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Effect of a governmentally-led physical activity program on motor skills in young children attending child care centers: a cluster randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of a governmentally-led center based child care physical activity program (Youp'la Bouge) on child motor skills.Patients and methods: We conducted a single blinded cluster randomized controlled trial in 58 Swiss child care
Jérôme Barral, Puder, Jardena J, Tanja H Kakebeeke, Longchamp, A., Kriemler, Susi, Christian Schindler, Bonvin, A., Jardena J Puder, Puder, J.J., Anouk Longchamp, Barral, J., Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Marques-Vidal, P., Pedro Marques-Vidal, Longchamp, Anouk, Kakebeeke, Tanja H., Kakebeeke, T.H., Kriemler, S., Puder, Jardena J., Kakebeeke, Tanja H; https://orcid.org/, Barral, Jérôme, Susi Kriemler, Schindler, Christian, Antoine Bonvin, Schindler, C., Bonvin, Antoine, Kakebeeke, Tanja H   +26 more
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Reasons for the Practice, Abandonment, and Non-Practice of Extracurricular Physical Activity and Sport Among Primary and Secondary School Students in Cantabria: What Can We Do About It?

Sports
(1) Background: Physical education at school is not able to meet the need for physical activity and sport (PA and S) established by international organizations, making it necessary to implement its practice outside school hours.
Martín Barcala-Furelos, Iván González-Gutiérrez, Josune Rodríguez-Negro, Marcos Mecías-Calvo, Rubén Navarro-Patón   +4 more
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Injury and burnout in Australian athletes [PDF]

, 2008
The relationship between injury and burnout in a sample of 264 local to international Australian athletes (124 men and 140 women) was studied. Injury can be a stressful experience for athletes; coupled with the demands of rehabilitation, it could ...
Spittle, Michael, Grylls, E, Michael Spittle, Grylls, Elizabeth, Elizabeth Grylls   +4 more
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The Impact of the Experimental ‘Grappler Quest’ Training on the Structural Profile of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Applied Sciences
Background: The effectiveness of innovative training interventions has not yet been adequately tested in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Grappler Quest (GQ) training program on the structural profile of ...
Wojciech Wąsacz, Łukasz Rydzik, Łukasz Kryst, Michał Spieszny, Janusz Jaworski, Tadeusz Ambroży   +5 more
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Impact of marathon performance on muscles stiffness in runners over 50 years old

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionThe research examines the relationship between marathon performance and muscle stiffness changes from pre to marathon in recreational runners aged 50+ years.MethodsThirty-one male long-distance runners aged 50–73 years participated in the ...
Krzysztof Mackala, Dariusz Mroczek, Paweł Chmura, Marek Konefał, Damian Pawlik, Bartosz Ochman, Jan Chmura, Bartłomiej Paleczny, Rafał Seredyński, Małgorzata Wyciszkiewicz, Adrianna Nowicka-Czudak, Wojciech Łopusiewicz, Dorota Adamiec, Szczepan Wiecha, Piotr Ponikowski, Beata Ponikowska   +15 more
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Individual differences in basic numerical skills: The role of executive functions and motor skills [PDF]

, 2019
The aim of the current study was to explore individual differences in basic numerical skills in a normative sample of 151 kindergarteners (mean age = 6.45 years).
Fred W Mast (18252274), Claudia M Roebers (18252277), Gashaj, Venera, Oberer, Nicole, Venera Gashaj (14147157), Roebers, Claudia, Mast, Fred W., Nicole Oberer (18252301), Mast FW, Oberer N, Gashaj V, Roebers CM   +11 more
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Effects of a Creative Teaching-Based Training Programme on Tactical Knowledge, Technical–Tactical Efficiency and Game Performance in U11–U12 Youth Football: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Applied Sciences
Background/Objectives: Contemporary football requires players to demonstrate advanced cognitive processing and rapid decision-making abilities, which are often insufficiently addressed within conventional training models.
Henryk Duda, Łukasz Rydzik, Leszek Sawicki, Krzysztof Kasicki, Wojciech Wąsacz, Tadeusz Ambroży, Ewa Sobiło-Rydzik, Wojciech Czarny   +7 more
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Investigation of the Relationship Between Body Weight, BMI and Vertical Jump Performance in Young Basketball Players [PDF]

Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences
Background: Vertical jump performance is a key indicator of athletic ability, however, evidence on its relationship with body weight remains inconsistent.
İsmail İlbak, Serkan Düz, Stefan Stojanović, Tadeusz Ambroży, Krzysztof Kasicki, Wojciech Pasiak, Łukasz Rydzik   +6 more
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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
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The impact of the experimental “Hypoxic Boxing” training on the motor abilities and specialized fitness of national boxing champions: a randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Physiology
IntroductionAmong theorists and practitioners, there is a consensus regarding the significant role of optimizing sports training in high-altitude conditions.
Tadeusz Ambroży, Piotr Snopkowski, Łukasz Rydzik, Andrzej Kędra, Wojciech Wąsacz   +4 more
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