Early Sport Engagement in Elite Figure Skaters

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dc.contributor.advisorBaker, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorCattle, Antonia Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-08T14:36:38Z
dc.date.available2023-12-08T14:36:38Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.date.updated2023-12-08T14:36:37Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThe lack of research on athlete well-being and the impact of historical training in early specialization athletes was a catalyst for this investigation. Chapter 1 provides background information on high-performance child athletes and presents the rationale for this study. Chapter 2 investigates athletes' training, competition, and injury histories to understand the development of elite figure skaters. Utilizing elements of the Exposure to Sport Scale, data were collected from 23 elite figure skaters across Canada in both Junior and Senior levels of competition. Results showed high variability in our small sample size and revealed no clear path to excellence in figure skating. Chapter 3 positions our findings relative to current literature on high-performance child athletes and discusses how National and Provincial sport organizations can utilize this study to support coaches and parents in monitoring athletes for adverse training affects.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41697
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subject.keywordsElite
dc.subject.keywordsFigure skating
dc.subject.keywordsYouth
dc.subject.keywordsEarly-specialization
dc.subject.keywordsEarly-exposure
dc.titleEarly Sport Engagement in Elite Figure Skaters
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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