Authors:Esma Lale; Nurgül Tezcan, Onursal Aksakallı Abstract: This study was conducted to compare the developmental status of balance and flexibility, which are the physical fitness parameters of preschool children receiving sportive recreation education. The participant group of the study consisted of a total of 60 children, 30 of whom were experimental and 30 of whom were control groups, who were studying in preschool education between the ages of 4-6. The study lasted a total of 8 weeks and experimental method with control group and pre-test-post-test design was used in the study. While a 40-minute sportive recreation education program was applied to the experimental group 3 days a week for 8 weeks, the control group continued its normal curriculum. In the study, sit and reach test for flexibility and flamingo balance test for balance were used as data collection tools. A normality test was applied to decide on the tests to be applied. Due to the normal distribution of the data, Independent Samples T-Test was used to determine whether the difference between the groups was significant, and Paired Samples T-Test was used to determine whether there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test within the group, and the significance value was accepted as p < 0.05. After the 8-week sportive recreation education program, there was a advanced significant difference in the pre-test-post-test values of flexibility and balance parameters in the experimental group (p <0.001), while there was no significant difference in the control group (p> 0.05). When the experimental group and the control group were compared, a significant difference was found in the flexibility and balance test values in favor of the experimental group after the sportive recreation activity program (p <0.001). As a result, it was observed that the children who participated in preschool sportive recreation education programs had more advanced balance and flexibility development levels compared to the children who received standard curriculum. PubDate: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Gökhan Acar Abstract: The aim of this study is to examine the trends, future vision, and development of sports management from the perspective of management sciences. The scope of the research is to understand the discipline and field of sports management, evaluate its historical development, and identify future trends. As this study is a review article based on literature analysis, no fieldwork or experimental methods were used. The data were analyzed by synthesizing information obtained from existing sources. From the perspective of management sciences, sports management is a field that applies management principles and techniques to the specific conditions of the sports industry. This includes practices such as strategic planning, personnel management, marketing, and communication. Sports managers should make strategic decisions, develop leadership skills, and effectively utilize resources by applying management principles in sports organizations to achieve success. Sports management education should aim to train future sports managers who can adapt to the rapidly changing sports industry. This should involve gaining competencies in areas such as keeping up with technological advancements, data analysis, and digital marketing. Additionally, topics like globalization and diversity should be addressed as sports organizations are becoming increasingly international. PubDate: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Ozan Karakuş; Mehmet Mustafa Yorulmazlar, Arif Çetin, Damla Özsoy Abstract: This study aimed to examine the attitudes of e-sports participants toward artificial intelligence (AI) based on a variety of socio-demographic variables. A total of 206 e-sports participants selected through convenience sampling were administered the "Attitude Towards Artificial Intelligence Scale" adapted by Kaya et al. (2022). SPSS 29.0.1.0 (171) was used to analyse the data. For data analysis, the Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests were utilized. According to the results of the analysis, there was no significant difference in the age variable, whereas the gender variable produced results that favoured male e-sports participants. In addition, it was discovered that individuals who used technological devices during exercise more frequently had a more positive attitude towards AI. In conclusion, men participants have a more optimistic view of artificial intelligence than female participants. These results illustrate the connection between technology usage and perception of artificial intelligence. It can be hypothesized that individuals who frequently use technological devices during exercise are more conversant with technology and, as a result, have a more favourable attitude towards artificial intelligence. These results indicate that technology utilization influences the adoption and acceptance of AI technologies. PubDate: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Benil Kıstak Altan; Kerim Eren Bul, Aysel Pehlivan Abstract: The present study sought to examine the freestyle proficiency of juvenile swimmers deploying various accessories, namely fins, kickboard, and pull-buoy. Twenty-three participants, comprising 14 females and 9 males aged between 10 and 11 years, who reside in Istanbul, pursue activities in exclusive clubs, have held an athlete license for no less than three years, and expressed a keen interest in swimming opted to take part in the study. The research was implemented voluntarily in a private club's indoor swimming pool (25 m short lane). First, the swimmers' body weight, height, and arm length were measured. They then demonstrated their freestyle performance at distances of 25 m, 50 m, 75 m, and 100 m using different equipment: maximal, fins, pull-buoy, and kickboard-only flutter kick. Swimming performances with each piece of equipment were performed two days apart, and all swimmers' performances were recorded with an SJCAM 4k external camera. After conducting the test, the captured images were transferred to the computer and processed using the Kinovea 0.9.5 program in MP4 format. Individual calculations were made for each swimmer's finish time, lap times and velocity for each distance and equipment. The data were evaluated using the IBM SPSS 24.0 analysis program. It was ensured that the data followed a normal distribution ("±1.5"). The comparison of finish times, lap times and velocity of swimmers using different equipment was analysed using repeated measures variance. There was a statistical difference between the fins, kickboard and pull-buoy in finish time, lap times and velocity (p<0.05). While 100 m finish time (108.58±14.99 s) and lap times (21.73±2.71 s - 28.47±3.73 s) performed with fins were found lower than the other equipment, velocity (0.94±0.13 m/s) and lap velocity (1.17±0.14 m/s - 0.89±0.12 m/s) performed with fins were found higher than the other equipment. Therefore, it was concluded that the equipment used in training affected the performance of short-distance freestyle swimming. PubDate: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Rumeysa Alper; Zekiye Başaran Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine the work engagement and psychological flexibility levels of university staff who participate in yoga activities. In this study, a random design with the pretest-posttest control group, which is one of the real experimental designs, was used. The sample of the study consisted of 24 female staff working at the university. Data collection tools to be used in the research are Utrecht Work Engagement Scale and Psychological Flexibility Scales. The study lasted for 12 weeks. Data were analyzed with the SPSS program, and Wilcoxon and Correlation tests were applied. As a result, there is a significant difference between the participants in the experimental group's Psychological Flexibility pre-test and post-test scores. There was no significant difference between the participants in the experiment groups' Work Engagement pre-test and post-test scores. It can be said that regular yoga practices can have positive effects on psychological flexibility as well as increase work engagement. Longer and more frequent applications are recommended. PubDate: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Melih Seyrek; Nurgül Tezcan, Fadime Ekici, Merve Özyıldırım Abstract: The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between body image and psychological resilience in individuals who do fitness as recreational activity. The study group consists of individuals residing in Sakarya who do fitness as recreational activity. In this context, a total of 197 voluntary participants, including 50 females (25.4%) and 147 males (74.6%), took part in the research. The data collection tools employed in the study included a Personal Information Form, Body Appreciation Scale (BAS), and Psychological Resilience Scale (PRS). The Personal Information Form gathered information on age, gender, years of exercise experience, weekly exercise frequency, and daily exercise duration. Skewness and kurtosis test results were examined to determine whether the scales were normally distributed. Based on the test results, it was established that the collected data exhibited normal distribution, and therefore, Pearson Correlation test was applied for the relationship analysis. Descriptive analyses involved calculating percentages, frequencies, and arithmetic means. The findings revealed a low-level positive correlation between BAS and PRS. Consequently, it was determined that as the body image scores of individuals who do fitness as recreational activity increased, their psychological resilience scores also exhibited an increase. As a result, as the body image scores of individuals who do fitness as recreational activity increase, their psychological resilience scores also increase. PubDate: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Gülsüm Yılmaz; Neşe Genç, Züleyha Safi Abstract: The objective of this study is to determine if gender, age, class, athletic status, field of study (which is anticipated to be directed after graduation), and family monthly income influence university students' career awareness in the field of sports sciences. The research sample was drawn from students enrolled in the 2022-2023 academic year. The study's data collection tools were a personal information form and the "Athlete Student Career Awareness Inventory" adapted into Turkish by Gürbüz et al. (2022). Descriptive statistics (Number, Percentage, Average, Standard deviation), Athlete Student Career Awareness Inventory with normal distribution, independent t-test for pairwise comparisons (gender), and multiple comparisons (age, class, sporting status, study area) One-Way Anova test were utilized in the analysis of the research data. The Athlete Student Career Awareness Inventory, according to the findings, differs by gender in the dimension of career development barriers and sportive facilitators, by age in the dimension of athlete identity and sportive facilitators, and by class in the dimension of career development barriers, athlete identity, and sportive facilitators. It has been revealed that it differs in the dimension of athlete identity and sportive facilitators according to the factors of doing sports and work area, and it differs in the dimension of career development barriers according to the variable of family monthly revenue. Based on the study's findings, there was no significant difference in the dimension of career development self-efficacy among university students studying in the field of sports sciences. There were substantial disparities in the dimensions of athlete identity, sporting facilitators, and professional development hurdles based on gender, age, class, doing sports, working location, and family income status. As a consequence of the research, it is believed that university students studying in the field of sports sciences would get crucial awareness when deciding on a career path and that it will be a helpful study in the field of sports sciences. PubDate: Mon, 25 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +030
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