Ryan E Rhodes, Mark R Beauchamp, Valerie Carson, Sandy Courtnall, Colin M Wierts, Chris M Blanchard
{"title":"Predicting sport and physical activity commitment and participation during early parenthood.","authors":"Ryan E Rhodes, Mark R Beauchamp, Valerie Carson, Sandy Courtnall, Colin M Wierts, Chris M Blanchard","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2494310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2494310","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite considerable benefits of regular moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (MVPA) and sport participation, adult participation rates remain low. Drawing from the sport commitment model (SCM), the purpose of this study was to examine predictors of sport commitment and MVPA, among parents of children (<13 years of age) across 3-months. Participants were randomly assigned to a team sport (<i>n</i> = 58, asked to select and participate in an adult team sport program), individual PA (<i>n</i> = 60, asked to select and participate in individual PA) or control (<i>n</i> = 66, asked to select a \"date-night\" activity) group and completed measures of the SCM (commitment, enjoyment, involvement opportunities, social constraints, investment, involvement alternatives) and self-reported MVPA at baseline, and post-randomization at six weeks and three months. Commitment and investment were significant predictors of MVPA over time, and enjoyment, involvement alternatives, and investment predicted commitment over time, controlling for group assignment. Individuals assigned to the team sport group reported greater commitment and investment at week 6 compared to the control group and higher investment partly mediated the relationship with MVPA. Interventions fostering enjoyment, and that can help support parents to make an investment to build commitment in sport and PA may be particularly effective when promoting MVPA in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144023050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ioannis S Nikitakis, Gregory C Bogdanis, Giorgos P Paradisis, Argyris G Toubekis
{"title":"Concurrent sprint and aerobic training in swimming: Influence of exercise sequence on physiological responses and perceived exertion.","authors":"Ioannis S Nikitakis, Gregory C Bogdanis, Giorgos P Paradisis, Argyris G Toubekis","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2493021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2493021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study examined the effect of aerobic and sprint sets sequence on physiological responses and perceived exertion during concurrent training sessions. Twelve male highly trained swimmers performed four sessions in randomized order, using combinations of the following training sets: (a) lactate threshold training (8 × 200-m at a speed corresponding to lactate threshold with 30-s recovery; LT), (b) high-intensity aerobic training (8 × 100-m at the maximal aerobic speed with 30-s recovery; MAS) and (c) repeated-sprints training (8 × 25-m repeated sprints with 2-min recovery; SPR). The four combinations used were as follows: LT-SPR, SPR-LT, MAS-SPR, SPR-MAS. Blood lactate (BL), pH, base excess (BE), bicarbonate, heart rate (HR), HR variability, objective [training impulse (iTRIMP)] and subjective training load [session's rating of perceived exertion (sRPE)] were measured. Between session pH and BE were no different, but mean BL was higher in sessions starting with repeated sprints compared with the reverse order (SPR-LT: 6.3 ± 3.6, LT-SPR: 5.3 ± 3.7 mmol·L<sup>-1</sup>, <i>p</i> = 0.03; SPR-MAS: 7.2 ± 3.9, MAS-SPR: 6.0 ± 3.7 mmol·L<sup>-1</sup>, <i>p</i> = 0.05). Bicarbonate in SPR-LT was lower compared with LT-SPR (<i>p</i> = 0.03). sRPE, but not iTRIMP, was higher in sessions starting with SPR compared with the reverse order (<i>p</i> = 0.02). Anaerobic-aerobic set sequence, compared with the reverse order, augments BL response and increases perceived training load but not the training impulse.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143978554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of different exercise habits on mitigating physical frailty in older adults: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Wan-Yu Lin, Shih-Fu Wang, Yu-Kai Lin","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2496084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2496084","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Encouraging regular exercise is essential for promoting health among older adults. This study aimed to examine the effects of exercise on frailty and aging, considering demographic and economic factors. Between August to December 2022, individuals aged 65 and older were recruited from 12 districts in Taipei. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data on exercise frequency, duration, and type. Frailty status was assessed using the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) criteria. A total of 2,545 participants were analyzed using logistic regression. The results indicated that 23.4% of participants were pre-frail and 8.7% were frail. Regular exercise was significantly associated with a reduced risk of frailty. Specifically, exercise duration exhibited a significant inverse relationship with frailty risk. Participants that exercised 31-60 minutes daily had a 59% lower risk of frailty compared to those who exercised less than 15 minutes daily. Those participants who exercised more than 60 minutes daily had a 69% lower risk. Additionally, participants who did not engaging in aerobic exercise had a 34% higher risk of pre-frailty. Thus, these findings underscore the importance of promoting regular exercise, particularly aerobic exercise, as key strategies to reduce frailty and improve overall health in older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143974361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angus G Heels, Samuel R Leahey, Jason C Laffer, Kelvin Y H Chua, Mackenzie C Evans, Craig M Whitworth-Turner, Youssef J Wannouch
{"title":"A comprehensive analysis of one-foot and two-foot approach jump reliability in youth basketball athletes.","authors":"Angus G Heels, Samuel R Leahey, Jason C Laffer, Kelvin Y H Chua, Mackenzie C Evans, Craig M Whitworth-Turner, Youssef J Wannouch","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2493015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2493015","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study assessed the intra-week reliability of the one-foot or two-foot approach jumps within youth basketball athletes. In a test-retest design, 108 athletes (33 females and 75 males) performed a maximal jump reach height assessment using both jump strategies following a self-selected run-up. Data were collected using the Vertec system across two sessions, separated by >24 hours and within <7 days. Results were analysed for bias and differences between tests, focussing on absolute (SEM) and relative (ICC) reliability; with statistical significance set at <i>p</i> < 0.05. No significant differences were found between test days for one-foot (female: -0.35 cm and male: -0.84 cm, <i>p</i> > 0.05) or two-foot (female: -0.24 cm and male: -0.15 cm, <i>p ></i> 0.05) jumps. Both tests displayed excellent reliability for both sexes (ICC = 0.99) and low SEM in the one-foot (female: 2.36 [1.93-3.17] cm and male: 2.33 [2.07-2.86] cm) and two-foot (female: 1.42 [1.14-1.87] cm and male: 2.38 [2.07-2.86] cm) approach jump. Females averaged 2.1 cm higher within the two-foot jump compared with the one-foot jump (<i>p</i> = 0.005). Smaller differences between test types were observed for the male athletes (-0.79 cm, <i>p</i> = 0.054) both of which were lower than the associated SEM and likely not significantly meaningful. Overall, the results indicate that the assessment of one-foot or two-foot approach jumps demonstrated excellent reliability in both female and male youth basketball athletes.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144019320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stefano Di Paolo, Alli Gokeler, Anne Benjaminse, Stefano Zaffagnini, Laura Bragonzoni
{"title":"On-field kinematics of cut maneuvers in football players: Are wearable sensors reliable for assessing anterior cruciate ligament injury risk?","authors":"Stefano Di Paolo, Alli Gokeler, Anne Benjaminse, Stefano Zaffagnini, Laura Bragonzoni","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2493012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2493012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of the present study was to present the reliability and normative values of wearable inertial sensors kinematics during football-specific cut maneuver tasks collected on the football field for assessing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk. Forty-seven academy football players (age 15.9 ± 2.4 years, female <i>n</i> = 20) performed a planned 90° change of direction within the Agility T-test and unplanned football-specific changes of direction (FS deceiving action). Kinematics was collected through eight wearable inertial sensors (100 hz, MTw Awinda, Movella). Intraclass correlation coefficient and Root Mean Square Error were used to inspect test-retest and side-to-side reliability of peak and waveform kinematics. Normative kinematics was compared between male and female players (t-test with Cohen's <i>d</i>, <i>p</i> < 0.05). Test-retest reliability was moderate-to-excellent in most of the parameters (<i>r=</i>0.40-0.92). Side-to-side reliability was worse than test-retest (both movement tasks). Female players showed worse movement quality than males with greater peak values on the frontal and transverse planes at the knee, pelvis and trunk and smaller knee and trunk flexion (<i>d</i> = 0.50-1.1 in Agility T-test, = 0.39-0.73 in FS deceiving action). The on-field cut maneuver kinematics by wearable sensors demonstrated sufficient reliability for most joints. Reliability and normative values might help to objectify ACL injury prevention programs in football academies.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144027605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Isaura Leite, Luis Arturo Gómez-Landero, Lurdes Ávila-Carvalho, João Paulo Vilas-Boas, Márcio Goethel, Filipe Conceição, Luis Mochizuki
{"title":"Acrobatic gymnastics: The effect of experience, interpersonal coordination and variability in partner-assisted flight.","authors":"Isaura Leite, Luis Arturo Gómez-Landero, Lurdes Ávila-Carvalho, João Paulo Vilas-Boas, Márcio Goethel, Filipe Conceição, Luis Mochizuki","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2490422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2490422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Acrobatic gymnastics demands inter-partner coordination during partner-assisted flights. This work aims to investigate (1) the effect of pair experience on inter-partner coordination and (2) on its variability and (3) the association between the flight phase and coordination modes during a pair task. Twelve pairs of acrobatic gymnasts performed 10 vertical throws in laboratory settings. The position and velocity of the center of mass were used for vector coding analysis to quantify the coordination modes into in-phase, anti-phase, base-phase and top-phase, and continuous relative phase to study the coordination variability. Pairs were grouped by the experience level and the trials by the top gymnast's height achieved. Results showed that more experienced pairs spend less time moving in-phase, more time in base-phase and use less parallel coordination. Coordination variability was similar between groups, but time-series differed in the time segment of 60.7%-78.7% of the task, during upward motion (<i>p</i> <0.05). Trials that reached a greater height used coordination modes similar to more experienced pairs. These findings suggest that the experience level influences the inter-partner coordination, underscoring the potential for learning and adaptation in less experienced pairs and offering valuable information for training strategies aimed at achieving higher flight phases.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sam Boroumand, Nancy Park, Beatrice Katsnelson, Emily Qian, Mackenzie Norman, Peter Joo, Fortunay Diatta, Olivier Noel, Jay Moran, Andrew Jimenez
{"title":"The perils of pickleball: A two decade analysis of upper and lower extremity injuries from America's fastest growing sport.","authors":"Sam Boroumand, Nancy Park, Beatrice Katsnelson, Emily Qian, Mackenzie Norman, Peter Joo, Fortunay Diatta, Olivier Noel, Jay Moran, Andrew Jimenez","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2496089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2496089","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study seeks to evaluate the epidemiology of pickleball upper/lower extremity injuries presenting to US emergency departments (E.D). The National Electronic Injury and Surveillance System (NEISS) database was queried from 2003-2022 to identify patients presenting to the ED with injuries sustained during 'pickleball' to upper/lower extremities. Patients were subsequently divided into pediatric, adult, and geriatric age groups. Demographic and clinical variables were assessed among age groups utilizing two-proportion z-tests with Bonferroni correction. A total of 749 patients with extremity pickleball injuries were identified from NEISS (33 pediatric, 286 adult, 430 geriatric). Pickleball extremity injuries dramatically increased from 2012 to 2022 by 3,650%. Geriatric and pediatric patients had greater frequencies of upper extremity injuries relative to adults (60.2% vs. 40.6%; <i>p</i> < 0.001 and 63.6% vs 40.6%; <i>p</i> = 0.022, respectively). Adults had a significantly greater frequency of lower extremity injuries (59.4%) relative to both pediatric (36.4%; <i>p</i> = 0.022) and geriatric (39.8%; <i>p</i> < 0.001) patients. Patients who were hospitalized after injury were significantly older (68.8 vs. 62.5; <i>p</i> = 0.033) and most commonly incurred a fracture (88.9% vs 34.8%; <i>p</i> < 0.001). This study provides a critical epidemiological analysis of injury trends captured in this popular sport.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144030553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lily Dong, Thomas Romeas, Ali Filali-Mouhim, Nicolas Berryman
{"title":"The relationship between match-play decision making and fatigue in elite women's water polo: A novel recurrent events approach.","authors":"Lily Dong, Thomas Romeas, Ali Filali-Mouhim, Nicolas Berryman","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2490310","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2490310","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fatigue is anecdotally associated with declines in decision-making performance. This study aimed to examine if the hazard of poor decisions increased over the course of an international water polo match and a tournament. Thirteen female water polo players played six games during the 2022 FINA World Championships, reporting their fatigue before and after each match. Offensive, on-ball actions were judged as either good or poor decisions. A linear mixed model revealed that fatigue was significantly higher post-match compared to pre-match, and on the days of match 5 and 6 compared to the day of match 2 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). A total of 4491 decisions were evaluated, and piece-wise exponential additive models applied for recurrent events analyses were used to model the hazard of poor decisions. There was great variation between matches and teams in how hazard for poor decisions evolved over time. A general increase in hazard throughout match play appeared negligible in scale. Within the tournament, the cumulative hazard of poor decisions did not increase with each match. Thus, despite the development of fatigue, there was no universal increase over time in poor offensive decisions, reinforcing the relevance of also considering other factors that may influence decision-making performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144015133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jack T Fahey, Paul Comfort, Paul Jones, Nicholas J Ripley
{"title":"Effect of 6-week single leg countermovement jump training on force time metrics in elite female youth footballers.","authors":"Jack T Fahey, Paul Comfort, Paul Jones, Nicholas J Ripley","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2489892","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2489892","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Female football participation has grown exponentially. Unfortunately, females exhibit greater injury risk than male athletes, and experience increased mechanical stress during adolescence. Force plates provide accurate and reliable force-time characteristics enabling profiling of injury risk and benchmarking using a variety of jump and isometric tasks. The purpose of this study was to determine whether test-retest reliability and force-time characteristics of SLCMJ, bilateral countermovement jump (CMJ), countermovement rebound jump (CMJ-R) and isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) change with six weeks of SLCMJ training. Twenty-eight elite youth female footballers (13.7 ± 1.1 years, 53.27 ± 8.82 kg, 162.20 ± 5.37 cm) completed six weeks of SLCMJ as part of a routine strength and plyometric training program. SLCMJ training did not influence test-retest reliability and resulted in favourable adaptations indicated through small to large changes in force-time characteristics for SLCMJ. Significant (<i>p</i> < 0.05) yet trivial to small favourable changes were observed for the CMJ and CMJ-R, with small increases observed for IMTP. The results of this study demonstrate that six weeks of SLCMJ training does not influence phase-specific test-rest reliability (i.e. braking and propulsion) and causes weekly fluctuations in force-time characteristics leading to improvements in SLCMJ, CMJ, CMJ-R and IMTP. Practitioners can use such information to inform training design and monitor athlete performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144023047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel Fortin-Guichard, Kathryn Johnston, Thomas Romeas, Magdalena Wojtowicz, Jean Lemoyne, David L Mann, Simon Grondin, Joseph Baker
{"title":"Beyond the trained eye: An objective method to predict game sense in team sports.","authors":"Daniel Fortin-Guichard, Kathryn Johnston, Thomas Romeas, Magdalena Wojtowicz, Jean Lemoyne, David L Mann, Simon Grondin, Joseph Baker","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2491976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2491976","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Talent identification in sports requires a prediction of how athletes will perform in the future based on a sample of their behaviors. Perceptual cognitive-skills or 'game sense' in sports jargon is important for performance, yet sport organizations lack objective and validated measures to predict it. This study aimed to establish the degree to which subjective evaluations of athletes' in-match perceptual-cognitive skills could be predicted by their performance on objective perceptual-cognitive tests. The perceptual-cognitive skills of 40 highly-trained ice-hockey players were assessed by their coaches and the results were compared with the athletes' performance on four laboratory perceptual-cognitive tasks (neuropsychological battery, multiple-object tracking, temporal occlusion, virtual reality). Athletes were also assessed by scouts throughout a hockey season and during small-sided games. Scout judgments best predicted coach rankings, with measures from small-sided games, neuropsychological battery, virtual reality and temporal occlusion improving prediction. Results suggest that adding perceptual-cognitive testing could help scouts better measure athletes during talent identification.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143970933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}