Determinants of cycling performance: a review of the dimensions and features regulating performance in elite cycling competitions

KE Phillips, WG Hopkins - Sports medicine-open, 2020 - Springer
Background A key tenet of sports performance research is to provide coaches and athletes
with information to inform better practice, yet the determinants of athletic performance in …

Pacing decision making in sport and the effects of interpersonal competition: a critical review

MJ Konings, FJ Hettinga - Sports Medicine, 2018 - Springer
An athlete's pacing strategy is widely recognised as an essential determinant for
performance during individual events. Previous research focussed on the importance of …

Drive in sports: How mental fatigue affects endurance performance

L Schiphof-Godart, B Roelands, FJ Hettinga - Frontiers in psychology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Performance in endurance sports relies on athletes' drive, which is the sum of all factors
pushing athletes to exert effort during exercise. Mental fatigue can influence endurance …

Competition between desired competitive result, tolerable homeostatic disturbance, and psychophysiological interpretation determines pacing strategy

C Foster, JJ De Koning… - … journal of sports …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Scientific interest in pacing goes back> 100 years. Contemporary interest, both as a feature
of athletic competition and as a window into understanding fatigue, goes back> 30 years …

The science behind competition and winning in athletics: using world-level competition data to explore pacing and tactics

FJ Hettinga, AM Edwards, B Hanley - Frontiers in Sports and Active …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this study was to examine whether World Championship and Olympic
medallist endurance athletes pace similarly to their race opponents, where and when critical …

Maximal sprint speed and the anaerobic speed reserve domain: the untapped tools that differentiate the world's best male 800 m runners

GN Sandford, AE Kilding, A Ross, PB Laursen - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Recent evidence indicates that the modern-day men's 800 m runner requires a speed
capability beyond that of previous eras. In addition, the appreciation of different athlete …

Pacing behavior of elite youth athletes: analyzing 1500-m short-track speed skating

SGP Menting, MJ Konings… - … journal of sports …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To gain insight into the development of pacing behavior of youth athletes in 1500-
m short-track speed-skating competition. Methods: Lap times and positioning of elite short …

The impact of different competitive environments on pacing and performance

MJ Konings, FJ Hettinga - International journal of …, 2018 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: In real-life competitive situations, athletes are required to continuously make
decisions about how and when to invest their available energy resources. This study …

The role of cognition and social factors in competition: how do people with intellectual disabilities respond to opponents?

KE Sakalidis, SGP Menting, FJ Hettinga - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exploring pacing behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in competition will
help to better understand the impact of cognition and social environment in sports, providing …

Sport performance analysis with a focus on racket sports: A review

S Krizkova, H Tomaskova, EB Tirkolaee - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Athletes, both professional and amateur, are always looking for ways to improve their
performance. With the introduction and increasing availability of modern technologies and …