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Effect of Low-Load and Low-Volume Squat Training Combined with Plyometrics During a Full Season on Physical Performance in Young Soccer Players

Sports
The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of a 24-week low-load, low-volume resistance training (RT) program combined with plyometric exercises on the physical performance of U-15 male soccer players.
Felipe Franco-Márquez, Carmen Serrano-Cañadillas, Juan Manuel Yáñez-García, Juan José González-Badillo, David Rodríguez-Rosell   +4 more
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Keeping Athletes Healthy at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games: Considerations and Illness Prevention Strategies

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
Keeping athletes healthy will be important for optimal athletic performance at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Athletes will be exposed to several stressors during the preparatory and competition phases of the Summer Games that have ...
Lauren C. Keaney, Andrew E. Kilding, Fabrice Merien, Fabrice Merien, Deborah K. Dulson   +4 more
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Sports foods and dietary supplements for optimal function and performance enhancement in track and field athletes [PDF]

, 2009
Numerous nutritional products are marketed with claims of optimizing athlete health and function and/or enhancing performance. Products that fall under the banner of “Sports Foods” or “Dietary Supplements,” may be used to support performance during ...
Peeling, Peter, Castell, Linda M., Derave, Wim, de Hon, Olivier, Burke, Louise M.   +4 more
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The impact of flywheel resistance squat training on lower limb strength in female college basketball players

Frontiers in Physiology
ObjectiveThis study compared the effects of Flywheel Resistance Squat Training (FRST) vs. Traditional Resistance Squat Training (TRST) on lower body strength in female collegiate basketball players.MethodsNineteen participants were randomly assigned to ...
Lin Xie, Wenhao Qu, Jing Dai, Jiamin Xu, Wenfeng Zhang, Jian Sun, Jian Sun, Wenfeng Song, Wenfeng Song, Duanying Li, Duanying Li   +10 more
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Occupational Nature of Social Participation for Adolescent Males with Learning Disorders [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVE. This study explored the effects of community team sports on social participation and life habit development for males ages 12-17 with a documented learning disorder. METHOD. A causal/comparative design compared two groups.
Murnane, Megan
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Kinematic demands of FIFA’s EPTS validation circuit compared to a sport-specific alternative

Scientific Reports
This study compared the kinematic demands of FIFA’s Electronic Performance and Tracking Systems (EPTS) validation circuit with an alternative sport-specific circuit (SSC).
Rafael Luiz Martins Monteiro, Paulo Roberto Pereira Santiago, Patrick Blauberger, Guilherme de Sousa Pinheiro, Tiago Guedes Russomanno, Martin Lames   +5 more
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Does sports performance influence revenues and economic results in Spanish football? [PDF]

English football began taking steps towards becoming a business earlier than Spanish football did, and academic studies on the football industry to date also focus primarily on football in the UK.
Barajas, Angel, Crolley, Liz, Fernández-Jardón, Carlos   +2 more
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A rationale for the coexistence of central and decentral marketing in team sports [PDF]

In some sports leagues, the sports association sells broadcasting rights centrally in order to create competitive balance. In other ones, the market is decentral. As a result, there is competitive imbalance. In this paper, the preferred kind of marketing
Oliver Gürtler
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The Nature and Nurture of Sports Performance [PDF]

, 2016
Are world-class athletes born or raised? In this track, we will consider the nature and nurture of sports performance. The primary objective of this course is to expose students to the ways scientists try to disentangle genetic and environmental ...
Salvatore, Jessica E.
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Team Sports -- A Survey

, 2016
Team-based invasion sports such as football, basketball and hockey are similar in the sense that the players are able to move freely around the playing area; and that player and team performance cannot be fully analysed without considering the movements ...
Gudmundsson, Joachim, Horton, Michael
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