A Narrative Review of the Velocity and Acceleration Profile in Football: The Influence of Playing Position by Charles Cotteret, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Jaime Prieto Bermejo, Jaime Almazán Polo, Sergio L. Jiménez Saiz

“…Therefore, it is hoped that this narrative review can support objective decision-making in practice for coaches, sports scientists, and medical teams regarding individualized load management and the appropriate selection of metrics, to explore current trends in soccer player profiles.…”
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Arm Propulsion in Front Crawl Stroke by Cristian Romagnoli, Vincenzo Bonaiuto, Giorgio Gatta

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Learning with Digital Tools vs. Learning Through Digital Tools in Physical Education: Impacts on Student Perceptions by André Klostermann, Till Etterlin

“…Bindel (Eds.), Bildungszugänge im Sport. Bildung und Sport (pp. 147–162). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38895-9_12   …”
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Orthorexia in Athletes: A Comprehensive Review of its Causes, Impact on Health, and Prevention Strategies by Kamila Fuczyło, Karolina Stankevič, Anna-Mariia Chernysh, Aleksandra Dusińska, Jakub Waszczyński, Justyna Woźniak, Justyna Weronika Kmieć, Wiktor Biesiada, Ewelina Kopczyńska, Piotr Kulej

“… Aim: This review aims to explore the prevalence, causes, health impacts, and management strategies for orthorexia nervosa (ON) in athletes, with a focus on the challenges posed by the lack of standardized diagnostic criteria and the demands of sports that emphasize weight control, physique, and performance. …”
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Are We Overlooking Anatomical Contributions to Dynamic Knee Valgus? by Matt Dewald, Madison Andersen, Laura Higgins, Emma Porter, Alex Wickersham

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Risk Factors for Stress Fractures in Female Runners: Results of a Survey by Therese E Johnston, Allison E Jakavick, Caroline A Mancuso, Kathleen C McGee, Lily Wei, Morgan L Wright, Jeremy Close, Ayako Shimada, Benjamin E Leiby

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Reliability of the Tuck Jump Assessment Using Standardized Rater Training by Kevin Racine, Meghan Warren, Craig Smith, Monica R. Lininger

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Choose! A Randomized Cross-Over Study Comparing Fixed and Self-Selected Rest Periods in Interval Running Among Professional Female Soccer Players by Asaf Ben-Ari, Yedidya Silverman, Uri Obolski, Israel Halperin

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Longitudinal performance trajectories for youth female and male soccer players: 10m-sprint percentile curves adapted to biological age by Julia Hernandez, Chantal Widmer, Stephen Cobley, Dennis-Peter Born, Wolfgang Taube, Michael Romann

“… Introduction Longitudinal performance monitoring is essential in sport science for accurate talent identification and forecasting future performance. …”
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Innovations in hypoxic training by Raphael Faiss, Martin Faulhaber

“… Altitude training is persistently of high interest among athletes, coaches and sport scientists trying to optimize performance at sea level or at altitude. …”
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Key Performance Indicators in Freestyle Swimming: Comparing Start, Turn, and Swimming Velocity in Top-Elite Female Junior and Adult Swimmers by Chantal Widmer, Julia Hernandez, Michael Romann, Wolfgang Taube, Dennis-Peter Born

“…Start fast, swim faster, turn fastest: Section analyses and normative data for individual medley. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 21(2), 233–244. https://doi.org/10.52082/jssm.2022.233 Born, D.…”
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Within Satisfaction and Distress: Characterizing the First Cultural Transition of Young Talented Cameroonian Footballers by Boris Tachom Waffo, Denis Hauw

“…The results suggest several practical implications: informed football stakeholders’ action, strengthen coaches’ training, adjust sport psychologists’ intervention, and build solid preparatory foundation for next transnational African footballers. …”
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Correlations Between Preseason Functional Test Scores and Game Performance in Female Collegiate Volleyball Players by Jason Brumitt, Christopher Patterson, Robert Dudley, Eric Sorenson, Tyler Cuddeford, Heidi Cooke, Linda Froemming

“…FT are frequently administered by coaches or sports medicine professionals to evaluate athletic ability, to predict performance, to identify athletes at risk for injury, or to evaluate an athlete's ability to return to sport after injury. …”
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Injury and Injury Prevention in United States Para Swimming: A Mixed-Methods Approach by Jay Salerno, Stephanie Tow, Elizabeth Regan, Stephen Bendziewicz, Matthew McMillan, Shana Harrington

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Perspectives on usability and adoption of a new ACL injury prevention programme for female handball players: a mixed methods approach by Tron Krosshaug, Anne Inger Mørtvedt, Erich J Petushek

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Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in Professional Athletes: Rehabilitation and Return to Play by Snehal Patel, Arya Amirhekmat, Ryan Le, Riley J Williams III, Dean Wang

“…For the treatment of large chondral and osteochondral defects of the knee, osteochondral allograft transplantation (OCA) is an effective solution with relatively high rates of return to sport. In professional athletes, rehabilitation following OCA is a critical component of the process of returning the athlete to full sports activity and requires a multidisciplinary team approach with frequent communication between the surgical and rehabilitation teams (physical therapists, athletic trainers, coaching staff). …”
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Neurocognitive & Ecological Motor Learning Considerations for the 11+ ACL Injury Prevention Program: A Commentary by Dustin R. Grooms, Mario Bizzini, Holly Silvers-Granelli, Anne Benjaminse

“…The 11+ is a structured warm-up program designed to prevent injuries in soccer players, but has proven efficacy in many populations, settings and sports. It consists of 15 exercises that target the most common injury sites, such as the knee, ankle, and groin. …”
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Epidemiology and Factors Influencing Davis Cup Retirements Over the Past Twenty Years by Martí Casals, Jordi Cortés, Daniel Llenderrozos, Miguel Crespo, Timothy E. Hewett, Lorena Martin, Ernest Baiget

“… # Conclusion This study provides valuable insights for coaches, players, support teams, and epidemiologists regarding retirements and their associated risk factors in Davis Cup tournaments. …”
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Movement Competency Screens Can Be Reliable In Clinical Practice By A Single Rater Using The Composite Score by Kerry J. Mann, Nicholas O'Dwyer, Michaela R. Bruton, Stephen P. Bird, Suzi Edwards

“…# Background Movement competency screens (MCSs) are commonly used by coaches and clinicians to assess injury risk. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding MCS reliability…”
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Lower Limb Ground Reaction Force and Center of Pressure Asymmetry During Bodyweight Squats by Kelci B. Hannan, Adam C. King

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