futebol por videogrametria e a aplicação do método em uma partida oficial do Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol. Os objetivos do estudo foram: a) avaliar a acurácia do método na determinação da posição de um determinado ponto no campo; b) avaliar a acurácia do método na determinação das distâncias percorridas pelos atletas; e c) avaliar a aplicabilidade do método na análise de uma partida oficial. Os resultados da avaliação das medidas de posição do jogador no campo foram: acurácia (30,61cm), bias (30,53cm) e precisão (2,16cm). Os resultados da avaliação da distância total percorrida pelos atletas em situação controlada foram: acurácia (4,14 m), bias (3,98m) e precisão (1,15 m) em uma distância total de 2.924 metros. A análise de regressão linear mostrou que o método baseado em videogrametria forneceu medidas equivalentes aos obtidos por medição direta, R2 (1,0000), coeficiente angular (0,9877) e intervalo de confiança (0,9868 a 0,9887), coeficiente linear (¿2,2680m) e intervalo de confiança (-4,0151 m a ¿0,5209 m). O método foi aplicado em uma partida oficial de futebol e, embora o rastreamento não tenha sido totalmente automático, foi possível a obtenção das distâncias percorridas de todos os jogadores do time A e B (1o. e 2o. tempos) e as distribuições de velocidades para todos os jogadores do time A (1o. e 2o. tempos). O método mostrou-se confiável para a identificação das variáveis estudadas, além de não interferir no desempenho do atleta e ser aplicável em torneios oficiais / Abstract: An objective analysis of the dynamic of a soccer game required the development of efficient methodologies for detection and codification about information during the match. The continuous data about the position in function of time of each players movement, make possible the analysis of covered distances, the displacement region in the field, the distribution of velocities, as well as the tactical analysis of the players movement. An automatic method capable in providing this data was recently proposed and it is based on the video register of a game by digital cameras and the tracking of the players using image processing and computer vision techniques. The advantages of this method consist in making available of simultaneous data of the players of both teams, without interfering in the performance or causing risk to the players, since they don¿t need to carry any device as it is used by other methods found in the literature. This work consists in validation of method for automatic tracking of players based on videogrammetry. The method was applied in a official match of the national soccer championship. The objective of this study was a) evaluate the accuracy of the method in the determination of the position of the points in the field; b) evaluate the accuracy of the method in the determination of the distance covered by the players; c) evaluate the applicability of the method in a official soccer game. The result of the evaluation of the measured player position was: accuracy (30,61cm), bias (30,53cm), precision (2,16cm). The result of evaluation of the total distance covered by a subject in the experimental test was: observed value (2.884,67 m). The difference found between the expected value (2.924 m) and the observed value was 40,19 m and this result represents a relative error of 1,37%. The analysis of linear regression showed that the method based on videogrammetry supplied a measurement equivalent to the values obtained by direct measurement: R2 (1,00), angular coefficient (0,9877) with confidence interval (0,9868 m to 0,9887 m), linear coefficient (-2,2680 m) with confidence interval (-4,0151 m to ¿0,5209 m). The method was applied in a official soccer match, and although the tracking was not totally automatic, it was possible to analyze the distance covered by all players and their velocities of both team during the first and the second half of the match. The method showed to be confident for the identification of the studied variables, besides not interfering in the performance of the player and can be used during the official matches / Mestrado / Mestre em Educação Física

Orientador: Antonio Carlos de Moraes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação Física / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T09:25:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Baquete_Bruno_M.pdf: 1282724 bytes, checksum: 920f690ae5b9e6f09545ea1b3f5c1c1d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: O futebol de alto rendimento é notoriamente um desporto altamente competitivo onde cada vez mais os detalhes fazem a diferença entre ganhar e perder. O ambiente dessa modalidade esportiva é altamente complexo e cada jogador deve resolver os problemas emergentes de uma forma integral levando em conta as ações coletivas de seus companheiros, para isso eles precisam compartilhar de referências comuns. Tais referências se integram e formam um modelo de jogo, que é o norte balizador do comportamento das equipes nos momentos de defesa, ataque, transição defensiva (ataque-defesa) e transição ofensiva (defesa-ataque). Cada equipe possui um modelo de jogo particular que contribui diretamente para a organização do jogo e dá ferramentas para os jogadores resolverem os problemas neste ambiente caótico. É fato que equipes com diferentes modelos obtêm destaque no futebol mundial e se tornam referências, caso do Barcelona e do Real Madrid. No ano de 2012 essas equipes se confrontaram em diferentes competições e alternaram vitórias e derrotas tendo como base modelos de jogo diferentes. Visto isso, seus modelos e as sequências ofensivas terminadas em finalizações de ambas as equipes foram analisadas a fim de identificar o que levou as equipes ao êxito. A partir dos dados encontrados verificou-se que a equipe do Barcelona apresentou o mesmo modelo padrão em todos os jogos exceto quanto aos princípios estruturais predominantes que se alternaram conforme a necessidade das partidas. Já o Real Madrid apresentou modificações nos princípios de defesa, transição ataque-defesa e nos princípios estruturais de ataque e defesa ao longo dos jogos, mantendo apenas os princípios operacionais de ataque e de transição ofensiva. Analisando apenas o modelo de jogo predominante não pode ser verificado o que levou cada uma delas ao êxito. Indo além do modelo e analisado as sequências ofensivas terminadas em finalização pode se observar que neste momento emergencial do jogo onde o resultado pode ser definido as equipes adotaram respostas diferentes das encontradas no modelo de jogo predominante. Dentro das sequências ofensivas as referências do modelo davam lugar a referências situacionais para a resolução dos problemas do jogo. Sendo que a Progressão dos jogadores e da bola para a baliza adversária (princípio operacional de ataque), o Jogo Vertical (princípio operacional de transição ofensiva) e a Penetração (princípio estrutural de ataque) se destacaram como os principais princípios nas sequências ofensivas terminadas em finalização em ambas as equipes, mesmo possuindo diferentes modelos de jogo predominantes. Além disso, foi observado que para o êxito das equipes elas buscam respostas além das questões táticas do jogo / Abstract: High performance soccer is notoriously a real competitive sport where details increasingly make the difference between winning and losing. The environment of this sport is highly complex, where each player must solve the emerging problems in a comprehensive manner taking into account the collective actions of the other players, and in order to do so the players need to share common references. Such references are integrated and create a game model which is the north beacon of the teams behavior in times of defense, attack, defensive transition (offense-defense) and offensive transition (defense-attack). Each team has a particular game model that directly contributes to the game organization and gives players the tools to solve the problems in this chaotic environment. It is fact that teams with different models get featured in world football and become references, Barcelona and Real Madrid are good examples of this. In 2012 these teams faced each other in different competitions and rotated in winning and losing based on different game models. Based on that, its models and offensive sequences ending in finishes from both teams were analyzed in order to identify what led these teams to success. As of the data found it was found that Barcelona's team model showed the same pattern in every game except for predominant structural principles that alternated accordingly to the need on the matches. On the other hand, Real Madrid showed changes in the principles of defense, attack-defense transition and structural principles of attack and defense throughout the game, keeping only the operational principles of attack and offensive transition. Analyzing only the predominant form of the game, it is not possible to verified what led each of them to succeed. Going beyond the model and analyzing the offending sequences ending in finishes, it is possible to observe that in this emergency moment of the game where the outcome can be defined, teams adopted different responses of those found in the predominant game style. Within the offensive sequences, references of the model lead to situational references to solve game problems. Whereas the progression of the players and the ball to the opponent's goal (operating principle of attack), the Vertical Game (operating principle of offensive transition) and Penetration (structural principle of attack) stood out as the main principles in offensive sequences ending in fininshes of both teams, even though they had different game models. Moreover, it was observed that for the success of the teams, they seek answers beyond the tactical issues of the game / Mestrado / Biodinamica do Movimento e Esporte / Mestre em Educação Física

Whole body vibration training (WBVT) has gained a lot of interest for its proposed benefits across a range of populations both active and injured. The purpose of the present thesis was to test the efficacy of WBVT in terms of injury rehabilitation and performance enhancement amongst professional and amateur athletes. The five papers submitted for the degree of PhD by publication are grouped into two key themes relevant to the development of knowledge and evidence to advance a better understanding of the chronic and acute effects of WBVT. The themes encompass the efficacy of WBVT (Chronic) as a rehabilitation tool and as an addition to a warm-up routine (acute). The explanatory narrative provides a brief background to WBVT, a summary of each paper and what the paper has contributed to the field both in terms of knowledge and methodological development. The papers presented provide evidence that chronic WBVT is an effective method of improving balance and stability in athletes suffering functional ankle instability (FAI) (Paper 1). Even when compared to traditional methods of rehabilitation for FAI, the addition of WBVT enhances the benefits of traditional rehabilitation protocols (Paper 2). The use of acute WBVT enhances reactive strength, again showing a significant benefit as an addition to a more traditional warm-up (FIFA 11+) amongst amateur soccer players (Paper 3). When training status was considered (amateur vs. professional), high frequency acute WBVT stimulus significantly improved landing stability (DPSI) amongst professional players only (Paper 4). These differences between groups were also identified when examining knee extensor potentiation and force output with significant improvements amongst professional but not amateur soccer players. Professional players also reported significantly greater beliefs in the effectiveness of WBVT (Paper 5). In conclusion the body of work presented discusses the practical and methodological implications of the new knowledge presented and identifies a series of future lines of research.

The purpose of this study was to investigate elite soccer players' attentional focus during their best performances, better understand the strategies they use to enter or re-enter optimal attentional states, and explore potential attentional differences according to soccer positions, performance tasks, and game situations. No previous studies have explored elite soccer players' attentional skills from a naturalistic and qualitative perspective in such detail. The growing interest in soccer among Canadians provided further justification for this study. Data collection consisted of individual semi-structured interviews with eight elite soccer players from five main soccer positions, namely goalkeeper, defender, wing, midfielder, and forward. Cross-case thematic analysis indicated positive thinking and pre-performance routines as important sources of optimal focus. Attentional focus varied according to soccer positions and performance tasks. Information processing, sport expertise, and attentional systems theoretical frameworks informed the discussion of results. Applied and theoretical implications were drawn and future studies were recommended.

Orientador: Alcides José Scaglia / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Aplicadas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T11:17:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ferreira_ElielCalazans_M.pdf: 3521410 bytes, checksum: d6a878fa2585cc71a0351f8163a01beb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: O treinamento com jogos tem sido implantado no futebol em todas as idades e níveis de jogo (profissional e amador). Esta estratégia de treino permite desenvolver os aspectos físicos, técnicos, táticos e emocionais de maneira concomitante. Assim, o objetivo deste estudo consistiu em investigar a influência da dimensão do campo, número de jogadores e o efeito das regras na emergência das ações técnicas (passe, domínio, condução, finalização, desarme e interceptação) e indicadores táticos (centro de jogo, ângulo do passe, igualdade numérica, superioridade ofensiva e defensiva) em três diferentes formatos de jogos. Para tanto, quatorze jogadores de futebol pertencente à categoria sub-20 (altura: 174.04 ± 6.93 cm, massa corporal: 66.58 ± 7.75 kg, percentual de gordura: 10.90 ± 2.90% e VO2max: 49.73 ± 5.03 ml.kg-1.min-1) participaram de três formatos de jogos: 3vs3+Gs (27 x 18 m), 6vs6+Gs (52 x 32 m) e 10vs10+Gs (105 x 64 m) em duas condições (Jogo Controle e Jogo de Manutenção). Os jogos foram filmados por até quatro câmeras de vídeos digitais. Posteriormente, as sequências de imagens foram analisadas no software Dvideo, no qual permitiu obter a posição de todos os jogadores em função do tempo e o registro das ações técnicas ocorridas. No primeiro estudo, foram comparadas as duas condições de jogos, nos formatos 3vs3+Gs e 6vs6+Gs, para verificar o efeito das regras na emergência das ações técnicas ofensivas e defensivas. Os resultados evidenciaram que os jogos de manutenção estimulam mais as ações de passe, domínio, interceptação e passes em manutenção. Contrariamente, os jogos controles estimulam mais ações de condução, finalização e passes em progressão. No segundo estudo, foram comparados os formatos de jogos 3vs3+Gs, 6vs6+Gs e 10vs10+Gs para verificar a influência da dimensão do campo e número de jogadores na manifestação das ações técnicas e nos indicadores táticos. Os resultados mostram que os jogos menores proporcionam maior carga técnica e mais situações de superioridade ofensiva. Por outro lado, os jogos maiores observam baixa carga técnica e mais situações de superioridade defensiva. Pode se concluir com o presente estudo que as regras, dimensão do campo e o número de jogadores modificam a manifestação das ações técnicas e indicadores táticos. Estas informações são importantes para os treinadores construir e organizar os jogos em acordo com os planos de ensino e objetivos pedagógicos / Abstract: The training with games have been implanted in soccer at all ages and levels of play (professional and amateur). This training strategy allows to develop the physical, technical, tactical and emotional aspects concurrently. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate the influence of field size, number of players and the effect of the rules in the emergence of technical actions (pass, control, driving, finalization, tackling and interception) and tactical indicators (game center, angle of the pass, numerical equality, offensive and defensive superiority) in three different formats of games. For this end, fourteen soccer players from the under-20 category (height: 174.04 ± 6.93 cm, body mass: 66.58 ± 7.75 kg, fat percentage: 10.90 ± 2.90% e VO2max: 49.73 ± 5.03 ml.kg-1.min-1) participated in three game formats: 3vs3+Gs (27 x 18 m), 6vs6+Gs (52 x 32 m) and 10vs10+Gs (105 x 64 m) in two conditions (Control Game and Maintenance Game). The games were filmed by up to four digital video cameras. Subsequently, the sequences of images were analyzed in the software Dvideo, which allowed us to obtain the position of all players as a function of time and the record of the technical actions that occurred. In the first study, the two games conditions were compared, in the formats 3vs3+Gs and 6vs6+Gs, to verify the effect of the rules in the emergence of the offensive and defensive techniques actions. The results showed that the maintenance games stimulate more pass, control and interception actions and maintenance passes. In contrast, the control games encourage more driving and finalization actions and progression passes. In the second study, the formats of games 3vs3+Gs, 6vs6+Gs and 10vs10+Gs were compared to assess the effect of the field size and number of players in the manifestation of the technical actions and tactical indicators. The results show that smaller games provide greater technical load and more situations of offensive superiority. On the other hand, the larger games observe lower technical load and more situations defensive superiority. It can be concluded with this study that the rules, field size and the number of players modify the manifestation of the technical actions and tactical indicators. This information is important for coaches to build and organize the games in accordance with the plans of teaching and pedagogical objectives / Mestrado / Biodinâmica do Movimento Humano e Esporte / Mestra em Ciências da Nutrição e do Esporte e Metabolismo

abstract: The study aimed to determine the relationship of subjective perception of wellness (Intrinsic Fatigue) and Global Positioning Satellite derived workload amongst elite high school soccer players. Twenty-nine (16.4 ± 1.54 years) male participants completed a mobile app-based wellness questionnaire comprising of 6 subjective markers prior to 10 workload variables being measured by STATSports 10Hz GPS units later that same day. Only instances where both wellness and GPS reports qualified for analyses (N=231 exposures). No significant differences were reported in reported wellness within- or between-weeks (p > 0.05) with average Effect Sizes (ES) ranging from 0.001 to 0.15. Total Distance (TD) was significantly different (p < 0.05) within week. All GPS variables except TD and Distance per Minute (DpM) were significantly different (p < 0.05) between-weeks. Average GPS ES sizes ranged from 0.02 to 0.58. Wellness and GPS or it’s ESs were not correlated, with correlations ranging from -1.000 to 0.207. The results suggest monitoring of GPS reports to be a practical method of monitoring variation in player workload but does not support subjective questionnaires as a means of monitoring player wellness reflecting these workload variations in youth populations. / Dissertation/Thesis / Masters Thesis Exercise and Wellness 2020