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Relatório de estágio no Sub-15 do Dragon Force Colégio de Ermesinde
No full textFoi aplicado um programa de 6 semanas de fortalecimento muscular generalizado, mas com uma maior incidência nos membros inferiores, com o intuito de dotar os jogadores de uma capacidade física capaz de os ajudar a sustentar a carga de treinos e de jogos, sem quebras significativas no rendimento pelo acumular de fadiga.N/
Beyond diagnosis: the relevance of social interactions for participation in inclusive preschool settings
No full textPurpose: This study aims to explore the role of three specific factors within the child-environment interaction process - engagement, independence and social interactions - in influencing development and learning of children with disabilities in inclusive preschool settings. The main question is whether children can be categorised in homogenous groups based on engagement, independence and social interactions (proximal variables within a biopsychosocial framework of human development). The study also examined whether children with the same diagnosis would group together or separately, when trying to identify clusters of engagement, independence and social interactions, and additionally whether such clusters vary as a function of individual child characteristics, and/or as a function of structural and process characteristics of preschool environment. Methods: Data was taken from an intervention study conducted in mainstream preschools in Portugal. A person-centered cluster analysis was conducted to explore group membership of children with various diagnoses, based on their engagement, independence and social interaction profiles. Results: Results show that children clustered based on similarity of engagement, independence and social interaction patterns, rather than on diagnosis. Besides, it was found that quality of peer interaction was the only predictor of cluster membership. Conclusion: These findings support the argument that participation profiles may be more informative for intervention purposes than diagnostic categories, and that preschool process quality, namely peer interaction, is crucial for children's participation.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
A gestão da Meia Maratona Douro Vinhateiro: Qualidade de serviços e intenções de recomendação dos participantes
Get PDFO objetivo do estudo foi identificar a perceção da qualidade de serviços e os seus efeitos nas intenções de recomendação dos participantes da Meia Maratona Douro Vinhateiro. Foram questionados 375 participantes através de um instrumento de recolha validado por especialistas. Procedeu-se à análise dos dados através de regressão linear múltipla entre as variáveis em estudo. Os principais resultados evidenciaram o percurso, a organização da Meia Maratona e a vida cultural da região como preditores significativos das intenções
de recomendação do evento. Quanto às intenções de recomendar a região apenas o percurso obteve uma influência significativa. Uma forte relação entre o evento e a região foi identificada a partir dos valores preditivos do percurso nas intenções de recomendação. Tal constatação permite-nos enfatizar a importância do percurso na avaliação da qualidade de serviços em eventos de desporto. Os gestores com tais evidências científicas melhoram os seus conhecimentos e, consequentemente ficam mais habilitados para a otimização
da gestão de eventos, mormente nos atributos relativos ao percurso e organização da corrida, bem como quanto à vida cultural da região, para que os participantes a ela adiram com satisfação e a recomendem.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
Biomechanical analyses of synchronised swimming standard and contra-standard sculling
No full textSynchronised swimming involves a variety of sculling movements essential for body support and propulsion but its study is scarce. We aimed to biomechanically compare standard and contra-standard sculling techniques, and to observe the relationship between measures. Six synchronised swimmers performed two, 30 s maximal intensity, fully tethered standard and contra-standard sculling motions. Kinetic and kinematic data were obtained using a load-cell and underwater cameras, respectively. Force decreased along both techniques' bouts, but no differences in-between techniques were noted for any kinetic variables. Standard sculling presented a higher cycle rate and a lower elbow mean angle than the contra-standard sculling (2.4 ± 0.3 vs. 2.0 ± 0.2 cycles/s and 134.1 ± 5.8 and 141.5 ± 4.7°, p < 0.05). In the standard sculling, by removing and maintaining the variation between participants (r
w
and r, respectively), the absolute mean force was directly related with cycle rate (r
w
= 0.60) and wrist angular velocity during flexion (r = 0.82), while in the contra-standard condition the force was inversely associated with wrist mean angle (r = -0.95) and directly with hand speed (r
w
= 0.76), and elbow angular velocity (r
w
≈ 0.60). Therefore, technique learning and training require different attention by coaches and swimmers.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio