Webster, K. E. (2021). Abstract While there has been significant interest in the documentation of return to sport outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, the elite level female athlete has not been a focus of this research. This is despite women being at increased risk for ACL injury and considerable global growth in women participating in sport. Therefore, the …
Darwinian Selection Discriminates Young Athletes: the Relative Age Effect in Relation to Sporting Performance
Jakobsson, J., Julin, A. L., Persson, G., & Malm, C. (2021). Sports Medicine-Open, 7(1), 16–18. Abstract Background: The relative age effect (RAE) is a worldwide phenomenon, allowing sport participation and elite selection to be based on birthdate distribution. Negative consequences include both a narrow, non-optimal elite selection and negative health effects on entire populations. This study investigated the RAE and …
Running behaviour and symptoms of respiratory tract infection during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cloosterman K.L.A et al. A large prospective Dutch cohort study Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport , Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 24 (2021) 332–337 ABSTRACT Objectives: To explore changes in running behavior due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, assess presence of symptoms suggestive for COVID-19 and identify whether there is an association between running behavior …