Tag: Sports Science

A biomechanical study shows snatch pulls demand substantial spinal extensor activity without matching the abdominal excitation elicited by inverted sit-ups.

In a cross-sectional study of 21 elite male freestyle wrestlers, core endurance and isometric trunk strength showed moderate-to-large associations with ...

A video analysis of international soccer shootouts reveals that male and female players share core target preferences while differing significantly ...

A population-wide study of over 87,000 Norwegian track and field athletes shows that birth-quarter participation skews appear by age 10 ...

A study of sitting-class para-biathletes found that class-specific time factor adjustments reduced score variability in most events, though result dispersion ...

A mixed-methods investigation reveals that Ethiopian distance running success is driven by interconnected ecological systems spanning rural childhood routines, structured ...

An eight-week recreational tennis program significantly enhanced psychological well-being and body appreciation among sedentary university students, according to a randomized ...

A retrospective analysis of official HYROX split records showed no clear association between running pacing metrics and overall race times ...

English Premier League teams with lower passes allowed per defensive action tended to finish higher in the standings, according to ...

A systematic review of 46 studies finds that most external training load metrics are supported as measures of external movement ...

A motion capture and EMG study of twenty male basketball enthusiasts found that one-motion and two-motion free throws differ in ...

A machine learning framework analysing 33,975 strokes from Grand Slam men's singles matches shows that the tactical value of redirecting ...

A new perspective paper argues that while swearing has repeatedly improved strength, power and endurance measures in controlled lab studies, ...

A cross-sectional study of 1,322 Chinese youth table tennis players found a significant relative age effect in national-level competition but ...

An eight-week randomized trial in resistance-trained men found that reversing the order of squats and countermovement jumps changed almost nothing ...

A randomized crossover trial in twelve trained female basketball players found that a self-selected recovery interval after 5% velocity-loss squats ...

A Perspective in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living proposes a task- and time-specific framework requiring responsiveness, predictive validity and ...

A study of twenty elite female volleyball players found dominant-leg balance advantages under eyes-closed conditions, limb-specific landing asymmetries, and higher ...

A three-season study of 84 professional male basketball players found that the appropriate level for interpreting external training load differs ...

A prospective cohort study of 105 male Japanese collegiate runners found that higher preseason scores on the self-administered KOJI AWARENESS ...