Tag: sport science

As a Professor at the Department of Public Health, you will be part of an ambitious and internationally recognised department, where we collaborate to advance public health through research focused on the promotion of health and the prevention, treatment and alleviation of disease. We engage in broad collaborations internally and externally, sharing our knowledge with citizens, decision-makers, public and private sector businesses, and other researchers nationally and internationally.

Sport science is a third-cycle multi-disciplinary subject focusing on sport, exercise and physical activity. Sport science includes studies of the body and the physicaly active human being, the societal development of sport cultures and sport as well elite as in a broader perspective. In Sport science, the starting point is that physical activity and sport activities can promote health and well-being, performance and estetical experience.

JAPA is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes peer-reviewed reports, reviews, and articles on the relationship between physical activity and the aging process. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Triaxial Accelerometry-Based Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Older Adults Using Four Different Methods by Anna Hall, Madisen Hillebrant-Openshaw, Sierra Baca-Zeff, Irene van Woerden.

The IJSSC integrates theory and practice in sports science, promotes critical reflection of coaching practice, and evaluates commonly accepted beliefs about coaching effectiveness and performance enhancement. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Predicting change-of-direction performance in elite young badminton players: A multiple regression analysis on acceleration- and deceleration-related qualities by Irineu Loturco, Lucas A. Pereira, Francisco Alvarez-Dacal, Jonathan Martinez-Maseda, Tomás T. Freitas, and Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez

The IJSNEM publishes original scientific investigations and scholarly reviews offering new insights into sport nutrition and exercise metabolism. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sequential Submaximal Training in Elite Male Rowers Does Not Result in Amplified Increases in Interleukin-6 or Hepcidin by Nikita C. Fensham, Alannah K.A. McKay, Nicolin Tee, Bronwen Lundy, Bryce Anderson, Aimee Morabito, Megan L.R. Ross, Louise M. Burke.

The Journal of Sports Sciences publishes articles of a high standard on various aspects of the sports sciences covering a number of disciplinary bases. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Validating an algorithm from a trunk-mounted wearable sensor for detecting stroke events in tennis by Thomas Perri, Machar Reid, Alistair Murphy, Kieran Howle & Rob Duffield.

«Sports» links several scientific disciplines in an integrated fashion, to address critical issues related to sport science and public health. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Talent Identification in Elite Adolescent Ice Hockey Players: The Discriminant Capacity of Fitness Tests, Skating Performance and Psychological Characteristics by Jean Lemoyne, Jean-François Brunelle, Vincent Huard Pelletier, Julien Glaude-Roy and Gaëtan Martini.

The Journal of Sports Sciences publishes articles of a high standard on various aspects of the sports sciences covering a number of disciplinary bases. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Upper extremity muscle activity and joint loading changes between the standard and powerlifting bench press techniques by Alan C. Cudlip, Jacquelyn M. Maciukiewicz, Brendan L. Pinto & Clark R Dickerson.

The Journal of Sports Sciences publishes articles of a high standard on various aspects of the sports sciences covering a number of disciplinary bases. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Identifying and analysing game styles and factors influencing a team’s strategy in field hockey by Felicity Lord, David B. Pyne, Marijke Welvaert & Jocelyn K. Mara.

The European Journal of Sport Science is the official journal of the European College of Sport Science. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: More than a gut feeling: What is the role of the gastrointestinal tract in female athlete health? by Jamie N. Pugh, Katherine M. Lydon, Ciara M. O’Donovan, Orla O’Sullivan & Sharon M. Madigan (open access).