Purpose To examine and compare sex-related differences in the functioning of the
hamstrings and quadriceps muscles and the isokinetic hamstrings eccentric-to-quadriceps …

Early specialisation is characterised by formal participation in a single sport at the exclusion
of others. Limited data are available to support this approach in the development of soccer …

Abstract YOUNG ATHLETES PARTICIPATING IN HIGH-INTENSITY SPORT DISPLAY AN
INHERENT RISK OF SPORTS-RELATED INJURY, AND THIS IS HEIGHTENED AT …

Background Females are two to eight times more likely to suffer a non-contact injury
compared with males thus the purpose of this study was to explore the influence of joint …

Post-match assessment of creatine kinase (CK) activity and delayed-onset muscle soreness
(DOMS) are common markers of exercise-induced muscle damage and recovery status in …

Purpose: Fatigue negatively alters dynamic knee control, and the functional
hamstring/quadriceps ratio (H/Q FUNC) plays an important role in stabilizing the joint. The …

Strength and conditioning provision for young athletes offers unique challenges for coaches.
For example, periods of rapid and non-uniform growth in skeletal structures are common …

Young female athletes have a greater relative risk of sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament
injury than their male counterparts (Renstrom et al., 2008) and this injury tends to occur …