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Teamwork, Spirit of the Game and Communication: A Review of Implications from S...
Amoroso, José; Coakley, Jay; Rebelo Gonçalves, Ricardo; Antunes, Raul; Valente-dos-Santos, João; Furtado, Guilherme EustáquioUltimate Frisbee (UF) is a non-contact, challenging, and self-promoted team sport. Its characteristics, such as the game environment and rules, appear to influence the on-the-pitch behaviour of players. This article examines the content of qualitative studies to determine if and how the unique characteristics of UF may be related to nine sociological themes, that may be identified during gameplay. These themes ...
Teamwork: A Systematic Review of Implications From Psychosocial Constructs for ...
Amoroso, José; Rebelo Gonçalves, Ricardo; Antunes, Raul; Coakley, Jay; Teques, Pedro; Valente-dos-Santos, João; Furtado, Guilherme EustáquioIntroduction: Ultimate Frisbee (UF) is a non-contact, challenging, and self-promoted team sport. Some factors such as the game environment and rules seem to influence athletes' behavior. Goals: Provide a robust systematic review (SR) of the psychological domains associated with UF. Methods: A SR according to Cochrane guidelines was completed. A reproducible search strategy was conducted by two independent revie...
Higher Physical Activity Levels May Help Buffer the Negative Psychological Cons...
Antunes, Raul; Rebelo Gonçalves, Ricardo; Amaro, Nuno; Salvador, Rogério Paulo; Matos, Rui; Morouço, Pedro; Frontini, R.This study explored the associations between physical activity (PA) anxiety levels, and the perception of satisfaction of basic psychological needs (BPN), during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. Thus, 1,404 participants (977 women, 426 men, and one respondent preferred not to answer) ranging from 18 to 89 years old (36.4 ± 11.7 year-old) completed a questionnaire in the period between 1st and 15th ...
Exploring Lifestyle Habits, Physical Activity, Anxiety and Basic Psychological ...
Antunes, Raul; Frontini, R.; Amaro, Nuno; Salvador, Rogério Paulo; Matos, Rui; Morouço, Pedro; Rebelo-Gonçalves, Ricardo; Rebelo Gonçalves, RicardoThis cross-sectional study aimed to characterize the lifestyle habits, anxiety levels and basic psychological needs (BPN), in Portuguese adults during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including a comparison between genders and age groups. In total, 1404 adults (36.4 ± 11.7 years; 69.6% female) answered sociodemographic data and three instruments: the International Physical Activity Questionnair...
Constraining of peripheral vision reduces standing long jump performance in chi...
Matos, Rui; Cruz, João; Amaro, Nuno; Coelho, Luís; Morouço, Pedro; Rebelo Gonçalves, RicardoPeripheral vision appears to be more important than central vision for tasks where precision or ocular coordination are essential. To determine whether this effect is observedwhile performing a task for which precision is not critical, the performance of 34 children (6–9 years old) in standing long jumpwastested. Adapted swimming goggles, which induced different levels of constraint of field of vision,were used...
Task and ego goal orientation in ultimate frisbee
Amoroso, José; Rebelo Gonçalves, Ricardo; Antunes, Raul; Furtado, Guilherme; Valente-dos-Santos, JoãoThe World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is the international sports federation responsible for world governance of flying disc (frisbee) sports, which includes: Ultimate, Beach Ultimate, Disc Golf, Freestyle, Guts, and Individual Events (WFDF, 2020). The 84 member associations reported 162,000 members in 2018 annual census. The largest national Member is the USA, followed by Canada, Australia, Germany, Great Br...