Ergonomics issues in sport and outdoor recreation

Salmon, Paul M.

doi:10.1080/1463922x.2017.1300355

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“…This allows for tools and methods from different disciplines to be integrated in efforts to optimise performance and human wellbeing. This is consistent with inter national calls to apply systems ergonomics to sports science (Salmon, 2017;Hulme et al, 2018). The utility of this approach is in acknowledging the systemic nature of performance.…”

Section: Towards a Multidisciplinary Approachsupporting

confidence: 73%

“…Recent researchers have argued that sports science has traditionally taken a reduc tionist approach (Balagué et al, 2017;Salmon, 2017;Toohey et al, 2018) to understanding and optimising sporting performance. The reductionist approach often oversimplifies integration amongst organisational levels of living systems and further limits integration of biological and social sciences (Loland, 2013).…”

Section: Towards Systems Thinking In Sports Sciencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…It originates from the RISO National Laboratory in Denmark in the 1970's and 80's, with its primary application within the nuclear power industry. The structured framework allows for the analysis and redesign of complex sociotechnical systems (McLean et al, 2017;Salmon, 2017). In coping with complexity, CWA aims to establish why the system exists, what activities are performed to meet this purpose, how this can be achieved and who can perform these activities.…”

Section: Cognitive Work Analysis (Cwa)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Chasing significance in sports science research: A human factors and ergonomics approach to social innovation

Ryan¹,

Todd²

2021

Challenging the "Apartheids" of Knowledge in Higher Education Through Social Innovation

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As the importance of physical activity and sport have become apparent, there has been a concurrent professionalisation of sport, resulting in the pro life ration of talent identification and development (TID) programmes. Rongen, McKenna, Cobley and Till (2018) recently contended that, due to the resource intensive nature (in particular the financial resources required) of such pro grammes, they are under pressure to translate investment into elite athletes. This pressure often results in an unbalanced focus on high level performance rather than holistic development. Consequently, researchers have started to ques tion the effectiveness of talent identification programmes and the wellbeing of participating athletes in terms of both psychological impact and injury risk (Rongen et al., 2018). They conclude by advocating for a shift away from develop ment of elite athletes to a broader objective of supporting participation in sport and the important benefits thereof already highlighted in this chapter. We would go one step further and suggest that the focus should shift from identifica tion and development to broad based participation of youth in a variety of physical and sporting activities. The identification of talent would be a latent benefit at a later stage in the life cycle of the programme (i.e. talented athletes will naturally emerge from within the system).

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Section: Towards Systems Thinking In Sports Sciencementioning

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Chasing significance in sports science research: A human factors and ergonomics approach to social innovation

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Todd²

2021

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“…The adoption of a complex systems thinking approach when attempting to understand elite sport performance is currently receiving traction in various sporting contexts (Cruickshank et al, 2015 ; Sadjad and Mitchell, 2016 ; Clacy et al, 2017 ; McLean et al, 2017 ; Mooney et al, 2017 ; Hulme et al, 2019a ). In particular, it is recognized that sports organizations are characteristic of “complex sociotechnical systems,” and that a range of organizational factors interact to influence athlete performance (Fletcher and Wagstaff, 2009 ; Salmon, 2017 ; Rumbold et al, 2018 ; Hulme et al, 2019b ). It has been argued that there is greater value in studying sports systems as a “whole,” rather than evaluating the relative contribution of their constituent “parts” in isolation (Hulme and Finch, 2015 ; Kleiner et al, 2015 ).…”

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Sports Organizations as Complex Systems: Using Cognitive Work Analysis to Identify the Factors Influencing Performance in an Elite Netball Organization

Hulme

McLean

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et al. 2019

Front. Sports Act. Living

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There is increasing interest in the adoption of a complex systems thinking approach when attempting to understand and optimize sports performance. Despite this, few studies have attempted to model elite sports organizations. The aim of this study was to use methods from the Cognitive Work Analysis (CWA) framework to develop a model of an elite netball organization and identify wider organizational functions and constraints influencing performance. Two phases of CWA were used: (i) Work Domain Analysis (WDA); and, (ii) Social Organization and Cooperation Analysis (SOCA). A WDA model of the elite netball organization was developed via subject matter expert (SME) workshops, and a SOCA was undertaken to identify the different functions, roles, and responsibilities of key actors within the organization. The findings identify various factors that influence performance. Functions that appear to provide a competitive edge are discussed, including a strong club ethos, a shared responsibility for performance, and a focus on player and staff health and well-being. Factors that potentially have a negative impact on performance include organizational priorities not related to playing netball, and additional coach and athlete roles beyond coaching, training, and playing. The implications for understanding and optimizing elite sports organizations are discussed.

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“…The contributions of ergonomics to the sport and recreation domains were published in a thematic issue in the Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science journal (volume 18, issue 4) in 2017, recognising that ergonomics research and practice have roles in the design of systems, optimisation of performance, and prevention of injuries. In that issue, Salmon (2017) decomposed the contributions to physical, cognitive, and systems ergonomics research. Ergonomics is defined as a systems discipline by Wilson (2014), applying a systems philosophy and taking systems approaches to address and solve problems related to human interactions with the elements of their environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Computational modelling in sport: a hybrid simulation of the runner as a complex adaptive system

Vermeulen

Grobbelaar

Botha

et al. 2021

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

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Running-related injuries, specifically overuse injuries, are complex and multifaceted. A different way of thinking is required to fully comprehend why, and how, these injuries occur. The systems thinking perspective offers tools and techniques to capture system-wide interactions in causal, closed-loop structures which may be studied and quantified in a practical way. The value of systems thinking in sport may only realise when pragmatic models follow descriptive, qualitative models. This article instantiates a qualitative, systems thinking perspective of the runner as a complex adaptive system with a hybrid simulation model. The approach is substantiated with principles from physics and physiology and is partially driven by data from a running watch. Results demonstrate that the scientific, reductionist method may be augmented with dynamic, closed-loop thinking and simulation modelling.

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Ergonomics issues in sport and outdoor recreation

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Chasing significance in sports science research: A human factors and ergonomics approach to social innovation

Chasing significance in sports science research: A human factors and ergonomics approach to social innovation

Sports Organizations as Complex Systems: Using Cognitive Work Analysis to Identify the Factors Influencing Performance in an Elite Netball Organization

Computational modelling in sport: a hybrid simulation of the runner as a complex adaptive system

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