Present study aimed to adapt the "Social Identity Scale" developed by Cameron (2004) to Turkish culture as the “Fan Social Identity Scale”, in line with the determination of the social identity levels of the fans. 284 football fans took part in the study. Within the scope of the research, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted to test the accuracy of the factor structure of the translated scale. Goodness of fit values ??were examined in order to decide on the fit of the model that emerged as a result of CFA. The internal-consistency coefficients for the sub-dimensions were calculated with the Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient. In addition, the relationship of the sub-dimensions of the scale was calculated with Pearson Correlation Analysis. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, the goodness of fit indices were “χ2/df= 1.87, GFI= .95, CFI= .96, AGFI= .92, IFI= .96, RMSEA= .56, which indicates that these values are within acceptable fit values. In line with the analyzes made, it is understood that the FSIS, which has been adapted to Turkish culture, is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

The present study aimed to analyze the differences in the variables of occupational self-efficacy and innovativeness attitudes of physical education and sports teachers and other branch teachers mutually. Analyzing the differences between the variables for physical education and sports teachers was another aim. A total of 241 teachers, 176 males, and 65 females, working in the Büyükçekmece district in the 2018-2019 academic year, participated in the research voluntarily. Research data were collected using the innovative attitude scale and professional self-efficacy scale. Mann Whitney U test and Spearman Correlation analysis were used in the analysis of the data. According to the analyzed results, it was seen that the occupational self-efficacy points and innovativeness attitude/pioneering attitude sub-dimension points of the physical education teachers were significantly higher than the other branch teachers. Besides, self-efficacy and innovativeness attitudes of physical education and sports teachers were positively correlated in the "pioneering approach" and "open approach to innovation" sub-dimensions

The concept of sports and politics is an event that has occupied the world's economic and political agenda for many years. The social power of sports spreading to large masses has always attracted the attention of political elements. Political actors, especially those who want to stay on the agenda in world politics, wanted to use the social and economic effects of sports during their stay in power. For this reason, they gave importance to mega events and wanted to show their power against other countries. The said power has led to effects that can lead to sanctions over time. Sport; It is not just a social and economic power for the world of politics. At the same time, it is a management tool that can drag people after it. Even this feature alone has caused politicians to use sportive events for their own benefit. With the technological developments, these interest movements accelerated and became an inevitable tool for politicians to show themselves in the global arena during the cold war periods. Because sport has now become one of the biggest means of sanction and showing off for all the states of the world. The most important reason for this situation is the growing volume of the sports sector. This volume of people, which started with athletes, trainers and managers, has become a global power over time. In the research, it has been examined how sports have been used as a political power on the recent war events and it has been examined due to which factors sports have started to be used as such a power in the historical process.

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the classroom leadership teaching skills and effective communication skills of sports sciences faculty students. In this study, the associational research model was used to examine the relationships. The population of the study consists of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University students, while the sample consists of 388 students, 172 female and 216 males, studying in different departments of the Faculty of Sports Sciences in the 2021-2022 academic year. In-class Effective Communication Skills Perception Scale developed by Gülbahar and Aksungur (2018) and In-Class Leadership Teaching Skills Perception Scale developed by Gülbahar (2017) were used as data collection tools. Since the data did not show a normal distribution, Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis Test, Spearman's rho and descriptive statistics (%, n, min. Max. X, ss) were used. According to the research findings, while there was no significant difference in classroom leadership teaching skills perception scale scores according to gender and age, statistically significant difference was observed in classroom effective communication skills perception scale scores according to gender and age. Accordingly, the average rank of women was found to be higher than that of men, and the age range with the highest rank average is 26 years and over. According to the department variable; A significant difference was found between classroom leader teaching skills and classroom effective communication skills scores. Accordingly, the department with the highest rank average is sports management. According to the correlation result between classroom teacher leadership and effective communication in the classroom scores, it was found that there was a positive and significant relationship (r=.727, p<.01). Accordingly, it can be said that effective communication in the classroom will increase if the in-class teacher leadership skills of the sports sciences faculty students increase.

The aim of this study is to examine the burnout levels of professional football players according to variables such as marital status, age, monthly income, league level, professional playing year, number of injuries experienced in a season and the number of matches that cannot be played due to injury in a season. The study group of the research choosing from the Turkish Football Federation 2021-2022 season TFF 2^nd & 3^rd The sample 521 professional football players competing in these leagues. The Athlete Burnout Scale and personal information form were applied to the sample. The scales were delivered to the participants via Google Forms and their voluntary participation in the research was based on. The obtained data were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 package program. Normality tests were applied to the obtained data. Considering the test results, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests, which are non-parametric tests, were used in the analysis of the data. According to the results of the analysis, significant differences were observed (α =0.05 level), professional burnout levels of football players, marital status, age, monthly income, level league, the professional year playing in a season, the number of matches that can be played in a season due to injury and disability, and the maximum number of variables. As a result, it is understood that all variables make a difference on the burnout levels of professional football players. Considering that burnout affects success and continuity in the football sector, it is considered that it is very important to focus on the factors that affect burnout.

The adverse effects of the pandemic are apparent to the whole world. However, there are also positive effects experienced in the so-called pandemic period and the era of new normals. One of these effects is the tendency to exercise, in other words, the gain of sports awareness. In line with this view, the research aims to examine why fitness center members turn to exercise in the age of new normals. The research group consisted of a total of 127 people, 66 women, and 61 men, attending a hotel's fitness center in the Aegean Region. The phenomenology pattern, one of the qualitative research methods, was adopted in the study. "Semi-Structured Interview Form" was used to collect the research data. In the analysis of the data, the NVIVO 10 program was used. As a result of the research, the perspectives of the fitness center members on the phenomenon of sports were gathered under the theme of being healthy and sense of beauty. The reasons for the members' tendency to exercise were similarly grouped under the theme of healthy living, followed by physical development, recreational orientation, and social interaction. In addition, a connection was established between the pandemic and exercise, and it was seen that exercise awareness was formed. In this context, in the orientation of individuals to exercise in the age of new normals; It has been noted that physical, mental, and spiritual development, strengthening of the immune system and forming a mechanism against diseases, social media statements, and the environment are effective.

This research aims to examine the relationship between the rational and intuitive decision-making styles of athletes and their mental readiness levels. The research was designed by adopting the relational survey model, which is among the quantitative research methods. The research group, in which the easily accessible sampling method was adopted, consisted of 66.1% (2424) male and 33.9% (124) female athletes, 76% (278) of the students studying at the faculty of sports sciences and actively doing sports at the same time. 24% (88) of them do not read regularly while they are studying, and 50.3% (184) of students are sportsmen who are interested in individual sports and 49.7% (182) are interested in team sports. Within the scope of the research, IBM SPSS 25.0 package program was used to analyze the data obtained from the participants. Considering the statistical findings that emerged after the analysis of the data, it was found that rational and intuitive decision-making styles did not differ significantly according to gender and reading status, while there was no significant difference in the interest dimension of mental readiness according to the type of sport, while there was a significant difference in all other dimensions. While 22% of the variance of rational decision-making styles, which is the dependent variable, was explained by the independent variables, 17% of the variance of the heuristic decision-making styles, which is also the dependent variable, is among the important findings. As a result; It was seen that interest, focus, fear, mental preparation, motivation dimensions of mental readiness were a significant (important) predictor on rational decision-making styles, while the effect of keeping cool-headedness on rational decision-making styles was not significant. On the other hand, besides the conclusion that mental readiness is a significant (important) predictor of interest, focus, motivation and mental preparation on intuitive decision making, it has been seen that the effect of fear and keeping cool-headedness dimension on intuitive decision making is not significant.

This study was conducted to determine whether there is a difference in anthropometric characteristics, vertical jump height, and spine flexibility of elite kickboxers between the categories. Approximately 225 randomly selected elite athletes, women between the ages of 18-36 and men aged 18-40, from different sports clubs in Turkey, participated in the study. Athletes were divided into three groups, point fighting (n=75), light contact (n=75), and kick light (n=75), according to the branches they participated in kickboxing competitions. An anthropometric set and tape measure were used in the measurements. The height, body weight, circumference measurements, length measurements, diameter measurements, skinfold thickness, vertical jump height, and spine flexibility were determined, and the differences were compared between the branches. SPSS 25.0 statistical package program was used in data analysis, and the significance level was accepted as p<0.05 in all statistics. While the differences between the anthropometric characteristics of female athletes mainly resulted from the groups of Light Contact and Point Fighting, these differences in male athletes vary in all three groups. Spinal flexibility was found lowest in the Point Fighting group while it was found to be highest in the Light Contact group in both genders. Vertical jump height was found to be significantly highest in the Light Contact group in males and significantly lowest in the Point Fighting group in females (p<0.05). As a result, it is seen that the anthropometric characteristics, vertical jump height, and spine flexibility of kickboxers may differ according to the competition categories in which they were specialized. It was concluded that these differences according to the genders should be taken into account when choosing a competition category.

Bu çalışmanın amacı, altyapıda oynayan genç erkek futbolcularda 8 hafta uygulanan dinamik core egzersizlerinin vücut kompozisyonuna ve bazı biyomotor yetilere (dikey sıçrama, 10m – 30m sürat, wingate anaerobik güç, sırt ve bacak kuvveti) etkisinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmaya katılan sporcular (n=30), rastgele örneklem yöntemi ile 15'i deney grubu (DG) ve 15'i kontrol grubu (KG) olarak 2 farklı gruba ayrılmıştır. DG sporcular haftada 3 gün futbol antrenmanlarını yaparken öncesinde yaklaşık 25 dakika dinamik core egzersiz programı uygulanmıştır. Kontrol grubu ise sadece futbol antrenmanlarına katılmıştır. Sporculardan çalışma öncesinde ve 8. hafta bitiminde vücut kompozisyonu için vücut yağ yüzde değerleri, biyomotor yetiler için de 10 m - 30 m sürat, dikey sıçrama, wingate anaerobik güç testi, sırt ve bacak kuvveti ölçümleri alınmıştır. Core antrenmana ilişkin grup içi analizleri eşleştirilmiş gruplarda t testi (Paired simple t test) ile gruplar arası analizleri ise bağımsız gruplarda t testi (Independent simple t test) ile yapılmıştır. Araştırmamızdan elde edilen verilere göre DG sporcuların vücut kompozisyonu, dikey sıçrama, 10m sürat, absolut zirve güç, relatif zirve güç, absolut ortalama güç, relatif ortalama güç, sırt ve bacak kuvveti değerlerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunmuştur (p<0.05).

This study aimed to examine the effects of workplace leisure preference on the health perception of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University academic staff. The research was designed as correlational cross sectional quantitative study and 400 randomly chosen faculty members working in faculties and colleges in Tayfur Ata Sökmen Campus participated in the study. In the research, data were collected with personal information form, Work Place Leisure Preferences Scale and Health Perception Scale. SPSS 23 package program for Windows was used to evaluate the data. Missing value analysis was applied to the data and one data was excluded from the study. Internal consistency coefficients and mean, standard deviation, kurtosis and skewness values for the calculated scales were examined. Pearson Correlation analysis and Multiple Liner Regression test were used as hypothesis tests. In conclusion, this study showed that there was a significant relationship between participants' work place leisure preferences and their health perceptions, and work place leisure preference is a predictor of health perception.