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Strategies and Solutions for Team Sports Athletes in Isolation due to COVID-19

Sports, 2020
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 governments to ...
Igor Jukic, Julio Calleja-González, Francesc Cos, Francesco Cuzzolin, Jesús Olmo, Nicolas Terrados, Nenad Njaradi, Roberto Sassi, Bernardo Requena, Luka Milanovic, Ivan Krakan, Kostas Chatzichristos, Pedro E. Alcaraz   +12 more
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Contrast Sensitivity Is a Significant Predictor of Performance in Rifle Shooting for Athletes With Vision Impairment

Frontiers in Psychology, 2018
Purpose: In order to develop an evidence-based, sport-specific minimum impairment criteria (MIC) for the sport of vision-impaired (VI) shooting, this study aimed to determine the relative influence of losses in visual acuity (VA) and contrast sensitivity
Peter M. Allen, Peter M. Allen, Rianne H. J. C. Ravensbergen, Keziah Latham, Keziah Latham, Amy Rose, Joy Myint, David L. Mann   +7 more
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Female Mate Choice is Influenced by Male Sport Participation [PDF]

, 2008
Sexual selection theory argues that females invest more heavily in reproduction than males and thus tend to be choosier in terms of mate choice. Sport may provide a context within which females can gain information about male quality to inform this ...
Eys, Mark A., Johnson, Krista, Schulte-Hostedde, Albrecht I.   +2 more
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A pilot study comparing the metabolic profiles of elite-level athletes from different sporting disciplines [PDF]

, 2018
Background: The outstanding performance of an elite athlete might be associated with changes in their blood metabolic profile. The aims of this study were to compare the blood metabolic profiles between moderate- and high-power and endurance elite ...
A Boldyrev, A Leibowitz, AA Ferrando, AA Smith, B Lecka-Czernik, C Fasolato, C Harteneck, C Morris, CL Hoppel, D Belelli, D Fietz, E Asmussen, E Chorell, E Pohjanen, G Lac, G Van Hall, GC Bogdanis, GD Lewis, GJ Rietjens, H Budde, H Budde, H Karlic, H Yokoyama, J Henriksson, JB Walker, JH Mitchell, JK Nicholson, JM Peake, JS Fuqua, K Goto, K Sahlin, K Sahlin, K Sato, K Sato, KR Howarth, LS Eriksson, ME Powers, MH Jacob, MH Williams, MJ Ormsbee, ML Circu, ML Goodwin, P Yin, PC Tullson, R Berton, RF Coburn, S Naz, SC Lu, SK Powers, TE Graham, W Dudzinska, YP Pitsiladis   +51 more
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Rifle Shooting for Athletes With Vision Impairment: Does One Class Fit All?

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Revised evidence-based classification criteria introduced for shooting for athletes with vision impairment (VI shooting) suggest that athletes with impaired contrast sensitivity (CS) and visual acuity (VA) should be eligible for inclusion in the sport ...
Peter M. Allen, Peter M. Allen, Keziah Latham, Keziah Latham, Rianne H. J. C. Ravensbergen, Joy Myint, David L. Mann   +6 more
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Population, economic and geographic predictors of nations' medal tallies at the Pyeongchang and Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022
PurposeRanking of nations by medal tally is a popular feature of the Olympics, but such ranking is a poor measure of sporting prowess or engagement until the tallies are adjusted for major factors beyond the control of individual nations.
Feifei Li, Will G. Hopkins, Patrycja Lipinska   +2 more
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Coaching efficacy and coaching effectiveness: examining their predictors and comparing coaches' and athletes' reports [PDF]

, 2008
Research on the conceptual model of coaching efficacy (Feltz, Chase, Moritz, & Sullivan, 1999) has increased dramatically over the past few years. Utilizing this model as the guiding framework, the current study examined: (a) coaching experience and sex ...
Boardley, Ian David, Jutkiewicz, Natalia, Kavussanu, Maria, Ring, Christopher, Vincent, Samantha   +4 more
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Executive Functions and Mood States in Athletes Performing Exercise Under Hypoxia

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
Hypoxia can impair cognitive performance, whereas exercise can enhance it. The effects of hypoxia on cognitive performance during exercise appear to be moderated by exercise duration and intensity and by severity and duration of hypoxia and cognitive ...
Marco Guicciardi, Riccardo Pazzona, Andrea Manca, Alessandra Monni, Laura Francesca Scalas, Federica Perra, Bruno Leban, Silvana Roberto, Gabriele Mulliri, Giovanna Ghiani, Azzurra Doneddu, Antonio Crisafulli   +11 more
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Abnormal ECG Findings in Athletes: Clinical Evaluation and Considerations. [PDF]

, 2019
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pre-participation cardiovascular evaluation with electrocardiography is normal practice for most sporting bodies. Awareness about sudden cardiac death in athletes and recognizing how screening can help identify vulnerable athletes have
A Biffi, A Biffi, A D’Silva, A D’Silva, A Magalski, A Malhotra, A Malhotra, A Malhotra, A Merghani, A Morshedi-Meibodi, A Pelliccia, A Pelliccia, A Zaidi, A Zaidi, A Zorzi, A Zorzi, A Zorzi, AD Desai, AL Aro, AL Rao, AO Usoro, BJ Maron, BJ Maron, C Antzelevitch, C Calore, C Daubert, C Miles, D Corrado, D Corrado, D Corrado, D Corrado, F D’Ascenzi, F Migliore, F Schnell, FI Marcus, G Finocchiaro, G Malfatto, G Mcclean, GJ Klein, GJ Klein, H Dhutia, H Morita, HUH Virk, J Basu, J Ehtisham, J Marek, J Novak, J Pei, J Steinfurt, JA Drezner, JA Drezner, KG Harmon, KM Park, L Calò, L Verdile, M Brosnan, M Papadakis, M Papadakis, M Sadron Blaye-Felice, MAE Haukilahti, Mark Abela, MG Wilson, MI Cohen, MJ Ackerman, MJ Brosnan, N Chandra, N Panhuyzen-goedkoop, N Sheikh, P Banankhah, PG Postema, PT Matusik, RE Bent, RE Eckart, S Gati, S Kapa, S Masrur, S Peters, S Sharma, S Viskin, Sanjay Sharma, SEE Page, T Senturk, X Li, YH Lee   +83 more
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Features of morphological and functional characteristics of young swimmers 14–18 years

Слобожанський науково-спортивний вісник, 2015
Purpose: to develop the model of morphofunctional characteristics of the strongest young swimmers aged 14–18 years. Material and Methods: the anthropometric and functional measurements, questionnaires, testing of 60 swimmers aged 14–18 years, methods of ...
Оlena Politko
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