Acta Gymnica, 2024 (vol. 54)
Touch as a mediator of relationships in the sports coaching profession
Petr Krol, Dana ©těrbová, Zbyněk Svozil
Acta Gymnica e2024.004 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2024.004 
Background: Based on the theories of interactional touch and interpersonal relationships, touch can be an important part of the coaching profession. Objective: The research aimed to identify and describe what touch means in the coach-athlete relationship from the coach's perspective. There is widespread ignorance of the law and a lax approach to intimate contact with athletes in the sport environment. The main research question was formulated as follows: What does touch mean in the coach-athlete relationship from the coach's perspective? Methods: This is qualitative research conducted in the form of a multiple case study, whose unit is the case - the...
Influence of anthropometric and fitness variables on the probability of being selected for competing in the national championship in adolescent volleyball players
Mario Albaladejo-Saura, Noelia González-Gálvez, Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal, Juan A. García-Roca, Francisco Esparza-Ros
Acta Gymnica e2024.003 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2024.003
Background: The detection of sports talent has been a recurring concern in sports science. It has been found that there is great variability in determining which athletes may perform better in sports. Objective: The objective of the present research was to analyse the influence of anthropometric variables, physical condition, chronological and biological age, and training variables on the possibility of being selected for the regional team competing in the national championship in adolescent volleyball players. Methods: A total of 100 volleyball players (48 boys, age 14.17 ± 1.00 years; 52 girls, age 14.22 ± 1.14 years) participated in the...
Effects of positive and negative normative feedback on the learning of throwing task in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
Mohammad H. Zamani, Ayoub Hashemi, Rasool Abedanzadeh
Acta Gymnica e2024.001 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2024.001
Background: Cerebral palsy is a sensory and motor disease that affects control of posture and movement. Children with cerebral palsy show dysfunction in the body such as spasticity, decreased muscle strength, and selective control of movement that may limit functional activity and participation in daily life. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of positive normative feedback on the learning of a throwing task in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral pals. Methods: Twenty-four children with cerebral palsy aged 8-10 years participated in an experimental design with acquisition-retention test. The children received positive...