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How to optimise tournament draws: The case of the FIFA World Cup

International Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The organisers of major sports competitions use different policies with respect to constraints in the group draw. Our paper aims to rationalise these choices by analysing the trade‐off between attractiveness (the number of games played by teams from the same geographic zone) and fairness (the departure of the draw mechanism from a uniform ...
László Csató
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JUSTIFICATION OF INJURY RISK OF VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS ON THE EXAMPLE OF DSTU COMBINED TEAM

Безопасность техногенных и природных систем, 2017
The object of the research is training process of volleyball players of DSTU combined team. The article provides the algorithm of quantitative assessment of injuries and the justification of measures for injuries prevention during training and ...
N. S. Mamatchenko, Yu. V. Esipov
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Sleep Health of Athletes of Different Sports: Translation and Validation of the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire to Portuguese

Journal of Sleep Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to translate and validate the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) into Portuguese and assess the sleep health of athletes using the ASSQ. Translation followed established scientific guidelines. A sample of 246 Portuguese athletes from various sports completed the ASSQ, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the
João Barreira, Júlio A. Costa, João Brito, Vasco Cardoso, Cátia Reis   +4 more
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Biomechanical and neuromuscular adaptations in joint contributions during loaded countermovement jumps

Scientific Reports
This study investigates the relative contributions of the hip, knee, and ankle joints during lower limb extension exercises under varying supramaximal loads in elite volleyball players, utilizing advanced kinematic and dynamic metrics. Thirty-three elite
Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang, Bin Lu, Xiaoqing Sun, Jianjun Cui, Guogang Tian, Zhejia Zhang, Yongzhen Li, Yuantai Yu, Guanhua Zhang, Xinjie Pang, Jinhao Liu, Chenxuan Feng   +12 more
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Do Athletes Cook? A Systematic Scoping Review of Culinary Nutrition in Athletes

Nutrition Bulletin, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Applied sports nutrition is fundamental to athlete health, performance and training adaptation; hence, culinary skills are paramount to meet physiological demands. With the decline in domestic cooking, culinary nutrition has emerged as a priority for research and education.
Rachael Camp, Oliver C. Witard, Michèle Renard, Ciarán Ó. Catháin, Fiona Lavelle   +4 more
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Characteristics of neurodynamic properties in volleyball players of different skill levels

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Statistical data on the psychophysiological indicators of high-qualification volleyball players are presented and compared with lower-qualification volleyball players. Characteristics of sensorimotor skills, feedback, rhythm, reaction to a moving object,
R. Bondar
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Implementasi Kecerdasan Kinestetik Pada Kegiatan Ekstrakrikuler Bola Voli

AR-RIAYAH: Jurnal Pendidikan Dasar, 2019
This article aims to examine the implementation of kinaesthetic intelligence in the extracurricular volleyball activities in the elementary School of Gentasari 05 in the district of district of Cilacap Regency. It is important to be discussed considering
Donny Khoirul Aziz, Ummul Musyayadah
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Contested Refugeeness in the Lavrio Kurdish Camp After the 2015 Reception Crisis in Greece

Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article explores the meanings of refugeeness among Kurdish residents of the self‐managed Lavrio refugee camp in Greece in the aftermath of the 2015 reception crisis. Focusing on how Kurdish camp residents make sense of their political identities and on how they distinguish themselves from those they call ‘non‐political refugees’, the ...
Filyra Vlastou‐Dimopoulou
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Comparison of the Impulse the New BETA Volleyball Designed With Other Volleyballs Samples

Biyumikānīk-i varzishī, 2021
Background and aim The sport of volleyball requires constant contact of sports balls with the hands of athletes, Therefore, the sports balls used in volleyball can play an important role in the performance of athletes.
Mohsen Bargahmadi, Ehsan Fakhri Mirzanag, Safa Seraj Mahdizadeh   +2 more
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Physiological mechanisms underlying enhanced performance with blood flow restriction training: neuromuscular, vascular and metabolic adaptations

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend We investigated how 6 weeks of dynamic knee‐extensor interval training with blood flow restriction (BFR‐leg) and without (CTRL‐leg) impacts performance and its mechanisms using non‐invasive methods. Specifically, we used gold‐standard methods to assess neuromuscular function, vascular function using Doppler ultrasound, and near ...
Colin Lavigne, Valentin Mons, Clément Lemineur, Oliver Meste, Georges Lefthériotis, Grégory M. Blain   +5 more
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