The psychology of recovery among endurance athletes
The development of sport performance takes a lot of hard training, and all that training also takes equal amounts of recovery. Recovery is about restoring performance capability after facing stress in various ways, mentally, physically, and socially (Kellmann et al., 2018). Sufficient recovery compensates for stress and spurs further adaptation, while inadequate recovery allows stress…
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Injury and gender across sports
In the realm of sports, the potential for injury looms large, with varying degrees of risk across different athletic endeavours. A recent study reveals that, overall, soccer has the highest head impact rate among both boys and girls. However, when examining male and female sports separately, male high school soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams exhibit significantly higher head impact rates compared to their female counterparts.
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April 26, 2024
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Women & Girls Leadership and Sport ConferenceThe 2024 WGLSC conference theme of ‘Beyond Bodies: Examining Gender Rights in Sport’ will explore the role of gender in access and inclusion to sport, and aims to highlight inclusion of transgender women in sport. The day will provide an opportunity to critically explore how gender influences sport environments and policy, and seek to understand ways to move beyond the gender binary in sport. The conference will also look at how leaders in sport settings can best provide all athletes […] Read more: Women & Girls Leadership and Sport Conference |
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