Effects of the menstrual cycle phase on anterior cruciate ligament neuromuscular and biomechanical injury risk surrogates in eumenorrheic and naturally menstruating …

T Dos' Santos, GK Stebbings, C Morse… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Eumenorrheic women experience cyclic variations in sex hormones attributed
to the menstrual cycle (MC) which can impact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) properties …

The effectiveness of traditional vs. velocity-based strength training on explosive and maximal strength performance: A network meta-analysis

S Held, K Speer, L Rappelt, P Wicker… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This network meta-analysis aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of different velocity-based
(VBT) and traditional 1RM-based resistance training (TRT) interventions on strength and …

Coping with the “small sample–small relevant effects” dilemma in elite sport research

S Skorski, A Hecksteden - International Journal of …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
Research in elite sport faces a characteristic tension between the inherently small number of
elite athletes (and therefore lack of study participants) and the high relevance of even tiny …

Relating external load variables with individual tactical actions with reference to playing position: an integrated analysis for elite futsal

JN Ribeiro, F Yousefian, D Monteiro, J Illa… - … Analysis in Sport, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study was to contextualise players' high-intensity activities (HIA) with
individual tactical actions during match play with reference to playing positions. Tracking …

Forecasting football injuries by combining screening, monitoring and machine learning

A Hecksteden, GP Schmartz, Y Egyptien… - … and medicine in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Identifying players or circumstances associated with an increased risk of injury is
fundamental for successful risk management in football. So far, time-constant and volatile …

Why humble farmers may in fact grow bigger potatoes: A call for street-smart decision-making in sport

A Hecksteden, N Keller, G Zhang, T Meyer… - Sports Medicine …, 2023 - Springer
Background The main task of applied sport science is to inform decision-making in sports
practice, that is, enabling practitioners to compare the expectable outcomes of different …

Selection-dependent differences in youth elite basketball players' relative age, maturation-related characteristics, and motor performance

D Leyhr, D Rösch, SP Cumming… - Research quarterly for …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of players' relative
age, maturation-related characteristics, and motor performance tests on two different stages …

Strength and power testing of athletes: Associations of common assessments over time

K Lindberg, P Solberg, T Bjørnsen… - … Journal of Sports …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: This study examined the associations among common assessments for measuring
strength and power in the lower body of high-performing athletes, including both cross …

Exploring the effects of interchange rotations on high-intensity activities of elite futsal players

JN Ribeiro, B Gonçalves, J Illa… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The literature lacks an understanding of the physical demands of team sports with unlimited
substitutions (player interchange rotations). Because of this characteristic of the game, it is …

COVID‐19 disease in professional football players: symptoms and impact on pulmonary function and metabolic power during matches

C Gattoni, E Conti, A Casolo, S Nuccio… - Physiological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract This study aimed at:(1) Reporting COVID‐19 symptoms and duration in
professional football players;(2) comparing players' pulmonary function before and after …