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European Journal of Human Movement, 2023 Studying several types of running conditions with different tasks is useful to understand how metabolic demands change considering the complexity of the task performed (running with and without the ball).
Gaetano Altavilla
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Effects of plyometric training on agility in male soccer players—a systematic review
Journal of Men's Health, 2022 Background: Plyometric training is used to improve human neuro-muscular function and performance in sports. Agility as a necessary motor ability, which is one of the physical components of success in many sports, is especially important for the optimal ...
Ilma Čaprić +9 more
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The effect of 8-week plyometric training on jump height, agility, speed and asymmetry
Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports, 2022 Background and Study Aim. Plyometric training is one of the most preferred methods for athletic performance improvement. This study was designed to measure the effect of 8 weeks of additional plyometric training on jump performance, lower extremity ...
Sercin Kosova +2 more
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Changing Direction on Direction of Fit [PDF]
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, 2012 In this paper, I show that we should understand the direction of fit of beliefs and desires in normative terms. After rehearsing a standard objection to Michael Smith’s analysis of direction of fit, I raise a similar problem for Lloyd Humberstone’s analysis.
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Directed Technical Change [PDF]
Review of Economic Studies, 2002 zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
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Alternatives to common approaches for training change of direction performance: a scoping review
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2022 Background Research focuses heavily upon the effect of strength and power training on change of direction performance. The objective of this scoping review is to highlight alternative approaches to training change of direction.
Robert Buhmann +2 more
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Hydrodynamics and direction change of tumbling bacteria.
PLoS ONE, 2021 The bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) swims in viscous fluids by rotating several helical flagellar filaments, which are gathered in a bundle behind the cell during 'runs' wherein the cell moves steadily forward.
Mariia Dvoriashyna, Eric Lauga
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Sports, 2018 The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to examine differences in change of direction (COD) performance and asymmetries between team-sports while considering the effects of sex and sport; (2) to evaluate the relationship between linear speed, COD ...
Thomas Dos’Santos +3 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the validity and reliability of a phone app [named: change of direction (COD) timer] and stopwatches for the measurement of COD performance.Methods: Sixty-two youth basketball players (age: 15.9±1.4yrs ...
Zhili Chen +5 more
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Brain Sciences, 2020 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the content and construct validity and between-sessions reliability of four agility tests requiring ball dribbling in football players with cerebral palsy (CP) with implications for classification and training. A
Lucas Felippe Daniel +4 more
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