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Injurie in gymnastics: The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of South African gymnastics coaches
Over the last few decades, athlete participation in gymnastics has increased. Injuries occur at all levels of participation in gymnastics from recreational to elite levels. Elite gymnasts may commence training from as early as five years of age and may train consistently for between 20 to 40 hours p...
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| description | Over the last few decades, athlete participation in gymnastics has increased. Injuries occur at all levels of participation in gymnastics from recreational to elite levels. Elite gymnasts may commence training from as early as five years of age and may train consistently for between 20 to 40 hours per week over a full calendar year. Gymnasts are at high risk of injury, and this is associated with longer practice times and increased complexity of routines. Gymnastics coaches are involved in the selection of training programmes for the athlete that may result in both an improvement in athletic performance and decrease in injury risk. Coaches are also typically responsible for promoting injury prevention behaviours in athletes. The aim of this dissertation was to describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of South African-based gymnastics coaches regarding injuries and injury prevention in the sport. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/41297 Injurie in gymnastics: The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of South African gymnastics coaches Rhodes, Dominic Alexander Burgess, Theresa Naidoo, Nirinjini Luca, Warren Injuries Gymnastics Over the last few decades, athlete participation in gymnastics has increased. Injuries occur at all levels of participation in gymnastics from recreational to elite levels. Elite gymnasts may commence training from as early as five years of age and may train consistently for between 20 to 40 hours per week over a full calendar year. Gymnasts are at high risk of injury, and this is associated with longer practice times and increased complexity of routines. Gymnastics coaches are involved in the selection of training programmes for the athlete that may result in both an improvement in athletic performance and decrease in injury risk. Coaches are also typically responsible for promoting injury prevention behaviours in athletes. The aim of this dissertation was to describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of South African-based gymnastics coaches regarding injuries and injury prevention in the sport. 2025-03-31T07:45:22Z 2025-03-31T07:45:22Z 2024 2025-03-31T07:17:13Z Thesis / Dissertation Masters Msc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41297 en ENG application/pdf Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences Univeristy of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Injuries Gymnastics Rhodes, Dominic Alexander Injurie in gymnastics: The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of South African gymnastics coaches |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Injurie in gymnastics: The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of South African gymnastics coaches |
| title_full | Injurie in gymnastics: The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of South African gymnastics coaches |
| title_fullStr | Injurie in gymnastics: The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of South African gymnastics coaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Injurie in gymnastics: The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of South African gymnastics coaches |
| title_short | Injurie in gymnastics: The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of South African gymnastics coaches |
| title_sort | injurie in gymnastics the knowledge attitudes and practices of south african gymnastics coaches |
| topic | Injuries Gymnastics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/41297 |
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