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Difference Asymmetry between Preferred Dominant and Non-Dominant Legs in Muscular Power and Balance among Sub-Elite Soccer Players in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article)
The objective of this study was to determine and compare leg asymmetry between preferred dominant and non-dominant legs in muscular power and balance among sub-elite soccer (football) players in Qatar. Thirty-two professional ...
Peer Verbal Encouragement Enhances Offensive Performance Indicators in Handball Small-Sided Games
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article)
Objective: This study aimed at assessing the effects of two verbal encouragement modalities on the different offensive and defensive performance indicators in handball small-sided games practiced in physical education ...
The mitigating role of physical activities on emotions is gender-specific: An experience during "lenient" COVID-19 prevention protocols
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2023 , Article)
The researchers examined emotional status subsequent to changes in physical (PA) and sedentary (SA) activities during "lenient" COVID-19 prevention protocols that allowed being outdoors. Emotions, PA, and SA were collected ...
Impact of covid‐19 on swimming training: Practical recommendations during home confinement/isolation
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2021 , Article)
The COVID‐19 pandemic has had severe effects on communities globally, leading to significant restrictions on all aspects of society, including in sports. Several significant decisions were made to postpone or cancel major ...
Covid-19 pandemic and quality of life among Romanian athletes
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2021 , Article)
The aim of this study was to analyze athletes’ quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involved 249 athletes between 15 and 35 of age, M = 21.22, SD = 5.12. The sample was composed of eight Olympic Games ...
Effect of tethered swimming as postactivation potentiation on swimming performance and technical, hemophysiological, and psychophysiological variables in adolescent swimmers
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Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
, 2021 , Article)
Objectives: To investigate whether tethered swimming (TS) performed 8 minutes before a 50-m freestyle swimming sprint could be an effective postactivation potentiation method to improve performance in young swimmers. ...
Ecological Validation and Reliability of Hexoskin Wearable Body Metrics Tool in Measuring Pre-exercise and Peak Heart Rate During Shuttle Run Test in Professional Handball Players
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2020 , Article)
The aim of the study was to assess the validity and reliability of wearable body metric Hexoskin “smart shirt” in measuring heart rate (HR) at pre-exercise and during peak effort in a field test incorporating vigorous ...
The effect of diurnal variation on the performance of exhaustive continuous and alternated-intensity cycling exercises
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Public Library of Science
, 2020 , Article)
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of time of day (TD) on two types of exercise protocols [continuous (CP) versus alternated (AP)]. Eleven physical education students (mean � SD: age = 24.4 � 1.2 years, ...
D oes the moon cycle affect the physical endurance, balance, reaction-time, mood state and well-being in trained athletes?
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
, 2020 , Article)
BACKGROUND: Fascination with the moon has spanned millennia. It has recently been asserted that the moon cycle affects endurance performance in untrained individuals. The present study aimed at investigating the effects ...
The effects of loaded plyometrics and short sprints in u19 male soccer players in Tunisia
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MDPI AG
, 2021 , Article)
We investigated adding 8 weeks of bi-weekly loaded plyometric and short sprints (LPaSS) training into training for under 19 (U19) soccer players. An experimental group (EG, n = 18, age: 17.5 ± 0.58 years, body mass: 67.4 ...