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Original Research

Published on 11 Apr 2025

Born to win? Investigating the relative age effects in the big five European women's football leagues

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Benito Pérez-González
Iyán Iván-Baragaño
José Bonal
Jairo León-Quismondo
Álvaro Fernández-Luna
Pablo Burillo

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1546913

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Original Research

Published on 10 Apr 2025

The Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) relative age solutions project—part one: a call to action

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Adam Leigh Kelly
Frederike Zwenk
David Mann
Jan Verbeek

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1546829

1,872 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Apr 2025

Effect of two training modalities on sprint performance in young American football players

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Valentin Prioul
Jean Slawinski
Steeve Guersent
Philippe Lopes
Pierre-Marie Leprêtre

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1554055

1,412 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Apr 2025

The influence of time of day on disruptive behaviours in middle school students during physical education classes

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Mohamed Sami Bouzid
Hassan Melki
Ghazi Racil
Aymen Hawani
Sabra Hammoudi
Youssef Rezgani
Johnny Padulo

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1546436

1,105 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Apr 2025

Only the stable survive: role of balance task difficulty on dynamic postural control in young athletes and non-athletes

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Thomas Muehlbauer
Katharina Borgmann
Sam Limpach
Dirk Krombholz
Adam Schweda
Sheila Geiger
Stefan Panzer

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1556727

896 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Mar 2025

Angular kinematics during top speed sprinting in male intercollegiate track and field and team sport athletes

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Kenneth P. Clark
Christopher R. Meng
Cory T. Walts
Laurence J. Ryan
David J. Stearne

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1535798

1,917 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Mar 2025

Training exercises, match demands, and variability in elite futsal

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

João Nuno Ribeiro
António Ferraz
Bruno Gonçalves
Carlos Serrano
Diogo Coutinho
Rafael Ballester
Bruno Travassos

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1553046

1,299 views

Systematic Review

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Sports training in virtual reality with a focus on visual perception: a systematic review

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Kerstin Witte
Dan Bürger
Stefan Pastel

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1530948

1,585 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2025

Longitudinal investigations of development in handball and its association with relative age effects

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Jörg Schorer
Irene Faber
Dirk Büsch
Joseph Baker
Nick Wattie

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1528684

1,059 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Mar 2025

Mental health challenges and substance use in student-athletes: prevalence and impact

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Erin M. Moore
Maylasia A. Simmons
Julianna Threatt

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1527793

2,575 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Mar 2025

Tell me your date of birth, and I will tell you how good you are in orienteering

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Alberto Ferriz-Valero
Javier Montiel-Bontmatí
Ove Østerlie
Juan Pedro Caraça-Valente
Alberto Mínguez-Viñambres
Héctor Esteve-Ibáñez

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1558135

1,127 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 11 Mar 2025

Field-based tests for determining critical speed among runners and its practical application: a systematic review

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Lucie Lipková
Ivan Struhár
Jakub Krajňák
Dominik Puda
Michal Kumstát

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1520914

1,232 views

Editorial

Published on 10 Mar 2025

Editorial: Advancements in cycling performance enhancement strategies for cyclists: from amateurs to elite

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Alejandra Polanco
Paul William Macdermid
Milaim Berisha

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1549760

1,192 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2025

Physiological responses of race car drivers in authentic and simulated motor-racing

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Justin Holland
Megan Davis
David Ferguson

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1498686

1,350 views

Editorial

Published on 03 Mar 2025

Editorial: Load and wellness monitoring in sports: the relationship between different metrics

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

R. Oliveira
J. P. Brito
F. T. González-Fernández
R. Morgans

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1570314

1,046 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Feb 2025

Relative Age Effects and contextual factors in male Spanish youth football: a 10-year cross sectional analysis of U12 to U16 players

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Iván Peña-González
Gonzalo Fernández-Jávega
Ismael Castellano-Galvañ
Manuel Moya-Ramón

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1524972

1,152 views