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Relative Age Effect in Elite Sports: Methodological Bias or Real Discrimination? [PDF]
European Journal of Sport Science 10, 2 (2010) 91-96, 2010 Sport sciences researchers talk about a relative age effect when they observe a biased distribution of elite athletes' birthdates, with an over-representation of those born at the beginning of the competitive year and an under-representation of those born at the end. Using the whole sample of the French male licensed soccer players (n = 1,831,524), our
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Mental Toughness and Coping Skills in Male Sprinters [PDF]
, 2016 The predictive quality of psychological skills in relation to sports and more specifically track and field athletes continues to be explored. Purpose: To profile psychological adaptations in Jamaican male sprinters and to assess the differences between ...
Beckford, Tanielle S. +3 more
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Bayesian GARCH Modeling of Functional Sports Data [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 The use of statistical methods in sport analytics has gained a rapidly growing interest over the last decade, and nowadays is common practice. In particular, the interest in understanding and predicting an athlete's performance throughout his/her career is motivated by the need to evaluate the efficacy of training programs, anticipate fatigue to ...
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Mitochondrial haplogroups associated with elite Japanese athlete status [PDF]
, 2011 Purpose It has been hypothesised that certain mitochondrial haplogroups, which are defined by the presence of a characteristic cluster of tightly linked mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms, would be associated with elite Japanese athlete status.
Fuku, N. +8 more
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Telomere Length in Elite Athletes
International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2017 Growing evidence suggests that regular moderate-intensity physical activity is associated with an attenuation of leukocyte telomere length (LTL) shortening. However, more controversy exists regarding higher exercise loads such as those imposed by elite-sport participation.Methods:The authors investigated LTL differences between young elite athletes (n =
Muniesa Ferrero, Carlos Alberto +9 more
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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2021 Objectives: During the COVID-19 pandemic, increased patterns of substance use have been reported in the general population. However, whether this also applies to athletes is not yet clear.
Christian Imboden +13 more
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A model balancing cooperation and competition explains our right-handed world and the dominance of left-handed athletes [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Society Interface 9, 2718-2722 (2012), 2011 An overwhelming majority of humans are right-handed. Numerous explanations for individual handedness have been proposed, but this population-level handedness remains puzzling. Here we use a minimal mathematical model to explain this population-level hand preference as an evolved balance between cooperative and competitive pressures in human ...
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Laboratory-and field-based assessment of maximal aerobic power of elite stand-up paddle-board athletes [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: Stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) is a rapidly growing sport and recreational activity for which only anecdotal evidence exists on its proposed health, fitness, and injury-rehabilitation benefits.
Climstein, Mike +2 more
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Outcomes and Return-to-Sport Rates for Elite Athletes With Femoral Retroversion Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy: A Propensity-Matched Analysis With Minimum 2-Year Follow-up [PDF]
, 2022 BACKGROUND: Return to sports (RTS) and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for elite athletes with femoral version abnormalities undergoing hip arthroscopy have not been well established.
Domb, Benjamin G +5 more
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The Neglected Category of Sub-elite Athletes in Ironman Triathlon [PDF]
, 2022 Physical tests and training programs are tailored considering many factors, including the athletic level (i.e., amateur vs. professional, also known as age-group vs. elite).
Buesgens, Derek, Sousa, Caio
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