Search Results - Performance Enhancement & Health
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Wellness, mood, sleep, and performance in a women's national basketball team during international competition
Bird, S. P., Parsons-Smith, R. L., King, R., Terry, P. C.Published in Journal of Human Kinetics (2025)“…These strategies may enhance both psychological health and athletic performance during the high stress demands associated with international competition.…”
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High prevalence of subclinical energy availability and poor diet quality among paralympic basketball athletes
Urhan, M., Akanalçi, C., Küçükerdönmez, Ö., Karatas, E., Akder, R. N., Nalçakan, M., Meseri, R.Published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (2025)“…Developing nutrition recommendations tailored specifically for paralympic athletes, combined with implementing nutrition education programs led by qualified dietitians, could play a crucial role in safeguarding and improving their health, enhancing training adaptations, and optimizing athletic performance. …”
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Advancing strength and conditioning practices for collegiate female flag football: a narrative review and practical framework
Diaz-Ochoa, A., Dietze-Hermosa, M., Montalvo, S.Published in Strength and Conditioning Journal (2025)“…These steps can foster the health, performance, and long-term development of female collegiate flag football athletes as they prepare for the sport's Olympic debut.…”
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Internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy (I-ACT) for elite ice hockey players: a quasi-experimental multiple-cohort intervention study
Reinebo, G., Jansson-Fröjmark, M., Parling, T., Andersson, G., Lindner, P., Lundgren, T.Published in International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (2025)“…Psychological flexibility, subjective performance, and mental health-related outcomes were also investigated among I-ACT players. …”
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Athlete monitoring systems in elite men`s basketball: challenges, recommendations, and future perspectives
Burger, J., Henze, A.-S., Voit, T., Latzel, R., Moser, O.Published in Translational Sports Medicine (2024)“…This review synthesizes current challenges in deploying AMSs, underscores their role in injury prevention and performance optimization, and discusses technological advances that could enhance their utility. …”
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An audit of sport nutrition services within male and female international rugby union: Implications for research and practice
Wilson, L., Jones, B., Backhouse, S. H., Boyd, A., Costello, N.Published in European Journal of Sport Science (2025)“… - Findings indicate a bias towards in-season body composition assessment and management (male, n = 6/6 vs female, n = 5/8), potentially at the expense of broader nutritional requirements relating to athlete health and performance. - The study highlights a deficiency in tailored nutrition guidance for female players (n = 14/15), with practitioners working with female players often relying on research primarily derived from male athletes (n = 7/9)…”
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Load management among professional hockey goalies: a retrospective cohort study
Ekhtiari, S., Fahey, C., Hache, P., Hache, R., Rubinger, L., Khan, M., Richards, D., Grant, J. A.Published in Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2025)“…Background: Load management is a sports science concept describing the execution of well-established training principles to measure athletic workloads and enhance performance. The term `load management` has become common in sports media to refer to a much wider range of scenarios, including the idea that by limiting regular season workload for athletes, their health and playoff performance will improve. …”
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Incidence and prevalence of injuries in some sports - review
Gurau, T. V., Musat, C. L., Voinescu, D. C., Anghel, L., Gurau, G., Postelnicu, M. G., Stefanescu, C. A., Onu, I., Corciova, C., Iordan, D. A.Published in Balneo and PRM Research Journal (2023)“…Injuries are an inherent risk associated with sports participation, impacting the health and performance of athletes across various disciplines. …”
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Interaction of medical conditions and football exposures associated with premortem chronic traumatic encephalopathy diagnosis in former professional American football players
Eagle, S. R., Grashow, R., DiGregorio, H., Terry, D. P., Baggish, A., Weisskopf, M. G., Okonkwo, D. O., Zafonte, R.Published in Sports Medicine (2024)“…Demographics (age, race, domestic status, primary care recipient), football-related factors (position, years of professional play, burden of symptoms following head impacts, performance-enhancing drug use), and comorbidities (sleep apnea, psychological disorder status [depression and anxiety; either depression or anxiety; neither depression nor anxiety], diabetes mellitus, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, hypertension, heart conditions, high cholesterol, stroke, cancer, low testosterone, chronic pain, current and maximum body mass index) were recorded. …”
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Psychosocial experiences of competitive rugby players on the "long, long journey" to recovery following ACL ruptures and reconstruction
Borman, A., Derman, W., Grobbelaar, H.Published in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (2024)“…Phase-appropriate psychosocial support or referral to sport psychology services is recommended to enhance the recovery process, improve long-term physical and mental health, and subsequent performance.…”
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Cross-sectional study of the anthropometric profile and nutrient status of elite female ice hockey players: differences by play position
Jiménez-Casquet, M. J., Conde-Pipo, J., Valenzuela-Barranco, I., Rienda-Contreras, R., Olea-Serrano, F., Monserrat-Mesquida, M., Tur, J. A., Bouzas, C., Mariscal-Arcas, M.Published in Nutrients (2024)“…Both the characteristics of ice hockey and the environmental conditions in which it is played affect the maintenance of the player`s nutritional status and, therefore, their state of health and performance. The primary aim of this work was to examine the anthropometric profile, estimated energy expenditure, and macronutrient and micronutrient dietary intake of elite female ice hockey players by play position. …”
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Cardiac function of basketball players under stress training
Liu, K.Published in Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte (2022)“…Introduction: Basketball can enhance the physical fitness of young people, promote the growth and development of their bodies, and improve health and athletic ability. …”
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