Sport

The policy-implementation gap highlights the disparity between policy intentions and outcomes, often due to neglecting implementation realities. Despite the World Anti-Doping Agency’s efforts to standardize anti-doping policies globally, consistent implementation remains elusive, mainly due to inter-signatory variation. This variation, attributed to socio-geographic, political, organizational, and human resource factors, poses challenges to anti-doping policy compliance. Through data analysis and thematic identification, …

Youth sports competitions often evoke a mix of emotions among participants, including anxiety and enjoyment. Negative behaviors exhibited by parents on the sidelines contribute to these negative experiences, prompting interventions to improve parental involvement. While interventions typically focus on parent-child interactions, it’s crucial to address how parents’ actions impact other stakeholders, such as sports officials. The decline in officiating numbers …

This study aims to explore the relationship between perfectionism, burnout, moral disengagement, and moral behaviors in sport , an area which has been under-researched despite its significance in understanding prosocial and antisocial behaviors towards teammates and opponents. Sport provides a platform where athletes can exhibit morally relevant behaviors, including prosocial actions aimed at benefiting others and antisocial actions intended to …

We investigated how a ketogenic diet affects load control in trained individuals during a 6-week resistance training program, considering factors like sleep, diet, and fatigue that influence true load and daily readiness. This expands understanding beyond traditional one-repetition maximum tests. The ketogenic diet (KD) involves significantly reducing daily carbohydrate intake to less than 50 grams, while increasing fat and possibly …

A study on elite athletes highlighted the importance of pre- and post-competition sleep for performance and recovery. It found that athletes tend to improve sleep quality and duration before competitions but struggle with sleep after, particularly following night events. While strategies for pre-competition sleep are common, there’s a need for more focus on post-competition sleep to optimize athletes’ recovery. This …

A new wave of football investors seeks direct financial returns, with limited insight into their methods. This study examines their strategies through 61 transactions involving 37 investors, identifying four micro-processes (horizoning, focusing, synchronizing, creating value) and five distinct value creation strategies: Phoenix, (Cash) Cow, Gazelle, Ants Colony, and Eagle’s Nest. These findings contribute to investment theory and offer guidance for …

This paper addresses the fragmented literature on football fraud, offering a comprehensive framework that covers typologies and methods, enablers, and mitigation strategies. While external fraud evidence is lacking, insider fraud, particularly corruption, is well-documented. The analysis identifies risk factors such as financial issues, competitive balance, and governance shortcomings, proposing a holistic approach to mitigate fraud in professional football. The sports …

In 2008, Lord Sebastian Coe and other prominent figures expressed a strong belief that the 2012 London Olympics presented an unprecedented opportunity to enhance sports legacy and boost participation in the UK. This belief, however, faced criticism from some quarters, suggesting it was more of a political stance than a substantiated claim. Previous assessments of sports events, including the Olympics, …

Introduction In 2012, London hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games, while Glasgow hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2014. The decision to host these events in these cities was driven by the anticipation of various benefits, collectively referred to as the “legacy,” including improvements in employment, the economy, housing, national pride, the environment, and sports facilities. These factors are significant determinants …

The coaching role has been evident in sports-related activities since Classical times, and its evolution as a sporting practice can be traced throughout the subsequent 2,500 years. However, contemporary connotations attached to words like “coaching” and “coach” cannot be divorced, as definitions are influenced by changing social, cultural, temporal, and geographical parameters (Carr, 1990). The recent Besancon conference highlighted the …