Strength and Conditioning Society 2024: Sports Performance, Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Health Improvement

Dear Colleagues,

On the occasion of the 7th Annual Conference of the Strength and Conditioning Society (SCS), hosted at the Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM) in Spain, we are pleased to present this Special Issue of Sports (Basel), edited by the SCS. This Special Issue seeks to share evidence-based training strategies and publish research focused on applied strength and conditioning practices that impact sports performance, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and overall health enhancement. We particularly encourage authors who presented an abstract at the SCS 7th Annual Conference to submit the full-text version of their work for this Special Issue. However, submissions are open to all researchers studying non-athletic and athletic populations with various health conditions, from different sports, levels of competition, age groups, and training backgrounds.

Sports performance is influenced by a variety of factors, and there is a strong need for studies exploring strength, power, speed training and testing, aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, injury prevention, and health improvements in athletic populations. In addition, exercise plays a crucial role in addressing significant health issues. The growing body of evidence highlights the positive impact of physical activity in contributing to improved quality of life and long-term health outcomes. Thus, studies examining the role of exercise in combating, for example, childhood obesity, enhancing cancer recovery, and other similar topics are especially encouraged for submission. We aim to showcase research that demonstrates how structured physical activity can serve as a powerful tool in promoting overall health and well-being across various populations. Original articles, reviews, case studies, short reports and opinion pieces are welcomed.

Dr. Pedro E. Alcaraz
Dr. Aaron Manzanares
Dr. Konstantinos Spyrou
Dr. Tomás T. Freitas
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sports is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• athletic performance
• injury
• testing
• health
• strength-power-speed training
• endurance
• cancer
• obesity
• physical activity
• exercise