Journal of Sports Sciences

Article	Citations
Relationships between changes in self-reported physical activity, sedentary behaviour and health during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in France and Switzerland	212
Talent identification and development in soccer since the millennium	118
Power, precision, and sample size estimation in sport and exercise science research	97
Global levels of fundamental motor skills in children: A systematic review	90
Effects of physical activity interventions on cognitive outcomes and academic performance in adolescents and young adults: A meta-analysis	87
Video assistant referees (VAR): The impact of technology on decision making in association football referees	67
Validity and reliability evidence for motor competence assessments in children and adolescents: A systematic review	58
Development of cut-points for determining activity intensity from a wrist-worn ActiGraph accelerometer in free-living adults	58
Physical activity and nutrition guidelines to help with the fight against COVID-19	56
A survey of talent identification and development processes in the youth academies of professional soccer clubs from around the world	54
Methods of performance analysis in team invasion sports: A systematic review	53
A validation study of the WHOOP strap against polysomnography to assess sleep	52
Systematic review of the acute and chronic effects of high-intensity interval training on executive function across the lifespan	48
Validity of Wrist-Worn photoplethysmography devices to measure heart rate: A systematic review and meta-analysis	38
Changes in children’s physical fitness, BMI and health-related quality of life after the first 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in England: A longitudinal study	34
The influence of COVID-19 measures in the United Kingdom on physical activity levels, perceived physical function and mood in older adults: A survey-based observational study	34
How does mental fatigue affect soccer performance during small-sided games? A cognitive, tactical and physical approach	32
Feasibility and reliability of the Spanish version of the Youth Activity Profile questionnaire (YAP-Spain) in children and adolescents	30
How much, how often, how well? Adherence to a neuromuscular training warm-up injury prevention program in youth basketball	30
An extended challenge-based framework for practice design in sports coaching	29
Cross-validation of the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy second edition (CAPL-2): The case of a Chinese population	29
Temporal trends in the sit-ups performance of 9,939,289 children and adolescents between 1964 and 2017	29
Interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training for cardiorespiratory fitness improvements in middle-aged and older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	29
Examining the representativeness of a virtual reality environment for simulation of tennis performance	28
Man & machine: Adaptive tools for the contemporary performance analyst	27

Effectiveness of a novel digital application to promote fundamental movement skills in 3- to 6-year-old children: A randomized controlled trial	27
The effect of low-volume high-intensity interval training on cardiometabolic health and psychological responses in overweight/obese middle-aged men	27
The association of the ACTN3 R577X and ACE I/D polymorphisms with athlete status in football: a systematic review and meta-analysis	26
Twenty-four-hour movement behaviours and fundamental movement skills in preschool children: A compositional and isotemporal substitution analysis	25
Associations between meeting 24-hour movement guidelines and health in the early years: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
The effect of exercise interventions on resting metabolic rate: A systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Effects of aerobic and cognitively-engaging physical activity on academic skills: A cluster randomized controlled trial	24
A case study comparison of objective and subjective evaluation methods of physical qualities in youth soccer players	24
Effects of high-intensity interval training in men soccer player’s physical fitness: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized-controlled and non-controlled trials	24
The effects of REBT on irrational beliefs, self-determined motivation, and self-efficacy in American Football	24
Reliability of wearable sensors to assess impact metrics during sport-specific tasks	23
Iron status in athletic females, a shift in perspective on an old paradigm	23
A qualitative analysis of the perceived determinants of success in elite esports athletes	23
Understanding the “gut instinct” of expert coaches during talent identification	23
Cross-sectional associations between 24-hour activity behaviours and mental health indicators in children and adolescents: A compositional data analysis	23
Typologies of dual career in sport: A cluster analysis of identity and self-efficacy	23
Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines among Portuguese preschool children: the prestyle study	22
Analysis of the worst-case scenarios in an elite football team: Towards a better understanding and application	22
The influence of randomness on goals in football decreases over time. An empirical analysis of randomness involved in goal scoring in the English Premier League	22
Effects of a 10-week active recess program in school setting on physical fitness, school aptitudes, creativity and cognitive flexibility in elementary school children. A randomised-controlled trial	22
Improving the criterion validity of the activPAL in determining physical activity intensity during laboratory and free-living conditions	22
Effects of a 30 min nap opportunity on cognitive and short-duration high-intensity performances and mood states after a partial sleep deprivation night	21
Unilateral vs. bilateral hamstring strength assessments: comparing reliability and inter-limb asymmetries in female soccer players	21
Classifying the evidence for evidence-based classification in Paralympic sport	21
The effects of strength and conditioning interventions on golf performance: A systematic review	21
Values and clean sport	20
Training-induced changes in anterior pelvic tilt: potential implications for hamstring strain injuries management	20
“I’d got self-destruction down to a fine art”: a qualitative exploration of relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) in endurance athletes	20
Effects of jump training on physical fitness and athletic performance in endurance runners: A meta-analysis	20
Seasonal training and match load and micro-cycle periodization in male Premier League academy soccer players	20
Cross-generational comparability of hip- and wrist-worn ActiGraph GT3X+, wGT3X-BT, and GT9X accelerometers during free-living in adults	20
Improving data acquisition speed and accuracy in sport using neural networks	19
Kinematic differences between successful and faulty spikes in young volleyball players	19
“I must do this!”: A latent profile analysis approach to understanding the role of irrational beliefs and motivation regulation in mental and physical health	19
Coaches, parents, or peers: Who has the greatest influence on sports participants’ life skills development?	19
Psychosocial outcomes associated with soccer academy involvement: Longitudinal comparisons against aged matched school pupils	19
Defending in 4-4-2 or 5-3-2 formation? small differences in footballers’ collective tactical behaviours	19
Differential time responses in inflammatory and oxidative stress markers after a marathon: An observational study	18
The porous high-press? An experimental approach investigating tactical behaviours from two pressing strategies in football	18
Non-linear association of efficiency of practice of adult elite athletes with their youth multi-sport practice	18
Fitness and executive function as mediators between physical activity and academic achievement	18
Overreaching and overtraining in strength sports and resistance training: A scoping review	18
A multidisciplinary investigation into “playing-up” in academy football according to age phase	18
The developmental and professional activities of female international soccer players from five high-performing nations	17
A meta-regression of the effects of resistance training frequency on muscular strength and hypertrophy in adults over 60 years of age	17
The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics: Comparison and inter-task relationships	17
The association between perceptual-cognitive processes and response time in decision making in young soccer players	17
Whole and peak physical characteristics of elite youth female soccer match-play	17
The physical demands of mixed martial arts: A narrative review using the ARMSS model to provide a hierarchy of evidence	17
The role of growth, maturation and sporting environment on the development of performance and technical and tactical skills in youth basketball players: The INEX study	17

Relationship between dolphin kick movement in humans and velocity during undulatory underwater swimming	16
The role of exercise selection in regional Muscle Hypertrophy: A randomized controlled trial	16
Longitudinal associations of physical activity and modified organized sport participation with executive function and psychosocial health in preschoolers	16
The combination of physical and mental load exacerbates the negative effect of each on the capability of skilled soccer players to anticipate action	16
Validity and reliability of a flywheel squat test in sport	16
Eating behaviours related to psychological stress are associated with functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea in exercising women	16
Scanning activity in elite youth football players	16
Association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and muscle injuries in Italian and Japanese elite football players	16
The influence of exposure, growth and maturation on injury risk in male academy football players	15
Raising the bar in sports performance research	15
The tactics of successful attacks in professional association football: large-scale spatiotemporal analysis of dynamic subgroups using position tracking data	15
Long-term influence of technical, physical performance indicators and situational variables on match outcome in male professional Chinese soccer	15
Complementing subjective with objective data in analysing expertise: A machine-learning approach applied to badminton	15
Biomechanical determinants of cross-country skiing performance: A systematic review	15
Effects of aerobic exercise and cognitively engaging exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness and motor skills in primary school children: A cluster randomized controlled trial	15
Optimised force-velocity training during pre-season enhances physical performance in professional rugby league players	15
Effects of descending or ascending stair exercise on body composition, insulin sensitivity, and inflammatory markers in young Chinese women with obesity: A randomized controlled trial	15
Effect of eccentric overload training on change of direction speed performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	14
A systematic review of the effects of educational interventions on knowledge and attitudes towards concussion for people involved in sport – Optimising concussion education based on current literature	14
Towards an improved understanding of proximity-to-failure in resistance training and its influence on skeletal muscle hypertrophy, neuromuscular fatigue, muscle damage, and perceived discomfort: A sco	14
Predicting vertical ground reaction force during running using novel piezoresponsive sensors and accelerometry	14
Inter-unit reliability of IMU Step metrics using IMeasureU Blue Trident inertial measurement units for running-based team sport tasks	14
Impaired postprandial glucose and no improvement in other cardiometabolic responses or cognitive function by breaking up sitting with bodyweight resistance exercises: a randomised crossover trial	14
Prior workload has moderate effects on high-intensity match performance in elite-level professional football players when controlling for situational and contextual variables	14
The influence of initial selection age, relative age effect and country long-term performance on the re-selection process in European basketball youth national teams	14
Effects of music tempo on perceived exertion, attention, affect, heart rate, and performance during isometric strength exercise	14
Developing a two-dimensional landscape model of opportunities for penetrative passing in association football – Stage I	14
Relationship between force-velocity-power profiles and inter-limb asymmetries obtained during unilateral vertical jumping and singe-joint isokinetic tasks	14
Concentric and eccentric inertia–velocity and inertia–power relationships in the flywheel squat	13
Effectiveness of interventions and behaviour change techniques for improving physical activity in young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Sedentary behaviour research in adults: A scoping review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses	13
Influence of age and maturation status on sprint acceleration characteristics in junior Australian football	13
Individual patterns of response to traditional and modified sprint interval training	13
Prevalence and burden of health problems in competitive adolescent distance runners: A 6-month prospective cohort study	13
Tibial bone forces can be monitored using shoe-worn wearable sensors during running	13
Implicit motor learning in primary school children: A systematic review	13
Muscle strength explains the protective effect of physical activity against COVID-19 hospitalization among adults aged 50 years and older	13
Examining the impact of the Respect in Sport Parent Program on the psychosocial experiences of minor hockey athletes	13
Corrective procedures remove relative age effect from world-class junior sprinters	13
Effects of judo training upon body composition, autonomic function, and cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight or obese children aged 8- to 13 years	13
‘When I have time pressure, sport is the first thing that is cancelled’: A mixed-methods study on barriers to physical activity among university students in Germany	13
Can an inertial measurement unit (IMU) in combination with machine learning measure fast bowling speed and perceived intensity in cricket?	13
Anthropometry and performance characteristics of recreational advanced to elite female rock climbers	12
Influence of resistance training load on measures of skeletal muscle hypertrophy and improvements in maximal strength and neuromuscular task performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Bone asymmetries in the limbs of children tennis players: testing the combined effects of age, sex, training time, and maturity status	12
Retirement of professional soccer players – A systematic review from social sciences perspectives	12
Effects of regular exercise on inflammasome activation-related inflammatory cytokine levels in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Developing coaches’ professional judgement and decision making: Using the ‘Big 5’	12
Biomechanical upper-extremity performance tests and isokinetic shoulder strength in collision and contact athletes	12
Locomotor characteristics of the women’s inaugural super league competition and the rugby league world cup	12
Interpreting magnitude of change in strength and conditioning: Effect size selection, threshold values and Bayesian updating	12
The effects of daily physical activity intervention on physical fitness in preschool children	12
Reliability of ActiGraph GT3X+ placement location in the estimation of energy expenditure during moderate and high-intensity physical activities in young and older adults	12
Variable long-term developmental trajectories of short sprint speed and jumping height in English Premier League academy soccer players: An applied case study	12
Integrating explicit contextual priors and kinematic information during anticipation	12
Interval training causes the same exercise enjoyment as moderate-intensity training to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in young Chinese women with elevated BMI	12
Hybrid neuromuscular training promotes musculoskeletal adaptations in inactive overweight and obese women: A training-detraining randomized controlled trial	11
Patterns of energy availability of free-living athletes display day-to-day variability that is not reflected in laboratory-based protocols: Insights from elite male road cyclists	11
Conceptualising and testing the relationship between actual and perceived motor performance: A cross-cultural comparison in children from Australia and Germany	11
Optimising the front foot contact phase of the cricket fast bowling action	11
Measures of impairment applicable to the classification of Paralympic athletes competing in wheelchair sports: A systematic review of validity, reliability and associations with performance	11
Epidemiology of injuries in senior men’s field hockey: A two-season prospective observational injury surveillance study	11
Feasibility and effects of high-intensity interval training in older adults living with HIV	11
Segment coordination and variability among prospectively injured and uninjured runners	11
Is high soleus muscle activity during the stance phase of the running cycle a potential risk factor for the development of medial tibial stress syndrome? A prospective study	11
Effects of core training on dynamic balance stability: A systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Influence of the forehand stance on knee biomechanics: Implications for potential injury risks in tennis players	11
The development of perceptual-cognitive skills in youth volleyball players	11
Incidence of bone stress injury is greater in competitive female distance runners with menstrual disturbances independent of participation in plyometric training	11
Comparison of individual and group-based load-velocity profiling as a means to dictate training load over a 6-week strength and power intervention	11
Individual differences in the distribution of activation among the hamstring muscle heads during stiff-leg Deadlift and Nordic hamstring exercises	11
Acute ingestion of beetroot juice does not improve short-duration repeated sprint running performance in male team sport athletes	11
Change-of-Direction Deficit vs. Deceleration Deficit: A Comparison of Limb Dominance and Inter-limb Asymmetry between Forwards and Backs in Elite Male Rugby Union Players	10
International female rugby union players’ anthropometric and physical performance characteristics: A five-year longitudinal analysis by individual positional groups	10
Singing off the same hymn sheet? Examining coherence in a talent development pathway (part 1)	10
Athlete monitoring practices in elite sport in the United Kingdom	10
Predicting Family and Child Physical Activity across Six-Months of a Family-Based Intervention: An Application of Theory of Planned Behaviour, Planning and Habit	10
Delineating the potential of the vertical and horizontal force-velocity profile for optimizing sport performance: A systematic review	10
How early should you brake during a 180° turn? A kinetic comparison of the antepenultimate, penultimate, and final foot contacts during a 505 change of direction speed test	10
Seasonal variation of inter-limb jumping asymmetries in youth team-sport athletes	10

Challenge is in the eye of the beholder: Exploring young athlete’s experience of challenges on the talent pathway	10
Comparison of 10 vs. 20 min neuromuscular training for the prevention of lower extremity injuries in male youth football: A cluster randomised controlled trial	10
Expert opinion on classification for footballers with vision impairment: Towards evidence-based minimum impairment criteria	10
A meta-cognitive approach to doping in sports: The effects of thought validation on attitudes related to doping	10
Utility of a novel perceptual-motor control test for identification of sport-related concussion beyond current clinical assessments	10
The influence of anthropometric variables, body composition, propulsive force and maturation on 50m freestyle swimming performance in junior swimmers: An allometric approach	10
A self-determination theory based investigation of life skills development in youth sport	10
Effects of manipulating player numbers on technical and physical performances participating in an Australian football small-sided game	10
Defining the attributes for specific playing positions in football match-play: A complex systems approach	10
Descriptive epidemiology and correlates of children’s swimming competence	10
The determinant factors of undulatory underwater swimming performance: A systematic review	10
Effects of course design (curves and elevation undulations) on marathon running performance: a comparison of Breaking 2 in Monza and the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna	10
Influence of physical and psychological stress on decision-making performance of soccer referees	10
Body composition differences by age and playing standard in male rugby union and rugby league: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Perceptions and use of recovery strategies: Do swimmers and coaches believe they are effective?	10
Relationships of hip abductor strength, neuromuscular control, and hip width to femoral length ratio with peak hip adduction angle in healthy female runners	10
The construction of common treadmills significantly affects biomechanical and metabolic variables	10
Reference power values for the jump squat exercise in elite athletes: A multicenter study	10
Pacing and stroke kinematics in 200-m kayak racing	10
High-intensity downhill running exacerbates heart rate and muscular fatigue in trail runners	9
Applying the brakes in tennis: How entry speed affects the movement and hitting kinematics of professional tennis players	9
Kinetic and kinematic determinants of female sprint performance	9
May the best-sighted win? The relationship between visual function and performance in Para judo	9
Registered Reports in the Journal of Sports Sciences	9
Is the visual impairment origin a performance factor? Analysis of international-level para swimmers and para athletes	9
The running shoe comfort assessment tool (RUN-CAT): Development and evaluation of a new multi-item assessment tool for evaluating the comfort of running footwear	9
Rebooting in sport training and competitions: Athletes’ perceived stress levels and the role of interoceptive awareness	9
An assessment of physical and spatiotemporal behaviour during different phases of match play in professional Australian football	9
Imitation jumps in ski jumping: Technical execution and relationship to performance level	9
Accelerometer-assessed sedentary behaviour among Chinese rural older adults: Patterns and associations with physical function	9
Longitudinal development of 5m sprint performance in young female tennis players	9
The impact of self-generated and explicitly acquired contextual knowledge on anticipatory performance	9
Effect of vision impairment on match-related performance and technical variation in attacking moves in Paralympic judo	9
The association of stride length to ball velocity and elbow varus torque in professional pitchers	9
The influence of growth and training loads on injury risk in competitive trampoline gymnasts	9
Technology-based methods for the assessment of fine and gross motor skill in children: A systematic overview of available solutions and future steps for effective in-field use	9
The balancing act between skiing and shooting – the determinants of success in biathlon pursuit and mass start events	9
Coaches’ perspective towards skill acquisition in swimming: What practice approaches are typically applied in training?	9
Morphological and functional asymmetry in elite youth tennis players compared to sex- and age-matched controls	9
Physical loading in professional soccer players: Implications for contemporary guidelines to encompass carbohydrate periodization	9
Effects of two exercise programmes on joint position sense, dynamic balance and countermovement jump in male amateur football players. A randomised controlled trial	9
Association between offensive and defensive playing style variables and ranking position in a national football league	9
Approaches to determining occlusion pressure for blood flow restricted exercise training: Systematic review	9
Load–velocity relationship 1RM predictions: A comparison of Smith machine and free-weight exercise	9
Eight-season epidemiological study of match injuries in women’s international rugby sevens	9
A repeated-measures examination of organizational stressors, perceived psychological and physical health, and perceived performance in semi-elite athletes	8
The importance of duration and magnitude of force application to sprint performance during the initial acceleration, transition and maximal velocity phases	8
Effect of racket-shuttlecock impact location on shot outcome for badminton smashes by elite players	8
The effects of acute physical fatigue on sauté jump biomechanics in dancers	8
Mechanisms explaining the birthplace effect for male elite football players	8
The dose-response relationship between interval-training and VO2maxin well-trained endurance runners: A systematic review	8
Type of unanticipated stimulus affects lower extremity kinematics and kinetics during sidestepping	8
Angle specific analysis of hamstrings and quadriceps isokinetic torque identify residual deficits in soccer players following ACL reconstruction: a longitudinal investigation	8
Comparing 24 h physical activity profiles: Office workers, women with a history of gestational diabetes and people with chronic disease condition(s)	8
Load-dependent mechanical demands of the lower extremity during the back and front squat	8
Impact of contextual factors on match demands experienced by elite male referees during international basketball tournaments	8
Scoping review of tests to assess tactical knowledge and tactical performance of young soccer players	8
Challenges and opportunities in wheelchair basketball classification– A Delphi study	8
Feasibility of test administration and preliminary findings for cognitive control in the Burn 2 learn pilot randomised controlled trial	8
Influence of saddle height in 3D knee loads commuter cyclists: A statistical parametric mapping analysis	8
Developing motor competency in youths: Perceptions and practices of strength and conditioning coaches	8
Effects of Nordic hamstring exercise combined with glider exercise on hip flexion flexibility and hamstring passive stiffness	8
Using Collective Intelligence to identify barriers to implementing and sustaining effective Fundamental Movement Skill interventions: A rationale and application example	8
Footwear and footstrike change loading patterns in running	8
Physical fitness is associated with better technical performance in adolescent alpine ski racers after controlling for practice time: A retrospective regression analysis	8
The school playground environment as a driver of primary school children’s physical activity behaviour: A direct observation case study	8
Nationality and sociocultural factors influence athlete development and sport outcomes: Perspectives from United States and Austrian youth alpine ski racing	8
Relationship between pre-training wellness scores and internal and external training loads in a Division I women’s lacrosse team	8
A comparison of the utility of different step-indices to translate the physical activity recommendation in adolescents	8
Conceptual model of sport-specific classification for para-athletes with intellectual impairment	8
Impact of advanced footwear technology on elite men’s in the evolution of road race performance	8
Relationships between perceived coach leadership and athletes’ affective states experienced during competition	8
Exploration of the minimum visual disability criteria for Para nordic and Para alpine skiing using simulated vision impairments	8
Socioeconomic and gender-based disparities in the motor competence of school-age children	7
Influence of heel design on lower extremity biomechanics and comfort perception in overground running	7
Bi-directional prospective associations between sedentary time, physical activity and adiposity in 10-year old Norwegian children	7
Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the Adapted Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (Adapted-SQUASH) in adults with disabilities	7
Fatigue-related changes in vertical impact properties during normal and silent running	7
Improvement in sprint start performance by modulating an initial loading location on the starting blocks	7
TGMD-3 short version: Evidence of validity and associations with sex in Irish children	7
Risk factors associated with low back pain in competitive female gymnasts: A meta-analytic approach	7
Moral values and moral identity moderate the indirect relationship between sport supplement use and doping use via sport supplement beliefs	7
Whistleblowing against doping in sport: A cross-national study on the effects of motivation and sportspersonship orientations on whistleblowing intentions	7
Impact of each release parameter on pitch location in baseball pitching	7
Hypoalgesia following isometric handgrip exercise with and without blood flow restriction is not mediated by discomfort nor changes in systolic blood pressure	7
Effect of photobiomodulation therapy on performance and running economy in runners: A randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial	7
Lumbar bone stress injuries and risk factors in adolescent cricket fast bowlers	7
The origins of goals in the German Bundesliga	7
Novel evidence on the effect of tramadol on self-paced high-intensity cycling	7
Effect of scaling basket height for young basketball players during the competition: seeking out positive sport experiences	7
Predictors of selection into an elite level youth football academy: A longitudinal study	7
Mental fatigue independent of boredom and sleepiness does not impact self-paced physical or cognitive performance in normoxia or hypoxia	7
Reliable and effective novel home-based training set-up for application of an evidence-based high-loading stimulus to improve triceps surae function	7
Development of alternatives to estimate resting metabolic rate from anthropometric variables in paralympic swimmers	7
What actually happens during a practice session? A coach’s perspective on developing and delivering practice	7