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View article: Evaluating an Anti-Doping Education Program for Athlete Support Personnel: Knowledge Gains Without Behavioral Shift
Evaluating an Anti-Doping Education Program for Athlete Support Personnel: Knowledge Gains Without Behavioral Shift Open
Legal anti-doping knowledge is a critical component of global anti-doping efforts, yet few studies have examined the impact of targeted interventions on legal aspects of anti-doping policy among athlete support personnel (ASP). This study …
View article: Physical performance discriminating winning and losing in UEFAChampions League: a full-season study
Physical performance discriminating winning and losing in UEFAChampions League: a full-season study Open
This study aimed to examine the differences in physical performance when winning and losing in UEFA Champions League (UCL) matches. Data were collected using an optical tracking system from all UCL matches (n = 125) in the 2022/23 season. …
View article: A commentary of factors related to player availability and its influence on performance in elite team sports
A commentary of factors related to player availability and its influence on performance in elite team sports Open
Elite performance and sporting success are often the result of optimal integration and synergy of all components of sports preparedness (i.e., health, technical and tactical skills, bioenergetic and neuromuscular abilities and capacities, …
View article: Match Running Performance in UEFA Champions League: Is There a Worthwhile Association with Team Achievement?
Match Running Performance in UEFA Champions League: Is There a Worthwhile Association with Team Achievement? Open
Although running performance (RP) is considered an important factor of success in soccer, there is a lack of studies to examine this issue in highest-level soccer competition, such as UEFA Champions League (UCL). Therefore, the main object…
View article: The Recovery Umbrella in the World of Elite Sport: Do Not Forget the Coaching and Performance Staff
The Recovery Umbrella in the World of Elite Sport: Do Not Forget the Coaching and Performance Staff Open
In the field of sports science, the recovery umbrella is a trending topic, and even more so in the world of elite sports. This is evidenced by the significant increase in scientific publications during the last 10 years as teams look to fi…
View article: The Effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Position-Specific Match Running Performance of Professional Football Players; Preliminary Observational Study
The Effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Position-Specific Match Running Performance of Professional Football Players; Preliminary Observational Study Open
The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted professional football in the 2019/2020 season, and football experts anticipate that the consequences of lockdown measures will negatively affect the physical performance of players once competition restart…
View article: S2k guidelines (consensus statement) for diagnosis and therapy of dermatitis herpetiformis initiated by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV)
S2k guidelines (consensus statement) for diagnosis and therapy of dermatitis herpetiformis initiated by the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Open
Introduction Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH) is a chronic, pruritic, gluten‐induced skin disorder characterized by subepidermal granular IgA deposition and a variable degree of enteropathy identical to that seen in coeliac disease. So far, t…
View article: The 360° Performance System in Team Sports: Is It Time to Design a “Personalized Jacket” for Team Sports Players?
The 360° Performance System in Team Sports: Is It Time to Design a “Personalized Jacket” for Team Sports Players? Open
Elite performance in team sports attracts the attention of the general public. In particular, the best players became incredibly skilled and physically powerful, which is a fact that potentiates the delivery of a product that is considered…
View article: The 360° Performance System in Team Sports: Time to Design a “Personalised Jacket“for Team Sports Players?
The 360° Performance System in Team Sports: Time to Design a “Personalised Jacket“for Team Sports Players? Open
Top performance in team sports attracts the attention from the general public. In particular, the best players became incredibly skilled and physically powerful, a fact that potentiates to deliver a product considered attractive, exciting …
View article: Strategies and Solutions for Team Sports Athletes in Isolation due to COVID-19
Strategies and Solutions for Team Sports Athletes in Isolation due to COVID-19 Open
In December of 2019, there was an outbreak of a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) in China. The virus rapidly spread into the whole World causing an unprecedented pandemic and forcing go…
View article: What Are We Doing Wrong When Athletes Report Higher Levels of Fatigue From Traveling Than From Training or Competition?
What Are We Doing Wrong When Athletes Report Higher Levels of Fatigue From Traveling Than From Training or Competition? Open
OPINION article Front. Psychol., 21 February 2020Sec. Movement Science and Sport Psychology Volume 11 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00194
View article: Alterations in redox homeostasis following repeated sprint training
Alterations in redox homeostasis following repeated sprint training Open
This study examined the effects of a 6-week repeated sprint training on redox-based homeostasis and their association with muscle damage. Fifteen male physical education students (aged 20.0±1.0 years; body weight 77.7±6.0 kg; height 181.0±…
View article: Is Physical Performance a Differentiating Element between More or Less Successful Football Teams?
Is Physical Performance a Differentiating Element between More or Less Successful Football Teams? Open
This study investigated the time-motion characteristics of football teams in the Spanish first division, in relation to their final competitive level as defined by league position (Champions League, Europa League, Upper mid-table, lower mi…
View article: Is there any difference in fitness profilesamong the Croatian basketball players?
Is there any difference in fitness profilesamong the Croatian basketball players? Open
The aim of the study was to establish possible differences in both aerobic and anaerobic fitness parameters among different positions (point guards, guards and small forwards, and power forwards and centers) in basketball. Based on previou…
View article: Happiness vs. Wellness During the Recovery Process in High Performance Sport
Happiness vs. Wellness During the Recovery Process in High Performance Sport Open
OPINION article Front. Physiol., 19 December 2018Sec. Exercise Physiology Volume 9 - 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01598
View article: Anthropometry and performance of top youth international male basketball players in Spanish national academy
Anthropometry and performance of top youth international male basketball players in Spanish national academy Open
The “Century XXI” Project is a seven-year intervention sport program performed among the best Spanish youth basketball players, who were assigned to one of the following intervention groups based on the following criteria: age, position, m…
View article: The Spanish “Century XXI” academy for developing elite level basketballers: design, monitoring and training methodologies
The Spanish “Century XXI” academy for developing elite level basketballers: design, monitoring and training methodologies Open
The viability of the Century XXI Project protocols has been described. This national project of training in basketball closely replicates the physical and technical match-play conditions for professionals and may constitute a useful traini…
View article: Which is more important for reducing the odds of metabolic syndrome in men: Cardiorespiratory or muscular fitness?
Which is more important for reducing the odds of metabolic syndrome in men: Cardiorespiratory or muscular fitness? Open
Objective To examine combined associations of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and muscular fitness (MF) with metabolic syndrome (MetSy) in a sample of young men. Methods Participants were 557 men aged 19‐47 years. CRF was quantified as pea…
View article: Evidence-based post-exercise recovery strategies in basketball
Evidence-based post-exercise recovery strategies in basketball Open
Basketball can be described as a moderate-to-long duration exercise including repeated bouts of high-intensity activity interspersed with periods of low to moderate active recovery or passive rest. A match is characterized by repeated expl…