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Omnivorousness in sport: The importance of social capital and networks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
There has been for some time a significant and growing body of research around the relationship between sport and social capital. Similarly, within sociology there has been a corpus of work that has acknowledged the emergence of the omnivore–univore ...
Asparouhov T   +23 more
core   +2 more sources

Cue usage in volleyball : a time course comparison of elite, intermediate and novice female players [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study compared visual search strategies in adult female volleyball players of three levels. Video clips of the attack of the opponent team were presented on a large screen and participants reacted to the final pass before the spike.
Lenoir, Matthieu   +4 more
core   +5 more sources

EventAnchor: Reducing Human Interactions in Event Annotation of Racket Sports Videos [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2021
The popularity of racket sports (e.g., tennis and table tennis) leads to high demands for data analysis, such as notational analysis, on player performance.
Dazhen Deng   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Discrepancy of eye injuries in mechanism, clinical features, and vision prognosis by different causative sports

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
ObjectiveTo investigate the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of sports-related eye injuries in China, as well as how they differ depending on the sport or other specific factor that caused them.MethodsConsecutive medical records from 2015 to ...
Ying Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The face inhibition effect: Social contrast or motor competition? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Merely viewing the faces of famous athletes affects the observers' motor system, suggesting that actionbased information is a core feature of person representations, even when no specific action is visible (Bach & Tipper, 2006).
Bach, P, Tipper, SP
core   +2 more sources

TABLE TENNIS TRAINING PROGRAM DURING QUARANTINE OR DISTANCE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS AT SOFIA UNIVERSITY [PDF]

open access: yesTrakia Journal of Sciences, 2021
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to develop a program for training table tennis at home during COVID19 quarantine or distance learning. METHODS: analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction.
V. Tsvetkova
doaj   +1 more source

Reproducibility of physiological and performance measures from a squash-specific fitness test [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Purpose We examined the reproducibility of performance and physiological responses on a squash-specific incremental test. Methods Eight trained squash players habituated to procedures with two prior visits performed an incremental squash test to ...
Leedale-Brown, Damon   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Validity of a squash-specific test of change-of-direction speed [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Purpose: We examined the validity and reproducibility of a squash-specific test designed to assess change-of-direction speed. Methods: 10 male squash and 10 male association-football and rugby-union players completed the Illinois agility run (IAR) and a ...
Leedale-Brown, Damon   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Finite element modelling and experimental study of oblique soccer ball bounce [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In this study, we develop a finite element model to examine the oblique soccer ball bounce. A careful simulation of the interaction between the ball membrane and air pressure in the ball makes the model more realistic than analytical models, and helps us
Degrieck, Joris   +3 more
core   +1 more source

A Systematic Review on the Effectiveness of Eyewear in Reducing the Incidence and Severity of Eye Injuries in Racket Sports

open access: yesPhysician and sportsmedicine, 2023
Purpose To assess what eyewear (if any) reduces eye injury incidence and severity in squash, racketball, tennis and badminton. Design Systematic review following the ‘Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses’ (PRISMA) and the ...
James F D Mazarelo   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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