Sport Physiology and Physical Performance

Dear Colleagues,

One of the most often mentioned research areas in recent decades in the scientific community has been sport physiology and physical performance. Indeed, research into how the body functions during physical activity, exercise and sports still sparks much curiosity, innovation and doubt. This knowledge area is applicable to biochemistry, biomechanics, physiology and biology, all of which have been confronting the growing influence of big data, computational, and automated modelling, in order to give practical significance to the data that influence sport and health. Sport Physiology and Physical Performance is intended to extend to the fields of sports science and health science, including health and well-being, sports medicine and rehabilitation, training load monitoring, performance analysis, and strength and conditioning.

Furthermore, in several elite sports, load quantification (e.g. external load by micro electromechanical devices and internal load by physiological measures, such as perceived exertion and heart rate), wellness monitoring (e.g., muscle soreness, stress, fatigue, mood and sleep quality) and physical/physiological testing (agility, sprint, balance, VO_2max, strength, body composition, etc.) have been assessed over the years. Such research and practical applications aid coaches and their staff in their attempts to avoid high injury rates and the risk of illness, improve levels of recovery, and, consequently, provide an appropriate training load. This Special Issue also intends to develop such studies in order to collect relevant information for coaches in order to provide advanced approaches to load management, exercise testing and, consequently, the prevention of injury risk and performance.

Therefore, the present special issue will accept original research and systematic reviews from all sports.

Dr. Ryland Morgans
Dr. Dave Rhodes
Guest Editors

Dr. Ryland Morgans
Dr. Dave Rhodes
Guest Editors

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• exercise physiology
• sports medicine
• rehabilitation
• performance analysis
• fitness
• injury
• match
• sports training
• sports performance
• training load
• wellness
• well-being
• physical demands
• testing