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BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2022 Jun 28;14(1):119. Epub 2022 Jun 28.

Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun'Álvares, 4900-347, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of small-sided games (SSGs) and running-based high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on the body composition and physical fitness of youth female soccer players.

Methods: This study followed a randomized parallel study design. Twenty-four female soccer players (age: 18. Read More

Sports Health 2022 Jun 27:19417381221097949. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Unit of Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.

Background: Between-leg symmetry in 1-leg hop and knee strength performances is considered important after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) to facilitate a safer return to sport. While few athletes with ACLR demonstrate symmetry in test batteries, reference data for noninjured athletes are lacking, thus questioning how ACLR-specific poor symmetry is.

Hypothesis: Athletes with ACLR (hamstring autograft) show lower symmetry and have a lower proportion of symmetric individuals than noninjured athletes for knee flexion strength but not for hop for distance, vertical hop, and knee extension strength. Read More

Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2022 Jun 27. Epub 2022 Jun 27.

Postgraduate Program in Movement Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FCT/UNESP), Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil.

Background: The resistance training with blood flow restriction (BFR) presents results in strength gain and muscle hypertrophy. However, there are no data that evaluate the long-term adaptation of the autonomic nervous system and its influence on the performance, especially with eccentric contractions.

Objective: To perform a systematic autonomous monitoring during eccentric training with BFR at different loads and to correlate them with possible changes in the performance METHODS: This is a 4-arms, randomized controlled and single blind trial. Read More

Sci Rep 2022 Jun 23;12(1):10633. Epub 2022 Jun 23.

Department of Motor Performance, Faculty of Physical Education and Mountain Sports, Transilvania University of Braşov, 500068, Braşov, Romania.

The present study aimed to determine the influence of force-power-velocity, vertical and horizontal jumps, and repeated sprint ability on the sprinting performance of adult women soccer players. Eighteen women soccer players from one team participating in the first female national Spanish soccer league were analyzed. Fitness assessments were performed twice in a period of three months. Read More

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2022 Jun 20;14(1):113. Epub 2022 Jun 20.

Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, Universidad de León, León, Spain.

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the shoulder functional profile (rotation range of motion [ROM] and strength), upper and lower body performance, and throwing speed of U13 versus U15 male handball players, and to establish the relationship between these measures of physical fitness and throwing speed.

Methods: One-hundred and nineteen young male handball players (under (U)-13 (U13) [n = 85]) and U15 [n = 34]) volunteered to participate in this study. The participating athletes had a mean background of sytematic handball training of 5. Read More