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TESIS DOCTORALES

Víctor CUADRADO PEÑAFIEL — 2025-07-03

Título de la Tesis: Entrenamiento de esprint resistido en jugadoras de fútbol profesional

Autora: Carmen Repullo Berjillos

Presentada en: julio del 2024 en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Departamento: Educación Física, Deporte y Motricidad Humana.

Fecha de la defensa de la Tesis: 13 de diciembre de 2024

Directores: Dr. Juan del Campo Vecino y Dr. Pedro Jiménez-Reyes

Calificación: Sobresaliente Cum Laude

SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND INCLUSIVE VALUE OF TRADITIONAL GAMES OR AND SPORTS IN EUROPE

Jorge MORADELL ÁVILA — 2025-07-03

This paper reflects on the manifestations of traditional physical culture created by popular collectives in all regions of Europe. It analyses the value of the cultural manifestations that traditional and popular games and sports represent as they constitute a cultural, material and immaterial wealth threatened by their disappearance, conditioned by the imposition of sports that globalise, impoverish and channel the natural expression of the collectives, annulling their idiosyncrasy and creativity and manipulating their temperament and their needs. The second part describes some traditional Aragonese games and sports and their circumstances. Its content has been recovered from a research work that has used both specialised bibliographic sources and information gathered from primary oral sources that were interviewed with the aim of recovering the direct testimony of the characteristics and circumstances of each of the games and sports referred to.

CHALLENGES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR PHYSICAL CULTURE AND SPORTS EDUCATION

Antonio Jesús PÉREZ SIERRA — 2025-07-03

In this article, the origin and evolution of Artificial Intelligence is based on the challenges, potentialities and perspectives of Artificial Intelligence in general, and on its uses and applications in the context of physical culture and sport. At present, it is necessary to take advantage of the unquestionable advances made by software and intelligent platforms in education, research and in the different and complementary spheres of action of the physical culture professional, such as: physical education, sport, recreation and therapeutic physical culture. Therefore, the urgent task of raising the level of awareness of the value of Artificial Intelligence is necessary to all teachers, managers, coaches, students, athletes and sports activists, while promoting a massive culture of responsible use of these cutting-edge technologies, so that they can creatively exploit their enormous potential in the different spheres of social life in general and physical culture in particular. Specifically, the text proposes the development of studies applied to the integral transformation of scientific culture, based on the systematic and growing use of these valuable tools in the educational precincts of this sphere. In essence, the article aims to describe the background and foundations, as well as to reflect on the challenges and prospects of Artificial Intelligence in the educational institutions of physical culture and sport.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN QUALITY OF LIFE AND LIFESTYLES IN COLOMBIAN TAEKWONDO ATHLETES

Guillermo Andrés SÁEZ ABELLO — 2025-07-03

Quality of life and lifestyle in athletes are fundamental aspects that influence their performance and overall well-being. Examining how these factors interrelate provides a comprehensive view of athletes' habits, physical and mental health, and personal and professional balance. Objective: To determine the relationship between quality of life and its dimensions and the lifestyles of a population of Colombian taekwondo practitioners. Methodology: This study adopted a non-experimental, descriptive-correlational, and cross-sectional quantitative approach, conducted in a population of Colombian taekwondo practitioners. Quality of life was assessed using the WHOQOL-bref instrument, and lifestyles were measured using the Fantastic questionnaire. Results: A positive and significant correlation was found between lifestyles and overall quality of life (Rho = 0.310, p = 0.001), as well as with the physical (Rho = 0.215, p = 0.029), social relationships (Rho = 0.248, p = 0.011), and environmental dimensions (Rho = 0.354, p = 0.000). No significant correlations were found with health-related quality of life or the psychological dimension. In conclusion, the results show that taekwondo practitioners with healthy lifestyles have a better quality of life, especially in the physical, social, and environmental dimensions. Most participants maintained positive lifestyle habits.

GAME: A CURRENTLY APPLICABLE COUBERTINIAN TEACHING STRATEGY FOR THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Marta ROBLES GONZÁLEZ — 2025-07-03

Following a research process on the teaching of Physical Education at the secondary school IES ROJO—employing document analysis, semi-structured interviews with teachers and students, and non-participant observation—several critical weaknesses were identified: (1) low student motivation toward the subject; (2) limited student engagement during lessons; and (3) a predominance of traditional instructional approaches that offer minimal student autonomy. In response to these findings, a didactic program was developed as an intervention proposal for students in the fourth year of compulsory secondary education. This program is grounded in active learning methodologies and game-based teaching strategies, aiming to foster greater student involvement and autonomy in the learning process.

RUTH CHEPNGETICH: ANALYSIS OF THE 2024 CHICAGO MARATHON WORLD RECORD

Dionisio ALONSO CURIEL — 2025-07-03

This article presents an important sporting milestone that occurred a few months ago in Chicago (USA). For the first time in history, a woman has broken the 2:10 barrier in the marathon. This mark is an important and significant time for any male marathon specialist. Kenyan athlete Ruth Chepngetich was the architect of this achievement. This article analyzes how she achieved such a fantastic time: her 5 km split times; her intermediate half marathon split times; her 5 km split times in the second half marathon and her loss of speed in these final stretches; and a comparison of her 5 km, 10 km, half marathon, and marathon pace times with her previous personal bests at these distances. Her athletic history and development over the years are also analyzed. Finally, a set of factors that intervene and affect sports performance are analyzed, which allow us to explain the result obtained, and which aim to help reflect on what this milestone means and the circumstances in which it occurred.

EXPOSICIÓN “La historia de una tríada de exclusión o superación: discapacidad, mujer y deporte”

María Teresa CALLE MOLINA — 2025-07-03