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Athlete Monitoring Practices in Low-Resource Sporting Environments: Evidence from Ghanaian Football and School Sports
Athlete monitoring in low-resource sporting environments, exploring practical, sustainable methods used in Ghanaian football and school sports.
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Maturity-aware reference profiling of strength in competitive UK youth male ice hockey: athlete reclassification using chronological-age and biological-age centiles.
Examines how biological maturation and body size influence strength classification in UK youth ice hockey players, highlighting maturation-sensitive centiles and allometric scaling.
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Experiences of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) are Complex and Multifaceted, with Expectations and Perceptions Shaped by Individual Perspectives
Explores athlete, coach and support staff perspectives on Relative Energy Deficiency in sport (REDs), highlighting education, individualised care and the coach–athlete relationship.
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The Run-Specific Knee Isometric-Push Assessment: A Measurement Reliability Study in Adolescent Athletes.
Examines the measurement reliability of the run-specific knee isometric-push assessment for profiling force-time performance and injury-related asymmetries in adolescent athletes.
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Impact of Different Sprint Pedal Resistances Within Heat-Based Sprint Interval Training on Repeated Sprint Ability, Time Trial Exercise and Recovery
Examining how different sprint pedal resistances during heat-based sprint interval training affect repeated sprint ability, cycling performance, muscle oxygen use and recovery.
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Force Plate Assessment Before Arduous Military Training: Expert-Informed Recommendations for Test and Metric Selection
Presents expert-informed recommendations for force plate testing before arduous military training, identifying IMTP, countermovement jump and drop jump measures for neuromuscular profiling and physical-readiness assessment.
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Does Relative Age and Biological Maturation Affect Performance Profiling Outcomes in Youth Football?
Explores how relative age and biological maturation influence performance profiling in youth football, highlighting implications for talent identification and player development.
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Technical Exercise Proficiency as a Programme Foundation for the Development of Judo Specific Muscular Strength: A Case Study in S&C Novice Club Judokas
Explore how technical exercise proficiency and power clean progression influence judo-specific muscular strength development in novice judokas.
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Longitudinal monitoring of eccentric hamstring strength during fixture congestion in professional football: No changes in force despite increased match frequency
Examines eccentric hamstring strength during fixture congestion in professional football, showing stable force despite increased match frequency and supporting micro-dosed Nordic hamstring exercise.
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Cueing the Landing: Effects on Landing Mechanics and Reliability in University Athletes
Examines how verbal cueing influences landing mechanics and measurement reliability, including landing height, position, depth and peak vertical ground reaction force.
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Adapting Training Load Based on the Menstrual Cycle in Women’s Football: Player Perception, Preferences, Barriers and Experiences
Explores female footballers’ perceptions, preferences and barriers around menstrual cycle tracking, with practical recommendations for adapting training load and improving athlete buy-in.
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Relationships between Pick-up Acceleration, Isometric and Jump Force-Time Variables in Youth Football Players
Examines relationships between pick-up acceleration, isometric strength and jump performance in youth football, highlighting early-phase force development as a key predictor of acceleration performance.
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Development of an International Expert Consensus Framework for Criteria-Based Rehabilitation and Return to Performance Following Climbing injury
Presents an international expert consensus framework for criteria-based rehabilitation and return to performance following climbing injury, integrating physical capacity, climbing exposure and psychological readiness. Ehiogu
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Reliability and Measurement Error of a Climbing-Specific Upper Extremity Testing Battery for Sports Rehabilitation and Performance Monitoring
Examines the reliability and measurement error of a climbing-specific upper-extremity testing battery for monitoring finger and shoulder strength and endurance during rehabilitation.
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Return to climbing after musculoskeletal injury: A scoping review of rehabilitation content, outcome measures and return to sport criteria.
Reviews rehabilitation, outcome measures and return-to-climbing criteria following musculoskeletal injury, highlighting gaps in objective progression and return-to-performance guidance.
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School-Based Strength and Conditioning: A Delphi Study of Essential Components
Identifies expert consensus on essential components of school-based strength and conditioning, prioritising safety, coaching quality and developmentally appropriate training.
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Developing athletic motor skill competencies in youth populations: Theoretical foundations and practical applications
Discover how Athletic Motor Skill Competencies (AMSCs) enhance youth motor development, physical literacy, performance and long-term participation in sport and physical activity.
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Lower-body resistance training immediately post-match play in elite soccer players: An applied narrative perspective for congested fixture schedules
Explores the rationale for immediate post-match lower-body resistance training in elite soccer during congested fixture schedules, examining recovery demands, strength maintenance, injury risk and applied programming strategies used within a UEFA Champions League environment.
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Full FMS™ vs. Modified FMS™ Screening: A comparison of associations with independent athletic performance measures
Examination of full and modified FMS™ scores in football players, exploring links with sprint speed, jump performance and movement quality across sex, age and playing position.
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Strength training vs strength + micro-dosed swing speed training: A comparison of 6-week interventions in university male and female golfers
Comparison of strength training vs strength plus micro-dosed swing speed training in golf on clubhead speed, efficiency of strike / smash factor and physical capacity in university golfers.