For a Higher Sprint Running Performance, in Which Part of the Warm-Up Protocol Should the Dynamic Stretching Phase be Applied? by Recep Özçelik, Cem Bediz, Caner Çetinkaya, Erkan Günay, Egemen Mancı

“…The acute effect of warm-up protocols on athletic performance components has been frequently examined in the literature. …”
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Groundstroke Training Equipment Innovation for Beginner Tennis Players by Lazuardy Akbar Fauzan, Muhammad Mulhim, Edwin Wahyu Dirgantoro, Akhmad Amirudin, Perdinanto Perdinanto

“…The training process needs to be supported by the availability of training equipment facilities so that it can help athletes and coaches to achieve training goals. The aim of this research is to produce an innovative tennis groundstroke training tool for beginner players. …”
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Caffeinated chewing gum enhances maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises in resistance-trained men by Li Ding, Jue Liu, Yi Yao, Li Guo, Bin Chen, Yinhang Cao, Olivier Girard

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Adaptation and validation of the Collective Efficacy Questionnaire for Sport (CEQS) in Arabic: enhancing team dynamics assessment by Jaouher Hamaidi, Mohamed Mansour Bouzourraa, Mouna Saidane, Mohamed Ben Aissa, Mohamed Ali Boujelbane, Khaled Trabelsi, Haitham Jahrami, Achraf Ammar, Noomen Guelmami, Makrem Zghibi, Ismail Dergaa

“…This study undertook a rigorous translation and back-translation process for the CEQS, engaging athletes from a variety of sports in both exploratory (n = 477) and confirmatory (n = 510) phases. …”
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Brain health in Norwegian female former top-level football players: a protocol for a longitudinal cohort study by Thor Einar Andersen, Roald Bahr, Emilie Isager Howe, Peter Filipcik, John Bjørneboe, Geir Selbaek, Sara Christina Dahlén, Stian Kirkerud Sandmo, Lena Bache-Mathisen, Einar August Høgestøl, Truls Straume-Næsheim, Lars T Westlye

“…However, these were conducted on men, and there is a knowledge gap regarding these risks in female athletes. This study aims to investigate the effect of head impacts on brain health in female former top-level football players.Methods and analysis This is a prospective cohort study, enroling female former football players and top-level athletes from sports without an inherent risk of RHI. …”
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Rehabilitation and Parkinson’s Disease by Gammon M. Earhart, Terry Ellis, Alice Nieuwboer, Leland E. Dibble

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Tissue Flossing: A Commentary on Clinical Practice Recommendations by Scott W. Cheatham, Rusty Baker

“…Sports medicine professionals may use tissue flossing to increase myofascial mobility, improve joint ROM, enhance athletic performance, and reduce pain. Despite the increasing use, there is no consensus on clinical practice recommendations for this intervention. …”
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The Influence of Different Modes of Exercise on Healthy and Injured Tendons by Kaiyong Wang, Linlin Zhao

“…Therefore, research on the influence of types of exercise, including acute and long-term training, on the structural and mechanical properties of tendons in athletic and sedentary populations is of critical importance in the design of scientific-based exercise plans and effective tendinopathy treatment. …”
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Criar forças é criar Quilombos: boxeadoras, coletividade tática e ativismo comunitário de jovens negras no Brasil by Antônia Gabriela P. de Araújo

“…Gender and race relations will be discussed intertwined with issues of peripheral feminisms, sports politics and activism, since these black women are boxers and active in their communities through their professions as athletes. The plot is made through daily situations involving these boxers and their ways of producing communities, bodies, and feminist political projects in the peripheries.…”
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Mauvaises réputations ? by Fatia Terfous, Géraldine Rix-Lièvre

“…Many observers (managers, researchers, athletes) have criticized the way referees are treated in the media in France and elsewhere. …”
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Rare Isolated Pectoralis Minor Tear from a Noncontact Injury: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Danica D. Vance, Usama Qayyum, Charles M. Jobin

“…Isolated pectoralis minor tears are rare orthopedic injuries often in weightlifters or contact sports and should be included in the differential when evaluating athletes with anterior shoulder pain. These injuries are often mistaken for pectoralis major muscle stains and tears. …”
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The Effects of Neuromuscular Training in the Maintenance of Fitness in Volleyball Players During the Junior Period by A.M. Cojocaru, M. Cojocaru

“…The aim of this work was to verify the effects of training on neuromotor variables in young volleyball athletes at different times of the program. The hypothesis of the study starts from the fact that further investigation together with the realization and application of a training program, will contribute to the achievement of training fitness during competitive periods. …”
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Akustische Analyse von Vokaldehnungen im sportlichen Kontext by Marta Rogozińska

“…The first concerns Germany's victory in the quarter-finals of the 2017 IIHF World Hockey Championship; the second - the gold medal won by Gesa Krause during the women's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2018 European Athletics Championships. …”
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Bermudagrass for Florida Lawns by Laurie E. Trenholm, Marco Schiavon, J. Bryan Unruh, Travis W. Shaddox

“…Improved, fine-textured bermudagrasses are used throughout the South on golf courses, athletic fields, and in high-profile residential and commercial landscapes where a fine-textured, dense ground cover is desired. …”
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The effects of altitude training on hormonal response in professional cyclists by Raphael Faiss, Bastien Krumm, Basile Moreillon, Lena Mettraux, Julian Wackernell, James Spragg, Martin Faulhaber

“… Introduction The Alps offer numerous possibilities for athletes to prepare competitions at altitude training with the aims of further gains for near sea-level performances through physiological adaptations. …”
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Quantifying the Burden of Shoulder and Hip Pain In Water Polo Players Across Different Playing Levels by Michael Girdwood, Marilyn Webster

“… # Conclusions This is the first study to quantify high self-reported levels of hip/groin pain in water polo athletes. Such high levels may be explained by high amounts of eggbeater kick, especially during skeletal development in adolescence. …”
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A Comparison of Pitching Biomechanics and Sport Specialization in High School Pitchers by Tyler J. Hamer, Adam B. Rosen, Samuel J. Wilkins, Kristen F. Nicholson, Garrett S. Bullock, Brian A. Knarr

“…# Background The prevalence of sport specialization in high school athletes continues to rise, particularly among baseball players. …”
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Anthocyanin-Rich Blackcurrant Supplementation as a Nutraceutical Ergogenic Aid for Exercise Performance and Recovery: A Narrative Review by Mark ET Willems, Sam D Blacker, Stefano Montanari, Matthew D Cook

“…Athletes and physically active individuals consume sport nutrition supplements to enhance competitive sport performance and exercise recovery. …”
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The Effect of Electrical Stimulation Strength Training on Lower Limb Muscle Activation Characteristics During the Jump Smash Performance in Badminton Based on the EMS and EMG Senso... by Xinyu Lin, Yimin Hu, Yi Sheng

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The Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST) Performance in Elite Team Handball Players Playing with Shoulder Pain, Previous Pain, or No Pain by Tina Piil Torabi, Jesper Bencke, Roland van den Tillaar

“…# Background Physical therapists use tests that could determine strength and weaknesses of the shoulder for overhead throwing athletes to enhance performance, prevent injury, and safely progress rehabilitation. …”
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