The effects of the image attributes of golf star athletes supported by adult amateur golfers on sports participation desire and continuation intention by Ji-Hye Yang, Ga Young Kim, Hye Jin Yang, Chulhwan Choi, Chul-Ho Bum

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Skill-level differences in final shot characteristics in padel: comparative insights from amateurs and professionals by Ana Isabel Fernandez-de-Osso, Adrián Escudero-Tena, Diego Muñoz, Iván Martín-Miguel, Rafael Conde-Ripoll

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The Quality of Functional Movements and the Back Squat in Amateur and Professional Bodybuilders by VERONIKA ILJINAITĖ, LAIMONAS ŠIUPŠINSKAS, KRISTINA BERŠKIENĖ

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The Effect of Aerobic Endurance on Agility and Speed in Amateur Soccer Players by Turgut Kaplan, Maya Budak, Ömer Kahraman, İbrahim Halil Şahin

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Reliability of an Inertial Measurement System Applied to the Technical Assessment of Forehand and Serve in Amateur Tennis Players by Lucio Caprioli, Cristian Romagnoli, Francesca Campoli, Saeid Edriss, Elvira Padua, Vincenzo Bonaiuto, Giuseppe Annino

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Perceived Nuisance Caused by Air Pollution on Amateur Endurance Athletes/Exercisers: Development of a Psychometric Scale by George Koskinas, Ilias Mavroidis, Yiannis Giossos

“…Air pollution is a major health-related environmental challenge that affects many aspects of people’s daily lives. For amateur endurance athletes/exercisers, air pollution can cause, apart from the common health issues, reduced performance capacity during training and races. …”
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Accuracy of smartwatches in predicting distance running performance by Jiansong Dai, Gangrui Chen, Zhonghe Gu, Yuxuan Qi, Kai Xu

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Isokinetic strength and experience: Analyzing key attributes in professional soccer players by Hacı Ahmet Taşpınar, Alparslan İnce, Necdet Apaydın, Cengiz Ölmez

“…Soccer is one of the sports where performance is shaped by the coming together of numerous variables. …”
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Unsteady ground: understanding the problem of BPPV in the world of sports by Wojciech Nowak, Mirosław Sawicki, Jagoda Mikołajczyk, Paulina Krzemińska, Maciej Gołębski, Zuzanna Kukla, Sebastian Musialik, Stella Mieruszyńska, Jakub Włosiański, Izabela Sadowska

“…BPPV may by provoked by certain types of impacts, head motion and other various factors including sport practice. In modern world, sport has become a part of everyday life, both in professional in amateur matter. …”
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E-sports: An analysis on global growth, revenue streams, and threats by Ahmet Şahin

“…E-sports refers to organized video game competitions played by amateur and professional players and has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry with a global following. …”
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The Effect of Goal orientation and Motivation of Female Footballers in Sports on Resilience Power by Yeşim Bayrakdaroğlu, Ahmet Yilmaz Albayrak, Ali Tekin, Efecan Tezcan

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of goal orientation and motivation of female footballers in sports on resilience power. In the study, there 183 female footballers based upon the leagues Süper Lig (Super League), PTT 1st League, 3rd League and Amateur League. …”
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Prediction of mental strength from the satisfaction of basic needs in CABA and GBA esports players by Pablo Christian González Caino

“…Previous studies have shown that sports athletes have characteristics Esports are here to stay. …”
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Exploring the relationship between Total Athleticism score and CrossFit® Open Performance in amateur athletes: single measure involving body fat percentage, aerobic capacity, muscl... by Ramires Alsamir Tibana, Fábio Hech Dominski, Alexandro Andrade, Nuno Manuel Frade de Sousa, Fabricio Azevedo Voltarelli, Ivo Vieira de Sousa Neto

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Exercise interventions to improve bone mineral density in athletes participating in low-impact sports: a scoping review by Anders Gulbrandsen Florvåg, Øyvind Angelshaug Berg, Ola Drange Røksund, Gøril Tvedten Jorem, Bård Erik Bogen

“…Abstract Background Athletes participating in low-impact sports such as cycling and swimming are at increased risk for low bone mineral density, which may lead to long-term health issues. …”
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Professionnalisme et rugby de haut niveau : approche anthropobiologique by Frédéric Bauduer, Caroline Monchaux, Jean-Pierre Mathieu

“…Until recently rugby has traditionally represented the regions and has been an outstanding example of amateur sport. Its recent change to professionalism, mainly imposed by the media and business lobbies, has resulted in profound changes in the anthropometric and psychological characteristics of the players and the place of this sport in society. …”
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Executive Function Strengths in Athletes: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Shuangquan Ren, Peng Shi, Xioasu Feng, Kai Zhang, Wenchao Wang

“…Athletes showed more positive inhibitory control (Z = 5.18, standardized mean difference (SMD) = −0.631, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = −0.869 to −0.392, p = 0.000) and working memory (Z = 3.42, SMD = −0.382, 95%CI = −0.601 to −0.163, p = 0.001) compared to the general group with no sports experience. Elite and sub‐elite, and sub‐elite and amateur athletes all showed more positive performance on the cognitive flexibility task compared to the latter. …”
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Use of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids and Male Fertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Prashant Motiram Mulawkar, Pankaj N. Maheshwari, Vineet Gauhar, Sumeet Gopal Agrawal, Taofiq Olayinka Mohammed, Abhishek Gajendra Singh, Gopal Ramdas Tak, Utsav Shailesh Shah, Deepali Parthsarthi Shukla, Deepali Mamankar

“…Background: Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs) are often used by men for bodybuilding and to improve sports performance. The use is not limited to professional competitive athletes, but many amateur men. …”
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Mental Toughness Levels of Male and Female Football Players by Alpaslan Kartal, Berzan Şimşek, Samet Aktaş

Subjects: “…the aim of this study is to determine the mental toughness levels of male and female football players in sports. the population of the study consists of female football players from the super league in 2021-2022 and amateur football players in the province of batman. the sample of the study consists of 232 football players who voluntarily participated in the online questionnaire. data on the introductory characteristics of the players were obtained with a "personal information form". …”
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Effects of Repetitive Pitching on Trunk Muscle Endurance and Thoracic and Shoulder Kinematics by Takuya Aso, Yoshinori Kagaya

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Lower Limb Exercise-Based Injury Prevention Programs Are Effective in Improving Sprint Speed, Jumping, Agility and Balance: an Umbrella Review by Loïc Bel, Nicolas Mathieu, Vincent Ducrest, Mario Bizzini

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose To summarize the findings of current systematic reviews on the effectiveness of lower limb injury prevention programs with multiple neuromuscular components on sports performance and quantify these effects. The authors hypothesized that injury prevention programs can improve certain sports performance criteria…”
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