Sports school to expose young athletes to high-level competitions@CNA
Two years to go before the Youth Olympic Games, but the Singapore Sports School said it would not be increasing training sessions for its athletes.
Singapore Sports School will not be intensifying training sessions beyond the current six to ten times a week as the athletes are still very young.
Singapore Sports School website
22 February 2008
21 February 2008
17 February 2008
21 February 2008 announcement of 2010 YOG host city
21 February 2008: announcement ceremony of 2010 Youth Olympic Games@IOC
Moscow and Singapore finalists for 1st ever Summer Youth Olympic Games
Out of a list of nine candidates,* Moscow and Singapore have been chosen as the finalists for the election of the Host City of the 1st ever Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in 2010. Their names, together with the evaluation report, have been be submitted to the IOC members for a postal vote. The winning city will be announced by IOC President Jacques Rogge in a live web cast on www.olympic.org on Thursday 21 February 2008 from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
More information on
Moscow's candidature
Singapore's candidature
Moscow and Singapore finalists for 1st ever Summer Youth Olympic Games
Out of a list of nine candidates,* Moscow and Singapore have been chosen as the finalists for the election of the Host City of the 1st ever Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in 2010. Their names, together with the evaluation report, have been be submitted to the IOC members for a postal vote. The winning city will be announced by IOC President Jacques Rogge in a live web cast on www.olympic.org on Thursday 21 February 2008 from the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
More information on
Moscow's candidature
Singapore's candidature
12 February 2008
new Speedo swim suit using NASA technology
Speedo launches 'space age' swim suit@AOC
Speedo has harnessed the expertise of the United States space agency NASA amongst a number of international research institutes to create the SPEEDO LZR RACER® - which independent testing has shown to be the world’s fastest swimsuit.
Made from an ultra lightweight, low drag, water repellent, fast drying fabric, unique to Speedo, called LZR PULSE, the LZR RACER is the world’s first fully bonded swimsuit that is ultrasonically welded and gives the effect of no seams at all.
Speedo has harnessed the expertise of the United States space agency NASA amongst a number of international research institutes to create the SPEEDO LZR RACER® - which independent testing has shown to be the world’s fastest swimsuit.
Made from an ultra lightweight, low drag, water repellent, fast drying fabric, unique to Speedo, called LZR PULSE, the LZR RACER is the world’s first fully bonded swimsuit that is ultrasonically welded and gives the effect of no seams at all.
Sports Science Journal@Jan-Feb08
This is this month's sports science journal update.
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Jan-Feb 08
Coaching
Effects of acute exercise on executive processing, short-term and long-term memory. JSS
Determinants of 800-m and 1500-m Running Performance Using Allometric Models. MSSE
Relationship of Training versus Echocardiographic Parameters to Competitive Results in Distance Running. IJSM
Role of muscle mass on sprint performance: gender differences? EJAP
Factors affecting peak performance in the swimming competition of the Athens Olympic Games. JSMPF
Specific inspiratory muscle warm-up enhances badminton footwork performance. APNM
Strength & Conditioning
Block periodization versus traditional training theory: a review. JSMPF
The use of various strength-power tests as predictors of sprint running performance. JSMPF
Chin-up strength tests: does stature matter? JSMPF
Physiology
History of developments in sport and exercise physiology: A. V. Hill, maximal oxygen uptake, and oxygen debt. JSS
Twenty-five years of sport performance research in the Journal of Sports Sciences. JSS
Perception of Fatigue during Simulated Competition. MSSE
Influence of Instructions on Perceptually-Based Ratings. IJSM
Training Induced Changes in Maximum Heart Rate. IJSM
Validity of the Polar S810 to Measure R-R Intervals in Children. IJSM
Effect of hydrotherapy on the signs and symptoms of delayed onset muscle soreness . EJAP
Changes in the haemostatic system after thermoneutral and hyperthermic water immersion. EJAP
Validity of a Swimming Snorkel for Metabolic Testing. IJSM
Time Limit at V•O2max Velocity in Elite Crawl Swimmers. IJSM
Physiological Responses to Exercise at Altitude: An Update. SM
The effect of intermittent hypobaric hypoxic exposure and sea level training on submaximal economy in well-trained swimmers and runners. JAP
The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test: A Useful Tool for Evaluation of Physical Performance in Intermittent Sports. SM
Contrasting Influences of Age and Sex on Muscle Fatigue. MSSE
Sympathetic cardiovascular control during orthostatic stress and isometric exercise in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome. EJAP
Quadriceps Oxygenation during Isometric Exercise in Sailing. IJSM
Heat stress in sport—Fact and fiction. JSMS
A modern classification of the exercise-related heat illnesses. JSMS
Physiological limits to exercise performance in the heat. JSMS
The effect of the Ramadan fast on physical performance and dietary habits in adolescent soccer players. EJAP
Nutrition
Weight Control Strategies of Olympic Athletes Striving for Leanness: What Can be Done to Make Sport a Safer Environment? CJSM
Nutritional Supplementation and Anabolic Steroid Use in Adolescents. MSSE
Validation of a Personal Fluid Loss Monitor. IJSM
Biomechanics
Contributions of upper limb rotations to racket velocity in table tennis backhands against topspin and backspin. JSS
Sports Medicine
Kinematics of Ankle Taping after a Training Session. IJSM
Epidemiology of knee injuries among adolescents: a systematic review. BJSM
Physical examination tests of the shoulder: a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. BJSM
Predicting Return to Sprinting after Acute Hamstring Strains. CJSM
Head and Neck Position Sense. SM
Psychology
Twenty-five years of psychology in the Journal of Sports Sciences: A historical overview. JSS
Evaluation on the effects of relaxing music on the recovery from aerobic exercise-induced fatigue. JSMPF
College athletes' perceptions of social support provided by their coach before injury and after it. JSMPF
On the temporal and behavioural consistency of pre-performance routines: An intra-individual analysis of elite basketball players' free throw shooting accuracy. JSS
Talent ID
ACTN3 genotype in professional soccer players. BJSM
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Jan-Feb 08
Coaching
Effects of acute exercise on executive processing, short-term and long-term memory. JSS
Determinants of 800-m and 1500-m Running Performance Using Allometric Models. MSSE
Relationship of Training versus Echocardiographic Parameters to Competitive Results in Distance Running. IJSM
Role of muscle mass on sprint performance: gender differences? EJAP
Factors affecting peak performance in the swimming competition of the Athens Olympic Games. JSMPF
Specific inspiratory muscle warm-up enhances badminton footwork performance. APNM
Strength & Conditioning
Block periodization versus traditional training theory: a review. JSMPF
The use of various strength-power tests as predictors of sprint running performance. JSMPF
Chin-up strength tests: does stature matter? JSMPF
Physiology
History of developments in sport and exercise physiology: A. V. Hill, maximal oxygen uptake, and oxygen debt. JSS
Twenty-five years of sport performance research in the Journal of Sports Sciences. JSS
Perception of Fatigue during Simulated Competition. MSSE
Influence of Instructions on Perceptually-Based Ratings. IJSM
Training Induced Changes in Maximum Heart Rate. IJSM
Validity of the Polar S810 to Measure R-R Intervals in Children. IJSM
Effect of hydrotherapy on the signs and symptoms of delayed onset muscle soreness . EJAP
Changes in the haemostatic system after thermoneutral and hyperthermic water immersion. EJAP
Validity of a Swimming Snorkel for Metabolic Testing. IJSM
Time Limit at V•O2max Velocity in Elite Crawl Swimmers. IJSM
Physiological Responses to Exercise at Altitude: An Update. SM
The effect of intermittent hypobaric hypoxic exposure and sea level training on submaximal economy in well-trained swimmers and runners. JAP
The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test: A Useful Tool for Evaluation of Physical Performance in Intermittent Sports. SM
Contrasting Influences of Age and Sex on Muscle Fatigue. MSSE
Sympathetic cardiovascular control during orthostatic stress and isometric exercise in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome. EJAP
Quadriceps Oxygenation during Isometric Exercise in Sailing. IJSM
Heat stress in sport—Fact and fiction. JSMS
A modern classification of the exercise-related heat illnesses. JSMS
Physiological limits to exercise performance in the heat. JSMS
The effect of the Ramadan fast on physical performance and dietary habits in adolescent soccer players. EJAP
Nutrition
Weight Control Strategies of Olympic Athletes Striving for Leanness: What Can be Done to Make Sport a Safer Environment? CJSM
Nutritional Supplementation and Anabolic Steroid Use in Adolescents. MSSE
Validation of a Personal Fluid Loss Monitor. IJSM
Biomechanics
Contributions of upper limb rotations to racket velocity in table tennis backhands against topspin and backspin. JSS
Sports Medicine
Kinematics of Ankle Taping after a Training Session. IJSM
Epidemiology of knee injuries among adolescents: a systematic review. BJSM
Physical examination tests of the shoulder: a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. BJSM
Predicting Return to Sprinting after Acute Hamstring Strains. CJSM
Head and Neck Position Sense. SM
Psychology
Twenty-five years of psychology in the Journal of Sports Sciences: A historical overview. JSS
Evaluation on the effects of relaxing music on the recovery from aerobic exercise-induced fatigue. JSMPF
College athletes' perceptions of social support provided by their coach before injury and after it. JSMPF
On the temporal and behavioural consistency of pre-performance routines: An intra-individual analysis of elite basketball players' free throw shooting accuracy. JSS
Talent ID
ACTN3 genotype in professional soccer players. BJSM
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09 February 2008
The Age of Exhaustion in world records?
Stuck records@times online
According to a study conducted at France’s biomedical and epidemiological institute of sport (Irmes), which analysed 3,260 world records going back to the first modern Olympics in 1896, humans have reached their physiological limits, and after the year 2060, there will be no more world records.
Based on its analyses, Toussaint’s team predicts that in most of the quantifiable Olympic sports, the era of world records is drawing to a close. “We started our study in 1896, when we estimate people were operating at 75% of their physiological capacity. We are now at 99%. When we say there will be no more world records after 2060, it should not be forgotten that in about half of the events, there will be no world records after 2027.”
According to a study conducted at France’s biomedical and epidemiological institute of sport (Irmes), which analysed 3,260 world records going back to the first modern Olympics in 1896, humans have reached their physiological limits, and after the year 2060, there will be no more world records.
Based on its analyses, Toussaint’s team predicts that in most of the quantifiable Olympic sports, the era of world records is drawing to a close. “We started our study in 1896, when we estimate people were operating at 75% of their physiological capacity. We are now at 99%. When we say there will be no more world records after 2060, it should not be forgotten that in about half of the events, there will be no world records after 2027.”
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