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Efficacy and manner of execution of the serve in top-level womens beach volleyball players

ABSTRACT The study of the manner of execution (technique, and spatial aspects) can provide useful information to understand the game dynamics in beach volleyball and to obtain references values for the analysis of the game and the establishment of training goals. The aim of the study was to determine the...

Paralympic games: the experience with the other through the screens

ABSTRACT The International Paralympic Committee, organization that regulates Paralympic sports, as well as some representatives of cities/countries that host the Paralympic Games claim that the latter are an important platform to change society's perceptions of the capabilities of people with disabilitie...

Motivational profile and emotional intensity in school basketball: predictor variables

ABSTRACT This research investigated the capacity that game characteristics and protagonists have to predict emotional intensity, as well as motivational orientation (towards performance or outcome). A total of 183 elementary and high school students from four Spanish regions joined the study (boys = 43.7...

Examining offensive tactical actions performed by youth soccer players with different competitive contexts

ABSTRACT The study examined offensive tactical actions performed by U-15 soccer players with different competitive contexts. 34 matches played by three different contexts of U-15 soccer clubs were used; brazilian national (BN), brazilian regional (BR), and italian national (IN). Five categories where use...

Entry of brazilian paralympic athletes in high performance sport

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to describe the reasons for the entry of Paralympic athletes in high performance sport in Brazil. It is characterized as descriptive and qualitative approach. Information gathering was conducted through semi-structured interview. The study included 20 Paralympic athletes...

Crecimiento y maduración biológica asociados al desempeño físico del joven atleta
Biological growth and maturation associated with physical performance of the young athlete

An. venez. nutr; 33 (1), 2020
El análisis de la interfase entre función orgánica y física tiene una raíz histórica de larga data por parte de los especialistas en morfología humana en el campo de la salud y ciencias del deporte. En la actualidad cuando en décadas recientes se ha incrementado el descenso de la edad de los part...

Ingestion of a moderate dose of alcohol enhances physical exercise-induced changes in blood lactate concentration

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (4), 2020
The consumption of alcoholic beverages influences carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, although it is not yet clear whether metabolism during physical exercise at different intensities is also affected. This was the objective of the present study. Eight young and healthy volunteers performed a treadmill te...

Coeficientes de performance preditores da vitória do set no voleibol escolar

RESUMO O desempenho técnico-tático é fundamental para a vitória no voleibol, deste modo, é importante identificar indicadores associados com a vitória no set. Assim, o objetivo do presente estudo foi identificar e associar os coeficientes de performance técnico-tático em função do resultado do ...

Prática de atividade física e participação esportiva associadas à violência em adolescentes: uma revisão sistemática

RESUMO O presente estudo conduziu uma revisão da literatura que com o objetivo de investigar a relação entre a prática de atividade física (AF) e de esportes com violência e agressão entre adolescentes. Uma busca estruturada foi conduzida em três bases de dados (PubMed, Web of Science e Scielo) u...

Characterizing the pattern of rally times and complexes in school volleyball

ABSTRACT This study aimed to characterize the pattern of rally times and complexes in school volleyball. A total of 52 matches were analyzed, all video recorded on a digital camera. Rally times were analyzed along with their intervals, and complexes as well as actions in the rallies were quantified and c...