Applied Sports Science Weekly Digest #351

Dual career through the eyes of university student-athletes in the Republic of Kosovo

“To enhance the potential of future student-athletes in the Republic of Kosovo, relevant stakeholders in sports and higher education should collaborate closely and implement programs and services based on international best practices for dual-career support.“

Quantifying lumbar sagittal plane kinematics using a wrist-worn inertial measurement unit

“A wrist-worn IMU sensor could be used to measure gross lumbar sagittal plane mobility in place of a lumbar-worn IMU. This may be useful for remote monitoring during rehabilitation.“

Patterns of energy availability and carbohydrate intake differentiate between adaptable and problematic low energy availability in female athletes

“Repeated exposures to LEA and LCHO are associated with a cluster of negative implications in female athletes. In terms of nutrition strategies, sufficient EA and CHO intakes appear to be pivotal in preventing REDs.“

Aligning categories of mental health conditions with intervention types in high-performance sports: a narrative cornerstone review and classification framework

“A clear separation of terminology denoting the athlete’s resources to handle the lifeworld (including salutogenic factors) and terms describing psychiatric conditions and their management is necessary to avoid misguidance in intervention planning.“

Skating into the Unknown: Scoping the Physical, Technical, and Tactical Demands of Competitive Skateboarding

“Ultimately, what constitutes and distinguishes competitive skateboarding is unexplored. There is some evidence indicating aspects of the sport require flexibility and elevated and fast force output of the lower limbs, which may be valuable when attempting to maximise ollie height.“