Frontiers in Sports and Active Living | Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Original Research

Accepted on 21 May 2025

Jump Performance and Handgrip Strength do not Reflect Acute Fatigue in Elite Trail Runners after the 2023 World Trail Running Championship

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Diego Jaén-Carrillo
Felipe García-Pinillos
Pedro E Alcaraz
Cristian Marín-Pagán
Francisco J Martínez-Noguera
Peter A Federolf

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1506067

Review

Accepted on 19 May 2025

Women in the Triathlon -The differences between female and male triathletes: A narrative review

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Michele Loosli
Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis
Volker Scheer
Matthias Wilhelm
Pedro Forte
Marilia Santos Andrade
Thomas Rosemann
Sasa Duric
Ivan Cuk
Beat Knechtle

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1567676

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Brief Research Report

Accepted on 19 May 2025

Center of Mass Direction and Speed during a 45-degree Change of Direction Task Performed with Maximal Effort

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Daichi Yamashita
Yuki Inaba
Masaki Asakura
Yoshihiko Ito

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1576614

164 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 May 2025

Kernel Density Estimation: A Novel Tool for Visualizing Training Intensity Distribution in Biathlon

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Craig Staunton
Andreas Kårström
Hannes Kock
Marko S Laaksonen
Glenn Björklund

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1546909

127 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 May 2025

The influence of tactical positioning on performance in world-championship freestyle swimming

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Craig Staunton
Jesús J. Ruiz-Navarro
Peter Edholm
Dennis-Peter Born

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1600554

116 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 May 2025

Exploring key factors associated with training quality among elite para-athletes. A qualitative study

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Vemund Øvstehage
Silvana Bucher Sandbakk
Jan Kocbach
Øyvind Bucher Sandbakk

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1561641

Original Research

Published on 19 May 2025

The relationship between on-water and off-water performance tests in elite canoe slalom athletes

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Matej Vajda
Felix Krupa
Jaylene Pratt
Monika Škáchová
Milan Kováč
Ján Cvečka
Ján Busta

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1589085

973 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 May 2025

Test-retest and intrasession reliability of assisted sprint outcome measurements using a motorized resistance device

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Ola Eriksrud
Frederic Westheim

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1592707

129 views

Original Research

Published on 14 May 2025

Enhanced durability predicts success in amateur road cycling: evidence of power output declines

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Artur Barsumyan
Christian Soost
Rene Burchard

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1530162

1,471 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 May 2025

The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) Relative Age Solutions Project-Part Two: An Adapted e-Delphi Study

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.2025.1565819

Editorial

Published on 07 May 2025

Editorial: Circadian rhythm and performance in sports

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Georgian Badicu
Felipe J. Aidar

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1605582

1,193 views

Original Research

Published on 07 May 2025

Longitudinal monitoring of load-velocity variables in preferred-stroke and front-crawl with national and international swimmers

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Ryan Keating
Rodney Kennedy
Carla McCabe

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1585319

1,472 views

Original Research

Published on 01 May 2025

Analysis of the use, effectiveness, and efficiency of the pick and roll in elite women’s basketball

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

M. Amatria
I. Iván-Baragaño
J. L. Losada
R. Maneiro

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1553270

1,278 views

Systematic Review

Published on 29 Apr 2025

Effects of fatigue on physiological, physical fitness, and stroke performance related parameters in healthy tennis players: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Johanna Lambrich
Thomas Muehlbauer

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1578914

1,875 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Performance analysis using the classification composition and match records in wheelchair basketball matches

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Seunghun Lee
Min-Chang Kim

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1542023

1,433 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Selection biases in elite youth handball: early maturation compensates for younger relative age

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Lutz Thieschäfer
Jörg Schorer
Jochen Beppler
Dirk Büsch

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1579857

1,627 views