Search Results - Systematic Reviews

Gomes da Silva, J. C., Silva, K. F., Batista, C. E. C. F., Patrício, G. T., Batista, G. R. “…This study systematically reviewed the available scientific evidence pertaining to the different types of prototypes available, discussed their current use, and present and future applications in sports science. …”

Rishiraj, N., Prasad, N., Blair, M., Timmins, B. “…Purpose Researchers have suggested that most sports science data have been derived from studies with men as participants, reducing the application of these data to women athletes due to physiological differences between the sexes. This systematic review aimed to evaluate, using science, the influence of sex on study methodologies investigating physiological performance in 15 s Rugby (RU) female student-athletes. …”

Stojanovic, E., Scanlan, A. T., Radovanovic, D., Jakovljevic, V., Živkovic, V., Faude, O., Fox, J., Raasch, K., Ferrauti, A. “…Results: Following screening, 22 studies (15 reporting mechanism data, 21 reporting body location data, and 17 reporting type data) were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. Player contact (42.9%) and non-contact (25.0%) were the most common injury mechanisms, with IRs of 0.156 and 0.093 per 100 AEs. …”

Bakhshinejad, J. A., Ramer, J. D., Dunsmore, K. A., Pelton, L. M., Berglund, L. “…Future research should distinguish between- and within-individual variability in kinetic and kinematic expression and address underrepresented movements, particularly the deadlift. Registration This systematic review was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42024550339).…”

Kay, E., Till, K., Shand, R., Boyd, A., Ramirez-López, C. “…Part one employed a systematic scoping review. For part two, expert practitioners participated in a Nominal Group Technique session to identify factors to profile within youth male rugby union. …”

Silverthorne, K., Morrison, M., Cowley, N., Munteanu, G., Creaby, M. W., Timmins, R. G., Chiang, C.-Y., Weakley, J. “…Objectives: The primary objectives were to identify the current research into the applied sport science and medicine of powerlifting and para powerlifting, analyse the characteristics of the research, provide a brief summary of the research in each area of sport science and medicine, identify gaps in the current literature, and provide recommendations for future research. Methods: Systematic searches of SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, MEDLINE, and Scopus were performed from the earliest record to June 2025 (Open Science Framework registration: https://osf.io/fkjsz), and the reference lists of several pre-existing systematic reviews were manually searched. …”

Lv, X., Yang, J., Suo, L., Han, W. “…Although the scientific understanding of training load and fatigue monitoring in rugby has advanced considerably, critical challenges remain in the systematic implementation and integrative interpretation of internal and external load metrics. …”

De Sousa-De Sousa, L., Espinosa, H. G., Maté-Muñoz, J. L., Murias-Lozano, R., Iglesias Muñiz, M., San Sebastián Obregón, F. J., Solís-Mencía, C., García-Fernández, P. “…Background: In the realm of sports medicine, understanding the biomechanics of head impacts, particularly in contact sports such as rugby, is of utmost interest for injury prevention and player safety. Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to consolidate existing knowledge on head impacts in rugby using wearable sensor technology, focusing on peak linear acceleration, peak rotational acceleration, and impact location. …”

Wild, S., Owen, C., Jones, B., McCormack, S., Heyward, O., Scantlebury, S., Rotheram, D., McCarthy, N., Till, K. “…In Part 1, a systematic scoping review of studies profiling rugby league players was conducted according to the PRISMA guideline for Scoping Reviews. …”

Vella, J. D., Facer-Childs, E. R., Ogden, J., Liddle, S., Engelman, A., Volchek, I., King, K. “…Design Mixed-methods systematic review. Data sources PsycINFO, Embase, Medline, SPORTDiscus and Scopus were searched in July 2023 and March 2025. …”

Gu, L., Wang, W., Plakias, S., Zhang, S. “…With the increasing availability of match sheet, event, and tracking data, statistical dimensionality reduction and unsupervised machine learning (UML) have become valuable for uncovering hidden patterns in collective behaviours. This systematic review synthesizes evidence from 25 peer-reviewed studies, identified through a PRISMA-based search of Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus, to evaluate current applications of these techniques in classifying team playing styles. …”

Payne, L., Varley, M., Driller, M., James, L. “…The distinct strength and speed characteristics differentiating Rugby Union athletes by playing level remain unclear, as do their associations with game performance indicators. This review systematically evaluated physical characteristics of adult male Rugby Union athletes across professional, semi-professional, and amateur levels. …”

Vaajala, M., Laaksonen, J., Liukkonen, R., Pakarinen, O., Kuitunen, I. “…Rugby is a high-intensity contact sport with a high incidence of injuries. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the injury incidences between forwards and backs in all rugby formats (Rugby Union, Seven, and League). …”

Finnegan, C., Scriney, M., Goss, H., Walsh, J. C., Bezbradica, M., O`Hagan, A. D. “…Key performance indicators (KPIs) are essential to this, yet research predominantly examines KPIs relative to outcomes. This systematic review synthesises existing literature on KPIs in Rugby Sevens to identify their application, context and classifications while highlighting gaps and inconsistencies in the field. …”

Blyth, R., Farrell, G., Zoellner, A., Ahmed, O. H., Bussey, M., Galea, O., Sole, G. “…Objective: The objective of this systematic is to identify what factors influence head acceleration during a header and highlight areas that have not been explored. …”

Rennie, G., Chesson, L., Weaving, D., Jones, B. “…This manuscript aimed to review research investigating the effects of rule changes in football-code team sports. …”

Malkin, M., Morgan, P., Yan, J., Eather, N.

Fownes-Walpole, M., Heyward, O., Till, K., Mackay, L., Stodter, A., Al-Dawoud, M., Bussey, M., Gordon, L., Hairsine, J., Kirk, C., Madden, R., McBride, L., McDaniel, A., McKnight, P., Mill, N., Peek, K., Pratt, G., Ryan, D., Salmon, D., Schroeder, L., Twentyman, C., Versteegh, T., Williams, E., Jones, B. “…This two-part study aimed to (1) systematically review the literature of neck training interventions in sport and (2) undertake an expert Delphi consensus on the best practices for neck training implementation to reduce HAEs in sport. …”

Ferreira da Silva, C. E., Magalhães, R. L. d. C. e S., Goulart, K. N. d. O. “…This study was pre-registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews. The search was conducted in PubMed (MEDLINE), Web of Science, and Scopus in April 2024 and updated in February 2025. …”

Thomas, A., Davis, K., Regnier, A., Dias Lopes, A. “…Method: A systematic review was conducted utilizing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses checklist. …”