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

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Training practices of Japanese elite team and combat sport athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interview study with support staff

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Daichi Yamashita
Kazuya Yamazaki
Takaki Yamagishi
Hana Tsubokura
Jad Adrian Washif
Iñigo Mujika

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1557774

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Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Relative intensities and compositions of multifactorial peak kinematic and mechanical demands in elite youth soccer

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Farzad Yousefian
Abdullah Zafar
Fábio Y. Nakamura
Pedro Menezes
João Brito
Bruno Travassos

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1616921

194 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 02 Sep 2025

Assessment of the neuromuscular characteristics of the flexo-extension muscles of knee by tensiomyography in elite soccer players: a systematic review

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Jesús Lorigados-Pérez
Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1610094

Brief Research Report

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Comparison of lower-body neuromuscular performance profiles between 100 m and 400 m Olympic sprinters

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Dimitrije Cabarkapa
Amit Batra
Damjana V. Cabarkapa
Andrew C. Fry

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1672028

446 views

Case Report

Published on 02 Sep 2025

Case Report: Anthropometric profile and weight control strategies in a world boxing champion

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda
Carlos Abraham Herrera-Amante
Wiliam Carvajal-Veitía
Luis Aarón Quiroga-Morales
Diego A. Bonilla
Guillermo Cortés-Roco
Nicole Aguilera-Martínez
José Francisco López-Gil

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1606856

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Original Research

Accepted on 01 Sep 2025

A Multi-Parameter Investigation of Elite Archery: Distinguishing Individual and Shared Performance Strategies During the Aiming and Follow-Through Phases

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Raphaël Jacquot
Khaireddine Ben Mansour
Kévin Bouillet
Jean-Philippe Jehl
Gerome C. Gauchard

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1650300

300 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Aug 2025

Enhancement of Post-Activation Performance Enhancement (PAPE) by Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Following Specific On-Ice Exercise Program in Ice Hockey Players

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Tomasz Tytus Gabrys
Radoslaw Chruscinski
Urszula Szmatlan-Gabrys
Michal Garnys
Marta Bichowska-Paweska
Ladislav Cepicka

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1659724

196 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Player archetypes within basketball: optimizing roster composition to create a championship team

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Luke S. J. Penner

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1639431

1,061 views

Correction

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Correction: Padel vs. tennis doubles: a comparison of performance demands and game attributes

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Rūtenis Paulauskas
Domantas Šakinis
Bruno Figueira

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1663379

854 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Aug 2025

Periodization for Success -In-Season External Training Loads Relative to Competition Load in American Football

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Quincy R. Johnson
Yang Yang
Dimitrije Cabarkapa
Dayton Sealey
Shane Stock
Dalton Gleason
Clay Frels
Madi Rink
Andrew C. Fry

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1662240

177 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Aug 2025

Rethinking the Strongest Link: VAL, Ratings, and Team Success in Hungarian Basketball

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Benedek Ágost Nagy
Botond Ágoston Nagy
Ágoston Nagy
József Gáll
Tamás Sterbenz

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1658676

179 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Aug 2025

The influence of partial sleep restriction on repeated sprint ability and reaction time in university athletes

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Benjamin Roy Wannell
Felix Marco James Brunner
Zoe Natasha Lovibond
Bert Bond

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1519987

188 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Aug 2025

Impact of Course Length on Swimming Performance Across Age Groups and Swimming Strokes

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Javier Iglesias García
Dr. Francisco Hermosilla Perona
Tomohiro Gonjo
Daniel Juárez

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1631870

182 views

Review

Published on 25 Aug 2025

Brain network of athletes in motor imagery and action anticipation: an ALE meta-analysis and MACM analysis

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Yanqiu Wang
Yang Sun
Jiangsheng Yu
Xiaorong Cheng
Zhebin Niu

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1652165

1,084 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Aug 2025

Tactical and statistical analysis of spiking efficiency by type, zone and set phase in women's volleyball

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Kiattisak Sitti
K. Ravivuth Rangubhet

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1630870

1,216 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Aug 2025

An empirical comparative study on the diagnostic index system for techniques and tactics in men's table tennis during the ABS plastic ball Era

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Junwei Xu
Qiankun Wang
Ulbossyn Marchibayeva
Nurdybek Bolat
Mukhametkali Sagidolla
Yelshat Kalym
Kairat Aidarkhan
Jan Alam
Ali Zhalel

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1566717

1,226 views