Perfectionism Among Young Female Competitive Irish Dancers - Prevalence and Relationship with Injury Responses.

This study investigated the prevalence of perfectionism among young female competitive Irish dancers and examined the relationships between perfectionistic tendencies and coping strategies used when experiencing injury. Sixty-eight female dancers (Mean age: 14 ± 2.3 years) completed the Child-Adolescent Perfectionism Scale and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire and provided a record of injuries incurred during their championship careers.

Factors Affecting the Anthropometric and Physical Characteristics of Elite Academy Rugby League Players: A Multiclub Study.

Purpose: To investigate the factors affecting the anthropometric and physical characteristics of elite academy rugby league players.

Methods: One hundred ninety-seven elite academy rugby league players (age = 17.3 [1.

Pacing during a cross-country mountain bike mass-participation event according to race performance, experience, age and sex.

This study describes pacing strategies adopted in an 86-km mass-participation cross-country marathon mountain bike race (the 'Birkebeinerrittet'). Absolute (km·h) and relative speed (% average race speed) and speed coefficient of variation (%CV) in five race sections (15.1, 31.

An examination of a modified Yo-Yo test to measure intermittent running performance in rugby players.

This study examined how starting each shuttle in the prone position altered the internal, external and perceptual responses to the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (Yo-Yo IR1). Using a randomized crossover design, 17 male rugby players completed the Yo-Yo IR1 and prone Yo-Yo IR1 on two separate occasions. External loads (via microtechnology), [Formula: see text], heart rate (HR) and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured at 160, 280 and 440 m (sub-maximal) and when the test was terminated (peak).

Anthropometric and physical performance characteristics of top-elite, elite and non-elite youth female team handball players.

In order to maximise the potential for success, developing nations need to produce superior systems to identify and develop talent, which requires comprehensive and up-to-date values on elite players. This study examined the anthropometric and physical characteristics of youth female team handball players (16.07 ± 1.