, acute and chronic changes in training load 18 ), psychological stresses such as sleep, illness, and work/school may also influence an individual’s subjective reporting of internal loads. 19 Heart rate (HR), the gold standard for noninvasive measurements of intensity, 20 is an objective measure of
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Global Positioning System Watches and Electronic Journals: Are Training-Load Measures Similar in High School Cross-Country Runners?
Micah C. Garcia and David M. Bazett-Jones
University Rankings in Sport Science: A True Reflection of Excellence?
Ivana Matic Girard and Olivier Girard
relatively young field of research that has rapidly established a substantial academic footprint. This is evident from the launch of the Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments by ShanghaiRanking in 2016. 1 This ranking identifies the top 300 universities worldwide offering sport science
The Effect of Flying Sprints at 90% to 95% of Maximal Velocity on Sprint Performance
Anders Skoglund, Martin Frank Strand, and Thomas A. Haugen
study was done according to the institutional requirements at the School of Health Sciences, Kristiania University College. Approval for data security and handling was obtained from the Norwegian Center for Research Data (reference number 263138). All subjects signed an informed consent form before the
The Physical Characteristics of Specific Phases of Play During Rugby Union Match Play
Dale B. Read, Ben Jones, Sean Williams, Padraic J. Phibbs, Josh D. Darrall-Jones, Greg A.B. Roe, Jonathon J.S. Weakley, Andrew Rock, and Kevin Till
The physical characteristics of match play (ie, running and collisions) in age-grade (eg, U18 [under-18]) rugby union players is a growing area of research. 1 – 3 Studies using global positioning systems (GPS) have published data from county representative, 4 school, 5 academy, 2 and
The Trainability of Adolescent Soccer Players to Brief Periodized Complex Training
Athanasios Chatzinikolaou, Konstantinos Michaloglou, Alexandra Avloniti, Diamanda Leontsini, Chariklia K. Deli, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Luis Gracia-Marco, Sotirios Arsenis, Ioannis Athanailidis, Dimitrios Draganidis, Athanasios Z. Jamurtas, Craig A. Williams, and Ioannis G. Fatouros
. 13 Utilization of both types of exercise may produce the best improvement of power performance due to an increase in both maximal strength and rate of force development, and it represents the most popular practice among high school, college, and professional conditioning specialists particularly
Pacing Strategy and Tactical Positioning During Cyclo-Cross Races
Arthur H. Bossi, Ciaran O’Grady, Richard Ebreo, Louis Passfield, and James G. Hopker
attributed to physiological aspects, decision-making characteristics, or both. 18 More recently, Deaner and Lowen 19 tested this hypothesis by investigating the pacing strategy of high-school children in 5-km cross-country running races, where glycogen-depletion differences between sexes 17 are less of a
Core Temperature Responses to Cold-Water Immersion Recovery: A Pooled-Data Analysis
Jessica M. Stephens, Ken Sharpe, Christopher Gore, Joanna Miller, Gary J. Slater, Nathan Versey, Jeremiah Peiffer, Rob Duffield, Geoffrey M. Minett, David Crampton, Alan Dunne, Christopher D. Askew, and Shona L. Halson
: 23246445 doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.884 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.11.884 23246445 21. Versey NG . Hydrotherapy and Recovery From Exercise Induced Fatigue: Performance Effects and Mechanisms Involved [dissertation]. Perth, WA, Australia : University of Western Australia Research Repository: School of
Injury Patterns, Physiological Profile, and Performance in University Rugby Union
Shane Ball, Mark Halaki, Tristan Sharp, and Rhonda Orr
such as scrummaging and line-out training for forwards may contribute to higher training loads for forwards than for backs. Furthermore, weekly in-season training-load values recorded in this study (1926.0 ± 969.9 AU) are lower than reported for schoolboys (2372 ± 1009 AU), a selective high school high
Perception of Breakfast Ingestion Enhances High-Intensity Cycling Performance
Stephen A. Mears, Kathryn Dickinson, Kurt Bergin-Taylor, Reagan Dee, Jack Kay, and Lewis J. James
physiological cause, with the subjects perceiving the ingestion of breakfast and nutrients as beneficial, resulting in an increased self-selected intensity. Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank Mr Nessan Costello, Mr Luke Hillier, and Miss Ciara Noble (all School of Sport, Exercise and Health
Nature Versus Nurture: Have Performance Gaps Between Men and Women Reached an Asymptote?
Mindy Millard-Stafford, Ann E. Swanson, and Matthew T. Wittbrodt
federal legislation (Title IX), sport opportunities for US women increased beyond high school (eg, due to college scholarships), although the deadline for institutions to comply was much later. Moreover, recent financial incentives from US National Team/Olympic medal compensation and professionalism are
