Sports Sci J@Nov 08-Mar 09

This is the latest sports science journal update.

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Nov 08-Mar 09

Coaching

Peaking for optimal performance: Research limitations and future directions. JSS (free access)



What makes coaches tick? The impact of coaches' intrinsic and extrinsic motives on their own satisfaction and that of their athletes. SJMSS



Does Improved Decision-Making Ability Reduce the Physiological Demands of Game-Based Activities in Field Sport Athletes? JSCR



Does Childhood Motor Skill Proficiency Predict Adolescent Fitness? MSSE



The changing shape of “successful” professional footballers. JSS (free acces)



Fitness determinants of success in men's and women's football. JSS



Analysis of High Intensity Activity in Premier League Soccer. IJSPP



Analysis of lap times in international swimming competitions. JSS



Relationships between swim performance, maximal oxygen uptake and peak power output when wearing a wetsuit. JSMS



Analysis of speed, stroke rate, and stroke distance for world-class breaststroke swimming. JSS



Movement coordination patterns in triple jump training drills. JSS



The Professionalization of Youth Sports: It's Time to Act! CJSM



Strength & Conditioning

Optimizing Performance by Improving Core Stability and Core Strength. SM



Understanding Change of Direction Ability in Sport: A Review of Resistance Training Studies. SM



Cross-Sectional Area and Muscular Strength: A Brief Review. SM



Comparison of Linear and Reverse Linear Periodization Effects on Maximal Strength and Body Composition. JSCR



Sprint Training in Preadolescent Soccer Players. IJSPP



Squat Jump Training at Maximal Power Loads vs. Heavy Loads: Effect on Sprint Ability. JSCR



Determining Variables of Plyometric Training for Improving Vertical Jump Height Performance: A Meta-Analysis. JSCR



Vibration Training: Could It Enhance the Strength, Power, or Speed of Athletes? JSCR



Using Functional Tests to Identify Core Weakness. PTJ



Effects of Static Stretching on Repeated Sprint and Change of Direction Performance. MSSE



Dynamic Stretching and Golf Swing Performance. IJSPP



Basketball game-related statistics that discriminate between teams' season-long success. EJSS



Physiology

Fatigue management in the preparation of Olympic athletes. JSS



Technical performance during soccer matches of the Italian Serie A league: Effect of fatigue and competitive level. JSMS



Sea-Level Exercise Performance Following Adaptation to Hypoxia: A Meta-Analysis. SM


Cycling Performance Following Adaptation to Two Protocols of Acutely Intermittent Hypoxia. IJSPP



Improved Race Performance in Elite Middle-Distance Runners After Cumulative Altitude Exposure. IJSPP



Improved running economy and increased hemoglobin mass in elite runners after extended moderate altitude exposure. JSMS



The Influence of Respiratory Muscle Training Upon Intermittent Exercise Performance. IJSM



The Effects of Wearing Lower-Body Compression Garments During Endurance Cycling. IJSPP

The Effects of Compression Garments on Intermittent Exercise Performance and Recovery on Consecutive Days. IJSPP



Effects of wearing compression garments on physiological and performance measures in a simulated game-specific circuit for netball. JSMS



Effect of Compression Stockings on Running Performance in Men Runners. JSCR


The influence of cold water immersions on adaptation following a single bout of damaging exercise. EJAP



Effect of cold water immersion after exercise in the heat on muscle function, body temperatures, and vessel diameter. JSMS



To Cool, But Not Too Cool: That Is the Question-Immersion Cooling for Hyperthermia. MSSE



Cold-induced vasodilation. EJAP



Mental fatigue impairs physical performance in humans. JAP (free access)



Training and 24-hr Urinary Catecholamine Excretion. IJSM



Changes in heart rate recovery after high-intensity training in well-trained cyclists. EJAP



Validity and Reliability of Short-Term Heart-Rate Variability from the Polar S810. MSSE



Effect of high intensity intermittent training on heart rate variability in prepubescent children. EJAP



The Ecological Validity and Application of the Session-RPE Method for Quantifying Training Loads in Swimming. JSCR



Using Session-RPE to Monitor Training Load in Swimmers. SCJ



Aerobic Cost in Elite Female Adolescent Swimmers. IJSM



A Method for Determining Critical Swimming Velocity. IJSM



Characteristics of performance in skeleton World Cup races. JSS



Validity of the Running Repeated Sprint Ability Test Among Playing Positions and Level of Competitiveness in Trained Soccer Players. IJSM



Is a fatigue index a worthwhile measure of repeated sprint ability? JSMS



Repeated-bout exercise in the heat in young athletes: physiological strain and perceptual responses. JAP



Longitudinal changes in haemoglobin mass and V O2max in adolescents. EJAP



Effect of commercial airline travel on oxygen saturation in athletes. BJSM



Why does exercise terminate at the maximal lactate steady state intensity? BJSM



Progressive Statistics for Studies in Sports Medicine and Exercise Science. MSSE



Measurement Studies in Sports Science Research. IJSPP



Inference About Magnitudes of Effects. IJSPP



Game creativity analysis using neural networks. JSS



Nutrition

Nutrition and Athletic Performance. MSSE



Dehydration: Cause of Fatigue or Sign of Pacing in Elite Soccer? SM



Rates of fluid ingestion alter pacing but not thermoregulatory responses during prolonged exercise in hot and humid conditions with appropriate convective cooling. EJAP



Core temperature differences between males and females during intermittent exercise: physical considerations. EJAP



Caffeine Improves Physical and Cognitive Performance during Exhaustive Exercise. MSSE



Caffeine and sports performance. APNM



Effect of Caffeine on Sport-Specific Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review. JSCR



Ramadan Fasting’s Effect on Plasma Leptin, Adiponectin Concentrations, and Body Composition in Trained Young Men. IJSNEM



Biomechanics

A Review of Vision-Based Motion Analysis in Sport. SM



Validity and reliability of a simple categorical tool for the assessment of interceptive skill. JSMS



Relationships between stroke parameters and critical swimming speed in a sprint interval training set. JSS



Validity of the use of a fixed point for intracycle velocity calculations in swimming. JSMS



Effects of different shoe-lacing patterns on the biomechanics of running shoes. JSS





Sports Medicine

Selected Issues for the Adolescent Athlete and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement. MSSE



The Inflammatory Response to Skeletal Muscle Injury: Illuminating Complexities. SM



Another major win for physiotherapy — curing patellofemoral pain. BJSM



Patellofemoral pain syndrome: a review on the associated neuromuscular deficits and current treatment options. BJSM



Sports Injuries Surveillance During the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships. CJSM



Epidemiological studies of injuries in rugby league: Suggestions for definitions, data collection and reporting methods. JSMS



Is your prescription of distance running shoes evidence-based? BJSM



The Epidemiology and Aetiology of Injuries in Sailing. SM



Total Hemoglobin Mass-A New Parameter to Detect Blood Doping? MSSE



Medication Use by Athletes at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games. CJSM



What to tell the media—or not: consensus guidelines for sports physicians. BJSM



Psychology

Why do English players fail in soccer penalty shootouts? A study of team status, self-regulation, and choking under pressure. JSS



Coping Skills of Olympic Developmental Soccer Athletes. IJSM





The effects of perceived and received support on objective performance outcome. EJSS



Reflective practice, experience, and the interpretation of anxiety symptoms. JSS



Talent ID and development

Anthropometric and performance measures for the development of a talent detection and identification model in youth handball. JSS



Birthplace effects on the development of female athletic talent. JSMS



Birth date and birth place effects in National Hockey League draftees 2000–2005: comments on Baker and Logan (2007). BJSM



Do anthropometric and fitness characteristics vary according to birth date distribution in elite youth academy soccer players? SJMSS



Validity and Reliability of the Medicine Ball Throw for Kindergarten Children. JSCR



Global Gene Expression in Skeletal Muscle from Well-Trained Strength and Endurance Athletes. MSSE



The Human Gene Map for Performance and Health-Related Fitness Phenotypes: The 2006-2007 Update. MSSE



Endurance Performance: Genes or Gene Combinations? IJSM

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brain performance peaks at the age 22

Old age begins at 27 as mental powers start to decline, scientists find @telegraph

The study of 2,000 men and women lasted over seven years. The respondents, aged between 18-60, were asked to solve visual puzzles, recall words and story details and spot patterns in letters and symbols.

Similar tests are often used to diagnose mental disabilities and declines, including dementia.

The research by the University of Virginia found that in nine out of 12 tests the average age at which the top performance was achieved was 22.

The first age at which performance was significantly lower than the peak scores was 27 – for three tests of reasoning, speed of thought and spatial visualisation. Memory was shown to decline from the average age of 37. In the other tests, poorer results were shown by the age of 42.

However, the report published in the academic journal Neurobiology Of Ageing, found that abilities based on accumulated knowledge, such as performance on tests of vocabulary or general information, increased until at the age of 60.

AYG update

Preparations for Asian Youth Games remain on track@CNA

SINGAPORE: Despite the current economic climate, preparations for the inaugural Asian Youth Games, to be held in Singapore from June 29 to July 7, remain on track.

Of the estimated budget of S$15 million, slightly over S$3 million in sponsorship has been raised. The rest will be borne by the government.