April 2023 (Issue 78)

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April 2023 (Issue 78)

Science for Sport

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Inside, you'll find:

1) What contextual factors influence match performance in women’s AFL?

2) Vitamin D3 supplementation and bone fracture risk

3) How effective is a passive heat acclimation protocol in elite female athletes?

4) Can you learn to sense the degree of occlusion during blood flow restriction?

5) Baseball and shoulder health: An investigation of repetitive throwing in youth

6) How to measure the energy cost of rugby league in young players: Doubly labelled water vs isolated & combined wearable technology

7) Variable resistance vs. traditional complex training: Which is better?

8) Using a parachute for resisted sprints might improve your speed and horizontal power.

9) Who is more at risk of sustaining an ACL injury: Males or females?

10) The impact of maturation on change of direction asymmetries in youth soccer

11) Variations in goalkeeper training load and their relationships with subjective reports

12) The role is isometric training in young tennis players. Does it work?

13) How does practice, play and futsal aid skill acquisition of decision-making in Brazilian female soccer players?

14) Oral contraceptive use attenuates muscle gains and fat losses in healthy, active women

15) Is there a valid soccer goalkeeper-specific agility test that we can use?

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