Enhancing Prevention of Injuries in Community youth and adult amateur football teams (EPIC) via implementation support for an exercise-based intervention: study protocol for a type 3 hybrid implementation-effectiveness cluster-randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Injury prevention exercise programmes with multiple components are efficacious in reducing injuries in youth and adult football. However, obtaining high adherence to the programmes over time is an unsolved challenge. Previous studies report that players lack motivation for injury prevention training and that coaches need ongoing support when using these programmes.

Female athletes' knowledge of biopsychosocial puberty-related topics in sports. What is missing?

Introduction: Puberty has been identified as one of the main contributing factors for girls dropping out of sports during adolescence. Knowledge and social support can, however, help athletes navigate the biopsychosocial (BPS) puberty-related changes associated with this period. Yet, research on female athletes' knowledge about BPS puberty-related topics is lacking.

Health-related outcomes of youth sport participation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Participating in youth sports can benefit individuals' psychological (e.g., fewer depressive symptoms, improved self-esteem), social (e.

A daily longitudinal analysis of reciprocal relationships between psychological states and performance in NHL players.

This study aimed to explore the temporal relationships between psychological states and performance among players in the National Hockey League (NHL). We used an intensive longitudinal design, with 22 players reporting their psychological states daily between 7 February 2024, and 14 March 2024. Performance was measured using Game Score (GS), a composite metric based on weighted performance variables to provide an overall objective measure of individual performance, commonly used by teams in the NHL.

The Association Between Psychosocial Factors and Reported Injuries Among Youth Grassroot Soccer Players.

Regular participation in grassroot sports may benefit adolescents by developing movement skills, fostering peer relationships, and cultivating positive attitudes and behaviors. However, increased volume and intensity of sport participation raise the risk of injuries, which may lead adolescents to quit sport. Hence, sport injuries are a public health concern, yet knowledge about injury prevalence in grassroot settings remains limited.

Daily measures of sport enjoyment, social interaction, and attendance among female adolescent handball players.

This study investigates how sport enjoyment and the immediate impact of social interactions with peers and coaches influence short-term sport participation among early adolescent female handball players. By using a diary study approach, data from 27 players over 10 practices in 4 weeks (270 measurement points) were collected. The findings revealed that coach controlling use of rewards during practice increased the risk of non-attendance at the subsequent practices, while peer relatedness support after practice increased attendance probability.

Combinations of psychological and physical risk factors for sport injuries in youth floorball players: a latent profile analysis.

Objectives: Sport injuries in youth sports are common, and holistic predictive approaches have been called for to better understand how combinations of risk and protective factors contribute to injury occurrence. This study utilises a person-centred approach to identify how combinations of psychological and physical factors are associated with injuries in youth floorball players.

Methods: At season start, 222 youth athletes conducted physical field tests and measures of self-reported mental health and demographics.

Objectively measured environmental factors in relation to school travel mode among adolescents: a decision tree analysis.

Background: Understanding the factors that influence school travel mode choice is essential for promoting active travel among adolescents. Currently, there is a lack of research that effectively investigates the interactions between demographic and environmental factors on travel behavior. We aimed to investigate the associations between various demographic and environmental characteristics and the choice of school travel modes-walking, cycling, or motorized transport-among adolescents, across the winter and summer seasons.

The developmental pathways of senior international soccer players: A 13-year analysis of the career trajectories of the Swedish men's senior international team.

This study explored the developmental pathways of all players (n = 313) who represented the Swedish men's senior international team between 2011 and 2023 (n = 118) and/or the U21 international team between 2011-2022. We also examined at which respective level each player's youth club was ranked (i.e.

From the mat to mastery: a Judoka's quest in the wake of injury - professional Judokas' experiences of suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

This study explored professional Judokas' experiences of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury process, the consequences of the injury, and their perceptions of underlying factors contributing to the injury. Eleven professional Judokas treated with ACL reconstruction were interviewed using semi-structured interviews. Qualitative content analysis of the transcripts revealed two main themes: 'from the mat to mastery: a Judoka's quest in the wake of injury' and 'beyond the physical: the silent struggle for psychological victory.

Temporal Relationships Between General Self-Efficacy, Social Support and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A 9-Year Follow-Up Study.

Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most prevalent childhood malignancy. To improve long-term health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adult survivors of childhood ALL, more longitudinal studies are needed to assess outcomes and risk factors throughout treatment and survivorship. The aim of this study was to examine the long-term changes in HRQOL, self-efficacy, and social support among adult survivors of childhood ALL and to explore the temporal relationship between HRQOL, self-efficacy, and social support.

Scanning is associated with better performance in professional ice hockey.

Although active exploration of environmental information is essential for specifying one's action opportunities in team sports, knowledge about the relationship between visual exploratory behaviour and successful actions in ice hockey is scarce. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether scanning prior to pass reception was associated with a higher probability of a successful outcome of the following action among professional ice hockey players. A total of 43 male and 45 female ice hockey players participated in the study.

The relationship between young football players' psychological health resources and the psychological quality of their football experiences: A cross-sectional study.

Studies taking a person-centred statistical approach when examining young peoples` psychological experiences in sport is scarce. The main aim of the present study was to examine the relationships between young football players' psychological health resources and the psychological quality of their football-specific experiences. Data for this cross-sectional study was collected as part of the [BLINDED] arm of the larger Promoting Adolescence Physical Activity (PAPA) multi-centre project [1].

Is Left-Handedness Associated With Greater Success From the 7-Meter Line? An Analysis of 7-Meter Records Across Various Handball Competitions.

While left-handers have been overrepresented among 7-meter shooters in handball, previous investigators have not found success from the 7-meter line to be related to handedness. Drawing on previous handedness research in sport, we performed two studies to examine possible negative frequency-dependent advantages to left-handedness during 7-meter throws among elite players. In Study I, we analyzed the records of 974 7-meter shooters from Danish and Norwegian elite divisions (485 males and 489 females) and found that left-handed males were overrepresented compared to the prevalence of left-handers in these two leagues, but left-handed females were not.

High-level military and sport leaders' everyday challenges and psychological skills: A cross-contextual repeated measures study.

Research shows that high-level military and sport leaders share a high-stress and high-stakes leader role due to similar experiences of demanding conditions mainly manifested in psychological burden. This raises research questions about leaders' psychological strategies to maintain their mental health and performance under demanding conditions. Thus, the current study investigated how experienced demanding conditions were related to self-rated leader performance level and mental health indicators among high-level military and sport leaders and whether the application of psychological skills by these leaders moderated these relationships.

An Empowerment-Based Physical Activity Intervention for Older People with Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An Exploratory Qualitative Case Study Design.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of incurable visual impairment and impacts daily life. There are benefits of physical activity for people who are affected with AMD; however, living with AMD is associated with lower levels of physical activity and social isolation. The aim of this study was to explore how older people with AMD in Sweden experienced participation in a 6-month empowerment-based physical activity intervention and how it influenced their physical abilities.

HIIT at Home: Enhancing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Older Adults-A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a 6-month home-based high-intensity interval training (HIIT) intervention to improve peak oxygen consumption (V̇Opeak) and lactate threshold (LT) in older adults.

Methods: Two hundred thirty-three healthy older adults (60-84 years; 54% females) were randomly assigned to either 6-month, thrice-weekly home-based HIIT (once-weekly circuit training and twice-weekly interval training) or a passive control group. Exercise sessions were monitored using a Polar watch and a logbook for objective and subjective data, respectively, and guided by a personal coach.

50 Years of Research on the Psychology of Sport Injury: A Consensus Statement.

Factors influencing sport injury risk, rehabilitation outcomes, and return to sport processes have been the focus in various research disciplines (sports medicine, psychology and sociology). One discipline, with over 50 years of scholarship, is the psychology of sport injury. Despite the research in this field, there is no evidence-based consensus to inform professional practice.

Overuse injury and affects in competitive sport: A prospective longitudinal study.

Overuse injuries, which have a high prevalence in sport, are suggested to result in different affective responses in comparison to traumatic injuries. Affects may also reciprocally act as risk factors for overuse injury. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between overuse injury and affects within a longitudinal follow-up design.

Assessing the individual relationships between physical test improvements and external load match parameters in male professional football players-a brief report.

Purpose: This study aimed to explore whether a meaningful improvement in physical performance following an in-season strength training intervention can be related to external load match parameters at an individual level in professional male football players.

Methods: Eight male professional football players (25.4 ± 3.

Wrestling with a ghost: facing an opponent I can neither see nor clinch - the experience of professional wrestlers who have suffered an ACL injury.

This study explored professional wrestlers' experiences of the consequences of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and their perception of whether the ACL injury could have been prevented. We interviewed 10 professional wrestlers (60% women, age range 21-34) treated with ACL reconstruction with semistructured interviews. Transcripts were analysed using qualitative content analysis: One major theme, 'Wrestling with a ghost: facing an opponent I can neither see nor clinch', supported by five main categories, emerged from the collected data.

The intensity paradox: A systematic review and meta-analysis of its impact on the cardiorespiratory fitness of older adults.

Aim: The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the effect of moderate- versus high-intensity aerobic exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in older adults, taking into account the volume of exercise completed.

Methods: The databases MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), and CENTRAL (Cochrane Library) were searched to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Two reviewers extracted data and assessed bias.

To achieve the unachievable-Patients' experiences of opting for delayed anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction after trying rehabilitation alone as primary treatment: A qualitative study.

Introduction: About 50% of patients who sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury are treated without ACL reconstruction (ACL-R). A significant proportion of these patients opt for late ACL-R. Patients' experience of changing treatment has not yet been investigated and presented in the scientific literature.

Dropout from exercise trials among cancer survivors-An individual patient data meta-analysis from the POLARIS study.

Introduction: The number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effects of exercise among cancer survivors has increased in recent years; however, participants dropping out of the trials are rarely described. The objective of the present study was to assess which combinations of participant and exercise program characteristics were associated with dropout from the exercise arms of RCTs among cancer survivors.

Methods: This study used data collected in the Predicting OptimaL cAncer RehabIlitation and Supportive care (POLARIS) study, an international database of RCTs investigating the effects of exercise among cancer survivors.

Examination of the validity of the Injury-Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport (I-PRRS) scale in male professional football players: A worldwide study of 29 professional teams.

Perceived confidence is an important dimension of an athlete's psychological readiness to return-to-play. However, there is no established and validated tool to evaluate confidence in professional football. This study aimed to provide preliminary evaluation of the internal structure of the Injury-Psychological Readiness to Return-to-Sport scale (I-PRRS) in a cohort of injured male professional footballers.