Shushan, T. et al. Submaximal Fitness Tests in Team Sports: A Theoretical Framework for Evaluating Physiological State. Sports Med 1–22 (2022) Abstract Team-sports staff often administer non-exhaustive exercise assessments with a view to evaluating physiological state, to inform decision making on athlete management (e.g., future training or recovery). Submaximal fitness tests have become prominent in team-sports settings for observing responses …
Iso-Markku, P. et al. Physical activity as a protective factor for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: systematic review, meta-analysis and quality assessment of cohort and case–control studies. Brit J Sport Med 56, 701–709 (2022) Abstract Objective Physical activity (PA) is associated with a decreased incidence of dementia, but much of the evidence comes from short follow-ups prone to reverse causation. This …
Bergkamp, T. L. G., Frencken, W. G. P., Niessen, A. S. M., Meijer, R. R. & Hartigh, Ruud. J. R. den. How soccer scouts identify talented players. Eur J Sport Sci 22, 994-1004 (2022). ABSTRACT Scouts of soccer clubs are often the first to identify talented players. However, there is a lack of research on how these scouts assess and …