Fitness determinants of success in men's and women's football.

abstract：:Physical activity is important in obesity prevention, but the effectiveness of different physical activity modalities remains to be determined among children. The main purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a 6-month soccer programme and a traditional physical activity programme on changes in body composi...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Seabra A,Katzmarzyk P,Carvalho MJ,Seabra A,Coelho-E-Silva M,Abreu S,Vale S,Póvoas S,Nascimento H,Belo L,Torres S,Oliveira J,Mota J,Santos-Silva A,Rêgo C,Malina RM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we examine specifically how the sensory conditions available during physical practice of a task might influence the subsequent use of motor imagery. First, as a pre-test, participants had to physically reproduce knee joint positions with or without vision. Second, they practised motor imagery (15...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Toussaint L,Blandin Y

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Longitudinal research provides valuable information about change and progress towards elite performance. Unfortunately, there is a lack of longitudinal research in handball. In this study, 94 youth handball players (oldest group: n = 41; age 15-17 and youngest group: n = 53; age 13-15) were followed over a three-year ...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Matthys SP,Vaeyens R,Fransen J,Deprez D,Pion J,Vandendriessche J,Vandorpe B,Lenoir M,Philippaerts R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to provide reference values for lower-limb muscle power assessed during the incremental jump squat (JS) test in elite athletes (i.e., professional athletes competing at international level). We pooled data from all JS tests performed by elite athletes of different sports in two high-performance...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Valenzuela PL,McGuigan M,Sánchez-Martínez G,Torrontegi E,Vázquez-Carrión J,Montalvo Z,Abad CCC,Pereira LA,Loturco I

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the influence of caffeine supplementation on cognitive performance and perceptual responses in female team-game players taking low-dose monophasic oral contraceptives of the same hormonal composition. Ten females (24 ± 4 years; 59.7 ± 3.5 kg body mass; 2-6 training sessions per week) took part in a randomi...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Ali A,O'Donnell J,Von Hurst P,Foskett A,Holland S,Starck C,Rutherfurd-Markwick K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present investigation was to identify muscle damage, inflammatory response and oxidative stress blood markers in athletes undertaking the ultra-endurance MultiSport Brazil race. Eleven well-trained male athletes (34.3 ± 3.1 years, 74.0 ± 7.6 kg; 172.2 ± 5.1 cm) participated in the study and performe...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： de Lucas RD,Caputo F,Mendes de Souza K,Sigwalt AR,Ghisoni K,Lock Silveira PC,Remor AP,da Luz Scheffer D,Guglielmo LG,Latini A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protease supplementation has been shown to attenuate soft tissue injury resulting from intense exercise. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of protease supplementation on muscle soreness and contractile performance after downhill running. Ten matched pairs of male participants ran at a -10% grade for 30...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Miller PC,Bailey SP,Barnes ME,Derr SJ,Hall EE

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the injury incidence and patterns in elite youth football at a category 1 Premier League Academy before and after the introduction of a new development strategy, the Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP). A prospective study was performed over six consecutive seasons encom...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Tears C,Chesterton P,Wijnbergen M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to compare the physiological and anthropometric characteristics of successful mountain bikers and professional road cyclists and to re-examine the power-to-weight characteristics of internationally competitive mountain bikers. Internationally competitive cyclists (seven mountain bikers and ...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Lee H,Martin DT,Anson JM,Grundy D,Hahn AG

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) cannot be used to evaluate participants taller than the scan area. We aimed to analyse the accuracy of bone mineral content, fat mass, and lean mass assessed with DXA whole-body scan and from the sum of two scans (head and trunk plus limbs). Participants were 31 athletes (13 male...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Santos DA,Gobbo LA,Matias CN,Petroski EL,Gonçalves EM,Cyrino ES,Minderico CS,Sardinha LB,Silva AM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined sexual dimorphism in the anthropometry of 68 Australasian and Pacific powerlifters (14 females, 54 males) who were competing in one of two national or international powerlifting competitions held in New Zealand. All powerlifters were assessed for 37 anthropometric dimensions by ISAK (International Society ...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Keogh JW,Hume PA,Pearson SN,Mellow P

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suitability of Gray's (1975) three-factor arousal theory as a model of human performance under stress was investigated in a study of basketball free-throw shooting. Free-throw attempts, made by members of an NCAA Division I men's varsity team, were videotaped during one full season. On the basis of Gray's theory, ...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Whitehead R,Butz JW,Kozar B,Vaughn RE

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analysed whether a significant relationship exists between the torque and muscle thickness and pennation angle of the erector spinae muscle during a maximal isometric lumbar extension with the lumbar spine in neutral position. This was a cross-sectional study in which 46 healthy adults performed three repet...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Cuesta-Vargas A,González-Sánchez M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper investigates how tennis players control stroke-induced vibration. Its aim is to characterise how a tennis player deals with entering vibration waves or how he/she has the ability to finely adjust them. A specific experimental procedure was designed, based on simultaneously collecting sets of kinematic, vibr...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Chadefaux D,Rao G,Androuet P,Berton E,Vigouroux L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify the effects of adding spatial references during football small-sided games in youth players' tactical and physical performance. Twelve under-15 players performed a Gk+ 6v6+ Gk game under two playing conditions: (i) without spatial references (CONTROL condition); (ii) with spatial ...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Coutinho D,Gonçalves B,Travassos B,Abade E,Wong DP,Sampaio J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate why futsal players decide to dribble. For this purpose, we analysed 396 trials comprising the dribbles (n = 132), passes (n = 131) or shots (n = 133), performed by 70 male futsal players. Passing and shooting angles, and interpersonal distance, including their rates of change (velocity ...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Corrêa UC,de Pinho ST,da Silva SL,Clavijo FA,Souza TO,Tani G

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collective efficacy research has begun to progress from simply trying to verify the relationship between collective efficacy and performance to examining the mechanisms through which collective efficacy impacts on performance. To test hypotheses concerning the impact of collective efficacy on group goal selection and ...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Greenlees I,Graydon J,Maynard I

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the kinematic differences that separate highly skilled and less-skilled squash players could assist the progression of talent development. This study compared trunk, upper-limb and racket kinematics between two groups of nine highly skilled and less-skilled male athletes for forehand drive, volley and dro...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Williams BK,Sanders RH,Ryu JH,Graham-Smith P,Sinclair PJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While previous studies highlighted the importance of the different motivations for doing sports as proposed by self-determination theory, less emphasis has been put on the simultaneous presence of multiple motivations within the same individual. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the complex interaction...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Tóth-Király I,Amoura C,Bőthe B,Orosz G,Rigó A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested hypotheses grounded in self-determination theory regarding athletes' cognitive appraisals and emotional reactions when returning to competition following a serious injury. Professional male athletes (N = 225) competing in the Australian Football League were presented with return-to-competition scenarios that...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Podlog L,Eklund RC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of pre-exercise sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) ingestion on the slow component of oxygen uptake (VO2) kinetics in seven professional road cyclists during intense exercise. One hour after ingesting either a placebo or NaHCO3 (0.3 g x kg body mass(-1)), each cyclist (age, 25 +/- 2 years; VO2max, 74....

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Santalla A,Pérez M,Montilla M,Vicente L,Davison R,Earnest C,Lucía A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the internal consistency and factor structure of the Functional Movement Screen (FMSTM) in youth athletes and quantify differences between individual task score at different stages of maturation. FMSTM and anthropometric variables were measured in 144 youth athletes (96 female, 48 male). Biologica...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Wright MD,Chesterton P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of different types of tasks performed with or without an electronic device (tablet) on pre-sleep alertness, subsequent sleep quality and next-day athletic performance. Eight highly trained netball players attended a sleep laboratory for pre-sleep testing, p...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Jones MJ,Peeling P,Dawson B,Halson S,Miller J,Dunican I,Clarke M,Goodman C,Eastwood P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the relationship between multidimensional competitive state anxiety and cognitive (i.e. digit span) and motor (i.e. perceptuo-motor speed) subcomponents of performance in an experimental group of hockey players during the period leading up to an important hockey match, and also in a control group o...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Jones JG,Cale A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the validity of the Actical accelerometer step count and energy expenditure (EE) functions in healthy young adults. Forty-three participants participated in study 1. Actical step counts were compared to actual steps taken during a 200 m walk around an indoor track at self-selected pace and during t...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Johnson M,Meltz K,Hart K,Schmudlach M,Clarkson L,Borman K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Athletes report using imagery most often to successfully cope with and master challenging situations. This function of imagery is termed "motivational general-mastery" and includes imagining being focused, confident and in control in difficult circumstances. Also, athletes often use imagery to regulate their arousal l...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Gregg M,Hall C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to capture the lower limb kinematics before during and after ball impact of soccer kicking by examining the influence of both sampling rate and smoothing procedures. Nine male soccer players performed maximal instep kicks and the three-dimensional leg movements were captured at 1000 Hz. A...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Nunome H,Lake M,Georgakis A,Stergioulas LK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A calibration study was conducted to determine the threshold counts for two commonly used accelerometers, the ActiGraph and the Actical, to classify activities by intensity in children 5 to 8 years of age. Thirty-three children wore both accelerometers and a COSMED portable metabolic system during 15 min of rest and t...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Evenson KR,Catellier DJ,Gill K,Ondrak KS,McMurray RG

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Situational factors as well as individual differences are assumed to play an important role in perceptions of stress. One factor that may affect an elite athlete's perception of stress may be his or her perceived motivational climate. To examine the relative importance of dispositional and situational factors on the p...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Pensgaard AM,Roberts GC

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined the extent to which scores on the Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2) could differentiate individuals who frequently experience flow characteristics in physical activity from those who do not. A total of 993 participants completed the Japanese version of the DFS-2. Latent class factor analysi...

journal_title：Journal of sports sciences

authors： Kawabata M,Mallett CJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00