Miguel Crespo
Biographic Data
| ID | 6702770 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miguel Crespo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miguel |
| FAMILY NAME | Crespo |
| SIGNATURE | CRESPO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lawn Tennis Association |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9205-7060 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Professional Tennis and Transnational Law
This book examines the intersection of professional tennis and legal regulation, unveiling a fascinating world where tennis meets domestic, international and transnational law, and showing the many ways these legal frameworks impact tennis. Filled with firsthand accounts of the legal landscape and its implication on tennis, the work provides an accessible, engaging portrait of the tennis ecosystem that is equally suited for academics, athletes, s…
Walk the walk or talk the talk
Background: Recently there has been much research around the importance of athlete-centred coaching and the subsequent effect on coaching practice. However, in elite coaching, (in this case, highly skilled, experienced professionals working with representative-level athletes or teams) many individuals subscribe to the principles of athlete-centred coaching but these views are not evident in their practice.Purpose: This research examined the value…
Tennis club governance
Introduction Tennis is one of the world's most practiced racket sports, with clubs serving as the main venues for participation, training, and community engagement. Despite their central role, research on the governance of tennis clubs remains scarce. This study aims to provide an international comparison of governance practices in tennis clubs across Southern Europe. Methods The analysis covered 30 tennis clubs from Spain, Italy, Portugal, and M…
A taxonomy for Media Literacy in Portugal
Media literacy, which encompasses skills and knowledge considered essential for civic participation in social, political, and professional life, is an area that has been growing steadily. In Portugal, there is a wide range of entities that have developed media literacy initiatives, from public entities, universities, research centers, training centers, media organizations, among others. These actors are adopting different approaches and media lit…
Pre-, Per- and post-cooling strategies used by competitive tennis players in hot dry and hot humid conditions
Purpose This research investigated the pre-, per- and post cooling strategies used by competitive tennis players from various levels of play who occasionally train and compete in hot (>28°C) and humid (>60% rH), and dry (<60% rH) environments. Methods 129 male tennis players (M age = 24.9) competing at regional ( N = 54), national ( N = 30) and international ( N = 45) levels, completed an online questionnaire regarding their use (i.e., timing, ty…
Determining the tactical and technical level of competitive tennis players using a competency model
Governance in regional sports organisations
In recent decades there has been an increasing concern among stakeholders surrounding sport organisations regarding the implementation of governance principles and processes. It is believed that these can help them to overcome sustainability problems and to promote organisational success. This research aims to analyse the governance of Catalan sports federations (CSFs), an area that has not been analysed to date. The study, based on previous appr…
Roles of journalists in media literacy initiatives
This paper aims to foster the debate on Media Literacy (ML) projects with a focus on disinformation. We analyse initiatives carried out locally in Portugal, considering the principles of ML, the necessary development of skills and competences, as well as the importance of the journalistic action and the consequences of platformization on professional practices. Mixed methods are applied to collect and analyse quali-quantitative data from ML proje…
Innovation programs of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation
Online dating em tempos de Covid-19
As plataformas de online dating, que progressivamente se têm multiplicado e migrado do formato website para o de aplicação móvel e crescido em número de utilizadores, oferecem uma crescente variedade e multiplicidade de formas de socialização, que se desdobra, tipicamente, em três etapas: construção de perfil, correspondência com outros utilizadores e descoberta. Mesmo que os seus utilizadores procurem mais do que relacionamentos ou sexo, a pande…
Covid-19 Prevention Measures Implemented by Tennis Coaches
The prevention strategies used by tennis coaches when delivering tennis lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed in this study. An ad hoc questionnaire collected data from 655 Spanish and Portuguese speaking tennis coaches working in Latin America and Europe. Differences in the prevention measures were analyzed according to the continent, the coaches' experience, and the type of facility they worked in. Results showed that coaches used …
Key Physical Factors in the Serve Velocity of Male Professional Wheelchair Tennis Players
The aim of this study was to identify the physical factors related to serve speed in male professional wheelchair tennis players (WT). Nine best nationally-ranked Spanish male wheelchair tennis players (38.35 ± 11.28 years, 63.77 ± 7.01 kg) completed a neuromuscular test battery consisting of: isometric handgrip strength; serve velocity; 5, 10 and 20 m sprint (with and without racket); agility (with and without racket); medicine ball throw (serve…
Seeking the Legitimation of Mainstream Journalism
This article consists in a case-study of the Portuguese site Notícias Viriato (NV), which has controversially been registered by the Portuguese Regulatory Authority (ERC) as a ‘general information’ site, officially recognised as drawing close to mainstream journalism in a context of accusations of rightwing bias. We will argue that NV’s registration with ERC marks a new phase for the far right in the Portuguese political and journalistic spheres,…
Roles of journalists in media literacy initiatives
This paper aims to foster the debate on Media Literacy (ML) projects with a focus on disinformation. We analyse initiatives carried out locally in Portugal, considering the principles of ML, the necessary development of skills and competences, as well as the importance of the journalistic action and the consequences of platformization on professional practices. Mixed methods are applied to collect and analyse quali-quantitative data from ML proje…
Online dating em tempos de Covid-19
As plataformas de online dating, que progressivamente se têm multiplicado e migrado do formato website para o de aplicação móvel e crescido em número de utilizadores, oferecem uma crescente variedade e multiplicidade de formas de socialização, que se desdobra, tipicamente, em três etapas: construção de perfil, correspondência com outros utilizadores e descoberta. Mesmo que os seus utilizadores procurem mais do que relacionamentos ou sexo, a pande…
Covid-19 Prevention Measures Implemented by Tennis Coaches
The prevention strategies used by tennis coaches when delivering tennis lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed in this study. An ad hoc questionnaire collected data from 655 Spanish and Portuguese speaking tennis coaches working in Latin America and Europe. Differences in the prevention measures were analyzed according to the continent, the coaches' experience, and the type of facility they worked in. Results showed that coaches used …
Key Physical Factors in the Serve Velocity of Male Professional Wheelchair Tennis Players
The aim of this study was to identify the physical factors related to serve speed in male professional wheelchair tennis players (WT). Nine best nationally-ranked Spanish male wheelchair tennis players (38.35 ± 11.28 years, 63.77 ± 7.01 kg) completed a neuromuscular test battery consisting of: isometric handgrip strength; serve velocity; 5, 10 and 20 m sprint (with and without racket); agility (with and without racket); medicine ball throw (serve…
Seeking the Legitimation of Mainstream Journalism
This article consists in a case-study of the Portuguese site Notícias Viriato (NV), which has controversially been registered by the Portuguese Regulatory Authority (ERC) as a ‘general information’ site, officially recognised as drawing close to mainstream journalism in a context of accusations of rightwing bias. We will argue that NV’s registration with ERC marks a new phase for the far right in the Portuguese political and journalistic spheres,…
Innovation programs of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation
Governance in regional sports organisations
In recent decades there has been an increasing concern among stakeholders surrounding sport organisations regarding the implementation of governance principles and processes. It is believed that these can help them to overcome sustainability problems and to promote organisational success. This research aims to analyse the governance of Catalan sports federations (CSFs), an area that has not been analysed to date. The study, based on previous appr…
Roles of journalists in media literacy initiatives
This paper aims to foster the debate on Media Literacy (ML) projects with a focus on disinformation. We analyse initiatives carried out locally in Portugal, considering the principles of ML, the necessary development of skills and competences, as well as the importance of the journalistic action and the consequences of platformization on professional practices. Mixed methods are applied to collect and analyse quali-quantitative data from ML proje…
A taxonomy for Media Literacy in Portugal
Media literacy, which encompasses skills and knowledge considered essential for civic participation in social, political, and professional life, is an area that has been growing steadily. In Portugal, there is a wide range of entities that have developed media literacy initiatives, from public entities, universities, research centers, training centers, media organizations, among others. These actors are adopting different approaches and media lit…
Pre-, Per- and post-cooling strategies used by competitive tennis players in hot dry and hot humid conditions
Purpose This research investigated the pre-, per- and post cooling strategies used by competitive tennis players from various levels of play who occasionally train and compete in hot (>28°C) and humid (>60% rH), and dry (<60% rH) environments. Methods 129 male tennis players (M age = 24.9) competing at regional ( N = 54), national ( N = 30) and international ( N = 45) levels, completed an online questionnaire regarding their use (i.e., timing, ty…
Determining the tactical and technical level of competitive tennis players using a competency model
Professional Tennis and Transnational Law
This book examines the intersection of professional tennis and legal regulation, unveiling a fascinating world where tennis meets domestic, international and transnational law, and showing the many ways these legal frameworks impact tennis. Filled with firsthand accounts of the legal landscape and its implication on tennis, the work provides an accessible, engaging portrait of the tennis ecosystem that is equally suited for academics, athletes, s…
Walk the walk or talk the talk
Background: Recently there has been much research around the importance of athlete-centred coaching and the subsequent effect on coaching practice. However, in elite coaching, (in this case, highly skilled, experienced professionals working with representative-level athletes or teams) many individuals subscribe to the principles of athlete-centred coaching but these views are not evident in their practice.Purpose: This research examined the value…
Tennis club governance
Introduction Tennis is one of the world's most practiced racket sports, with clubs serving as the main venues for participation, training, and community engagement. Despite their central role, research on the governance of tennis clubs remains scarce. This study aims to provide an international comparison of governance practices in tennis clubs across Southern Europe. Methods The analysis covered 30 tennis clubs from Spain, Italy, Portugal, and M…
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