A New Era in Sport Organizations and Coach Development in Finland

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-343
Author(s):  
Kirsi Hämäläinen ◽  
Minna Blomqvist
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
New Era ◽  
Coach Development ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Common Understanding

The purpose of this article is to describe recent actions for sport organizations and coach development in Finland. Finnish Sport organizations and systems especially in high-performance sports have been in a transition phase in recent years. The high-performance sport systems have been analyzed and reorganized and new strategic goals were set. Coach development was chosen as one of the focus areas and the leadership of coach development is at the new High Performance Unit of the Olympic Committee. There are different education paths for coaches and all the organizations which provide coach education belong to a network for coach development. This network works for developing programs, learning concepts and tools and sharing of expertise. One key idea of the development work has been to conduct systematic research among Finnish coaches to gain objective information of coaches’ needs and learning experiences. As a result of this work, the Finnish Coach Competence Model was created as a tool and for creating common understanding of coaches’ competences and for developing education programs and coaches’ assessment. Creating a new learning culture and a network have been the main steps so far and the further development for those are also the main goals in future.

From Center Stage to the Sidelines: What Role Might Previous Athletic Experience Play in Coach Development?

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-267
Author(s):  
Travis Crickard ◽  
Diane M. Culver ◽  
Cassandra M. Seguin
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Career Advancement ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Ice Hockey ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Fast Tracking ◽  
Coach Development

Traditionally, playing experience in sport has been used as a springboard into the coaching profession. Specifically, playing experience has been discussed in research as facilitating the transition into early coaching roles, fast-tracking through coach education programs, and being viewed as a desirable factor in high-performance sport. However, explorations into the intricacies that make this playing experience so valuable have been minimal. Thus, this Insights article is meant to foster discussion within the coach research community regarding the role of playing experience in coaching pathways from a position perspective. This unique area of inquiry may offer insight to those concerned with coach pathways, coach development, and coach education. To promote this discussion, the following article will present some avenues through which previous playing experience could be explored. In addition, the authors will present a study that was conducted with high-performance head ice hockey coaches who formerly played goaltender and offer interesting directions for future research inquiries. Notably, the authors will consider playing experience in connection with career advancement, potential implications for hiring processes, considerations for coach education, and possible barriers to coaching opportunities.

Coaching Positive Youth Development in Brazil: Recommendations for Coach Education Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Gaion ◽  
Michel Milistetd ◽  
Fernando Santos ◽  
Andressa Contreira ◽  
Luciane Arantes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Sport Organizations ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
Coach Education ◽  
Developmental Experiences ◽  
Coach Learning ◽  
Preparation Period ◽  
Context Specific

Coaching positive youth development (PYD) represents a challenge for many participation and high-performance coaches across the globe, including in Brazil. Coach education has been acknowledged as a formal learning context that may help prepare coaches to effectively foster PYD outcomes and provide high-quality developmental experiences for athletes across different sport contexts. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to describe the key concepts and existing guidelines for coaching and coach education in Brazil, and provide context-specific recommendations for coach education to include PYD materials. Coaching in Brazil includes a long preparation period that includes diversified opportunities for coach learning. However, there are some discrepancies between the objectives and outcomes prioritized by governing bodies and sport organizations and how learning contexts are framed. In other words, although PYD is considered to be a necessary endeavor, it is not explicitly included in any coach education program. Moving forward, we provide several recommendations, through a bottom-up approach, in order to embed PYD within the Brazilian sport system.

The Embittered Mind

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hansjörg Znoj ◽  
Sandra Abegglen ◽  
Ulrike Buchkremer ◽  
Michael Linden
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Reaction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Roc Curve Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
First Time ◽  
Common Understanding

Abstract. There is a growing interest in embitterment as psychological concept. However, little systematic research has been conducted to characterize this emotional reaction. Still, there is an ongoing debate about the distinctiveness of embitterment and its dimensions. Additionally, a categorical and a dimensional perspective on embitterment have been developed independently over the last decade. The present study investigates the dimensions of embitterment by bringing these two different approaches together, for the first time. The Bern Embitterment Inventory (BEI) was given to 49 patients diagnosed with “Posttraumatic Embitterment Disorder (PTED)” and a matched control group of 49 patients with psychological disorders with other dominant emotional dysregulations. The ability to discriminate between the two groups was assessed by t-tests and Receiver Operating Characteristic Curves (ROC curve analysis). PTED patients scored significantly higher on the BEI than the patients of the control group. ROC analyses indicated diagnostic accuracy of the inventory. Further, we conducted Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) to examine the different dimensions of embitterment and their relations. As a result, we found four characteristic dimensions of embitterment, namely disappointment, lack of acknowledge, pessimism, and misanthropy. In general, our findings showed a common understanding of embitterment as a unique but multidimensional emotional reaction to distressful life-events.

Content and composition of phospholipids, fatty acids and sterols in commercial natural phospholipid excipients

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luxia Zheng ◽  
Xiong Shen ◽  
Yingchun Wang ◽  
Jian Liang ◽  
Mingming Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Phospholipid Fatty Acid ◽  
Egg Yolk ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Manufacturing Enterprises ◽  
The Many

Background: Phospholipids are widely used in food and pharmaceutical industry as functional excipients. In spite of the many analytical methods reported, there are very limited reports concerning systematic research and comparison of phospholipid excipients. Objective: To present a comprehensive evaluation of commercial natural phospholipid excipients (CNPEs). Methods: Seventeen batches of CNPEs from five manufacturing enterprises, isolated either from soybean or egg yolk, were investigated. The content and composition of phospholipids, fatty acids and sterols as a whole were considered as the evaluative index of CNPEs. Eight kinds of phospholipids were determined by supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC), twenty-one kinds of fatty acids were determined by gas chromatography (GC) after boron trifluoride-methanol derivatization, and nine kinds of sterols were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) after separation and derivatization of the unsaponifiable matter. Cluster analysis was employed for classification and identification of the CNPEs. Results: The results showed that each kind of CNPEs had its characteristic content and composition of phospholipids, fatty acids and sterols. Seventeen batches of samples were divided into eight groups in cluster analysis. CNPEs of the same type from different source (soybean or egg yolk) or enterprises presented different content and composition of phospholipids, fatty acids and sterols. Conclusion: Each type of CNPEs had its characteristic content and composition of phospholipid, fatty acid and sterol. The compositions of phospholipid, fatty acid and sterol as a whole can be applied as an indicator of the quality and characteristics for CNPEs.

Phytoceuticals in aniseeds: a practical approach for isolation and identification

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
pp. 4701
Author(s):  
Shobha R. I. ◽  
Andallu B.
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Column Chromatography ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Therapeutic Agents ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Isolation And Identification ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Pharmacologically Active

Nature has provided mankind with a broad and structurally diverse array of pharmacologically active chemical compounds, phytoceuticals, which have proved to be indispensable for the cure of chronic diseases or as lead structures for novel therapeutic agents. Almost, 70% of modern medicines in India have been developed from plants used in the traditional system of medicine. With the technological advances and the development of more sophisticated isolation and analytical techniques, there is great scope for further systematic research to screen and isolate many more phytoceuticals which might be more effective/as effective as synthetic drugs and thereby assess their potential in protecting against chronic diseases. The present investigation is aimed at isolation and identification of phytoceuticals in a spice, aniseed (Pimpinella anisum L), therapeutically less-exploited and widely used only for culinary purpose, using analytical techniques viz. column chromatography, high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC.) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry. Among all the solvent fractions of methanolic extract tested, methanolic extract and ethyl acetate fraction possessed highest amounts of bioactive compounds viz. phenolics, flavonoids, flavonols which was confirmed by qualitative, quantitative and HPTLC. analyses. Spectral analysis using NMR. of one of the sub-fractions of aniseeds obtained by column chromatography, revealed the presence of a glycosylated flavone, luteolin-6C-glucoside in aniseeds.  The present study revealed aniseeds to be a great source of bioactive phytoceuticals which can be novel candidates for development of new therapeutic agents.

A Taxonomy for Psycho-Oncological Intervention Techniques in an Acute Care Hospital in Germany

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Martina Madl ◽  
Marietta Lieb ◽  
Katharina Schieber ◽  
Tobias Hepp ◽  
Yesim Erim
Keyword(s):  
Acute Care ◽  
Interrater Reliability ◽  
Acute Care Hospital ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Certification System ◽  
Stepwise Procedure ◽  
Further Development

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Due to the establishment of a nationwide certification system for cancer centers in Germany, the availability of psycho-oncological services for cancer patients has increased substantially. However, little is known about the specific intervention techniques that are applied during sessions in an acute care hospital, since a standardized taxonomy is lacking. With this study, we aimed at the investigation of psycho-oncological intervention techniques and the development of a comprehensive and structured taxonomy thereof. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> In a stepwise procedure, a team of psycho-oncologists generated a data pool of interventions and definitions that were tested in clinical practice during a pilot phase. After an adaptation of intervention techniques, interrater reliability (IRR) was attained by rating 10 previously recorded psycho-oncological sessions. A classification of interventions into superordinate categories was performed, supported by cluster analysis. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Between April and June 2017, 980 psycho-oncological sessions took place. The experts agreed on a total number of 22 intervention techniques. An IRR of 89% for 2 independent psycho-oncological raters was reached. The 22 techniques were classified into 5 superordinate categories. <b><i>Discussion/Conclusion:</i></b> We developed a comprehensive and structured taxonomy of psycho-oncological intervention techniques in an acute care hospital that provides a standardized basis for systematic research and applied care. We expect our work to be continuously subjected to further development: future research should evaluate and expand our taxonomy to other contexts and care settings.

scholarly journals Simultaneously Regulating Uniform Zn2+ Flux and Electron Conduction by MOF/rGO Interlayers for High-Performance Zn Anodes

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziqi Wang ◽  
Liubing Dong ◽  
Weiyuan Huang ◽  
Hao Jia ◽  
Qinghe Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Surface Passivation ◽  
Coulombic Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Metal Organic Framework ◽  
Growth Surface ◽  
Electron Conduction ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Further Development

AbstractOwing to the merits of low cost, high safety and environmental benignity, rechargeable aqueous Zn-based batteries (ZBs) have gained tremendous attention in recent years. Nevertheless, the poor reversibility of Zn anodes that originates from dendrite growth, surface passivation and corrosion, severely hinders the further development of ZBs. To tackle these issues, here we report a Janus separator based on a Zn-ion conductive metal–organic framework (MOF) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO), which is able to regulate uniform Zn2+ flux and electron conduction simultaneously during battery operation. Facilitated by the MOF/rGO bifunctional interlayers, the Zn anodes demonstrate stable plating/stripping behavior (over 500 h at 1 mA cm−2), high Coulombic efficiency (99.2% at 2 mA cm−2 after 100 cycles) and reduced redox barrier. Moreover, it is also found that the Zn corrosion can be effectively retarded through diminishing the potential discrepancy on Zn surface. Such a separator engineering also saliently promotes the overall performance of Zn|MnO2 full cells, which deliver nearly 100% capacity retention after 2000 cycles at 4 A g−1 and high power density over 10 kW kg−1. This work provides a feasible route to the high-performance Zn anodes for ZBs.

Report on the CHIIR 2019 Second Workshop on Evaluation of Personalisation in Information Retrieval (WEPIR 2019)

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Gareth J. F. Jones ◽  
Nicholas J. Belkin ◽  
Séamus Lawless ◽  
Gabriella Pasi
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Information Interaction ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Common Understanding

The Second Workshop on Evaluation of Personalisation in Information Retrieval (WEPIR 2019) was held in conjunction with the ACM SIGIR Conference on Human Information Interaction & Retrieval (CHIIR 2019) in Glasgow, Scotland. WEPIR 2019 followed on from the first WEPIR held at CHIIR 2018. The purpose of the workshop was again to bring together researchers from different backgrounds, interested in advancing the evaluation of personalisation in information retrieval. The workshop focused on further development of a common understanding of the challenges, requirements and practical limitations of personalisation in information retrieval and its evaluation.

scholarly journals Nonvolatile Ternary Resistive Memory Performance of a Benzothiadiazole-Based Donor–Acceptor Material on ITO-Coated Glass

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 318
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Cheng Zhang ◽  
Zhiming Shi ◽  
Jingni Li ◽  
Qingyun Qian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Storage ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Resistive Memory ◽  
Molecular Systems ◽  
Threshold Voltages ◽  
Donor Acceptor ◽  
Low Threshold ◽  
Multilevel Memory ◽  
Further Development

The explosive growth of data and information has increasingly motivated scientific and technological endeavors toward ultra-high-density data storage (UHDDS) applications. Herein, a donor−acceptor (D–A) type small conjugated molecule containing benzothiadiazole (BT) is prepared (NIBTCN), which demonstrates multilevel resistive memory behavior and holds considerable promise for implementing the target of UHDDS. The as-prepared device presents distinct current ratios of 105.2/103.2/1, low threshold voltages of −1.90 V and −3.85 V, and satisfactory reproducibility beyond 60%, which suggests reliable device performance. This work represents a favorable step toward further development of highly-efficient D−A molecular systems, which opens more opportunities for achieving high performance multilevel memory materials and devices.

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