TRENDS IN HIGHER VOCATIONAL EDUCATION: PROFESSIONALIZATION OR DEPROFESSIONALIZATION? by Yu. R. Vishnevsky, D. Yu. Narkhov, Ya. V. Didkovskaya

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Injury, Training, Biomechanical, and Physiological Profiles of Professional Breakdancers by Amelia J.H. Arundale, Roisin McNulty, Cory Snyder, James O'Brien, Thomas Stöggl

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The Sportscomp Erasmus+ Project: Higher Education to Improve Competency in Sports Physiotherapy by Carlo Ramponi, Armi Hirvonen, Mati Arend, Eleni Kapreli, Prof. Dr. Jo Verschueren

“…This statement, finalized by an international panel of experts almost twenty years ago, under The European Union-funded Sports Physiotherapy for All (SPA) project, describes effective professional behaviours and integrates specific knowledge, skills and attitudes in the context of practice. …”
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Examination of organizational commitment levels of physical education and sports teachers according to various variables (case study of Kutahya province) by Halil Bısgın

“…One-hundred-and-twenty-six (126) physical education and sports teachers voluntarily participated in the study. …”
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The Construction of Adaptive Learning for Sports Based on Aerobics Trajectory Recognition Model by Chaojie Xi

“…In order to improve the safety of athletes in bodybuilding training, this paper uses Kinect to hold the coach’s body contour, determine the standard level of coaches’ sports, and combine the characteristics for aerobics training, so as to improve the sports level of coaches, through data acquisition, data processing, and feature extraction to assist sports learning, as well as human posture recognition. …”
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Metacognitive strategies improve self-regulation skills in expert sports coaches by Stanislav Sabaliauskas, Donatas Gražulis, Nelė Žilinskienė, Tomas Kaukėnas

“…The facilitation program based on metacognitive questioning significantly affected the expert sports coaches’ self-reported self-regulation skills. …”
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A Comparison of Pitching Biomechanics and Sport Specialization in High School Pitchers by Tyler J. Hamer, Adam B. Rosen, Samuel J. Wilkins, Kristen F. Nicholson, Garrett S. Bullock, Brian A. Knarr

“…# Background The prevalence of sport specialization in high school athletes continues to rise, particularly among baseball players. …”
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Performance Benchmarking of Psychomotor Skills Using Wearable Devices: An Application in Sport by Mahela Pandukabhaya, Tharaka Fonseka, Madhumini Kulathunge, Roshan Godaliyadda, Parakrama Ekanayake, Chanaka Senanayake, Vijitha Herath

“…Mastering psychomotor skills, such as those essential in sports, rehabilitation, and professional training, often requires a precise understanding of motion patterns and performance metrics. …”
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Silent Struggles: Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) in Female Athletes by Veronica Szygalowicz

“…Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) is a condition caused by prolonged periods of reduced energy intake relative to expenditure, specifically in sport. …”
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How is digitalization influencing transformative learning in sports and nursing? : Systematic Review by Tri Johan Agus Yuswanto, Fitriana Kurniasari Solikhah, Naya Ernawati

“…Results: Findings indicate that digitalization is significantly influencing transformative learning in both sports and nursing. Key trends include the integration of digital tools in sports education and sports medicine, with a notable impact on skill acquisition and performance improvement. …”
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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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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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Development of an Injury Burden Prediction Model in Professional Baseball Pitchers by Garrett Bullock, Charles Thigpen, Gary Collins, Nigel Arden, Thomas Noonan, Michael Kissenberth, Ellen Shanley

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The Board President’s Role in Controlling the Decision-making Process in Voluntary Sports Organizations by Jorge Alexandre Pereira Soares

“…This was especially evident with the professional sports directors who showed higher knowledge and better preparation of the subjects. …”
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Attributes, Attitudes, and Motivations of Personnel Involved with Sports Physical Therapy Residency Training by Edward P Mulligan

“…# Background Post-professional residency training in sports physical therapy has undergone rapid growth since its inception over 20 years ago with 58 programs currently accredited…”
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Sources of Civil and Sports Law as a sub-branch of Civil Law of Ukraine by O. A. Morhunov, I. V. Lysenko, A. M. Lysenko

“…It will also help to eliminate the gaps and contradictions that currently exist in the legal acts regulating the relationship between physical culture and sports. In addition, Civil and Sports Law will meet international standards, the legal status of professional athletes and other subjects of sports legal relations will become more protected, research in the field of Private Law regulation of social relations arising in the field of physical culture and sports will be intensified, it will make it possible to establish the procedure for consideration of disputes between subjects of sports legal relations more transparent.…”
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ACL Return to Sport Testing: It’s Time to Step up Our Game by Casey Unverzagt, Evan Andreyo, Jeff Tompkins

“…Patients and physicians have long looked to physical therapists to help determine an athlete’s readiness to return to sport (RTS) following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). …”
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It takes a ‘spark’. Exploring parent perception of long-term sports participation after a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant, school-aged children with c... by Georgina Clutterbuck, Mikaila Gent, Daniel Thomson

“…Interventions provided by health professionals in real-world sports contexts (i.e., in groups at sports facilities) have been shown to be effective in the short-term, however, long-term effects have not been investigated. …”
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The association of origin and environmental conditions with performance in professional IRONMAN triathletes by Beat Knechtle, Mabliny Thuany, David Valero, Elias Villiger, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Marilia S. Andrade, Ivan Cuk, Thomas Rosemann, Katja Weiss

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Kinesiology Tape: A Descriptive Survey of Healthcare Professionals in the United States by Scott W Cheatham, Russell T Baker, Thomas E Abdenour

“… # Methods A 30-question online survey was emailed to members of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy, and American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy. Professionals were also informed through a recruitment post in different private healthcare Facebook groups…”
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