Acta Gymnica, 2020 (vol. 50), issue 2
Playing position specifics of associations between running performance during the training and match in male soccer players
Toni Modric, Sime Versic, Damir Sekulic
Acta Gymnica 2020, 50(2):51-60 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2020.006 
Background: The relationship between the training load and game load considering soccer playing positions has not been sufficiently examined. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the position-specific associations between running performance (RP) during the training and match in professional-level male soccer. Methods: The RPs of 15 players (age 23.57 ± 2.84 years, body height 181.9 ± 5.17 cm, body mass 78.36 ± 4.18 kg) were measured by the Global Positioning System over one half-season of the highest-level Croatian soccer competition and assessed according to their playing positions: central defenders (n = 22), fullbacks...
The effect of Wii Fit exergames on static balance and motor competence in obese and non-obese college women
Shima Davoodeh, Mahmoud Sheikh, Davoud Houminiyan Sharifabadi, Fazlolah Bagherzadeh
Acta Gymnica 2020, 50(2):61-67 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2020.008
Background: Exergames have recently been employed for a variety of purposes in different clinical and non-clinical environments. Objective: This study aimed to assess the effect of a 6-week Wii Fit exergames intervention on the static balance and motor competence in obese and non-obese college women. Methods: To this end, 20 obese (body mass index ≥ 30 kg/m2, age 19.10 ± 0.64 years) and 20 normal-weight women (body mass index 18.5-24.9 kg/m2, age 19.25 ± 0.78 years) were recruited. Both groups were randomly divided into intervention and control groups so that the following four groups (10 women each) were created:...
Motivational structure of female and male dancers of different dance disciplines
Petra Zaletel, Tanja Kajtna
Acta Gymnica 2020, 50(2):68-76 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2020.010
Background: Success in the sport of dance is determined not only by physical and aesthetics factors but also with psychological preparation, where motivation is one of the most important dimensions. In motivated dance performances, athletes try harder than usual, put more attention on their sport and everything connected with it, choose to have longer trainings and compete better. Objective: The aim of our study was to explore the motivation structure of female and male dancers from four different dance disciplines (Latin American and ballroom, acrobatic rock'n'roll, modern-jazz, ballet) to determine the role of efficiency-oriented and competitive...
Psychometric properties of the Turkish Form of the Observational Collective Efficacy Scale for Sports
Umut Sezer, Serdar Kocaekşi, Ramazan Taşçioğlu, Ayşe F. Özbal, Evrensel Heper
Acta Gymnica 2020, 50(2):77-82 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2020.007
Background: Recent findings suggest that collective efficacy is a dynamic construct that is encompassed with process and outcome-oriented behaviors. Observational Collective Efficacy Scale for Sports (OCESS) is a tool that encapsulates process-oriented behaviors in the measurement of collective efficacy. Objective: The present study aims to carry out a cultural adaptation and assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish form of the OCESS in a variety of team sports. Methods: A convenience sample of 219 athletes (age M = 21.29, SD = 3.80 years) from team sports aged 18 years or older (78 female, age M = 21.17, SD = 2.74 years; 141 male, age M...
The effect of psychomotor therapy on mental health in in-patient schizophrenia treatment: A randomized, double-blind intervention study
Běla Hátlová, Milena Adámková Ségárd, Michel Probst, Vlastimil Chytrý, Eva Chalupová
Acta Gymnica 2020, 50(2):83-88 | DOI: 10.5507/ag.2020.009
Background: It has been shown that exercise programmes can influence mental health in patients with mental health disorders. Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the suitability of psychomotor therapy as a supporting method in the treatment of hospitalized patients with schizophrenia. Methods: In this randomized controlled double-blind study 142 in-patients with schizophrenia (age: mean 50.2 years, SD = 6.5, range 21-62) participated. In comparison with a control group (n = 60), the experimental group (n = 82) received an additional psychomotor therapy programme (3 times a week for a period of 14 weeks). The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale...