The purpose of this study was (1) to analyze judges’ evaluation on figure skating performance and statistical analysis and (2) to make recommendation to improve judges' performance. Data were 62 figure skaters’ scores from Senior Woman 1 Group Part at 2015 The National Figure Skating Championship in Korea. Data of presentation part in Short Program were analyzed. Presentation part consists of skating skills, transitions/linking footwork/movement, performance/execution, choreography/composition and interpretation. Nine judges evaluate skater's presentation with the score 10.0 for each factor. Generalizability theory, descriptive statistics and ANOVA were utilized. Results showed that generalizability coefficient of presentation part was over 0.9, therefore stable reliability was secured. The error source about players has more significant impact to evaluation than other error sources. Generalizability coefficient was stable when reducing the number of judges up to 2. Also, judges generally represented aspects of similar evaluation, but different aspects appeared on a few judges’ assessment in the components of presentation. Discussions were provided in terms of the reliability of the judging method for the presentation part of figure skating and the effective measurement condition.
[Purpose] This study was designed to explore Yuna Kim’s psychological strengths and the contextual factors, which led her to obtain the gold medal and the reflection of peak performance and preparation at the 2010 Olympics. It was hoped that by sharing the experience of one of the top athletes, other athletes would learn from her and prepare themselves better for Olympics in the future. [Methods] A case study method was applied with a qualitative approach. To obtain the purpose of the study, five in-depth interview sessions including introductory and member checking procedures were conducted. The interviews were recoded and transcribed verbatim, and content analysis was used to inductively analyse the data. [Results] The four general dimensions that were discovered in the results included Social-external Factors, Personal Traits, Coping Strategies, and Peak Performance. The social-external factors consisted of social support and attached/detached relationships while personal traits were personality traits, confidence and motivation. Coping strategies to overcome external and situational pressures were detached coping and resilience whereas peak performance was reflected on flow and the state of being mindful. [Conclusion] In conclusion, Yuna Kim’s strength was parallel with the previous research on the top athletes and other findings such as adaptive perfectionism and a sense of rivalry in the research were discussed.
Purpose This study aims to explore the association between the awareness of naturalized players and the awareness of recruiting naturalized players for national players among sport fans. Methods Survey was conducted among 1,050 fans in professional sport, amateur sport, sport cafes at portal website among which 928 papers were used for final analysis. Collected data was processed by using SPSS 21.0 program. T-test, one-way ANOVA, correction analysis and multiple regression analysis were conducted to test hypothesis. Results Gender, age, household, and field income showed significant differences in the awareness of achievement among the awareness of naturalized players by fans. Age, school, and field revealed significant differences in the awareness of attitude. Age, school, household income, and field showed remarkable differences in the awareness of field and age and household income showed critical differences in the ascription awareness. Negative awareness showed that gender, age, school, and income were significantly different and the tolerable awareness showed that age, school, household income, and field revealed significantly different among the awareness of recruiting naturalized players for national players. Achievement, attitude, and ascription factors had positive impacts, while field factors had negative impacts in terms of the influence on negative awareness among the awareness recruiting foreign players for national players. In terms of the influence on the tolerable awareness, achievement, attitude, and field affected positively. Conclusions This study demonstrated that fans need to be aware of trust and assurance on achievement, attitude, and field factors of players to induce the recruitment of naturalized players for national players in a tolerable way.
