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An Analysis of Acceleration, Deceleration and High-Intensity Skating during Elite Bandy Match-Play: A Case Study

open access: yesSports, 2021
Profiles of physical workload in sports are useful to optimize performance and reduce the risk of injury. The aim of the study was to investigate physical workload in 10 elite bandy players by describing acceleration, deceleration, and high-intensity ...
Malin Johansson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Truncated Estimation of Skating Force-Velocity Profiling When Using High-Speed Video-Based Methods Compared to Radar-Derived Processing

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021
This study aimed to compare the force-velocity mechanical variables derived from high-speed video- and radar-based method during forward skating sprint in ice hockey.
Jerome Perez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validação de dois protocolos incrementais em slide board para determinação de índices fisiológicos aeróbios em patinadores de velocidade [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Desportos, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Física, Florianópolis, 2015Introdução. Para que sejam eficazes, os testes para a avaliação da performance e determinação de índices para
Piucco, Tatiane
core  

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

open access: yesFlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Return‐to‐sport and performance outcomes after Achilles tendon rupture in National Hockey League players: A matched cohort study

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Achilles tendon ruptures (ATRs) are uncommon but career‐threatening injuries in elite athletes. Limited evidence exists regarding return‐to‐sport (RTS) and performance outcomes among National Hockey League (NHL) players following ATR.
David Slawaska‐Eng   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing the Performance of Elite Speed Skaters Using SkateView: A New Device to Measure Performance in Speed Skating

open access: yesProceedings, 2020
In speed skating, environmental circumstances and the near-frictionless movement of the skate in a fore–aft direction over the ice make it difficult to measure technical performance parameters on a regular basis while training in an indoor speed skating ...
Jeroen van der Eb   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do skin suits affect average skating speed?

open access: yes, 2008
We analyze the effectiveness of speed skating suits to allow for increases in average skating speed. We used the full set of speed skating results of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games of Salt Lake City and modeled the average skating speed of both male and ...
Kuper, G.H.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

An Outline of a Theory of Play

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
wiley   +1 more source

Does functional strength training program improve ice speed and agility in young elite ice hockey players? Functional strength training’s impact on hockey performance

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology
PurposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a functional strength training (FST) program on ice speed and agility in young elite male ice hockey players.MethodsForty-three ice hockey players, aged 15–18 years participated in the study.
Anna Bieniec, Małgorzata Grabara
doaj   +1 more source

Multiplayer tracking system for short track speed skating

open access: yesIET Computer Vision, 2014
In this study, the authors propose a novel and effective short track speed skating tracking system. Aimed at several challenging tracking problems of short track skating: long‐time occlusion and complex group situations, size variations, similar or ...
Yuxuan Wang, Hengda D. Cheng, Juan Shan
doaj   +1 more source

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