Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programs have been successful in the short term. Motor learning strategies with an internal focus (IF) to body movements have traditionally been utilized, but may be less suitable than an external focus (EF) for the acquisition and control of complex …

Purpose Young soccer players need excellent tactical skills to reach the top. Tactical behavior emerges through interactions between opposing teams. However, few studies have focused on on-field tactical behavior of teams with talented soccer players. Therefore, this study aimed to determine teams’ tactical …

People tend to use the same door every time they enter and exit a building. When certainentrances are widely preferred over others, congestion can occur. This paper describes twointerventions to persuade visitors to use another entrance. The first intervention used sensory deprivation (darkness), and …

Presentatie ter gelegenheid van lectorinstallatie Remo Mombarg, 18-11-2014. Onderzoeksthema's kenniswerkplaats bewegingsonderwijs.

Een juiste verhouding tussen de trainingsbelasting en het herstel is cruciaal om prestaties te optimaliseren en overbelasting te voorkomen. Uit onderzoek blijkt echter dat de inspanning van trainingen zwaarder kan worden ervaren door spelers dan beoogd door de coach (Brink e.a. 2014). Of coaches in staat …

Inter-team behaviour in elite-standard youth soccer during small-sided games. Soccer is a complex game with interacting players and teams. Team members cooperate to score a goal and opponent players try to keep the opponent from scoring. Tactical team behaviour seems to interact with the opponent team …

Introduction In elementary school, children have to learn fundamental motor skills to ensure a lifetime participation in sports. An essential part of this learning process is organized in physical education lessons and other sport activities during or after school time. The quality and quantity of these …

Aanleiding Depressie komt veel voor bij ouderen vanaf 60 jaar. Behandeling is vaak farmaceutisch. Bij jongere mensen wordt runningtherapie als alternatieve behandeling aangeboden. Ouderen gaan niet gemakkelijk hardlopen, maar krachttraining is mogelijk meer laagdrempelig. Echter is er over krachttraining …

Minerva studenten Tijmen van Dijk, Melanie Schmidt en Wouter Reininga hebben met vormgeefster Femke Bakker (alumna) een opdracht voor een fotoboek verzorgd. Opdrachtgever was leer/werkbedrijf Ability in Uithuizen. Begeleiding opdracht door Projectbureau/AMP van Academie Minerva. De studenten hebben hieraan …

The Saxion Research Centre for Design and Technology employs many students during research projects. This paper discusses a series of student design projects on safety helmets in the Safety@Work project. At construction sites workers are required to wear personal protective equipment during their work. …