Overall wellbeing of female football players
Klemola, Henrietta (2023)
Klemola, Henrietta
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023060117300
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023060117300
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The aim of this thesis was that there was a need for guidelines to create more
focus on football players’ health. The objective of the thesis was to find out what
aspects of football players’ overall wellbeing needed improvement. Based on
the aspects that need improvement the objective was to propose concrete
methods that can be used in football players’ training.
The goal was to discover and to propose concrete methods that the football
players can use to maintain and improve their overall wellbeing. To achieve this
goal three research questions were defined. The first research question was to
find out what areas in children’s and young football players' overall health need
to be improved. The second research question was to discover what concrete
methods are needed to improve the overall wellbeing of children and young
people. The third research question was to find out in what ways the amount of
physical exercising can be increased.
Quantitative research method was used in this research and survey was used
as a measurement method. The survey consisted of Likert scale questions,
multiple choice questions and open-ended questions.
The study showed that the aspects of wellbeing were overall quite good but in
every aspect of wellbeing, there were some football players who could need
improvement. The aspect of sleep and rest was highlighted to that they could be
improved. The development proposals based on the results offer the idea of
using different kinds of relaxation and visualization methods in football practices,
not only for better sleep and rest but for improving performance of exercising
and preparing for competitions or other situations. The commissioning party
gets a guide that consist of these kinds of methods to be used in football
practices to improve the football players performance and health.
Keywords: Overall wellbeing, exercising, football players, children, young
people
focus on football players’ health. The objective of the thesis was to find out what
aspects of football players’ overall wellbeing needed improvement. Based on
the aspects that need improvement the objective was to propose concrete
methods that can be used in football players’ training.
The goal was to discover and to propose concrete methods that the football
players can use to maintain and improve their overall wellbeing. To achieve this
goal three research questions were defined. The first research question was to
find out what areas in children’s and young football players' overall health need
to be improved. The second research question was to discover what concrete
methods are needed to improve the overall wellbeing of children and young
people. The third research question was to find out in what ways the amount of
physical exercising can be increased.
Quantitative research method was used in this research and survey was used
as a measurement method. The survey consisted of Likert scale questions,
multiple choice questions and open-ended questions.
The study showed that the aspects of wellbeing were overall quite good but in
every aspect of wellbeing, there were some football players who could need
improvement. The aspect of sleep and rest was highlighted to that they could be
improved. The development proposals based on the results offer the idea of
using different kinds of relaxation and visualization methods in football practices,
not only for better sleep and rest but for improving performance of exercising
and preparing for competitions or other situations. The commissioning party
gets a guide that consist of these kinds of methods to be used in football
practices to improve the football players performance and health.
Keywords: Overall wellbeing, exercising, football players, children, young
people