Semi Professional | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2019

There Is Little Difference in the Peak Movement Demands of Professional and Semi-Professional Rugby League Competition

in Exercise Physiology

Rich D. Johnston
Paul Devlin
Jarrod A. Wade
Grant M. Duthie

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2019.01285

4,986 views
15 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Aug 2022

Training and match demands differ between the regular season and finals in semi-professional basketball

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Jodie A. Palmer
Rodrigo Bini
Daniel Wundersitz
Michael Kingsley

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2022.970455

2,795 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 May 2025

How do the physical and physiological demands of training and official football match for recreational players compare to those of semi-professionals?

in Sport Psychology

Phornpot Chainok
Diogo Rego Abdul
Andreia Isabel Nogueira Pizarro
João Barreira
José Carlos Ribeiro
Maria Paula Santos
José Augusto Rodrigues dos Santos
João Ribeiro
João Ribeiro
Rodrigo Zacca

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1553694

5,600 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Drop jump performance differences between ACL-injured and healthy semi-professional male soccer players

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Dimitrije Cabarkapa
Damjana V. Cabarkapa
Yu Song
Andrew C. Fry
Thordis Gisladottir
Milos Petrovic

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2025.1618284

4,291 views

Systematic Review

Published on 17 Jan 2025

Influence of time-of-day on neuromuscular performance in team sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Julio Martin-López
Alberto Pérez-López
David Varillas-Delgado
Álvaro López-Samanes

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2024.1466050

6,994 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Feb 2024

A prospective investigation of the effects of soccer heading on cognitive and sensorimotor performances in semi-professional female players

in Brain Health and Clinical Neuroscience

Jan Kern
Philipp Gulde
Joachim Hermsdörfer

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1345868

10,463 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Sep 2021

Criterion Validity of an Automated Method of Detecting Live Play Periods in Basketball

in Sports Science, Technology and Engineering

Jodie Palmer
Rodrigo Bini
Daniel Wundersitz
Michael Kingsley

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2021.716014

2,661 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Nov 2022

Judgment of togetherness in performances by musical duos

in Performance Science

Sara D'Amario
Werner Goebl
Laura Bishop

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.997752

3,487 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2024

Relationship between sleep quality and quantity and lower-body neuromuscular performance characteristics in semi-professional male basketball players

in Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement

Damjana V. Cabarkapa
Dimitrije Cabarkapa
Andrew C. Fry

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

doi 10.3389/fspor.2024.1439858

4,033 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2026

Impact of visual attention training on visual control and 3-point field goal percentage in semi-professional basketball players

in Sport Psychology

Xiaokun Zhang
Wanting Li
Chunzhou Zhao

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1567764

232 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Apr 2024

Dietary intake and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in semi-professional female soccer players: a cross-sectional study

in Sport and Exercise Nutrition

Alessandro Modena
Maria Cristina Casiraghi
Daniela Erba

Frontiers in Nutrition

doi 10.3389/fnut.2024.1378365

5,446 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jan 2024

Differences between U23 and older semi-professional soccer players in perfectionism and passion: exploring determinant relationship between variables

in Personality and Social Psychology

Adelaida Irene Ogallar-Blanco
Eduardo García-Mármol
Filipe Manuel Clemente
Georgian Badicu
Antonio Liñán-González
Francisco Tomás González-Fernández

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1230035

2,778 views
2 citations

Review

Published on 11 Apr 2023

Biomarkers of post-match recovery in semi-professional and professional football (soccer)

in Exercise Physiology

Íñigo M. Pérez-Castillo
Ricardo Rueda
Hakim Bouzamondo
José López-Chicharro
Niko Mihic

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2023.1167449

19,900 views
27 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 May 2014

Exposure to hot and cold environmental conditions does not affect the decision making ability of soccer referees following an intermittent sprint protocol

in Exercise Physiology

Lee Taylor
Natalie Fitch
Paul Castle
Samuel Watkins
Jeffrey Aldous
Nicholas Sculthorpe
Adrian Midgely
John Brewer
Alexis Mauger

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2014.00185

15,563 views
19 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Nov 2018

Validity and Reliability of a Non-invasive Test to Assess Quadriceps and Hamstrings Strength in Athletes

in Exercise Physiology

Davide Mondin
Julian A. Owen
Massimo Negro
Giuseppe D’Antona

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2018.01702

21,904 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2017

Higher Drop in Speed during a Repeated Sprint Test in Soccer Players Reporting Former Hamstring Strain Injury

in Exercise Physiology

Ola D. Røksund
Morten Kristoffersen
Bård E. Bogen
Alexander Wisnes
Merete S. Engeseth
Ann-Kristin Nilsen
Vegard V. Iversen
Silje Mæland
Hilde Gundersen

Frontiers in Physiology

doi 10.3389/fphys.2017.00025

15,596 views
28 citations

Articles

There Is Little Difference in the Peak Movement Demands of Professional and Semi-Professional Rugby League Competition

Training and match demands differ between the regular season and finals in semi-professional basketball

How do the physical and physiological demands of training and official football match for recreational players compare to those of semi-professionals?

Drop jump performance differences between ACL-injured and healthy semi-professional male soccer players

Influence of time-of-day on neuromuscular performance in team sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A prospective investigation of the effects of soccer heading on cognitive and sensorimotor performances in semi-professional female players

Criterion Validity of an Automated Method of Detecting Live Play Periods in Basketball

Judgment of togetherness in performances by musical duos

Relationship between sleep quality and quantity and lower-body neuromuscular performance characteristics in semi-professional male basketball players

Impact of visual attention training on visual control and 3-point field goal percentage in semi-professional basketball players

Dietary intake and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in semi-professional female soccer players: a cross-sectional study

Differences between U23 and older semi-professional soccer players in perfectionism and passion: exploring determinant relationship between variables

Biomarkers of post-match recovery in semi-professional and professional football (soccer)

Exposure to hot and cold environmental conditions does not affect the decision making ability of soccer referees following an intermittent sprint protocol

Validity and Reliability of a Non-invasive Test to Assess Quadriceps and Hamstrings Strength in Athletes

Higher Drop in Speed during a Repeated Sprint Test in Soccer Players Reporting Former Hamstring Strain Injury