Basketball is a court-based team-sport that requires a broad array of demands
(physiological, mechanical, technical, tactical) in training and competition which makes it …

Background As basketball match-play requires players to possess a wide range of physical
characteristics, many tests have been introduced in the literature to identify talent and …

Purpose We examined effects of a three-game, 1-week microcycle (G1, G2, G3) on recovery
of performance and inflammatory responses in professional male footballers. Methods …

The sport of basketball exposes athletes to frequent high intensity movements including
sprinting, jumping, accelerations, decelerations and changes of direction during training and …

The study of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) is of paramount importance not only
because it affects athletic performance but also because it is an excellent model to study the …

Background Insufficient postmatch recovery in elite players may cause an increased risk of
injuries, illnesses and non-functional over-reaching. Objective To evaluate postmatch …

Background This study aimed to provide reference values for body fat (BF) of basketball
players considering sex, measurement method, and competitive level. Methods A systematic …

Inflammatory responses and muscle damage indices were compared between four popular
team sports at an elite level. Seventy two male elite players of four team sports: soccer (n …

Protein supplementation is a major nutritional practice among professional and amateur
team-sport athletes representing a market of $5 billion in the USA alone. This practice …

Women's football is an intermittent sport characterized by frequent intense actions
throughout the match. The high number of matches with limited recovery time played across …