Search Results - Performance Enhancement & Health
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Training practices of Japanese elite team and combat sport athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interview study with support staff
Yamashita, D., Yamazaki, K., Yamagishi, T., Tsubokura, H., Washif, J. A., Mujika, I.Published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2025)“…Furthermore, social isolation and uncertainty increased mental health concerns among athletes, emphasizing the need for greater psychological support. …”
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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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Putting the Fe into female athletes: insights into heightened iron status and women`s Australian football performance—a case study
Pengelly, M., Pumpa, K., Pyne, D. B., Etxebarria, N.Published in Sports (2025)“…Conclusion: Heightened iron status does not consistently enhance physical performance, although avoiding deficiency remains essential for athlete health.…”
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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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Test-training integration to optimize performance and health in baseball pitchers: An outcome-driven approach
Morrison, G., Ashworth, B., Read, P. J.Published in Strength and Conditioning Journal (2024)“…Multiple studies have outlined the kinetics and kinematics of a baseball pitch, and many of which evaluate testing or training methods to enhance performance and reduce injury risk. However, a systematic approach that integrates testing and training to optimize health and performance in baseball pitchers has not been presented. …”
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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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22nd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), 5th-8th July 2017, MetropolisRuhr, Germany. Book of Abstracts
A. Ferrauti, P. Platen, E. Grimminger-Seidensticker, T. Jaitner, U. Bartmus, L. Becher, M. De Marées, T. Mühlbauer, A. Schauerte, T. Wiewelhove, E. TsolakidisPublished in 22nd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), 5th-8th July 2017, MetropolisRuhr, Germany. Book of Abstracts (2017)“…TABLE OF CONTENTS ENDURANCE AND PERFORMANCE ASPETAR FOOTBALL SCIENCE AWARD CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF EXERCISE MUSCLE-TENDON FUNCTION STROKE AND PARKINSON DISEASES PARALYMPICS MOVEMENT VARIABILITY MOTOR CONTROL: SKILL ACQUISITION TRAINING IN KINDERGARTEN AND SCHOOL COGNITION AND WELLBEING SPORT ORGANISATION AND POLITICS HYPOXIA AND ALTITUDE ANKLE AND ACL INJURIES PERFORMANCE AND RECOVERY HEALTH AND FITNESS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS NEUROPHYSIOLOGY BIOMECHANICS: SOCCER COMBAT SPORTS METHODS AND EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 1 HISTORY AND ETHICS DETERMINANTS OF PA IN ADULTS INDIVIDUALISATION IN RECOVERY SCIENCE NUTRITION AND SUPPLEMENTS 1 GENOMICS, PROTEOMICS AND MUSCLE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY HEALTH AND FITNESS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 2 COACHING: PERFORMANCE BIOMECHANICS: COORDINATION AND RUNNING NEUROMUSCULAR FATIGUE EFFECTS OF EXERCISE IN OBESITY SERIOUS GAMES IN SPORT AND HEALTH - CHANCES AND CHALLENGES PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND LEARNING SPORT MANAGEMENT AND SOCIETY INDIVIDUALITY - SOCIAL AND PHYSIOLOGIC PERSPECTIVES FOR FITNESS AND HEALTH TRAINING CHILDREN´S HEARTS - CARDIAC ADAPTATIONS TO EXERCISE AND TRAINING IN THE CHILDHOOD DIETARY NITRATE AS AN ERGOGENIC AID ESSA - ECSS EXCHANGE:THERMOREGULATION RESIDUAL FORCE ENHANCEMENT - AN UNDERRATED NEUROMUSCULAR PROPERTY FOR SPORT & HEALTH COACHING OF ATHLETES DTB TENNIS AWARD 1 INJURY PREVENTION METHODS IN EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY 2 TRAINING IN LEISURE SPORT EFFECTS OF TRAINING: MIXED SESSION EXPERIENCES IN SPORT JSPFSM-ECSS EXCHANGE SYMPOSIUM: CHALLENGING PHYSICAL INACTIVITY IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE - WHAT CROSS-BORDER EVIDENCE AND ISSUES DO WE HAVE? …”
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23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), 4th-7th July, Dublin, Ireland. Book of Abstracts
M. H. Murphy, C. A. G. Boreham, G. De Vito, E. TsolakidisPublished in 23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), 4th-7th July, Dublin, Ireland. Book of Abstracts (2018)“…411 OP-PM24 CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY 3 412 OP-PM25 SPORTS MEDICINE AND ORTHOPEDICS 415 OP-PM26 AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS 418 OP-BN13 MOTOR AND COGNITIVE TRAINING IN CHILDREN 421 IS-MI05 COUNTERACTING AGE-RELATED LOSS OF MUSCLE MASS AND INDEPENDENCE: EXPERIENCES FROM THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CALM-STUDY CONDUCTED IN THE GREATER COPENHAGEN AREA 423 OP-BN14 NEUROMUSCULAR CONTROL 424 OP-BN15 MUSCLE-TENDON BIOMECHANICS 426 OP-PM81 PHYSIOLOGY: MIXED + 429 OP-PM84 VALIDITY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL TESTS 431 OP-PM48 TRAINING / TESTING: STRENGTH 434 OP-BN47 ELITE SPORTS 436 OP-SH09 MENTAL HEALTH, SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 438 11:30 - 12:45 440 PL-PS03 BRAIN AND MUSCLE LEARNING: MODERN DAY PERSPECTIVES 440 13:00 - 14:00 441 CP-PM16 ENDURANCE 441 CP-PM17 PREVENTION, REHABILITATION, INJURY 444 CP-PM18 HEALTH AND FITNESS: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 447 CP-PM19 TRAINING AND TESTING: STRENGTH, POWER, TIME-TRIALS 451 CP-PM20 COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE 455 CP-PM21 COMBAT AND WINTER SPORTS; OTHER SPORTS 458 CP-PM22 MICROBIOTA; MOLECULAR METABOLISM; PROTEOMICS 462 CP-SH01 EDUCATION AND PEDAGOGICS-CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS 464 CP-PM23 HORMONES AND METABOLISM AND INFLAMMATION 468 CP-PM24 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTION SEDENTARISM 473 CP-PM25 RECOVERY AND FATIQUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH AND PERFORMANCE 477 13 23RD ANNUAL CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF SPORT SCIENCE CP-PM26 BRAIN, BONE, LIVER AND ADIPOSE TISSUE / MIXED STUDIES 480 CP-PM27 CARDIOVASCULAR: MECHANISMS; CLINICAL POPULATIONS 483 CP-PM15 GENOMICS 486 14:00 - 15:30 489 IS-BN03 DO PROSTHETIC LEGS ENHANCE OR HINDER RUNNING PERFORMANCE? …”
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Water intake influence in swimming performance in 100-m front crawl in well-trained swimmers
Espada, M., Almeida, A., Santos, F., Reis, J., Ferreira, C., Pessôa Filho, D., Almeida, T., Pereira, P., Vicente, F.Published in 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 4-7 July 2023, Paris, France (2023)“…Since many athletes experience fluid imbalances that can sabotage performance and even health [2], the purpose of this study was to evaluate hydration status and water intake during a simulated swimming competition influence on body mass (BM), sweat rate (SR), sweat loss (SL), % of body mass loss (%BML), heart rate (HR), urine pH and 100-m front crawl performance in well-trained swimmers. …”