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The application of the settings-based approach to sports clubs requires a context-specific framework to develop and operationalize health promotion interventions. Incorporating top-down and bottom-up perspectives into interventions increases their efficiency, success and sustainability. In 2020, the health promoting sports club (HPSC) model and intervention framework were created, including strategies and intervention components. A subsequent concept mapping study generated 35 statements from sports club stakeholders highlighting their needs when developing health promotion initiatives. This commentary integrates the concept mapping results into the HPSC model and intervention framework. The process added new sports club levels, updated existing and developed new intervention components, then classified them into the framework. The revised HPSC model has seven levels while the revised intervention framework includes 13 strategies and 69 intervention components. This revised HPSC framework provides sports club stakeholders, public health experts and researchers a means to develop and implement targeted health promotion interventions.

The school subject Physical Education and Health (PEH) has a wide scope with respect to its content, combining the aspects ‘sports’ and ‘health’. Previous studies have shown that for the Swedish school subject PEH, sports dominate the content of the subject in several aspects, as a result of, for instance, a vague and unspecific subject specific literacy used in the curricula and course books (Lundin & Schenker 2021, 2022; Lundin m. fl. 2021, 2023). This means that the health aspects of the subject are set aside. In this study, we present another possible cause to the fact that health aspects are not as prominent as sports aspects, although health has been a part of the Swedish school subject PEH since 1994 (Lpo94): the health part of the name of the subject Idrott och hälsa [sport and health] is hardly ever used when the subject is mentioned in press and newspaper material during these 30 years. The result is important since the eye influences and affects the mind: if the eyes of the readers only meet idrott and idrottslärare [sports teacher], this affects the ideas of the school subject and its content.

Sport schools have increased in popularity over the past three decades, and research in the area has proliferated. This study presents an overview of sport school literature, by investigating peer-reviewed articles, summarising the findings of relevant articles, and identifying possible gaps in this research area. In total, 55 articles are included. The descriptive summary reports publication year, study location, research design, methods, theoretical perspectives, population, and sport(s) studied. The thematic overview comprises two primary sections – research about sport schools and research in sport schools. The former cover ‘outside’ perspectives, such as socio-political and educational policy issues while the latter cover ‘inside’ perspectives focusing on the actors – student athletes and coaches. In the discussion it is acknowledged that pedagogical perspectives in sport school literature are limited, that research on sport schools’ admissions processes is overlooked, and concerns raised as to if sport schools are or should be socially inclusive.

Objectives To evaluate the new age groups of the World Junior Championships in swimming from a scientific perspective, establish benchmarks and performance corridors that predict success at peak performance age and compare performance corridors between men and women and short-, middle-, and long-distance freestyle races. Design Longitudinal big data analysis. Methods In total, 347,186 annual best times of male (n = 3360, 561 ± 177 Swimming Points) and female freestyle swimmers (n = 2570, 553 ± 183 Swimming Points) were collected across all race distances at peak performance age and retrospectively analyzed throughout adolescence. Cumulative Poisson distribution was used to calculate probabilities of becoming world-class finalist, international-class, or national-class swimmer for each age group. Performance corridors were expressed relative to the World Record and compared between performance levels, sex, race distances, and age groups with a 2-way analysis of variance. Results Females are required to swim faster relative to the World Record at a younger age and show earlier performance plateaus than males at national and international levels. Additionally, world-class long-distance finalists show higher Swimming Points earlier in their career compared to short-distance swimmers. This effect is more distinctive in females than males. Conclusions Based on the sex-specific performance corridors and developments, the newly aligned age groups for the World Junior Championships are questionable regarding long-term athlete development. Based on race times from 131 nations, the present benchmarks provide valid international normative values to predict success chances at peak performance age and guide young swimmers along their talent pathway. Abbreviations FINA, Fédération Internationale de Natation; 850 swimmers, world-class finalists; 750 swimmers, international-class swimmers; 650 swimmers, national-class swimmers

Purpose: To describe and compare the annual physical training characteristics between Norwegian female cross-country (XC) skiers and biathletes across competition levels and age categories. Methods: Daily training sessions for 1 year were recorded for 45 XC skiers and 26 biathletes, comprising international/national team (inter[national]) and nonnational/regional team members (nonnational) of both junior and senior age. Endurance, strength, flexibility, speed, and power training sessions were recorded. Data included exercise modality, intensity, and duration. Data were analyzed using linear mixed-effects models. Results: The total annual physical training volume consisted of -90% endurance training for both groups, although XC skiers had significantly higher total volumes (-10%; P = .003; d= 0.78) than biathletes. Senior XC skiers performed more training hours of skiing and/or roller skiing compared with biathletes over the season. However, biathletes compensated for this lower volume by more skating and a higher proportion of endurance training as skiing (81% [17%]) compared with XC skiers (68% [16%]; P < .001; d= 0.94). Overall, (inter)national-level athletes completed a higher annual training volume than non-national-level athletes (740 [90] h vs 649 [95] h; P= .004;d = 0.81). Although juniors reported less endurance volume than seniors, they maintained a relatively stable level of endurance training across the preparatory and competition period, unlike senior athletes. Conclusions: The higher annual physical training volume by XC skiers compared with biathletes is likely caused by the different demands of the 2 sports; XC skiing necessitates training for 2 skiing styles, while biathlon requires additional shooting practice. However, biathletes compensate with a higher proportion of ski training, particularly in the skating technique.

Challenges facing mother-athletes (MAs) have aroused research and media attention in recent years, with an increasing number of sportswomen attempting to successfully combine pregnancy and motherhood with an elite athletic career. The aims of this study were to explore how MA-specific challenges manifest in elite cross-country skiing in Scandinavia and to better understand how female athletes balance their priorities as they initiate, maintain, and/or discontinue their role as a MA. Qualitative data were collected through semistructured interviews with 13 female cross-country skiers from Norway and Sweden. Thematic analyses revealed four MA-specific challenges facing the athletes: (a) Biological clock versus peak performance, (b) Maintaining fitness versus training safely, (c) Receiving support versus facing deselection, and (d) Balancing competing MA demands. Many of the athletes felt pressured into prioritizing either motherhood or athletic excellence, particularly in their early to mid-30s when the window of opportunity for building a family was considered limited. Further, maintaining fitness and training safely during pregnancy were perceived as a challenge, as was balancing the MA role after childbirth. In many cases, athletes felt uncertain about whether they would receive support from their team or federation. Moreover, there were expectations of incompatibility surrounding the MA role. More research and educational efforts to promote MA-specific knowledge, as well as developing structured processes and providing policies to support female athletes, are identified as vital future steps. These measures may prolong athletic careers and enhance well-being for elite female athletes.

Investigations of kinetic asymmetries during bilateral squats following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) are limited to mainly cross-sectional studies and discrete value data extracted at specific knee angles. We assessed loading asymmetries during squats longitudinally throughout rehabilitation using curve analysis and compared patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) between those with and without asymmetry. Bodyweight squats were performed by 24 individuals (13 females) post-ACLR on three occasions: (1) Early 2.9 (1.1) months; (2) Mid 8.8 (3.1) months; (3) at Return to Sport (RTS) 13.1 (3.6) months; and 29 asymptomatic controls (22 females) once. Time-normalized between-leg asymmetry curves of sagittal plane hip, knee, and ankle moments and vertical ground reaction forces were compared using functional data analysis methods. Individual asymmetrical loading for ACLR was classified when exceeding the 95% confidence interval of controls during ≥50% of the squat. At Early, ACLR had greater asymmetry than controls for knee (15%–100% eccentric phase; 0%–100% concentric) and ankle flexion moments (56%–65% concentric). At Mid, ACLR had greater asymmetry for knee (41%–72% eccentric) and ankle flexion moments (56%–69% concentric). No between-group differences were found at RTS. From Early to RTS, ACLR reduced asymmetry for hip (21%–46% eccentric), knee (27%–58% concentric), and ankle flexion moments (21%–57% eccentric). At Early, 11/24 underloaded their ACLR knee and 1 overloaded compared with controls. At RTS, 4 underloaded and 6 overloaded. No differences in PROMs were found based on loading asymmetry. Beyond the early phase of rehabilitation from ACLR, individual-level analyses are required to reveal differing loading strategies during bilateral squats.

PURPOSE: To describe physical functioning after severe COVID-19-infection. MATERIALS AND METHOD: An explanatory sequential mixed method design was used. Thirty-nine participants performed tests and answered questionnaires measuring physical functioning six months after hospitalisation due to COVID-19. Thirty of these participants participated in semi-structured interviews with questions regarding how they perceived their physical functioning and recovery from COVID-19 at 12 months post-hospitalisation. RESULTS: At six months, physical functioning measured via chair stand test and hip-worn accelerometers was lower than normal reference values. There was a reduction in breathing muscle strength. Participants estimated their functional status during different activities as lower compared to those before COVID-19-infection, measured with a patient-specific functional scale. At one year after infection, there were descriptions of a rough recovery process and remaining symptoms. CONCLUSION: Patients recovering from severe COVID-19 seem to have reduced physical functioning and activity levels, and they perceive their recovery to be slow and difficult. They experienced a lack of clinical support and contradictory advice regarding rehabilitation. Coaching in returning to physical functioning after the infection needs to be better co-ordinated and there is a need for guidelines for health professionals to avoid patients receiving contradictory advice.

This study explores the reasons given by five elite athletes for choosing to seek psychiatric support and treatment outside, rather than inside, their own sport environments. Life story interviews were conducted with these athletes, who were recruited from an open psychiatric clinic in Stockholm, Sweden. The interviews were then subjected to a structural and a thematic narrative analysis. The former revealed the power of the performance narrative to frame the lives of the athletes by producing a single-minded focus on performance outcomes that justifies, and even demands, the exclusion of any form of psychological weakness or vulnerability. The latter revealed the relationship between the performance narrative and the process of stigmatization associated with psychiatric disorders in elite sport and how this pressures athletes to adopt specific Goffmanesque impression management strategies to protect themselves within their own sport environments. These strategies were as follows: wearing a mask (to hide their psychological suffering), adhering to a vow of silence (making stories of psychological suffering untellable in elite sport), and finding an alibi (a way of portraying suffering in an “acceptable” form). Finally, we reflect on implications for practice, including the potential of narrative care, to help elite athletes explore alternative narratives that might be supportive rather than dangerous companions when suffering from psychiatric disorders. Lay summary: Five elite athletes were interviewed about their experiences of living with psychiatric disorders, focusing on their choice to seek psychiatric treatment outside, rather than inside, their own sport environments. Stigma and adhering to a single-minded focus on performance forced the athletes to adopt different strategies to hide their psychological suffering. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE The performance narrative, characterized by a single-minded focus on performance that demands the exclusion of any form o, At the time of Cecilia Åkesdotter's dissertation this article was a manuscript in revision.

Psychological strengths are idealized in elite sport and contribute to the presence of stigma surrounding mental health issues and a high threshold for help-seeking behavior. Recently, scholars have argued that the concept of vulnerability has the potential to challenge the dominance of the performance narrative in sport. In this article, we provide practitioners with innovative poem and word cloud resources based on insights from high-performance coaches to enable conversations about vulnerability in sport. We hope practitioners will use these resources to stimulate reflection and dialogue about vulnerability, which may lower thresholds for help-seeking and foster sustainability in sport organizations.

Low energy availability (LEA) occurs inadvertently and purposefully in many athletes across numerous sports; and well planned, supervised periods with moderate LEA can improve body composition and power to weight ratio possibly enhancing performance in some sports. LEA however has the potential to have negative effects on a multitude of physiological and psychological systems in female and male athletes. Systems such as the endocrine, cardiovascular, metabolism, reproductive, immune, mental perception, and motivation as well as behaviors can all be impacted by severe (serious and/or prolonged or chronic) LEA. Such widely diverse effects can influence the health status, training adaptation, and performance outcomes of athletes leading to both direct changes (e.g., decreased strength and endurance) as well as indirect changes (e.g., reduced training response, increased risk of injury) in performance. To date, performance implications have not been well examined relative to LEA. Therefore, the intent of this narrative review is to characterize the effects of short-, medium-, and long-term exposure to LEA on direct and indirect sports performance outcomes. In doing so we have focused both on laboratory settings as well as descriptive athletic case-study-type experiential evidence.

In this case study we used the holistic ecological approach (HEA) to examine an underserved athletic talent development environment (UATDE) in the United States to: (1) holistically describe a successful UATDE—in this case a community college basketball program known as Best Community College, and (2) explore factors contributing to the success of developing athletes that repeatedly earn athletic scholarships. Data were collected via in-situ observations, document analysis, and interviews (both formal and informal) with coaches, players, and other key stakeholders. The findings were summarized in two empirical models: (1) the UATDE empirical model of Best Community College, and (2) the underserved environment success factors (UESF) empirical model of Best Community College. The operation of the UATDE was significantly influenced by the underserved community in which it was embedded, translating to a lack of financial and human resources, while the team’s roster was occupied by athletically talented, but psychosocially vulnerable players. These challenges were overcome, in part, by a dedicated support team as well as the cultural paradigm established by the head coach as a cultural leader. Conclusively, this case study constitutes an important supplementation to the evolving body of literature utilizing the HEA, highlighting how an environmental context can shift the focus of athletic talent development when we consider the concept of a UATDE. Lay summary: This case study explored a successful community college basketball program located within an underserved American community. While the investigation concludes that socioeconomic challenges in the surrounding community created significant barriers to success, the head coach and support team were able to help players succeed in sport and life.IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Those working in community colleges must be made aware of issues stemming from where the environment is located and also related to the backgrounds of

Research Question: The war in Ukraine has forced approximately eight million people into neighboring European countries. As part of sports clubs’ societal commitment, many have received Ukrainian refugees. However, compared to previous so-called ‘refugee waves’, forced migration from Ukraine is different in terms of demographics, culture, and (sports) traditions. This paper aimed to assess these ‘new’ nuances and their implications for the European sports movement. Research Methods: Data were gathered through 17 semi-structured interviews with Swedish sports club representatives, analyzed with a critical realist-inspired thematic analysis, and interpreted with Bronfenbrenner’s process-person-context-time framework. Results and Findings: The representatives expressed that Ukrainian refugees are more in-tune with organized sports compared to other refugee populations; however, there are also culturally discrepant ideas about sports. Specifically, there seems to be an influx of skilled (youth) refugees, who approach sports in ways incompatible with Swedish conventions about youth sports. While the sporting capital often enables easier inclusion, it also presents challenges in extreme cases. Implications: The findings show that the European sports movement must be attentive to new challenges and opportunities associated with the current humanitarian crisis. Sports representatives need to balance culturally sensitive approaches with ethical considerations regarding youth sports.

Background: Internal tibial loading is influenced by modifiable factors with implications for the risk of stress injury. Runners encounter varied surface steepness (gradients) when running outdoors and may adapt their speed according to the gradient. This study aimed to quantify tibial bending moments and stress at the anterior and posterior peripheries when running at different speeds on surfaces of different gradients. Methods: Twenty recreational runners ran on a treadmill at 3 different speeds (2.5 m/s, 3.0 m/s, and 3.5 m/s) and gradients (level: 0%; uphill: +5%, +10%, and +15%; downhill: –5%, –10%, and –15%). Force and marker data were collected synchronously throughout. Bending moments were estimated at the distal third centroid of the tibia about the medial–lateral axis by ensuring static equilibrium at each 1% of stance. Stress was derived from bending moments at the anterior and posterior peripheries by modeling the tibia as a hollow ellipse. Two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance were conducted using both functional and discrete statistical analyses. Results: There were significant main effects for running speed and gradient on peak bending moments and peak anterior and posterior stress. Higher running speeds resulted in greater tibial loading. Running uphill at +10% and +15% resulted in greater tibial loading than level running. Running downhill at –10% and –15% resulted in reduced tibial loading compared to level running. There was no difference between +5% or –5% and level running. Conclusion: Running at faster speeds and uphill on gradients ≥+10% increased internal tibial loading, whereas slower running and downhill running on gradients ≥–10% reduced internal loading. Adapting running speed according to the gradient could be a protective mechanism, providing runners with a strategy to minimize the risk of tibial stress injuries.

Heteronormativity and the idea of binary sex constrain sport and exercise as well as many gender equality measures that are implemented in sport and exercise contexts. This strongly affects trans people's opportunities to participate. The purpose of the paper is to explore trans performativity in relation to gender equality efforts in sport and exercise. Through interviews with ten trans individuals, we untangle how trans is, in the words of Karen Barad, produced in and through agential intra-actions of multiple apparatuses of bodily production. Our diffractive analysis shows how meaning comes to matter in sport and exercise regarding what trans 'is,' who and how one can identify as 'trans,' and in what ways trans individuals experience inclusion and exclusion. The study demonstrates challenges with reconciling gender equality and trans inclusion in sport and exercise contexts given current conceptualizations of sport and exercise, gender equality, and trans.

Blood glucose regulation has been studied for well over a century as it is intimately related to metabolic health. Research in glucose transport and uptake has also been substantial within the field of exercise physiology as glucose delivery to the working muscles affects exercise capacity and athletic achievements. However, although exceptions exist, less focus has been on blood glucose as a parameter to optimize training and competition outcomes in athletes with normal glucose control. During the last years, measuring glucose has gained popularity within the sports community and successful endurance athletes have been seen with skin-mounted sensors for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). The technique offers real-time recording of glucose concentrations in the interstitium, which is assumed to be equivalent to concentrations in the blood. Although continuous measurements of a parameter that is intimately connected to metabolism and health can seem appealing, there is no current consensus on how to interpret measurements within this context. Well-defined approaches to use glucose monitoring to improve endurance athletes' performance and health are lacking. In several studies, blood glucose regulation in endurance athletes has been shown to differ from that in healthy controls. Furthermore, endurance athletes regularly perform demanding training sessions and can be exposed to high or low energy and/or carbohydrate availability, which can affect blood glucose levels and regulation. In this current opinion, we aim to discuss blood glucose regulation in endurance athletes and highlight the existing research on glucose monitoring for performance and health in this population.

Purpose: To (a) present a theoretical framework that describes how learners' movement habits become relevant in the development of movement capability and (b) present data that illustrate how this process occurs in practice. Method: An investigation with preservice physical education teachers was conducted in two phases. The first phase involved examining participants' movement habits, and the second phase involved examining the participants' development of novel capabilities in the context of unicycling. Results: Empirical materials from two participants are presented as case studies. The cases demonstrate how different sets of movement habits interact with novel tasks, making the demand for creative action more or less likely. The cases also demonstrate how subjective and physical elements are interwoven. Finally, the cases provide insights into potentially productive habits for movement learning. Discussion/Conclusion: The paper is concluded with pedagogical implications, including a consideration of how crises might be managed in educational contexts.

Purpose: Studies indicate that the rated perceived exertion (RPE) during physical exercise can be lower in field environments than indoors. The environmental conditions of those studies are explored. Furthermore, we study if the same phenomenon is valid when cycling indoors versus in cycle commuting environments with high levels of stimuli from both traffic and suburban-urban elements. Methods: Twenty commuter cyclists underwent measurements of heart rate (HR) and oxygen uptake (V̇O2) and RPE assessments for breathing and legs, respectively, while cycling in both laboratory and field conditions. A validated mobile metabolic system was used in the field to measure V̇O2. Three submaximal cycle ergometer workloads in the laboratory were used to establish linear regression equations between RPE and % of HR reserve (%HRR) and %V̇O2max, separately. Based on these equations, RPE from the laboratory was predicted and compared with RPE levels at the participants’ individual cycle commutes at equal intensities. The same approach was used to predict field intensities and for comparisons with corresponding measured intensities at equal RPE levels. Results: The predicted RPE levels based on the laboratory cycling were significantly higher than the RPE levels in cycle commuting at equal intensities (67% of HRR; 65% of V̇O2max). For breathing, the mean RPE levels were; 14.0-14.2 in the laboratory and 12.6 in the field. The corresponding levels for legs were; 14.0-14.2 and 11.5. The range of predicted field intensities in terms of %HRR and %V̇O2max was 46-56%, which corresponded to median differences of 19-30% compared to the measured intensities in field at equal RPE. Conclusion: The cycle commuters perceived a lower exertion during their cycle commutes compared to ergometer cycling in a laboratory at equal exercise intensities. This may be due to a higher degree of external stimuli in field, although influences from other possible causes cannot be ruled out., FAAP

Research questions How is the 'problem' of gender equity described, perceived and experienced by female and male board members in Swedish sport today? What key dilemmas can be identified in the realisation of a gender equitable sport management? Research methods The article builds on research conducted on three Swedish ball sport federations during 2020-2021 and is based on a total number of 27 (12 males, 15 females) structured interviews with top leaders. The methodology employs Fraser's concept of gender justice and the need to pay attention to cultural and economic dimensions in transformative interventions. Results and Findings Three dilemmas relating to the realisation of gender equity are analysed: between quotas and stigmatisation, overcoming gender equity as a side-project and how the democratic infrastructure of Swedish sport enables men's continued dominance. The findings indicate that one-dimensional (affirmative) interventions dominate, which in turn explain why achieving gender equity in Swedish sport is difficult, i.e. cultural interventions only limit the chances of achieving gender equity. Implications To implement transformative interventions, cultural and economic resources need to be equally recognised and redistributed so that the organisations' gender order is deconstructed and participation on equally recognised terms secured.

Physically inactive children in rural areas are overlooked in research because of the dominance of urban perspectives focusing on physical activity rather than inactivity. The aim of this article is to examine an emerging collective story of how physically inactive children (aged 9-11 years) in two rural areas experience their relationships with physical activity. Based on praxis-oriented sociocultural theorising, this study focuses on how practical physical activity is understood by rural children as part of their sociocultural environment. Five focus group interviews with 21 physically inactive rural children in western Sweden were conducted. Experiences and behaviours that the children emphasised as central to their inactivity were analysed as sociocultural expressions in a collective story about physical activity. To underline the importance of narratives for behaviour in the sociocultural environment, the collective story is presented through three composite narratives told by three fictional characters: 'Robin, the shy one', 'Kim, the farm kid', and 'Angry Alex'. Characteristic of these inactive rural children is a lack of self-confidence, a lack of meaning, and difficulties in managing social physical activities. Common to the behaviours that follow from the children's experiences is that they are perceived as deviating from what is expected of them in accordance with the cultural story about a physically active child. The analysis shows that the underlying cause is the discrepancy between the children's understanding of physical activity and the understanding conveyed via institutions informed by urban perspectives such as, for example, school. For instance, children view physical activity as part of daily labour at the same time that the school teaches physical activities intended for recreational purposes in spare time. Institutions should make room for more interpretations, including rural ones, of the meaning of physical activity and, thus, contribute to

There is a growing need to understand the association and interaction of psychological factors with an athlete’s competitive standard and mental well-being. John Henryism is defined as a coping mechanism that involves the expenditure of extreme efforts in response to prolonged exposure to psychosocial and environmental stressors. The aim of this study was to investigate whether John Henryism, fear of failure and the John Henryism × fear of failure interaction (JH×FF) could predict an athlete’s competitive standard, as well as mental well-being. A cross-sectional design was employed; 250 athletes (52% male, 48% female, Mage= 29.36 years) completed an online questionnaire. Hypotheses were partly supported. Results revealed that John Henryism predicted an athlete’s competitive standard, with individuals reporting high John Henryism more likely to compete at an international level than a regional, third tier or national level. Fear of failure was only significant in distinguishing national and international level athletes, with those reporting high fear of failure more likely to compete at a national level. JH×FF did not predict an athlete’s competitive standard. Further, John Henryism and fear of failure predicted mental well-being, but JH×FF did not. Specifically, while fear of failure negatively predicted mental well-being, as expected, John Henryism positively predicted mental well-being, contradicting expectations that factors aiding competitive standard are likely to deter mental well-being. Given these findings, future research should evaluate if interventions aimed at easing fear of failure or encouraging more active coping (i.e., John Henryism) benefit the well-being of athletes competing nationally or internationally. © 2022 International Society of Sport Psychology.

This study investigates empirically how natural snow depth affects the number of downhill skiers. Data include the number of skier visits for the 32 largest ski resorts in Sweden from the 1998/1999 to the 2018/2019 seasons. Results of spatial dynamic estimations show that an increase in natural snow depth in the ski area has a significant negative impact on the number of skier visits in the short term, although the magnitude is small. This implies that a snow deficit leads to increased demand for downhill skiing both directly and indirectly (in the neighbouring areas). The variable snow depth in the neighbouring ski areas is not significantly different from zero, indicating that no spatial substitution takes place. There is, however, a strong positive relationship between skier visits to neighbouring areas, revealing that ski resorts are complements rather than substitutes. The long-term influence of snow depth is not significant, implying that the ski business is independent of variations in snow depth. Instead, the number of skier visits is mainly determined by past visits, revealing a high degree of persistence.

This study aimed to analyze quantitative differences in the physical demands of male elite soccer players between the first and second halves during official matches, accounting for effective playing time (the duration of play after subtracting the game interruptions) and playing positions. A total of 4,249 individual match observations of 412 outfield players competing in the Spanish first division league (LaLiga) were undertaken during the 2018–2019 season, using a computerized tracking system (TRACAB, Chyronhego, New York, NY). The players were classified into 5 positional roles: central defenders (CD), external defenders (ED), central midfielders (CM), external midfielders (EM), and forwards (F). The main results showed that in contrast to those observed when total playing time was considered, independent of playing position, there were no significant differences on high-speed running (HSR) (5.5 ± 2.4 vs. 5.5 ± 2.4 m·min−1) and sprint (5.3 ± 3.3 vs. 5.4 ± 3.3 m·min−1) distances between the first and second halves in professional soccer players when the effective playing time was considered. However, differences in match running performance at HSR and sprint distances between the first and second halves were dependent on players' playing position. Whereas ED and EM maintained HSR and sprint efforts during the second half, CD and CM significantly increased (p < 0.001) the distance covered at sprint during the second period of the match. Contrarily, F were unable to maintain their HSR (6.2 ± 2.3 vs. 5.9 ± 3.3 m·min−1) and sprint (7.0 ± 3.5 vs. 6.5 ± 3.4 m·min−1) match running performances during the second half. Such findings demonstrate that total playing time could overestimate fatigue-induced performance declines. Thus, effective playing time and playing position should be taken into account when interpreting the match running performance of professional soccer players., Copyright © 2021National Strength and Conditioning Association

Compression garments (CGs) are commonly used in rehabilitation and sports contexts to enhance performance and speed up recovery. Despite the growing use of CGs in recent decades, there is no unanimous consensus on their overall influence on joint proprioception. In this current meta-analysis, we aim to fill this knowledge gap by assessing the impact of CGs on joint proprioception. We conducted a literature search across seven databases and one registry. Ultimately, we included 27 studies with 671 participants. The meta-analysis revealed that wearing CGs resulted in a significant reduction in absolute error during joint position sensing (Hedges’ g: −0.64, p = 0.006) as compared to no CGs. However, further analyses of variables such as constant error (p = 0.308), variable error (p = 0.541) during joint position sense tests, threshold to detect passive motion (p = 0.757), and active movement extent discrimination (p = 0.842) did not show a significant impact of CGs. The review also identified gaps in the reporting of certain outcomes, such as parameters of CGs, reporting of performance, individual-reported outcomes, and lack of placebo comparators. Consequently, this review provides guidelines for future studies that may facilitate evidence-based synthesis and ultimately contribute to a better understanding of the overall influence of CGs on joint proprioception.

In rifle shooting, suppressing unwanted thoughts can backfire in one's performance, causing athletes to behave contrary to their desired intention and further deteriorate their performance.PurposeThis study examined how priming attentional and negative cues affected participants' shooting performances toward ironic error targets under cognitive load conditions in Stroop task across two experiments.MethodsSemi-elite biathletes (Experiment 1, n = 10; Experiment 2, n = 9) participated in the study. The study used a within-subject quasi-experimental design, particularly a one-way repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance and a 2 x 2 fully repeated measures analysis of variance, to determine the participants' hit rates and shooting response times (RTs). In both experiments, the participants completed the reverse-Stroop-based target shooting performance under low- and high-cognitive load conditions while receiving frequent priming attentional and negative cues.ResultsThe findings from Experiment 1 suggest that regulating repetitive priming attentional thoughts is efficacious in mitigating the likelihood of ironic performance errors and interference effects. The results of Experiment 2 show that repetitive priming negative cues resulted in negligible ironic error hit rates and slower RTs in target hits under high-cognitive load conditions. The Bayesian analyses provided evidence supporting the null hypotheses.ConclusionTrying to control repetitive priming attentional and negative thoughts reduces ironic performance errors to a similar degree under cognitive load conditions among biathletes, regardless of interference effects. Further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of suppressing task-relevant negative instructions in reducing the likelihood of ironic performance errors under pressure.

Introduction: Concern about mental health is an increasingly relevant topic in high-performance sport. In this regard, because burnout can be harmful to both the health and performance of athletes, it is of particular importance. Although a great deal of time and effort has been dedicated to the study of athlete burnout, there are still issues that require further work. Therefore, in the present paper, we aim to highlight what, in our perspective, are the most important unsolved issues regarding burnout in athletes. Methods: We brought together expert athlete burnout scholars to offer their perspectives on five unresolved issues in this research area. Results: We describe the following five issues that require further research attention: (i) burnout as a syndrome, (ii) the negative consequences of burnout, (iii) the role of recovery in burnout, (iv) the importance of the social environment, and (v) developing effective interventions to reduce/prevent burnout. Conclusion: Our commentary provides suggestions for future research to help solve these problems, advance our understanding of athlete burnout, and ultimately safeguard the mental health of athletes.

This paper concerns the judgement and critique of athletic movement in moving images. Inspired by the ski crash trial case of Paltrow v. Sanderson, and by comparing different media representations of downhill skiing, the essay outlines a framework that discerns as well as connects elements of movement and images, developing the concept of the ‘diorama’ in relation to Deleuze’s notion of the diagram and Kant’s idea of critique. Thus, moving images featuring elite alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, fictional character James Bond, and an official skiing game for the international ski federation (World Cup Ski Racing, FIS) figure as comparative material to the animation that played a central role in the celebrity trial. Diorama and diagram are posited on a continuum to assess when and how judgement takes place in each of the exhibits. The essay concludes by discussing how the judging of athletic movement in moving images contributed to Paltrow winning the case, and theoretically by connecting this finding to dioramas and diagrams as tools apt for a framework aiming at the critique of athletic movement in moving images. © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Based on the invitation from the ISSP to contribute to the ISSP Academy of Science selected papers compilation, we revisit in this manuscript our study of Swedish athletes’ JST (Franck et al., 2016b). The objectives of this study were (a) to identify adjustment patterns in the junior-to-senior transition (JST) based on athletes’ dynamics of adjustment during a two-and-a-half-year period, and (b) to describe the athletes’ demographic, personal, and transitional characteristics at the beginning of the JST that were related to the different adjustment patterns. This quantitative longitudinal study consisted of five measurements conducted approximately every six months over a two-and-a-half-year period. One instrument was used to measure the transition variables and three instruments to measure personal characteristics. In the first measurement, 101 club-based Swedish athletes with the mean age of 16.51 (SD = 1.32) took part. The latent profile analysis on athletes’ perceived degree of adjustment provided three profiles with different patterns in the JST. Profile 1 had a progressive adjustment pattern, whereas the second profile had a regressive adjustment pattern, and the third profile had a sustainable adjustment pattern. The descriptive statistics and Cohen's d indicated that there were differences (with variation in magnitude) between the three profiles at the first measurement in terms of how athletes perceived different transitional characteristics. Keeping a primary focus on sport (but also having attention to other spheres of life), high athletic identity and motivation to reach senior level were characteristics relevant for both progressive and sustainable adjustment patterns.

This study aimed to explore how teachers at certified sports-oriented upper secondary schools (CSUSS) in Sweden experienced how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted their everyday practice and well-being. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 13 teachers (mean age: 44 years) from three CSUSS in southern Sweden. The interviews were analysed using abductive qualitativecontent analysis. The analysis resulted in one overreaching theme, ‘Making sense of changes in everyday practice and dealing with a changing world’, illuminating how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted teachers. The teachers described the first lockdown as an initial shock that brought about changes in their workload and daily routines. The second lockdown was generally easier to handle, but they spent more time on planning and preparations, and had a greater focus on conveying theoretical knowledge and physicaltraining. Throughout the pandemic, they experienced a lack of social interactions; nonetheless, supportive colleagues and schools provided some relief. The teachers also experienced uncertainty regarding constantly changing restrictions; they learned, however, the importance of being flexible and creative in coping with these changes. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted their everyday practice and well-being. © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Purpose: The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to investigate the influence of types of motivation, basic psychological needs satisfaction and of a coach-created motivational climate on continued participation in youth sports across types of sport, competitive levels, ages, and gender. Methods: Participants were 7110 adolescent (age 12–20 years) members of leisure time club organized in basketball, handball, football, badminton, and gymnastics in Denmark. Motivational regulation was measured with BRSQ-6, basic psychological needs satisfaction and frustration were measured with PNSS-S, and coach-created climate was measured with the EDMCQ-C. The participants' continuation or dropout was measured at the beginning of the following season with a short electronic questionnaire. Results: Intrinsic motivation, identified behavior regulation, experiences of competence, relatedness, and autonomy, as well as a coach-created empowering motivational climate, were associated with continuation both in the sport and in the club the following season across different sports, genders, age groups, and competitive levels. Introjected and external behavior regulation, frustrations with the need to experience competence, relatedness, and autonomy, as well as a disempowering coach-created climate, were associated with dropout. Conclusion: In Danish youth sports, autonomous motivation, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and an empowering coach-created motivational climate have a positive impact on the continuation of the sport and the club the following season. In contrast, controlled types of motivation, needs frustration, and a disempowering coach-created climate are associated with dropout. This is the case at both elite and recreational levels, for boys and girls, adolescents, and youth. © 2024 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Funding: The Danish Ministry of Culture (FPK.2019-0047).

This study explored professional wrestlers’ experiences of the consequences of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and their perception of whether the ACL injury could have been prevented. We interviewed 10 professional wrestlers (60% women, age range 21–34) treated with ACL reconstruction with semistructured interviews. Transcripts were analysed using qualitative content analysis: One major theme, ‘Wrestling with a ghost: facing an opponent I can neither see nor clinch’, supported by five main categories, emerged from the collected data. The five main categories were: My ACL injury: bad luck or bad planning?; The way back: a fight to return to sport; Only performance counts; The injury’s impact on life: a wrestling with emotions; In hindsight, personal growth. Professional wrestlers who experienced an ACL injury expressed that not only the injury itself but also the subsequent recovery posed major challenges that they did not know how to deal with and that, in some cases, ended the athletes’ wrestling careers. Professional wrestlers attributed their ACL injuries to bad luck or large training loads and wished that they had more support from the wrestling community when injured. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024., Fundings for this study were received from the Research & Development Centre for Gothenburg and Southern Bohuslän and the Swedish Olympic Comittee.

Background: Floorball is one of the most popular team ball sports in Northern Europe, particularly among youths. The injury incidence is high, as is the case in other pivoting youth team ball sports, such as football. The injury prevention exercise programme (IPEP) Knee Control is developed to reduce injuries in team ball sports. Though, programme effects and implementation factors in floorball has not been evaluated. The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effects of the Knee Control IPEP and explore players’ and coaches’ experiences of using Knee Control in youth floorball. Methods: Study A was a cluster-randomised controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the effects of Knee Control in reducing floorball injuries. The RCT comprised of 48 clusters (clubs) with male and female floorball players (12–17 years) on the community level who were randomised into either an intervention or control group. Seventeen clusters (31 teams with 301 players) in the intervention group and 12 clusters (16 teams with 170 players) in the control group were included for analyses. During a pre-season implementation workshop, the intervention group coaches were instructed to use Knee Control and a standard running warm-up before every training session during the season. Control teams continued usual training. Teams were followed during a competitive season (26 weeks). Player exposure to floorball and occurrence of acute and gradual onset injuries were reported weekly via a web-based player survey using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre overuse injury questionnaire. Team and player compliance to Knee Control was reported monthly by coaches. Players were divided into three compliance groups based on their average weekly number of Knee Control sessions: high (≥2 sessions), intermediate (≥1 to <2 sessions), and low dose (<1 session). Additionally, players and coaches in the intervention group answered a post-season survey on experiences using Knee Control. Study B was a qualitat

The purpose of this study is to examine how the effects of commercialisation impact the management of sports organizations. Additionally, the study aims to investigate how sports organizations handle commercialisation to ensure a sustainable balance between the market logic and safe sports for children. Neo -institutional theory, and its various components, have been used as a theoretical lens to answer these research questions. The study was conducted using a deductive, qualitative method, and the questions for the semi-structured interviews were designed and analysed with the help of neo-institutional theory. The results and analysis show that commercialisation primarily affects the management of sports organizations through increased professionalisation. To manage commercialisation and maintain a sustainable balance between market logic and safe sports for children, sports organizations work on educating employees, coaches, and parents. They establish guidelines and ensure compliance, focusing on a proactive approach to prevent infringement. Within the organizations, there is an ongoing dialogue to integrate these guidelines into the organization. The results also highlight the importance of understanding the individual needs of athletes so that sports activities can be conducted on their terms. A long-term perspective on sports participation is also emphasised as important for sustainability.

Kombinationen idrott och utbildning är etablerat i Sverige idag. Specialidrottsämnet i svenska gymnasieskolan har forskats på de senaste åren, men saknar däremot undersökningar gällande individualiserad undervisning. Syftet med studien var att beskriva och förstå hur specialidrottslärare inom lagbollsidrotter individualiserar undervisningen. Undersökningen tillämpade ett målstyrt urval. Studien undersökte området genom semi-strukturerade intervjuer med fyra specialidrottslärare och hur de arbetade med individualisering i undervisningen. Studien tog hjälp av differentierad undervisningsteori som teoretiskt ramverk. Informationen som samlades in genom intervjuerna kodades till teman och delteman genom en tematisk analys. Studiens resultat delades in i fyra huvudteman, specialidrottslärarnas bakgrund, specialidrottslärarnas perspektiv på undervisning, individualisering i undervisningen och individualisering utanför lektionen. Resultatet visade att lärarna individualiserar lektionerna på olika sätt med varierande undervisning där individen står i centrum. Däremot behövs ett stöd i form av konkretiserande läroplan och individuella utvecklingsplaner från den interna idrotten. Analysen genomfördes med hjälp av differentierad undervisningsteori för att förstå och tolka resultatet. Slutsatsen visar på flera olika sätt somkunskap från lärare som kan föras vidare till landets specialidrottslärare samt hur addering av nya verktyg kan stärka specialidrottsverksamheten., The combination of sports and education is established in sweden today. The subject of special sports in Swedish upper secondary school has been researched in recent years, but there is a lack of research regarding individualized teaching. The purpose of the study was to describe and understand how special sports teachers in team ball sports individualize teaching. The survey applied a purposive sampling. The study investigated the area through semi-structured interviews with four special education teachers and how they worked with individualization in teaching. The study used differentiated teaching theory as theoretical framework. The information collected through the interviews was coded into themes and sub-themes through a thematic analysis. The results of the study were divided into four main themes, the special sports teachers´ background, the special sports teachers´ perspective on teaching, individualization in teaching and individualization outside the lesson. The results showed that the teachers individualize the lessons in different ways with varied teaching where the individual is at the center. However, support is needed in the form of concrete curriculum and individual development plans from internal sports. The analysis was carried out using differentiated teaching theory to understand and interpret the results. The conclusion shows knowledge from teachers that can be passed on to the country´s special sports teachers and how the addition of new tools can strengthen special sports activities.

People exercise for various reasons. Some do it to become physically strong, others to improve their cardio fitness, and some to promote their mental health. It is unclear to what extent; but there are those who work out in a way that becomes harmful to them. Exercise can go from being the ultimate expression of health, to becoming a symptom of an eating disorder. Fitness instructors’ and personal trainers’ are responsible for the safety of members at gyms and fitness facilities and for ensuring that they do not injure themselves during a workout session. What is included in the concept of safety is arbitrary and fitness facilities around Sweden approach this in different ways. The purpose of this study is to investigate fitness instructors' and personal trainers' perceptions of their knowledge, competence and responsibility when dealing with eating disorders or suspected eating disorders in the fitness context. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants consisting of personal trainers and fitness instructors from four different gyms and fitness facilities in the county of Västerbotten, Sweden. Collected data was analysed through reflexive thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2022). The analysis resulted in three themes and ten sub-themes. The results suggest that a majority of the interviewed fitness instructors and personal trainers perceive their theoretical knowledge about eating disorders as good/sufficient, but insufficient regarding practical knowledge to manage eating disorders in the fitness environment. Responding to a concern regarding eating disorders among gym members presents a range of challenges that are described as emotionally stressful. Furthermore, fitness instructors and personal trainers need more practical knowledge in dealing with eating disorders as well as clear guidelines and policies regarding where their responsibilities begin and end.

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka hur distraktion påverkar elitgolfares prestation samt kognitiva belastning. En design med randomiserad upprepad mätning genomfördes på Golfarenan i Halmstad, där deltagarna ombeds utföra fyra förhållanden med 9 stycken puttar i varje. Tre av fyra förhållanden hade mer än en uppgiftsbeskrivning i sig (d.v.s. distraktion eller distraktioner). Kognitiv belastning mättes genom formuläret NASA-TLX, där deltagarna fick självskatta sina upplevelser efter varje förhållande. 16 stycken deltagare genomförde experimentet med åldrar från 19 till 29 (M=22.19, SD=6.28). Deltagarna spelar aktivt på nationell elitnivå och har handikapp från +0.1 till +4 (M=+2.68, SD=1.34). Baserat på tidigare empiri och teorierna ACT och PET skapades två hypoteser som sedan testades i två stycken envägs beroende ANOVA. Analysen visade på att deltagarna presterade sämre i alla förhållanden när distraktion i form av dual tasks implementerades. Sammantaget bidrar resultatet till ett uppdaterat kunskapsläge inom dual task och kognitiv belastning hos elitspelande golfare. Kunskaperna som föreliggande studie bidrar med kan deltagare och läsare applicera till sin egen golf för att utveckla prestation., The purpose of the present study was to investigate how distraction affects the performance and cognitive load of elite golfers. A design with randomized repeated measurements was conducted at Golfarenan in Halmstad, where participants were asked to perform four conditions with 9 putts in each. Three out of four conditions included more than one task description (i.e. distraction or distractions). Cognitive load was measured using the NASA-TLX form, where participants self-assessed their experiences after each condition. Sixteen participants completed the experiment with ages ranging from 19 to 29 (M=22.19, SD=6.28). The participants actively play at the national elite level and have handicaps ranging from +0.1 to +4 (M=+2.68, SD=1.34). Based on previous empirical evidence and the ACT and PET theories, two hypotheses were formulated and tested using two one-way repeated measures ANOVA. The analysis revealed that participants performed worse in all conditions when distraction in the form of dual tasks was implemented. Overall, the results contribute to an updated knowledge base in the dual task and cognitive load of elite golfers. The knowledge gained from this study can be applied by participants and readers to enhance their own golf performance.

Syftet med studien var att undersöka a) om behovstillfredsställelse medierar relationen mellan ett autonomistödjande ledarskap och idrottslig utbrändhet hos unga elitsatsande lagidrottare b) om behovsfrustration medierar relationen mellan ett kontrollerande ledarskap och idrottslig utbrändhet hos unga elitsatsande lagidrottare. Studien har en kvantitativ longitudinell design och insamling av data skedde via digitala enkäter. Antalet deltagare som deltog vid båda mättillfällena inkluderades i studien, vilket var 71 idrottare. Samtliga deltagare utövade lagidrott och studerade på Nationellt godkända idrottsutbildningar. Baserat på tidigare forskning och Self-Determination Theory ställdes två hypoteser 1) behovstillfredsställelse medierar relationen mellan ett autonomistödjande ledarskap och idrottslig utbrändhet och 2) behovsfrustration medierar relationen mellan ett kontrollerande ledarskap och idrottslig utbrändhet. Hypoteserna bekräftades med hjälp av två genomförda medieringsanalyser. Resultatet stödjer tidigare forskning och teori, samt belyser vikten av ett autonomistödjande ledarskap för att genom behovstillfredsställelse kunna bidra till lägre nivåer av idrottslig utbrändhet., The aim of the study was to investigate a) if basic need satisfaction mediates the relationship between autonomy-supportive leadership and athlete burnout in young elite team athletes, and b) if basic need thwarting mediates the relationship between controlling leadership and athlete burnout in young elite team athletes. The study used a quantitative longitudinal design and data collection took place via digital surveys. The number of participants who took part in both measurement occasions was included in the study, which was 71 athletes. All participants played team sports and studied at Nationally approved sport education. Based on previous research and Self-Determination Theory, two hypotheses were formulated 1) need satisfaction mediates the relationship between an autonomy-supportive leadership and athlete burnout and 2) need thwarting mediates the relationship between a controlling leadership and athlete burnout. The hypotheses were confirmed with the help of two conducted mediation analysis. The result supports previous research and theory and highlights the importance of an autonomy-supportive leadership in order to contribute to lower levels of athlete burnout through need satisfaction.

Syftet med studien var att undersöka elevers föreställningar om ämnet idrott och hälsa och hur de föreställningarna kan kopplas till motivationen för att delta i ämnets centrala innehåll. Då cirka sex procent av alla barn och ungdomar deltar sällan eller aldrig i skolans undervisning i idrott och hälsa (Dartsch, Norberg & Pihlblad 2017) eftersträvas mer kunskap om ungdomars föreställningar om ämnet. En kvalitativ metod användes i form av gruppintervjuer där totalt tolv elever intervjuades. Empirin har analyserats utifrån Self- determination theory (Deci & Ryan 2008). Studiens resultat visade att eleverna har ömsesidiga föreställningar om ämnet och de centrala innehållen samt hur de motiveras till att delta i undervisningen. Eleverna föreställde ämnet som roligt, aktivt, paus från övriga ämnen och givande men kunde också vara utpekande och ibland enformigt innehåll. Motiverande faktorer för att delta i undervisningen är gemenskapen med sina klasskompisar, att få ett önskvärt betyg men även av att lära sig nya saker. Vidare visade resultaten att läraren och gruppen har en stor betydelse för att känna trygghet och därmed våga utmana sina kunskaper och förmågor. Dessutom har ämnet stor fokus på det centrala området rörelse och innefattar till stor del bollsporter som upplevdes gynna en viss grupp elever som utför dessa aktiviteter på fritiden. De elever som inte är aktiva på fritiden eller är vältränade har svårare att lyckas i undervisningen och få ett önskvärt betyg.

Att som lärare hantera en hel klass och se till allas olika förutsättningar är inte alltid lätt. Det kräver kännedom om utmaningar i det sociala samspelet. Goda relationer både elever emellan och mellan lärare och elever är viktigt för att skapa trygghet och delaktighet (Skolforskningsinstitutet 2020). Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka gruppdynamik i skolämnet idrott och hälsa ur ett lärarperspektiv. För att uppnå syftet valdes en kvalitativ ansats där data samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med fyra utbildade lärare i idrott och hälsa. Insamlade data analyserades genom en tematisk analys och som teoretiskt ramverk tillämpades Tuckmans teori om grupputveckling. Resultatet visar att lärare upplever gruppdynamik som viktigt i idrott och hälsa eftersom att flertalet aspekter, så som aktiviteter, deltagande, insats, inkludering och lärande kan påverkas antingen positivt eller negativt beroende på vilken dynamik som finns i klassen. Vidare visar resultatet att gruppdynamik påverkas av flertalet faktorer, vilket leder till utmaningar som lärare behöver förhålla sig till. Lärarna reflekterar och arbetar för att skapa en god gruppdynamik både i början av grupputvecklingen och kontinuerligt under kursens gång. Slutligen visar resultatet att lärarna upplever att det är viktigt att fokusera på gruppen som helhet i undervisningen då en väl fungerande grupp skapar bättre förutsättningar för individerna inom den att prestera.

Syftet med studien är att få en fördjupad kunskap om hur lärare i idrott ochhälsa upplever och arbetar med inkluderande och differentierad undervisningsom tillgodoser elevers behov och förutsättningar i olika lärmiljöer. Studienbygger på sex kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer med lärare från olikaskolor som är behöriga i ämnet idrott och hälsa. Studien utgick från följandefrågeställningar: Hur arbetar lärare i idrott och hälsa med att skapa eninkluderande och differentierad undervisning? Hur samarbetar de medspeciallärare/pedagoger? Vilka utmaningar stöter de på för att skapa enlikvärdig utbildning? De teoretiska utgångspunkterna som studien har utgåttifrån är tillgänglighetsmodellen från Specialpedagogiska myndigheten ochsom analysverktyg har en tematisk analys använts för att hitta olika teman iresultatet. Resultatet som framkom i studien visade på att samtliga lärareansåg att de gjorde sitt bästa för att skapa en inkluderande och differentieradundervisning men faktorer som tid, resurser och tillgängliga lärmiljöer harstor påverkan hur lärarna kan arbeta med att skapa en god undervisning.Resultatet visade även att de flesta lärarna inte hade något samarbete ellerkontinuerlig kontakt med speciallärare och elevhälsoteam samt att lärarnaansåg att speciallärarnas kunskap och engagemang inte sträcker sig ut tillidrott och hälsa undervisningen.

Mental health is an important resource for a successful and developing athleticcareer (Schinke et al., 2018), which also results in better performance (Henriksen et al.,2019). Commitment to a dual career (DC) seems to be beneficial to the athlete inrelation to several aspects (Aquilina, 2013; Stambulova et al., 2015; Henriksen et al.,2020). A DC can also bring several challenges for a student-athlete (Brown et al., 2015;Stambulova et al., 2015; Linnér, Stambulova & Ziegert, 2021), which could contributeto mental illness instead (Stambulova et al., 2020). Therefore, the aim of this study wasto examine which DC-experiences predict mental health in student-athletes at uppersecondary school in sport. 405 student-athletes participated in this study, 141 women,259 men and 5 participants who identified themselves as neither male nor female. Allparticipants combined studies with sports and were between 15–19 years old (M=16.8;SD=3.3). Data was collected via web survey. Two multiple regressions analysis were conducted. The result of this study shows that DC-experiences such as DC-support, DC-obstacles, DC-competence, and DC-benefits predict mental health. In conclusion, student athletes who have more DC-support, DC-benefits, obtain DC-competencies and have fewer obstacles in their DC, maintain DC-balance and therefore seem to experience better mental health., Mental hälsa är en viktig resurs för en framgångsrik och utvecklande idrottskarriär (Schinke et al., 2018), vilket även genererar en bättre prestation (Henriksen et al., 2019). Satsning på en dubbel karriär (DK) verkar gynnsamt för idrottaren utifrån flera aspekter (Aquilina, 2013; Stambulova et al., 2015; Henriksen et al., 2020). En dubbel karriär kan även medföra flera utmaningar för en idrottselev (Brown et al., 2015; Stambulova et al.,2015; Linnér, Stambulova & Ziegert, 2021), vilket kan bidra till mental ohälsa (Stambulova et al., 2020). Därav syftar denna studie till att undersöka vilka DK-upplevelser som predicerar mental hälsa hos idrottselever på gymnasienivå. I studien deltog 405 idrottselever, varav 141 kvinnor, 259 män och 5 individer som identifieradesig som varken man eller kvinna. Samtliga deltagare kombinerade studier med idrottoch var mellan 15–19 år (M=16.8; SD=3.3). Datainsamlingen genomfördes via webbenkäter och därefter utfördes två multipla regressionsanalyser. Resultatet indikerarpå att DK-upplevelser såsom DK-stöd, DK-hinder, DK-kompetenser samt DK-fördelar predicerar mental hälsa. Sammanfattningsvis verkar idrottselever som upplever DK-stöd, DK-fördelar, besitter DK-kompetenser och upplever färre hinder i sin DK, kan upprätthålla DK-balans och därmed erfara en bättre mental hälsa.

Tidigare forskning visar att goda relationer mellan lärare-elev och elev-elev har stor betydelse för elevers lärande, motivation och välmående i skolan (Aspelin 2015). Denna studies syfte var att undersöka idrott och hälsa lärares syn på relationsskapande i ämnet idrott och hälsa och dess betydelse för lärande inom ämnet samt hur lärarna beskriver att de arbetar med relationsskapande i undervisningen av idrott och hälsa. Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ ansats i form av en semistrukturerad intervjustudie med sex verksamma lärare i idrott och hälsa på gymnasiet. Empirin analyserades med hjälp av Nel Noddings (2015) teori om omsorgsfulla relationer samt begreppen modellering, dialog, praktik och bekräftelse. Studiens resultat visar att samtliga lärare är överens om att relationer är oerhört betydelsefulla i ämnet idrott och hälsa och har stor betydelse för elevernas deltagande och kunskapsutveckling. Lärarna möjliggör relationsskapande mellan sig själva och elever genom samtal, engagemang och omsorg samt genom att intressera sig av eleverna och deras intressen. Gruppindelningar, samarbetsövningar och organiserande av aktiviteter identifierades som strategier för att bygga relationer mellan eleverna sinsemellan i undervisningen. Slutsatser som kan dras av studien är att relationsskapande är en ständigt pågående process som också visar komplexiteten kring relationsskapande och dess utmaningar i skolans värld.

This study aimed to investigate the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of spatiotemporal parameters, during sprint skating, of bandy players. Thirty-two well-trained male bandy players (age: 17.8 ± 1.2 years; height: 1.80 ± 0.06 m; body mass: 75.7 ± 1.2 kg) participated in this study. They performed two 80 m linear skating sprints. To calculate the velocities and obtain glide-by-glide spatiotemporal variables, nine timing gates and two skate-mounted inertial measurement units (IMUs) were synchronized and used. The spatiotemporal variables at each step included the glide time, glide length, double support time, double support length, step length, and step frequency. All the spatiotemporal variables were analyzed separately: averaged over 80 m, during the acceleration, and the maximal steady-state phases. The relative and absolute reliability of the spatiotemporal parameters were good (ICC > 0.70; CV < 10%), except for the step frequency during the steady-state phase. The spatiotemporal parameters showed “good” to “satisfactory” sensitivity during the acceleration phase and whole sprint, and “marginal” sensitivity during the steady-state phase. Content validity was confirmed by a low percentage of the shared variance (17.9–34.3%) between the spatiotemporal parameters obtained during the acceleration and steady-state phases. A “stepwise” regression significantly predicted the steady-state skating velocity from the spatiotemporal metrics obtained during the acceleration [F(5,26) = 8.34, p < 0.001, adj. R2 = 0.62] and steady-state phases [F(5,26) = 13.6, p < 0.01, R2 = 0.67]. Only the step frequency obtained in the acceleration phase significantly predicted the maximal skating velocity (p < 0.01), while the glide length and step frequency derived during the steady-state phase significantly added to the prediction (p < 0.01). In conclusion, the spatiotemporal parameters, obtained by two skate-mounted IMUs, were shown to be reliable and sensitive meas, Speed Development and Monitoring in Elite Bandy Players

Det har blivit vanligare att föreningsidrotten används som verktyg för att lösa samhällsutmaningar så som segregation, integration och ojämlikhet. I denna text presenteras en analys av vad som krävs för att idrotten ska kunna användas för att konstruktivt ta sig an samhällsutmaningar. Analysen är baserad på tidigare forskning om socialt entreprenörskap inom idrotten samt en pågående studie av Hemmaplan-föreningar. Det metodologiska redskapet idealtypen Hemmaplan-förening presenteras. Idealtypen ärbyggd på definitionen av idrottslikt socialt entreprenörskap. Den har kompletterats med för Hemmaplan-föreningar karakteristiska drag. Idealtypen Hemmaplan karaktäriseras av att: Verksamheten korsar på ett konfliktfyllt sätt gränser mellan samhällets olika sektorer. Verksamheten utgår i varje fall från den lokala kontexten. I verksamheten eftersträvas gratis eller mycket billig verksamhet utan trösklar för deltagande. Verksamheten har en genomtänkt hållning till unga ledare, som innefattar utbildning och ekonomisk ersättning. Skolan har en central plats och roll i verksamheten. I verksamheten används idrotten som medel, inte som mål.Tävlingsidrott med serier och cuper ingår inte. För den som är intresserad av tävlingsverksamhet finns en slussfunktion till föreningar med sådan verksamhet. Hemmaplan-föreningen är organisatoriskt knuten till ett specialidrottsförbund. Om Hemmaplan-föreningen hade använt sig av företagsformen hade pengarna (vinsten) använts som medel, inte som mål. Verksamhetens sociala innehåll överensstämmer med statens mål för det skattefinansierade stödet till idrottsverksamhet, och har samma innehåll som begreppet föreningsfostran.

Passera guard? Fightertjejer och MMA På relativt kort tid har kampsport i allmänhet, och MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) i synnerhet, omvandlats från att förstås som mansdominerad och maskulin aktivitet, till en träningsform för såväl män som kvinnor, barn som vuxna. Trots detta är kunskapen om kvinnors utövande av MMA högst begränsad, särskilt vad gäller yngre kvinnor och tjejer. Denna presentation tar avstamp i ett projekt som initierats i början av 2024 och som avser möta denna kunskapslucka som kommer stå i fokus i presentationen. Projektet utgår från en poststrukturalistisk ansats och utgår från en etnografisk metod där deltagare i MMA-träning både observeras under träning och intervjuas med syftet att undersöka hur tjejer och unga kvinnor förhandlar om och framställer genus, och mer specifikt femininitet, i och genom MMA. Vidare handlar projektet om deltagarnas meningsskapande, kroppsförståelse och hur olika genusnormer inom sporten förstås och eventuellt utmanas samt hur villkoren för deltagande och samkönad träning upplevs. Projektet finansieras av Centrum för idrottsforskning., Slå som en tjej? Tjejer, unga kvinnor och mixed martial arts

Introduction: A well-functioning anti-doping system relies on being perceived by athletes as effective, fair, and practically feasible to implement. While research has highlighted the views of Olympic athletes on anti-doping over the past decade, the experiences and perceptions of Para athletes have not been extensively explored. The purpose of this study was to examine Swedish elite Para athletes' experiences and perceptions of the policy and practice of the anti-doping system. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional approach was used, with a web survey elaborated from a survey with Olympic athletes adjusted for Para athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments. The sample consisted of 66 active Para athletes competing at national or international level (response rate 71%). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and differences between subgroups were examined Fisher's exact test. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze open-ended questions. Results: Most of the respondents expressed a positive outlook on the anti-doping system, advocating for comprehensive efforts. A significant portion (35%) had not received anti-doping education, with those who did reporting increased confidence in avoiding unintentional doping. Despite their elite status, half of the respondents had not undergone doping control. Mistrust regarding the system's effectiveness and fairness was identified, with over half of the participants emphasizing the need for new technical solutions to enhance procedures specifically tailored for Para athletes. Discussion: The athletes in this study advocate for a Para sports-focused approach in the anti-doping system, emphasizing equal testing opportunities, procedural adjustments for independence and privacy, and increased access to education. The findings illuminate the unique conditions faced by athletes with impairments within the anti-doping system, offering valuable insights for policymaking in the development of anti-doping s

Physical Activity on Prescription (PAP) has been utilized in several countries since the 1990s. In recent years, the method has begun to be implemented for children in Sweden. Organized sports represent one of the "deliverers" to which a client can turn based on the prescription. However, there is a need to examine whether organized sports are the appropriate avenue for this target group, considering their physical inactivity and lack of previous engagement in sports. The aim of this study was to explore how children prescribed physical activity perceive sports as a means to become more physically active. This encompasses a focus on how they construct an understanding of their bodies in relation to activities socioculturally conceptualized as sports. The study is grounded in the notion of the body's double nature as object and subject and the idea of movement as sociocultural communication. Participants aged 7–15 years were recruited from health clinics in Västra Götaland, Sweden. Qualitative data were generated through a longitudinal interview study, where six participants were interviewed on two occasions with a four-to-six-month interval. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. Children constructed an understanding of physical activity in the form of sports based on instrumentality (health benefits) rather than intrinsic motivators (e.g., enjoyment) throughout the PAP process. Finding an environment where one can be accepted based on physical competence was fundamental. The desire for change—either from the "deliverer" (sports clubs etc.) or the individual child— emerges as central for sports to become “medicine” for children.

Denna licentiatuppsats har studerat kommunikationsmönster och beslutsfattande i relation till lärarens undervisningsmetoder med ambitionen om att undervisa från ett mer frågebaserat och elevcentreratperspektiv. Studien är genomförd enligt principerna för en självstudie. Resultatet av kommunikationen i min undervisning bestäms av vem som ska fatta de olika besluten. Om jag äger alla beslut kommer det också att leda till att jag äger nästan all kommunikation med och feedback till mina elever. Det leder också till mer lärarcentrerade undervisningsmetoder. Resultatet av möjligheterna att förändra en praktik är att det inte finns något motstånd bland eleverna att undervisa på ett mer elevcentrerat och frågebaserat sätt. Normer är föränderliga och genom att undervisa på ett mer varieratsätt finns även möjligheter att fortsätta ett yrkesspråk inom idrott., Knowledge is expressed in different forms – such as facts, understanding, skills, and familiarity – which require and interact with each other. Therefore, teachers cannot unilaterally emphasize one or the other form of knowledge, which means that teachers are challenged to master a variety of possible ways of teaching. The dominant language in physical education teaching comes from sports, and there is no language that puts into words the goals that teaching in school should have. Research in Sweden also emphasizes that when the institutions of school and sport meet, it is sport that sets the agenda. This means that physical education teaching has a way of being organized that is similar to club sport activities and its content with different sports. Today's curriculum is too multidimensional to use only one teaching method (Ferry & Olofsson, 2009; Schenker, 2011; Hedberg, 2014; Nyberg & Larsson, 2014, 2016; SueSee & Barker, 2019). The aim of the study is to use self-study as a method and student-centered and question-based teaching strategies in combination with the teacher-centered and instruction-based teaching methods that dominate today. Which communication patterns and which decision-making can be discerned in relation to the chosen teaching methods?How do the students describe the experience from the course with a focus on the teacher’s communication and the design of the teaching?The study took place in a course in physical education and health specialization in ice hockey in Sweden during eight months. The students in the study were all boys between 16 and 19 years old and were interviewed before and after the observed teaching. During the course, the teacher’s communication during the lessons was recorded with a microphone. All teaching in the study has been categorized according to Kirk’s (1996) five teaching methods in order to distinguish who makes decisions, how the teaching is organized and what kind of communication and feedback that domi