To investigate the presence of a relative age effect (RAE) and the influence of birth quarters (BQ), semesters (S) as well as skeletal maturation on anthropometric characteristics and aerobic peak speed (PST-CAR) in youth male soccer players. Methods: One hundred players were recruited to participate i...
A participação das mulheres nos esportes de alto rendimento vem crescendo, porém a literatura ainda é escassa em relação à influência dos aspectos hormonais e o ciclo menstrual (CM) na performance física. Dessa forma o objetivo do presente trabalho foi identificar a influência do CM na performa...
Introdução: O futsal é um esporte de contato envolvendo constantes trocas de direções [1], de forma que aproximadamente 64% das lesões são causadas por contato e 12,1% delas ocorrem no tornozelo [2]. Entre os fatores de risco para as lesões no tornozelo estão a diminuição de dorsiflexão [3] e...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyze the decline rate of master swimmers' world records compared to absolute world records, and sport performance decrease for both genders and different age groups (25 to 99 years old) in 50, 400 and 1500 meters freestyle swimming. The best performance for each d...
ABSTRACT Combined analysis of pre-competition physical, physiological and psychosocial features in taekwondo has not been performed. Therefore, this study examined the pre-competition physical, physiological and psychosocial states of taekwondo athletes participating in the Brazilian Taekwondo Championsh...
ABSTRACT An athlete's motivation is deemed one of the most important elements to achieve success in sports career. The aim of this study was to compare the motivation level of football athletes with long playtime (LPT) and short playtime (SPT) in a competition. The study assessed 112 federated athletes (...
BACKGROUND: Cardiac vagal index (CVI) is supposedly higher in athletes and may differ between sports and/or between field positions. OBJECTIVE: To compare CVI: a) between elite football players vs. non-athletes and b) according to five football positions. METHOD: 242 football players of the first Brazi...
Messias, Leonardo Henrique Dalcheco;
Ferrari, Homero Gustavo;
Pesquero, João Bosco;
Milanski, Marciane;
Esteves, Andrea Maculano;
Rojas, Marta Fuentes;
Reginato, Andressa;
Malavazi-Piza, Kelly Cristina;
Silva, Elton Dias;
Manchado-Gobatto, Fúlvia B.
Abstract AIMS The aims of this study were to investigate and characterize the anthropometric, nutritional, genetic, psychological and sleep variables of slalom kayakers, and to verify the correlation of these variables with the slalom kayakers' performance. METHODS Ten elite Brazilian team slalom kayak...
Abstract AIMS The aim of this study was to explore the effects of a deep-defending vs high-press defending strategy on footballers' tactical behaviour, physical and physiological responses, when in numerical difference. METHODS Nineteen elite professional footballers (outfield players) participated in ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the information constraining volleyball blockers' decision-making as they attempted to anticipate an opponent's shot. The role of the ball flight information emerging from the interaction between the digger and the setter was investigated. In the first experiment a kinematic ...
