Deciding Who Is the Best Validity Issues in Selections and Judgements in Elite Sport
Deciding who is the best Validity issues in selections and judgements in elite sport Annika Johansson Department of Education Umeå 2010 DECIDING WHO IS THE BEST Validity issues in selections and judgements in elite sport ANNIKA JOHANSSON Department of Education UMEÅ UNIVERSITY Nr 95 • 2010 © Annika Johansson, 2010 Deciding who is the best. Validity issues in selections and judgements in elite sport. (Academic dissertation). Department of Education, Umeå University Sweden Printed by: Print & Media, Umeå University, May, 2010: 2008243 Paper: Cover: Silk 280g Insert: CT Natural 100g Cover photos: Acroski & Alpine skiing: Nisse Schmidt, Rhythmical gymnastics: Maria Edstrand, Soccer: Bildbyrån ISBN 978-91-7264-979-8 ISSN 0281-6768 Johansson, Annika. (2010). Deciding who is the best. Validity issues in selections and judgements in elite sport. Academic dissertation, Faculty of Social Sciences, Umeå University, Sweden, 2010. ISBN: 978-91-7264-979-8; ISSN: 0281-6768 Abstract This thesis is about selection processes and processes of measuring and judging athletes in compe- titions in top-level sport. The purpose was to increase the knowledge of these processes and to analyse them from a validity perspective in order to contribute to the discussion of whether the “right” athletes are selected to participate in teams, competitions and games and whether the “right” athletes win. The rule and judging systems were investigated in the judged sports acroski and rhythmic gymnastics. Information was gathered through individual interviews with two judges, two coaches, and four elite athletes from each of the sports, and in addition to this the respective sport’s rule systems, judging manuals, meeting protocols and historical documents were studied.
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