Tag: Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences

There is limited knowledge about the implications of the extensive anti-doping control system for athletes, and about how athletes perceive the system; little is known about possible consequences of these implications and perceptions for the legitimacy of the system. The overall aim of this thesis is to analyse the legitimacy of global anti-doping policy and practice from the perspectives of international elite athletes.

“Overall, this thesis provides useful information for future research on various factors influencing the error of the measurement when assessing mitochondrial respiratory function. Moreover, this thesis sheds light on novel factors that regulate oxygen consumption during exercise, highlighting the importance of maintaining a good mitochondrial function.”

Avhandlingen handlar om metodologiska utmaningar vid mätning eller uppskattning av syreupptagning vid gång- och cykelpendling som utvärderas med ett bärbart metaboliskt system och en metod som använder relationen mellan hjärtfrekvens och syreupptagning.

GIH is offering a four-year partly UCI funded PhD studentship on evidence-based classification of para-cycling. Para-athletes are placed in categories for competition based on their impairment, called sport classes. The para-cycling classification system determines which athletes are eligible to compete in a sport and how athletes are grouped together for competition.

This doctoral thesis examine acute sports injuries reported by licensed athletes of all ages and level of sports nationwide in Sweden. The main aim of the thesis was to identify high-risk sports for acute injuries, the most common and the most severe injuries, especially in large sports with numerous licensed athletes, many injuries, and injuries resulting in permanent medical impairment.

The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, announces positions as PhD students in the field of sports sciences with the following topic. Early specialization and healthy engagement in aesthetic sports and dance: Exploring perfectionism, motivation and parental involvement. Supervisor: Dr. Sanna Nordin-Bates.

This thesis aims to critically examine taken for granted assumptions underpinning friluftsliv and outdoor education as a learning area in the curriculum, and to explore the educational potential of a place-responsive pedagogy, in order to enable teachers to work within school-based friluftsliv in new and innovative ways.

Coach-athlete sexual relationships (CASR) and sexual harassment and abuse (SHA) in sport can profoundly impact athletes’ welfare and performance. Yet, it is often ignored due to sensitivity, secrecy, and lack of knowledge. This is the first thorough study of SHA in sport and legal, consensual, same-sex CASR in Sweden.