Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2021 Oct 1;16(10):1385-1392. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2020-0934. Epub 2021 Aug 27.
The broad aim of sport-science research is to enhance the performance of coaches and athletes. Despite decades of such research, it is well documented that sport-science research lacks empirical evidence, and critics have questioned its scientific methods. Moreover, many have pointed to a research-practice gap, whereby the work undertaken by researchers is not readily applied by practitioners. The aim of this study was to use a systems thinking analysis method, causal loop diagrams, to understand the systemic issues that interact to influence the quality of sport-science research.
A group model-building process was utilized to develop the causal loop diagram based on data obtained from relevant peer-reviewed literature and subject-matter experts.
The findings demonstrate the panoply of systemic influences associated with sport-science research, including the existence of silos, a focus on quantitative research, archaic practices, and an academic system that is incongruous with what it actually purports to achieve.
The emergent outcome of the interacting components is the creation of an underperforming sport-science research system, as indicated by a lack of ecological validity, translation to practice, and, ultimately, a research-practice gap.
运动科学研究的广泛目标是提高教练和运动员的表现。尽管进行了几十年的此类研究，但有大量文献记录表明，运动科学研究缺乏经验证据，批评者对其科学方法提出了质疑。此外，许多人指出了研究与实践之间的差距，即研究人员所做的工作不容易被实践者应用。本研究旨在使用系统思维分析方法，因果关系图，了解相互作用影响运动科学研究质量的系统问题。
利用群体模型构建过程，根据从相关同行评议文献和主题专家那里获得的数据，开发因果关系图。
研究结果表明，与运动科学研究相关的系统性影响因素繁多，包括存在孤岛现象、关注定量研究、陈旧的做法以及与实际目标不一致的学术体系。
相互作用组件的突发结果是创建一个表现不佳的运动科学研究系统，表现为缺乏生态有效性、向实践的转化，以及最终的研究与实践差距。
