Tag: MDPI

Various protests and social movements have drawn public and scholarly attention to racial injustice, sexual harassment and gender inequality, and violence in the context of professional and collegiate sports and beyond. In a related yet different vein, the COVID-19 pandemic has further complicated sport engagement significantly. In this Special Issue, our primary aim is to unpack such complexities by addressing how contemporary social and cultural events and trends interact with varying dimensions of sport engagement.

We invite papers that contribute to and extend the debate surrounding the inclusion of lifestyle sports in physical education, at primary (elementary) and/or secondary (high) school level, either by revisiting or rethinking what is currently known about lifestyle sports and applying this to the PE context or by considering new and innovative methods and ways for incorporating lifestyle sports in PE.

«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: A Comparison of the External and Internal Demands Imposed during Conditioning Training and Match-Play in Semi-Professional and Development Female Netball Players by Tandia G. Wood, Aaron T. Scanlan, Geoffrey M. Minett and Vincent G. Kelly (open access).

«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: The Integration of Wheelchair Users in Team Handball: by Steffen Greve, Sinikka Heisler, Pia von Keutz, Blall Shirdel and Frowin Fasold (open access).

«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: Impact of Training Protocols on Lifting Velocity Recovery in Resistance Trained Males and Females by Christian Houmann Amdi, Daniel John Cleather and Jamie Tallent (open access).

«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: Racing Demands of Off-Road Triathlon: A Case Study of a National Champion Masters Triathlete by Christopher R. Harnish, Hamish A. Ferguson and Gregory P. Swinand (open access).

«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: Intra- and Inter-Limb Strength Asymmetry in Soccer: A Comparison of Professional and Under-18 Players by Chris Bishop, Giuseppe Coratella and Marco Beato (open access).

«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: A Comparison of Motives by Gender and Age Categories for Training at Norwegian Fitness Centres by Stian Larsen, Tarron Mozdoorzoy, Eirik Kristiansen, Hallvard Nygaard Falch, Tore Kristian Aune and Roland van den Tillaar (open access).

«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: Effect of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage on Bowling-Specific Motor Skills in Male Adolescent Cricketers by Kenji Doma, Anthony Leicht, Carl Woods, Drew Harrison, Teneale McGuckin and Jonathan Connor (open access).

«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: Core Temperature during Cold-Water Triathlon Swimming by Lars Øivind Høiseth, Jørgen Melau, Martin Bonnevie-Svendsen, Christoffer Nyborg, Thijs M. H. Eijsvogels and Jonny Hisdal.