Biology of Sport
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Original paper

Contextualized high-speed running and sprinting during English Premier League match-play with reference to possession, positional demands and opponent ranking

Ryland Morgans, Mauro Mandorino, Marco Beato, Ben Ryan, Piotr Zmijewski, Alexandre Moreira, Halil Ibrahim Ceylan, Rafael Oliveira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):119–127
Online publish date: 2025-01-24
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.147011
Original paper

Female football players’ key physical qualities: playing-position specific comparison between national-team selected and non-selected players

Eero Heikki Johannes Savolainen, Johanna Kaarina Ihalainen, Kristoffer Weckström, Tomi Vänttinen, Simon Walker
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):109–117
Online publish date: 2025-01-24
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.146780
Original paper

Non-contact injury incidence in professional women’s football depends on the starting status of the player

Victor Moreno-Perez, Berta Carles Bové, Javier Courel-Ibáñez, Juan Del Coso, Marco Beato, Eva Ferrer Vidal-Barraquer, Gil Rodas Font
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):99–107
Online publish date: 2025-01-20
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145916
Original paper

The influence of menstrual cycle phase on neuromuscular performance and subjective perception of effort in elite football players

Blanca Romero-Moraleda, Esther Morencos-Martínez, Patricia Varón, Beatriz Lara, Ester Jiménez-Ormeño, Ana B. Peinado, Jaime González-García
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):89–98
Online publish date: 2025-01-20
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.146781
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Individual changes in neuromuscular performance in the Spanish women’s national football team throughout the 2023 World Cup

Blanca Romero-Moraleda, Ismel Mazola, Aldo A Vasquez-Bonilla, Jaime González-García
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):79–87
Online publish date: 2025-01-20
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.146789
Original paper

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphism rs6265 and elite athlete status in four independent populations

Gabija Anikevičiūtė, Alina Urnikytė, Myosotis Massidda, Carla Maria Calò, Filippo Tocco, Mizuki Takaragawa, Eri Miyamoto-Mikami, Haruka Murakami, Motohiko Miyachi, Noriyuki Fuku, Kinga Humińska-Lisowska, Kinga Łosińska, Pawel Cięszczyk, Valentina Ginevičienė
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):69–77
Online publish date: 2025-01-20
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.146786
Original paper

Impact of evening blue light exposure timing on sleep, motor, and cognitive performance in young athletes with intermediate chronotype

Mohamed Abdelkader Souissi, Chadha Gouasmia, Ismail Dergaa, Jihed Faleh, Omar Trabelsi, Katja Weiss, Thomas Rosemann, Wissem Dhahbi, Nizar Souissi, Beat Knechtle
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):61–68
Online publish date: 2025-01-20
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.146787
Original paper

Effects of breathing a hyperoxic gas mixture on perceptual, biochemical and performance recovery following simulated soccer match play

Wael Daab, Haithem Rebai, Abd-Elbasset Abaïdia, Mohamed Amine Bouzid
Biol Sport.2025;42(3):51–60
Online publish date: 2025-01-16
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.146785
Original paper

Physiological, technical, and time-motion responses according to small-sided game formats and pitch size variations in adolescent male soccer players: effects of biological maturity status

Bilel Cherni, Hamza Marzouki, Okba Selmi, Yung-Sheng Chen, Anissa Bouassida, Karim Chamari
Biol Sport.2025;42(3):37–49
Online publish date: 2025-01-16
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.146788
Original paper

Impact of defensive team variables on goals conceded in the first division of the Spanish soccer league: a 10-year study

Pablo Prieto-González, Víctor Martín, Alejandro Sal-de-Rellán
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):17–28
Online publish date: 2025-01-14
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145914
Original paper

Analysis of the effects of manipulating the space and number of players in small-sided games on the external load demands of futsal athletes in different age categories

Leandro Lume Gomes, Sérgio Adriano Gomes, Bruno Travassos, João Nuno Ribeiro, Iván Asín-Izquierdo, Henrique de Oliveira Castro, Carlos Ernesto Santos Ferreira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):29–36
Online publish date: 2025-01-14
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145917
Original paper

Genetic prediction of lower limb isometric strength changes after 12 weeks of resistance training

Tao Mei, Yanchun Li, Dapeng Bao, Xiangang Yang, Xiaolin Yang, Liang Li, Zihong He
Biol Sport. 2025;42(3):3–15
Online publish date: 2025-01-14
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145918
Original paper

Kinetics of skin temperature in lower limbs of professional soccer athletes

Alex de Andrade Fernandes, Miller Gomes de Assis, João Carlos Bouzas Marins, André Gustavo Pereira de Andrade, Maicon Rodrigues Albuquerque, Ciro José Brito, Cristiano Diniz da Silva, Myrian Augusta Araujo Neves do Valle, Eduardo Mendonça Pimenta, Emerson Silami Garcia
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):345–352
Online publish date: 2025-01-13
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145909
Original paper

N-Lactoyl amino acids as metabolic biomarkers differentiating low and high exercise response

Maha Sellami, Khaled Naja, Shamma Almuraikhy, Najeha Anwardeen, Rinat I. Sultanov, Eduard V. Generozov, Ildus I. Ahmetov, Mohamed A. Elrayess
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):331–344
Online publish date: 2024-12-19
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145912
Original paper

Reproducibility and quality of hypertrophy-related training plans generated by GPT-4 and Google Gemini as evaluated by coaching experts

Tim Havers, Lukas Masur, Eduard Isenmann, Stephan Geisler, Christoph Zinner, Billy Sperlich, Peter Düking
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):289–329
Online publish date: 2024-12-18
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145911
Original paper

The effect of match-play on acute post-match neuromuscular fatigue following Australian Football League Women’s (AFLW) competition

Emma Wilkinson, Tannath Scott, Matthew Green, Adam Hewitt, Mitchell Naughton
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):257–264
Online publish date: 2024-12-13
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144412
Original paper

Load distribution across weekly microcycles according to match schedule in a team competing in the Australian national A-League Women’s soccer competition

Aaron T. Scanlan, Dean Miller, Mia Lundquist, Nathan Elsworthy, Michele Lastella
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):265–275
Online publish date: 2024-12-13
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144413
Original paper

Effects of a 12-week training programme on selected hormonal and psychological parameters and their interrelationships in highly-trained male and female swimmers

Olga Surała, Jadwiga Malczewska-Lenczowska, Dariusz Turowski, Paweł Słomiński, Maciej Certa, Blair T Crewther
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):279–287
Online publish date: 2024-12-13
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.145910
Original paper

Biological maturity but not relative age biases exist in female international youth soccer players relative to the general population

Liam Sweeney, Tommy R Lundberg, Cian Sweeney, Jack Hickey, Áine MacNamara
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):249–256
Online publish date: 2024-11-05
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144411
Original paper

The effects of different ischemic conditioning on strength training recovery

Fan Zihan, Fu Yanqing, Wu Ying
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):237–248
Online publish date: 2024-11-05
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144410
Original paper

Evaluating external load responses to cumulative playing time and position in the European Handball Federation Women’s Euro 2022 through an IoT and Big Data architecture approach

Claude Karcher, Roger Font, Diego Marcos-Jorquera, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Carmen Manchado
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):225–235
Online publish date: 2024-10-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144409
Original paper

Does microcycle length influence the external and internal load in professional female soccer players?

Manuel Posse-Álvarez, David Solleiro-Duran, Miguel Lorenzo-Martínez, Eliseo Iglesias-Soler, José M. Oliva-Lozano, Alexis Padrón-Cabo
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):215–223
Online publish date: 2024-10-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144408
Original paper

Reference levels of mean and peak anaerobic power for male and female long-track speed skaters

Dariusz Sitkowski, Michał Starczewski, Andrzej Klusiewicz
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):207–213
Online publish date: 2024-10-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144407
Original paper

Normative cardiorespiratory values in Italian first-division male soccer players: effects of age, playing position and season phase

Adriano Di Paco, Pierantonio Laveneziana, Paolo Onorati, Luca Trotta, Gennaro Boccia
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):199–206
Online publish date: 2024-10-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144406
Original paper

Return-to-play criteria based on infrared thermography during anterior cruciate ligament rehabilitation in football players

Victor-Luis Escamilla-Galindo, José Luis Felipe, Antonio Alonso-Callejo, Ralph Van-der-Horst, Ana de la Torre-Combarros, Paolo Minafra, Daniel Fernández-Muñoz, Ismael Fernández-Cuevas
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):161–167
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144295
Original paper

Estimated annual increments in stature and weight among soccer players 11–18 years

Robert M. Malina, Diogo V. Martinho, Tomas Oliveira, Jorge M. Celis-Moreno, António J. Figueiredo, Andre Seabra, Jan M. Konarski, Sean P. Cumming, Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):151–160
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144294
Original paper

Fixed pitch size small-sided games in young soccer players: effects of different age categories and competitive levels on the physical and physiological responses

Bilel Cherni, Hamza Marzouki, Okba Selmi, Bruno Gonçalves, Karim Chamari, Yung-Sheng Chen, Anissa Bouassida
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):187–197
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144298
Original paper

Different sizes of position games and official matches in youth professional soccer player

Jose A. Asian-Clemente, Jose Vicente Beltran-Garrido, Bernardo Requena
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):177–185
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144297
Original paper

Can different scores in first and second halves influence running and explosive-based measures?

Ryland Morgans, John Radnor, Jon Oliver, Jule Scholten, Piotr Zmijewski, Ronan Kavanagh, Ben Ryan, Chris Haslam, Matthew King, Rafael Oliveira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):169–175
Online publish date: 2024-10-23
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.144296
Original paper

How different training sessions affect the sleep of professional soccer players

Eider Barba, David Casamichana, Julen Castellano
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):125–133
Online publish date: 2024-10-15
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142644
Original paper

Late-stage rehabilitation effects do not differ between quadriceps and hamstring tendon autograft after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a multicentre propensity score-matched case-control intervention trial

Daniel Niederer, Matthias Keller, Wolf Petersen, Natalie Mengis, Christian Eberle, Daniel Guenther, Georg Brandl, Björn H. Drews, Tobias Engeroff, Lutz Vogt, David A. Groneberg, Thomas Stein
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):135–149
Online publish date: 2024-10-15
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142647
Original paper

Unlocking dynamics of goal-scoring: the showdown between direct and indirect transition goals across football leagues

Pedro Eusebio, Pablo Prieto-González, Rui Marcelino
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):113–123
Online publish date: 2024-09-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142640
Original paper

The relationship between the 1200 m shuttle test and 40 m sprint test performance and distances covered in English Premier League matches: A retrospective two season study

Ronan Kavanagh, Matteo Matteotti, Rafael Oliveira, Kevin McDaid, Jill Alexander, Damian Harper, Piotr Zmijewski, David Rhodes, Ryland Morgans
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):105–111
Online publish date: 2024-09-25
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142641
Original paper

Physical and technical performance in and after the worst-case scenario in matches of the Chinese Super League of soccer

Zuoming Fang, Zhaoyang Wang, Xueliang Li, Miguel-Angel Gómez, Hongyou Liu
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):95–103
Online publish date: 2024-09-06
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142642
Original paper

Effects of light-load vs. heavy-load jump squats as priming activities in Olympic female rugby sevens players

Irineu Loturco, Piotr Zmijewski, Valter P. Mercer, Maurício S. Ramos, Marina T. Betelli, Ismael Arenhart, Túlio B. M. A. Moura, Lucas A. Pereira
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):85–94
Online publish date: 2024-09-06
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142645
Original paper

Analysis of FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup match performance according to match outcome and phase of the tournament

José M. Oliva-Lozano, Farzad Yousefian, Paweł Chmura, Tim J. Gabbett, Rick Cost
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):71–84
Online publish date: 2024-09-06
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142643
Original paper

Association analysis of the dopaminergic receptor 2 gene Tag1B rs1079597 and personality traits among a cohort of professional athletes

Monika Michałowska-Sawczyn, Kinga Humińska-Lisowska, Krzysztof Chmielowiec, Jolanta Chmielowiec, Aleksandra Strońska-Pluta, Aleksandra Suchanecka, Łukasz Zadroga, Myosotis Massidda, Carla Maria Calò, Remigiusz Recław, Anna Grzywacz
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):35–43
Online publish date: 2024-08-30
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139470
Original paper

Do small samples bias the correlation between strength and jump performance? Multivariate insights into age and sex amidst strength saturation: an analysis of 1,544 participants from different sports

Michael Keiner, Konstantin Warneke, Andre Sander, Hagen Hartmann, Carl Maximilian Wagner, Björn Kadlubowski, Andreas Wittke, Torsten Brauner, Andreas Konrad, David G. Behm, Klaus Wirth
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):3–11
Online publish date: 2024-08-30
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139858
Original paper

Recreational soccer and basketball improve anthropometric, body composition and health-related outcomes in overweight and obese young adults: A randomized multi-arm study

Qi Xu, Rui Miguel Silva, Piotr Zmijewski, Tingyu Li, Dong Ma, LiuXi Yang, GuiYang Liu, Filipe Manuel Clemente
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):21–33
Online publish date: 2024-08-30
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.139859
Original paper

Analysis of goal scoring patterns in the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022

Jorge Sanmiguel Codina, Rafael Ballester Lengua, Claudio A. Casal, Florentino Huertas Olmedo
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):45–56
Online publish date: 2024-08-30
 
DOI : https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142646
 
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