Federer's amazing forehand against Ancic@BBC tennis
It is worth analyzing.
04 June 2008
30 May 2008
Sports Science and Bowling Conference in Singapore
Sports Science and Bowling Conference 2008
Date : Sunday, 1 June 2008
Time : 8am to 5:30pm
Venue : AVA Room, Singapore Sports School
Conference Overview
Today, athletes do not just need talent to do well in sports. They need a well-equipped programme encompassing a customized training programme that is unique for them. The programme is more than building up their fitness and physically capabilities to perform through physical exercise and training. It is about how other supporting disciplines like Sports Science can be applied to enhance their performance.
The Singapore Sports School’s Sports Science Academy will share with participants of the conference on the integrated approach to enhance the performance of Ten-pin bowlers at the youth level. Participants can expect the experts in the sports science industry to deliver a power-packed session that will equip them with the essentials to help them improve the sports performance of bowlers.
Applied physiology of ten-pin bowling slide
Date : Sunday, 1 June 2008
Time : 8am to 5:30pm
Venue : AVA Room, Singapore Sports School
Conference Overview
Today, athletes do not just need talent to do well in sports. They need a well-equipped programme encompassing a customized training programme that is unique for them. The programme is more than building up their fitness and physically capabilities to perform through physical exercise and training. It is about how other supporting disciplines like Sports Science can be applied to enhance their performance.
The Singapore Sports School’s Sports Science Academy will share with participants of the conference on the integrated approach to enhance the performance of Ten-pin bowlers at the youth level. Participants can expect the experts in the sports science industry to deliver a power-packed session that will equip them with the essentials to help them improve the sports performance of bowlers.
Applied physiology of ten-pin bowling slide
16 May 2008
IOC personal trainer videos
Olympic Legends Offer their Services as Personal Trainers!@IOC
You can select advice on a variety of topics from Olympic legends including Alexander Popov, Barbara Kendall, Rania Elwani, Hicham El Guerrouj, Charmaine Crooks, and Sergey Bubka.
Personal Trainer website
You can select advice on a variety of topics from Olympic legends including Alexander Popov, Barbara Kendall, Rania Elwani, Hicham El Guerrouj, Charmaine Crooks, and Sergey Bubka.
Personal Trainer website
05 May 2008
Sports Science Journal@Mar-Apr08
Mar-Apr 08
This is bi-monthly sports science journal update.
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Coaching
IOC consensus statement: "training the elite child athlete". BJSM
Cluster Training: A Novel Method for Introducing Training Program Variation. SCJ
Approaching Physical Preparation for Youth Team-Sports Players. SCJ
The key to top-level endurance running performance: a unique example. BJSM
Do you get value for money when you buy an expensive pair of running shoes? BJSM
Soccer penalty takers' uniform colour and pre-penalty kick gaze affect the impressions formed of them by opposing goalkeepers. JSS
Effect of Match-Related Fatigue on Short-Passing Ability in Young Soccer Players. MSSE
Strength & Conditioning
Challenges Applying the Research on Periodization. SCJ
Multiple-Sprint Work: Methodological, Physiological, and Experimental Issues. IJSPP
Development and Reliability of Two Core Stability Field Tests. JSCR
Coordination Specificity in Strength and Power Training. IJSM
Do Sex or Race Differences Influence Strength Training Effects on Muscle or Fat? MSSE
Physiology
An Applied Research Model for the Sport Sciences. SM
Quantifying Training Load: A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Methods. IJSPP
Validity, Reliability and Sensitivity of Measures of Sporting Performance. SM
Similar Sensitivity of Time to Exhaustion and Time-Trial Time to Changes in Endurance. MSSE
Seasonal progression and variability of repeat-effort line-drill performance in elite junior basketball players. JSS
A model study of optimal training reduction during pre-event taper in elite swimmers. JSS
Use of an Audio-Paced Incremental Swimming Test in Young National-Level Swimmers. IJSPP
Effect of cold water immersion on repeat cycling performance and thermoregulation in the heat. JSS
Describing and Understanding Pacing Strategies during Athletic Competition. SM
Lipid Profiles of Judo Athletes during Ramadan. IJSM
Effect of training in the fasted state on metabolic responses during exercise with carbohydrate intake. JAP
The 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test: Accuracy for Individualizing Interval Training of Young Intermittent Sport Players. JSCR
The relative contributions of anaerobic and aerobic energy supply during track 100-, 400- and 800-m perform. JSMPF
Reliability of Postexercise Heart Rate Recovery. IJSM
Altitude, Heart Rate Variability and Aerobic Capacities. IJSM
Bright Light and Thermoregulatory Responses to Exercise. IJSM
Nutrition
Sport and exercise nutrition: from theory to practice. EJSM
What is the optimal composition of an athlete's diet? EJSM
Building muscle: nutrition to maximize bulk and strength adaptations to resistance exercise training EJSM
Carbohydrate feeding during exercise. EJSM
Nutrition, sleep and recovery. EJSM
The influence of serial feeding of drinks at different temperatures on thermoregulatory responses during cycling. JSS
Resistance Training and Bone Mineral Density during Growth. IJSM
Biomechanics
Arm coordination in elite backstroke swimmers. JSS
Reconstruction accuracy in underwater three-dimensional kinematic analysis. JSMS
A New Portable Device for Assessing Locomotor Performance. IJSM
Sports Medicine
The early management of muscle strains in the elite athlete: best practice in a world with a limited evidence basis. BJSM
Effect of Kinesio taping on muscle strength in athletes—A pilot study. JSMS
Prevention of Injuries Among Male Soccer Players: A Prospective, Randomized Intervention Study Targeting Players With Previous Injuries or Reduced Function. AJSM
Electrocardiograms in Athletes: Interpretation and Diagnostic Accuracy. MSSE
New strategies for doping control. JSS
Gene doping. SJMSS
The social-cognitive mechanisms regulating adolescents' use of doping substances. JSS
Sudden cardiac death in young athletes: time for a Nordic approach in screening? SJMSS
Automated external defibrillators in the Australian fitness industry. JSMS
Artificial playing surface increases the injury risk in pivoting indoor sports: a prospective one-season follow-up study in Finnish female floorball. BJSM
Psychology
Psychological Skills Training Improves Exercise Performance in the Heat. MSSE
A social cognitive approach to burnout in elite athletes. SJMSS
Talent ID and development
Changes in motor skill and fitness measures among children with high and low motor competence: A five-year longitudinal study. JSMS
Genomics and Sports: Building a Bridge Towards a Rational and Personalized Training Framework. IJSM
Is there an association between PPARGC1A genotypes and endurance capacity in Chinese men? SJMSS
The ACTN3 Gene in Elite Greek Track and Field Athletes. IJSM
This is bi-monthly sports science journal update.
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Coaching
IOC consensus statement: "training the elite child athlete". BJSM
Cluster Training: A Novel Method for Introducing Training Program Variation. SCJ
Approaching Physical Preparation for Youth Team-Sports Players. SCJ
The key to top-level endurance running performance: a unique example. BJSM
Do you get value for money when you buy an expensive pair of running shoes? BJSM
Soccer penalty takers' uniform colour and pre-penalty kick gaze affect the impressions formed of them by opposing goalkeepers. JSS
Effect of Match-Related Fatigue on Short-Passing Ability in Young Soccer Players. MSSE
Strength & Conditioning
Challenges Applying the Research on Periodization. SCJ
Multiple-Sprint Work: Methodological, Physiological, and Experimental Issues. IJSPP
Development and Reliability of Two Core Stability Field Tests. JSCR
Coordination Specificity in Strength and Power Training. IJSM
Do Sex or Race Differences Influence Strength Training Effects on Muscle or Fat? MSSE
Physiology
An Applied Research Model for the Sport Sciences. SM
Quantifying Training Load: A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Methods. IJSPP
Validity, Reliability and Sensitivity of Measures of Sporting Performance. SM
Similar Sensitivity of Time to Exhaustion and Time-Trial Time to Changes in Endurance. MSSE
Seasonal progression and variability of repeat-effort line-drill performance in elite junior basketball players. JSS
A model study of optimal training reduction during pre-event taper in elite swimmers. JSS
Use of an Audio-Paced Incremental Swimming Test in Young National-Level Swimmers. IJSPP
Effect of cold water immersion on repeat cycling performance and thermoregulation in the heat. JSS
Describing and Understanding Pacing Strategies during Athletic Competition. SM
Lipid Profiles of Judo Athletes during Ramadan. IJSM
Effect of training in the fasted state on metabolic responses during exercise with carbohydrate intake. JAP
The 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test: Accuracy for Individualizing Interval Training of Young Intermittent Sport Players. JSCR
The relative contributions of anaerobic and aerobic energy supply during track 100-, 400- and 800-m perform. JSMPF
Reliability of Postexercise Heart Rate Recovery. IJSM
Altitude, Heart Rate Variability and Aerobic Capacities. IJSM
Bright Light and Thermoregulatory Responses to Exercise. IJSM
Nutrition
Sport and exercise nutrition: from theory to practice. EJSM
What is the optimal composition of an athlete's diet? EJSM
Building muscle: nutrition to maximize bulk and strength adaptations to resistance exercise training EJSM
Carbohydrate feeding during exercise. EJSM
Nutrition, sleep and recovery. EJSM
The influence of serial feeding of drinks at different temperatures on thermoregulatory responses during cycling. JSS
Resistance Training and Bone Mineral Density during Growth. IJSM
Biomechanics
Arm coordination in elite backstroke swimmers. JSS
Reconstruction accuracy in underwater three-dimensional kinematic analysis. JSMS
A New Portable Device for Assessing Locomotor Performance. IJSM
Sports Medicine
The early management of muscle strains in the elite athlete: best practice in a world with a limited evidence basis. BJSM
Effect of Kinesio taping on muscle strength in athletes—A pilot study. JSMS
Prevention of Injuries Among Male Soccer Players: A Prospective, Randomized Intervention Study Targeting Players With Previous Injuries or Reduced Function. AJSM
Electrocardiograms in Athletes: Interpretation and Diagnostic Accuracy. MSSE
New strategies for doping control. JSS
Gene doping. SJMSS
The social-cognitive mechanisms regulating adolescents' use of doping substances. JSS
Sudden cardiac death in young athletes: time for a Nordic approach in screening? SJMSS
Automated external defibrillators in the Australian fitness industry. JSMS
Artificial playing surface increases the injury risk in pivoting indoor sports: a prospective one-season follow-up study in Finnish female floorball. BJSM
Psychology
Psychological Skills Training Improves Exercise Performance in the Heat. MSSE
A social cognitive approach to burnout in elite athletes. SJMSS
Talent ID and development
Changes in motor skill and fitness measures among children with high and low motor competence: A five-year longitudinal study. JSMS
Genomics and Sports: Building a Bridge Towards a Rational and Personalized Training Framework. IJSM
Is there an association between PPARGC1A genotypes and endurance capacity in Chinese men? SJMSS
The ACTN3 Gene in Elite Greek Track and Field Athletes. IJSM
05 April 2008
sports science support at 9th FINA World Championships (25m) Manchester 2008
I will be attending 16th FINA World Sports Medicine Congress on 7-8th to learn about latest updates on swimming science．From 9th to 13th, I will support Singapore swimmers at the 9th FINA World Championships (25m) Manchester 2008 for lactate and glucose monitoring and filming.
04 April 2008
IOC president to visit Singapore
IOC president to visit Singapore for update on 2010 YOG plans@CNA
Jacques Rogge, the IOC president, will start his three-day visit to Singapore on Friday.
Dr Rogge and his five-member delegation will be given a first-hand account of what has been done here, as Singapore prepares to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2010.
The IOC chief will also have a dialogue session with students at Victoria Junior College on Saturday.
He will also visit Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Sports School.
Another highlight of his visit will be the signing of the Host City Contract at the Istana, which will be witnessed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Dr Rogge's visit coincides with more good news for Singapore – the city-state has just been given provisional membership into the International Skating Union (ISU), which means Singapore can now participate in big events such as the Winter Olympic Games.
Jacques Rogge, the IOC president, will start his three-day visit to Singapore on Friday.
Dr Rogge and his five-member delegation will be given a first-hand account of what has been done here, as Singapore prepares to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2010.
The IOC chief will also have a dialogue session with students at Victoria Junior College on Saturday.
He will also visit Nanyang Technological University and Singapore Sports School.
Another highlight of his visit will be the signing of the Host City Contract at the Istana, which will be witnessed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Dr Rogge's visit coincides with more good news for Singapore – the city-state has just been given provisional membership into the International Skating Union (ISU), which means Singapore can now participate in big events such as the Winter Olympic Games.
UK R&D strategy
UK sport recognises eight innovation partners@UK sport
The UK Sport Research and Innovation department works to deliver bespoke performance solutions for sports’ national governing bodies in collaboration with the best British expertise in the fields of engineering, technology and human sciences.
Projects can involve anything that affects athletes competing on the world stage, from developing measurement equipment for use in training to coming up with optimal hydration and recovery strategies. The primary focus of research is on sports with high potential to win medals at the Olympic or Paralympic Games.
The eight Innovation Partners are: BAE Systems, emp: technology group, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, Loughborough University Sports Technology Institute, the Sport and Exercise Science Department at Portsmouth University, the Centre for Sport and Engineering Science at Sheffield Hallam University, TotalSim and the Wolfson Unit.
The UK Sport Research and Innovation department works to deliver bespoke performance solutions for sports’ national governing bodies in collaboration with the best British expertise in the fields of engineering, technology and human sciences.
Projects can involve anything that affects athletes competing on the world stage, from developing measurement equipment for use in training to coming up with optimal hydration and recovery strategies. The primary focus of research is on sports with high potential to win medals at the Olympic or Paralympic Games.
The eight Innovation Partners are: BAE Systems, emp: technology group, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, Loughborough University Sports Technology Institute, the Sport and Exercise Science Department at Portsmouth University, the Centre for Sport and Engineering Science at Sheffield Hallam University, TotalSim and the Wolfson Unit.
24 March 2008
Singapore sets up organising committee for first Youth Olympics
Singapore sets up organising committee for first Youth Olympics@CNA
SINGAPORE: Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday appointed Ng Ser Miang as the chairman of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) Board.
Mr Ng is the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board member in Singapore.
The organising committee for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010 is set up with its 22-member SYOGOC board, an inter-ministry committee and a panel of advisors.
SINGAPORE: Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday appointed Ng Ser Miang as the chairman of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (SYOGOC) Board.
Mr Ng is the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board member in Singapore.
The organising committee for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010 is set up with its 22-member SYOGOC board, an inter-ministry committee and a panel of advisors.
11 March 2008
doping to enhance academic performance?
Brain Enhancement Is Wrong, Right?@NY times
In a recent commentary in the journal Nature, two Cambridge University researchers reported that about a dozen of their colleagues had admitted to regular use of prescription drugs like Adderall, a stimulant, and Provigil, which promotes wakefulness, to improve their academic performance. The former is approved to treat attention deficit disorder, the latter narcolepsy, and both are considered more effective, and more widely available, than the drugs circulating in dorms a generation ago.
In a recent commentary in the journal Nature, two Cambridge University researchers reported that about a dozen of their colleagues had admitted to regular use of prescription drugs like Adderall, a stimulant, and Provigil, which promotes wakefulness, to improve their academic performance. The former is approved to treat attention deficit disorder, the latter narcolepsy, and both are considered more effective, and more widely available, than the drugs circulating in dorms a generation ago.
NZ Coach Grants
SPARC invests $600,000 into NZ’s top coaches@SPARC
Many of the Coach Performance Enhancement Grants (CPEG) recipients were part time coaches with regular jobs who had to give up their personal time to coach athletes. Balancing both roles can be pretty challenging, so these grants allow us to purchase more of a coach’s time (off employers) which ultimately gives their athletes more chance of success.
Many of the Coach Performance Enhancement Grants (CPEG) recipients were part time coaches with regular jobs who had to give up their personal time to coach athletes. Balancing both roles can be pretty challenging, so these grants allow us to purchase more of a coach’s time (off employers) which ultimately gives their athletes more chance of success.
24 February 2008
Singapore Sports School as a long term athlete development model
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
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.”
31 January 2008
Japan National Training Center (NTC) opens
New training center fuels dreams of gold@asahi
The NTC's total cost, including expenses to purchase the land site, was about 37.4 billion yen, according to the sports ministry.
The indoor training facility can be used by athletes in up to 10 sports, from gymnastics and judo to table tennis.
The judo facility is twice the size of the famed Kodokan, the headquarters of judo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. The NTC facility has about 1,000 tatami mats.
Each practice facility has video cameras in place so athletes and coaches can later review their techniques.
The tennis courts use the same surfaces in stadiums hosting the U.S. and French Opens.
The outdoor training facility, featuring a 400-meter track, was completed in January 2007.
The JOC will operate an elite academy to foster young athletes into those capable of competing at the international level.
Table tennis and wrestling will join the academy project from April.
Six table tennis players and three wrestlers, all still in junior high school, will live and train at the NTC while attending a nearby school.
The NTC's total cost, including expenses to purchase the land site, was about 37.4 billion yen, according to the sports ministry.
The indoor training facility can be used by athletes in up to 10 sports, from gymnastics and judo to table tennis.
The judo facility is twice the size of the famed Kodokan, the headquarters of judo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. The NTC facility has about 1,000 tatami mats.
Each practice facility has video cameras in place so athletes and coaches can later review their techniques.
The tennis courts use the same surfaces in stadiums hosting the U.S. and French Opens.
The outdoor training facility, featuring a 400-meter track, was completed in January 2007.
The JOC will operate an elite academy to foster young athletes into those capable of competing at the international level.
Table tennis and wrestling will join the academy project from April.
Six table tennis players and three wrestlers, all still in junior high school, will live and train at the NTC while attending a nearby school.
21 January 2008
plan for Singapore Sports Hub
Singapore Sports Hub Consortium, Led By Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd, Selected as Preferred Bidder For Sports Hub Project@SSC
Located on a 35ha site in Kallang, the Sports Hub will include the following facilities:
• A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof;
• A 6,000-capacity indoor Aquatic Centre that meets world tournament standards;
• A 3,000-capacity multi-purpose arena which will be scalable and flexible in layout;
• 41,000 sq m of commercial space
• A Water Sports Centre
• The existing 12,000-capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium; and
• Supporting leisure and commercial developments
With its world-class facilities, the Sports Hub will be the Centre for Singapore's elite athletes and high performance management as well as an ideal location for sports and entertainment events, sports administration, and sports and recreation businesses.
It will help to create a critical mass of international, regional and local sports federations and associations, sports medicine and sports science service providers, sports related training and education service providers, sports companies' sales and marketing headquarters, and retail outlets.
02 January 2008
Playing sports, Wii Sports or XBOX 360 for energy expenditure
Comparison of energy expenditure in adolescents when playing new generation and sedentary computer games: cross sectional study@pubmed
An interesting study of Liverpool John Moores University was conducted to compare the energy expenditure of adolescents when playing sedentary (XBOX 360) and new generation active computer games (Wii Sports).
Mean (standard deviation) predicted energy expenditure when playing Wii Sports bowling (190.6 (22.2) kJ/kg/min), tennis (202.5 (31.5) kJ/kg/min), and boxing (198.1 (33.9) kJ/kg/min) was significantly greater than when playing sedentary games XBOX 360 (125.5 (13.7) kJ/kg/min) (P<0.001).
However,
the energy used when playing active Wii Sports games was not of high enough intensity to contribute towards the recommended daily amount of exercise in children.
An interesting study of Liverpool John Moores University was conducted to compare the energy expenditure of adolescents when playing sedentary (XBOX 360) and new generation active computer games (Wii Sports).
Mean (standard deviation) predicted energy expenditure when playing Wii Sports bowling (190.6 (22.2) kJ/kg/min), tennis (202.5 (31.5) kJ/kg/min), and boxing (198.1 (33.9) kJ/kg/min) was significantly greater than when playing sedentary games XBOX 360 (125.5 (13.7) kJ/kg/min) (P<0.001).
However,
the energy used when playing active Wii Sports games was not of high enough intensity to contribute towards the recommended daily amount of exercise in children.
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