Ice skating is a community-based sport and a popular leisure activity that can also have benefits for people with disabilities. Ice skating and children with hearing impairment: Self-concept, behavioural and emotional problems, and sleep quality of the children with hearing impairment significantly improved after ice skating. Ice skating programmes may be considered as a rehabilitation alternative for children with hearing impairment. Ice skating and children with visual impairment: Caution must be use when including children with visual impairment in ice skating programmes because of possible negative psychological outcomes. Balance exercises before starting the practices on ice should be considered for preventing some possible negative outcomes in children with visual impairment.

The aim of this study is the examination of the effect of virtual reality based imagery (VRBI) training programs on the shot performance and imagery skills of athletes and, and to conduct a comparison with Visual Motor Behavior Rehearsal and Video Modeling (VMBR + VM). In the research, mixed research method and sequential explanatory design were used. In the quantitative dimension of the study the semi-experimental model was used, and in the qualitative dimension the case study design was adopted. The research participants were selected from athletes who were involved in our target sports: curling (n = 14), bowling (n = 13), and archery (n = 7). All participants were randomly assigned to VMBR + VM (n = 11), VRBI (n = 12), and Control (n = 11) groups through the “Research Randomizer” program. The quantitative data of the study was: the weekly shot performance scores of the athletes and the data obtained from the “Movement Imagery Questionnaire-Revised.” The qualitative data was obtained from the data collected from the semi-structured interview guide, which was developed by researchers and field experts. According to the results obtained from the study, there were statistically significant differences between the groups in terms of shot performance and imagery skills. VRBI training athletes showed more improvement in the 4-week period than the athletes in the VMBR + VM group, in terms of both shot performance and imagery skills. In addition, the VRBI group adapted to the imagery training earlier than the VMBR + VM group. As a result, it was seen that they showed faster development in shot performances. From these findings, it can be said that VRBI program is more efficient in terms of shot performance and imagery skills than VMBR + VM, which is the most used imaging training model.

This study was carried out to investigate the relationship among the hand, eye, and ear lateralizations and the sense of rhythm of the athletes randomly selected from different sport branches.A total of 115 elite athletes including 72 males (62.6%) and 43 females (37.4%) whose mean age was 22.3±2.4 years and who receive training at different departments of the Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ataturk University were included in the study. Hand preference was assessed based on the Geschwind score by applying Edinburgh Inventory test. The dominant eye was tested by the Dolman Method (hole-in-the-card test). Hearing durations were measured using 128 Hz diapason and digital chronometer. The rhythm perception and application skills were assessed considering the rhythmic answers given practically to the rhythm patterns previously prepared by the researcher.As for the handedness of the athletes, 16.5% of them were left-handed (n=19), 7.8% (n=9) were two-handed, and 75.7% (n=87) were right-handed. While 18.3% (n=21) had good hearing durations with left ear, and 13.9% (n=16) had good hearing durations with right ear, 67.8% (n=78) had very close hearing durations with two ears. While left eye of 41.7% (n=48) was dominant, the right eye of 58.3% (n=67) was dominant. According to the rhythm perception and application test results, 46.1% of the athletes were weak (n=53), 30.4% at the midlevel (n=35), 13.9% (n=16) good, and 9.6% (n=11) at very good level.No significant relationship was found between the eye and ear lateralization of the athletes and their rhythm perception and application skills; however, it was found that the sense of rhythm of the left-handed individuals was better than the right-handed ones with respect to the handedness.

ÖZ: Yapılan bu çalışmada beden eğitimi öğretmenlerinin örgütsel adalet algılarının örgütsel sinizm tutumları üzerine etkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırmaya 53 kadın ve 97 erkek olmak üzere toplam 150 beden eğitimi öğretmeni katılmıştır. Araştırmanın veri toplama sürecinde kişisel bilgi formu ile "Örgütsel Adalet Ölçeği" ve "Örgütsel Sinizm Ölçeği" kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizinde frekans analizi, tanımlayıcı istatistik, Pearson Korelasyon analizi ve basit doğrusal regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular ışığında beden eğitimi öğretmenlerinin örgütsel sinizm algıları üzerindeki değişimin yaklaşık %34,2'sinin öğretmenlerin sahip oldukları örgütsel adalet algıları ile açıklandığı görülmektedir. Bireylerin sahip oldukları örgütsel adalet algılarının örgütsel sinizm algıları üzerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve negatif yönde etkiye sahip olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Buna göre bireylerin sahip oldukları örgütsel adaletin örgütsel sinizm üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahip olduğu sonucu elde edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, beden eğitimi öğretmenlerinin örgütsel adalet algılarının yüksek olmasının örgütsel sinizm düzeyini azalttığı söylenebilir.