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Kittel A, Spittle M, Larkin P, Spittle S. 360°VR: Application for exercise and sport science education. Front Sports Act Living 2023; 5:977075. [PMID: 37020467 PMCID: PMC10067750 DOI: 10.3389/fspor.2023.977075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Aden Kittel
- Institute for Health & Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Correspondence: Aden Kittel
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- Institute for Health & Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Institute for Health & Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Maribyrnong Sports Academy, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- College of Sport and Exercise Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Smyth EA, Donaldson A, Drew MK, Menaspa M, Cooke J, Guevara SA, Purdam C, Appaneal C, Wiasak R, Toohey L. What Contributes to Athlete Performance Health? A Concept Mapping Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 20:300. [PMID: 36612621 PMCID: PMC9819660 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In high-performance sport, athlete performance health encompasses a state of optimal physical, mental, and social wellbeing related to an athlete's sporting success. The aim of this study was to identify the priority areas for achieving athlete performance health in Australia's high-performance sport system (HPSS). METHODS Participants across five socioecological levels of Australia's HPSS were invited to contribute to this study. Concept mapping, a mixed-methods approach incorporating qualitative and quantitative data collection, was used. Participants brainstormed ideas for what athlete performance health requires, sorted the ideas into groups based on similar meaning and rated the importance, and ease of achieving each idea on a scale from 1 (not important/easiest to overcome) to 5 (extremely important/hardest to overcome). RESULTS Forty-nine participants generated 97 unique statements that were grouped into 12 clusters following multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis. The three clusters with highest mean importance rating were (mean importance rating (1-5), mean ease of overcoming (1-5)): 'Behavioral competency' (4.37, 2.30); 'Collaboration and teamwork' (4.19, 2.65); 'Valuing athlete wellbeing' (4.17, 2.77). The 12 clusters were grouped into five overarching domains: Domain one-Performance health culture; Domain two-Integrated strategy; Domain three-Operational effectiveness; Domain four-Skilled people; Domain five-Leadership. CONCLUSION A diverse sample of key stakeholders from Australia's HPSS identified five overarching domains that contribute to athlete performance health. The themes that need to be addressed in a strategy to achieve athlete performance health in Australia's HPSS are 'Leadership', 'Skilled people', 'Performance health culture', 'Operational effectiveness', and 'Integrated strategy'.
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- Erin A. Smyth
- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce Campus, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
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- Centre for Sport and Social Impact, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce Campus, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce Campus, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
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- School of Physiotherapy, University of Canberra, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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- Research School of Psychology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce Campus, 11 Kirinari Street, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
- Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, Canberra, ACT 2617, Australia
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James LP, Lidums M, Grant M, Talpey SW, Comfort P, Suchomel TJ, Gastin PB, Driller MW. Considerations in the Development of a Postgraduate Strength and Conditioning Program: Insights From Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Strength Cond J 2021. [DOI: 10.1519/ssc.0000000000000617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fullagar HH, Harper LD, Govus A, McCunn R, Eisenmann J, McCall A. Practitioner Perceptions of Evidence-Based Practice in Elite Sport in the United States of America. J Strength Cond Res 2019; 33:2897-2904. [DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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