Top Research Papers on Sports

Research question: The paper questions the widespread conceptualisation of sport as industry and business in the research field of sport management. It asks if the field largely neglects sport's special quality and the study of how managing sport organisations has effects on sport and the sporting human.Research methods: The paper briefly reviews the recent debate of the sport management research field in its three leading journals, but despite being empirical in part, it is foremost a position and conceptual paper. To bring sport back to the centre of the research field, it suggests that spor...

I. INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF ECONOMIC CONCEPTS 1. Introduction 2. Review of the Economist's Arsenal II. THE INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION OF SPORTS 3. Sports Franchises as Profit-Maximizing Firms 4. Monopoly and Antitrust 5. Competitive Balance III. THE PUBLIC FINANCE OF SPORTS 6. The Public Finance of Sports: The Market for Sports Franchises 7. The Costs and Benefits of a Franchise to a City IV. THE LABOR ECONOMICS OF SPORTS 8. An Introduction to Labor Markets in Professional Sports 9. Labor Unions and Labor Relations 10. Discrimination 11. The Economics of Amateurism and College Sports

The relationship between sport and the natural environment is bidirectional and critical to the production of sport products, events, and experiences. Researchers have studied sport and the natural environment within the various subdisciplines of sport management. However, given the changing climate and mounting public concern for the environment, there is pressure to reconsider the relevance and significance of the natural environment, which is taken for granted in managerial contexts. Reflecting the importance of the natural environment, the robustness of the current literature, and the pote...

A framework to inform the resumption of sport is developed based on current best evidence, and guidelines from the Australian Federal Government, extrapolated into the sporting context by specialists in sport and exercise medicine, infectious diseases and public health.

Partial table of contents: SKILL ACQUISITION.Levels of Performance Skill: From Beginners to Experts (C. Wrisberg).Skill Acquisition During Childhood and Adolescence (K. Thomas, et al.).Attention (B. Abernethy).Expert Performance in Sport and Dance (J. Starkes, et al.).PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH LEVEL PERFORMANCE.Modeling: Considerations for Motor Skill Performance and Psychological Responses (P. McCullagh & M. Weis).Personality and the Athlete: Challenges and Promises for the Next Decade (Y. Auweele, et al.).Self--Efficacy Beliefs of Athletes, Teams, and Coaches (D. Feltz & C. Lirgg...

There are mixed findings for the effect of taurine consumption on improving recovery from training bouts and/or mitigating muscle damage and limited and varied findings prohibit definitive conclusions regarding the efficacy of tauri on aerobic and anaerobic performance and metabolic outcomes.

Sport now has to compete for the consumer dollar with a vast array of leisure activities online as well as offline. Successful sport marketing is the result of carefully structured planning, creativity and perseverance.Integrating the unique characteristics of sport with traditional marketing theory, Strategic Sport Marketing presents a framework of strategic decision-making. The authors outline the diverse markets for sport: participants, sponsors, spectators and fans. International case studies and 'sportviews' selected from a wide range of sports and media illustrate the unique features of ...

These are extraordinary times. Less because we are currently in the midst of a global pandemic;
\nhumanity has been here multiple times in the past, sometimes with even more devastating
\nresults (the ‘Black Death’ of 1346–1353, or Cocolitzli Epidemics in the 16th
\nCentury, for example). Rather, these are extraordinary times due to both the huge shutting
\ndown of industry, travel and borders, and the enormous level of coverage and discussion
\nof the crisis through both traditional and social media formats (Stevens & Prins, 2020).
\nMoreover, global, regional and ...

This narrative review aims to summarise, and critically evaluate, different tracking systems and their use within team sports, and examples of characteristics and the application of tracking data across seven popular team sports.

Evidence is reviewed to clearly determine the potential utility of genotyping for detecting sports talent, enhancing training, or preventing exercise-related injuries, and to present an overview of recent research that has attempted to correct the methodological issues found in previous investigations.

Contents Notes on Contributors Introduction 1 Introduction: Embodied Identities: Reshaping Social Life Through Sport and Dance Noel Dyck and Eduardo Archetti Part I: Training Children's Bodies and Selves 2 Bodying Forth a Room for Everyone: Inclusive Recreational Badminton in Copenhagen Sally Anderson 3 Embodying Success: Identity and Performance in Children's Sport Noel Dyck 4 Embodied Play and Gender Identities in Competitive Handball for Children in Norway Harald Beyer Broch Part II: Reshaping Adult Identities 5 Long-distance Football Support and Liminal Identities Among Norwegian Fans Hans...

The Prisma in Exercise, Rehabilitation, Sport medicine and SporTs science (PERSiST) guidance attempts to address the problem of poor reporting of medical and healthcare systematic reviews.

This commentary seeks to stimulate wider interest on how Covid-19 has changed sport at elite and grassroots level and how the pandemic has led to differential outcomes for people from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds.

This statement summarises evidence-informed principles of concussion prevention, assessment and management, and emphasises those areas requiring more research.

The future practice of sports medicine specialists will require a fundamental working knowledge of the strengths, limitations, and applications of AI-based tools, as it relates to orthopaedic sports medicine.

Chapter 20 Positive Youth Development Through Sport Nicholas L. Holt, Nicholas L. Holt University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorColin J. Deal, Colin J. Deal University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorKurtis Pankow, Kurtis Pankow University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author Nicholas L. Holt, Nicholas L. Holt University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorColin J. Deal, Colin J. Deal University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSe...

The authoritative text for current and future practitioners of human resources management in the sport and recreation industries is back in a revised fourth edition. Human Resource Management in Sport and Recreation, Fourth Edition, offers a solid foundation in research and application, and it provides a holistic perspective of human resource management by bringing together the three groups of people who constitute human resources across sport and recreation organizations: paid professionals, volunteers, and the clients themselves. Dr. Packianathan Chelladurai, a pioneer in the field of sport ...

This commentary presents and discusses the similarities and differences between PAP and PAPE and elaborates on a new taxonomy for better describing performance potentiation in sport settings, to avoid erroneous identification of isolated physiological attributes and provide individualization and better applicability of conditioning protocols in sport setting.

This work identifies purposeful measurements of body composition, notably fat and lean muscle masses, and investigates their impact on the health and performance of athletes.

Chapter 3 Self-Determination Theory in Sport and Exercise Martyn Standage, Martyn Standage University of Bath, Bath, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorRichard M. Ryan, Richard M. Ryan Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Martyn Standage, Martyn Standage University of Bath, Bath, United KingdomSearch for more papers by this authorRichard M. Ryan, Richard M. Ryan Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Gershon Tenenbaum, Gershon TenenbaumSearch for more papers by t...

It is found that most studies have shown that AI technology can improve the training level of basketball players, help coaches formulate suitable game strategies, prevent sports injuries, and improve the enjoyment of games, but the number and level of published papers are relatively limited.

Research Methods and Design in Sport Management, Second Edition, explains research design, implementation, and assessment criteria with a focus on procedures unique to the discipline of sport management.

The 2017 Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) consensus statement is designed to build on the principles outlined in the previous statements1–4 and to develop further conceptual understanding of sport-related concussion (SRC) using an expert consensus-based approach. This document is developed for physicians and healthcare providers who are involved in athlete care, whether at a recreational, elite or professional level. While agreement exists on the principal messages conveyed by this document, the authors acknowledge that the science of SRC is evolving and therefore individual management and ret...

The updated versions of the questionnaires (OSTRC-O2 and OSTRC-H2) are presented, the likely impact of the updates on future data collection and practical issues related to application are discussed.

Gender inequity in sport organisation boards, particularly in decision-making positions, remains a significant issue. Considerable research exists on the topic yet attempts to integrate non-academic perspectives on this literature are relatively limited. We present a systematic narrative review, constructed in conjunction with the work of a ‘reflective panel’ which included sport, business and academic professionals from Europe and North America. The panel helped to inform the search strategy and reflected upon the narrative produced. In total, 154 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters and gre...

The vast majority of research on alexithymia in sport, however, is in the high-risk sport literature. Within this literature, researchers have typically viewed alexithymia as a possible underlying motive for engaging in the high-risk domain activity. In sport and exercise settings, there is currently only a limited amount of research on alexithymia. Initially developed from clinical observations of a deficit in emotion processing and regulation, alexithymia is characterized by difficulties in verbalizing emotions. The idea that alexithymic individuals might be attracted to the high-risk domain...

Sport organisations continue to place a low priority on addressing the exclusion and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ+ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning/queer, and sexual/gender diverse). It was previously thought this was due to a lack of quantitative evidence of a problem; however, over the past decade, a large body of quantitative research has been conducted, including two international studies, providing strong evidence that discriminatory behaviour remains common in sport and is harmful to this population. In this paper, the authors summarise existing quantitative evid...

Part One: The Basis of Injury Rehabilitation part two: Achieving the Goals of Rehabilitation.

One of the most valuable assets a sport entity possesses is its brand. However, existing sport branding research has largely examined brands at an individual level and not taken into account the relationships between connected brands or the actual behavioral outcomes of branding. This article provides an overview of the current state of sport branding research; proposes an extended conceptualization of sport brand architecture within a sport brand ecosystem framework to guide future examination of sport branding research; introduces the four articles published in this special issue; and presen...

Purpose Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected all sectors of the global economy but some have been affected more than others. The sport sector has been especially influenced by the COVID-19 crisis in a way that has never been seen before. This has meant an urgent need for most sport enterprises to think about new business models in order to cope with the change. The purpose of this article is to discuss in more detail how the sport sector can utilise entrepreneurship as a way of combatting uncertainty whilst promoting the recognition of new opportunities. Design/methodology/approach A re...

It is argued that the persons and contexts that surround an athlete in youth sport should be examined collectively, self-correct over time, and take on certain functions that are negotiated over time.

Imagery interventions are an established psychological tool to enhance performance, psychological skills, and injury rehabilitation. Previous meta-analyses found positive effects of mental practice on performance, leaving it open whether imagery can also enhance outcomes other than performance such as motivational or affective outcomes. We performed a meta-analysis to extend the current understanding of the effectiveness of imagery in sports on any sport specific outcome and the relevance of additional variables potentially moderating the effect. The overall effect of imagery interventions was...

It is confirmed that participation in sport of any form (team or individual) is beneficial for improving mental health and social outcomes amongst adults, and adults participating in team sport had more favorable health outcomes than those participating in individual sport.

This position statement is a call to action to all involved in sport to be aware of poor self-image and poor body image among athletes and the practical recommendations should guide the clinical management of DE in high performance sport.

The process for determining the new categories for coding and updating both the Sport Medicine Diagnostic Coding System (SMDCS) and the Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System (OSIICS) with new versions that operationalise the new consensus categories is explained.

Background and advanced basketball metrics used in National Basketball Association (NBA) and Euroleague games are reviewed to benchmark existing performance analytics used in the literature for evaluating teams and players.

The working mechanism of Teng and its association with athletic big data are introduced, and the development of TENG-based sports sensing systems, including smart sports facilities and wearable equipment is highlighted.

Objective: To describe 3 measures of incidence used in sports injury epidemiology.

The aim of this article is to review the existing machine learning algorithms in predicting sport outcomes and use data segmentation as an evaluation method of ML algorithms, in most cases, with data being chronologically distributed.

This area of research can benefit from recent developments in the general field of personalized nutrition and has the potential to expand the knowledge of the nexus between the gut microbiome, lifestyle, and individual physiology.