July 17, 2021
Olympic rings are displayed in front of the construction site of the New National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, during a media opportunity in Tokyo, Japan on July 3, 2019
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Former Hong Kong swimming star Karen Lo Cheuk-hang still remembers how she felt when there was no live audience at a local competition she once took part in.
“To be honest, I didn’t mind that, because I am stressed when performing in front of the crowd,” Lo recalled.
With the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games just one week away, athletes will also have to get used to not having live audiences. Host country Japan recently extended a state of emergency in the capital after a resurgence in Covid-19 cases, meaning that events will be held without spectators.
May 14, 2021
Dr. Lindsey Blom, a professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology at Ball State University, has earned a high honor from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for her dedication to student fulfillment.
This annual award recognizes the outstanding efforts by faculty at schools within the MAC who support students, enhance the collegiate experience, establish and support inclusive environments, prepare students for success after graduation, and promote lifelong learning.
“Professor Blom earned this great honor as a result of her dedication to the success and welfare of our students,” Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns said. “I am proud that, for the second consecutive year, one of our outstanding teachers has received this recognition. It is a reflection of the commitment of our faculty and staff to the success of all of our students.”
1992 M.S., exercise and sport sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia
Publications (Selected) Hein,V., Caune, A. (2014). Relationships between perceived teachers’ autonomy support, effort and physical self-esteem. Kinsesioloy, 46,44-52. Hein V., Koka A., & Hagger, S.M.. (2015). Relationships between perceived teachers’ controlling behaviour, psychological need thwarting, anger and bullying behaviour in high-school students. Journal of Adolescence, 42, 103-114. Hein, V., Jõesaar, H. (2015). How perceived autonomy support from adults and peer motivational climate are related with self-determined motivation among young athletes, International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 13, 193-204. DOI:10.1080/1612197X.2014.947304. Jõesaar, H., Hein, V., (2011) Psychosocial Determinants of Young Athletes’ Continued Participation Over Time, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 113,1, 55-66.