Towards a Holistic, Systems-Oriented Perspective on Sports.

Ottenheijm, S. (Stefan) (2008) Towards a Holistic, Systems-Oriented Perspective on Sports. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

In the present study we propose a holistic, systems-oriented approach to apply on sports. Using principles of the dynamical systems theory and Newell's model of constraints, we created a model that states performance in sports is the result of interacting performance-determining factors acting in a task-environment-organism continuum. With a questionnaire among Olympic athletes as a guideline, we examined the development of a number of performance-determining factors in professional speed skating and professional swimming in the period 1968-2007. Results show that many factors affect the qualities of an athlete in different ways. Performance change does not follow directly upon introduction of an innovation, but this process works through the change of qualities of the athlete. By using the proposed approach on development of performance in sports, we gain increased insight in the more long-term learning effects on performance in these sports. Understanding the impact of new developments on other performance-determining factors contributes to the implementation of innovations and the enhancement of performance in sports.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Elferink-Gemser, Marije T. and Visscher, Chris
Supervisor name:	Slot, Geert and Dutch National Olympic Committee (NOC*NSF), Arnhem
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:51
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:51
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1169

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