Search Results - "Alcaraz, Pedro E"

Maximum acceleration performance of professional soccer players in linear sprints: Is there a direct connection with change-of-direction ability? by Loturco, Irineu, A Pereira, Lucas, T Freitas, Tomás, E Alcaraz, Pedro, Zanetti, Vinicius, Bishop, Chris, Jeffreys, Ian

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the selective influences of the maximum acceleration capability on change of direction (COD) speed, COD deficit,…”
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Training load and match-play demands in basketball based on competition level: A systematic review by Petway, Adam J, Freitas, Tomás T, Calleja-González, Julio, Medina Leal, Daniel, Alcaraz, Pedro E

“…Basketball is a court-based team-sport that requires a broad array of demands (physiological, mechanical, technical, tactical) in training and competition…”
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Physical and Physiological Match-Play Demands and Player Characteristics in Futsal: A Systematic Review by Spyrou, Konstantinos, Freitas, Tomás T, Marín-Cascales, Elena, Alcaraz, Pedro E

“…Futsal, also known as five-a-side indoor soccer, is a team-sport that is becoming increasingly popular. In fact, the number of futsal-related investigations is…”
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Strategies and Solutions for Team Sports Athletes in Isolation due to COVID-19 by Jukic, Igor, Calleja-González, Julio, Cos, Francesc, Cuzzolin, Francesco, Olmo, Jesús, Terrados, Nicolas, Njaradi, Nenad, Sassi, Roberto, Requena, Bernardo, Milanovic, Luka, Krakan, Ivan, Chatzichristos, Kostas, Alcaraz, Pedro E

“…In December of 2019, there was an outbreak of a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) in China. The virus…”
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Comparison of Metabolic Power and Energy Cost of Submaximal and Sprint Running Efforts Using Different Methods in Elite Youth Soccer Players: A Novel Energetic Approach by Grassadonia, Gabriele, Alcaraz, Pedro E, Freitas, Tomás T

“…Sprinting is a decisive action in soccer that is considerably taxing from a neuromuscular and energetic perspective. This study compared different calculation…”
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Short-term adaptations following Complex Training in team-sports: A meta-analysis by Freitas, Tomás T, Martinez-Rodriguez, Alejandro, Calleja-González, Julio, Alcaraz, Pedro E

“…The purpose of this meta-analysis was to study the short-term adaptations on sprint and vertical jump (VJ) performance following Complex Training (CT) in…”
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Practices of strength and conditioning coaches in Brazilian elite soccer by Loturco, Irineu, T. Freitas, Tomás, E. Alcaraz, Pedro, Kobal, Ronaldo, Hartmann Nunes, Renan F., Weldon, Anthony, Pereira, Lucas A.

“…Brazil is the leading global exporter of soccer players, with approximately 2,000 international transfers to different clubs per year. Although Brazilian…”
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Match demands of female team sports: a scoping review by Pérez Armendáriz, María L, Spyrou, Konstaninos, Alcaraz, Pedro E

“…This scoping review aimed to characterize and quantify the external load demands of professional female team sports, in terms of total distance [TD],…”
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Physical exercises for preventing injuries among adult male football players: A systematic review by Pérez-Gómez, Jorge, Adsuar, José Carmelo, Alcaraz, Pedro E., Carlos-Vivas, Jorge

“…•Football (soccer) practice is associated with the risk of injuries.•Injury prevention can be addressed from a biomechanical, psychosocial, psychological and…”
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Changes in hamstrings’ active stiffness during fatigue tasks are modulated by contraction duration rather than intensity by Martínez-Serrano, Antonio, Radaelli, Régis, Freitas, Tomás T., Alcaraz, Pedro E., Freitas, Sandro R.

“…Despite the increase in research of hamstring stiffness through the use of ultrasound-based shear wave elastography, the active stiffness of biceps femoris…”
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Narrative Review on the Use of Sled Training to Improve Sprint Performance in Team Sport Athletes by Zabaloy, Santiago, Freitas, Tomás T., Pareja-Blanco, Fernando, Alcaraz, Pedro E., Loturco, Irineu

“…ABSTRACT Sprinting is a key component for many individual and team sports. Therefore, to enhance sprint performance, various training methods are widely used…”
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Pupillometry as a new window to player fatigue? A glimpse inside the eyes of a Euro Cup Women's Basketball team by Huyghe, Thomas, Calleja-González, Julio, Bird, Stephen P, Alcaraz, Pedro E

“…A rapidly emerging area of interest in high-pressure environments is that of pupillometry, where handheld quantitative infrared pupillometers (HQIPs) are able…”
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Mechanisms of Hamstring Strain Injury: Interactions between Fatigue, Muscle Activation and Function by Huygaerts, Shaun, Cos, Francesc, Cohen, Daniel D, Calleja-González, Julio, Guitart, Marc, Blazevich, Anthony J, Alcaraz, Pedro E

“…Isolated injury to the long head of biceps femoris is the most common type of acute hamstring strain injury (HSI). However, the precise hamstring injury…”
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Myotendinous Thermoregulation in National Level Sprinters after a Unilateral Fatigue Acute Bout-A Descriptive Study by Cabizosu, Alessio, Marín-Pagán, Cristian, Martínez-Serrano, Antonio, Alcaraz, Pedro E, Martínez-Noguera, Francisco Javier

“…In the last decade there has been a growing interest in infrared thermography in the field of sports medicine in order to elucidate the mechanisms of…”
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A comparison of the isometric force fatigue-recovery profile in two posterior chain lower limb tests following simulated soccer competition by Matinlauri, Anton, Alcaraz, Pedro E, Freitas, Tomás T, Mendiguchia, Jurdan, Abedin-Maghanaki, Afshin, Castillo, Alberto, Martínez-Ruiz, Enrique, Carlos-Vivas, Jorge, Cohen, Daniel D

“…To evaluate the reliability of isometric peak force (IPF) in a novel "long-length" 90°Hip:20°Knee (90:20) strength test and to compare the simulated soccer…”
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Biochemical responses and physical performance during high-intensity resistance circuit training in hypoxia and normoxia by Ramos-Campo, Domingo J., Rubio-Arias, Jacobo A., Dufour, Stéphane, Chung, Linda, Ávila-Gandía, Vicente, Alcaraz, Pedro E.

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of hypoxia on metabolic and acid–base balance, blood oxygenation, electrolyte, and half-squat…”
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One Season in Professional Cycling Is Enough to Negatively Affect Bone Health by Martínez-Noguera, Francisco Javier, Alcaraz, Pedro E, Ortolano-Ríos, Raquel, Marín-Pagán, Cristian

“…Cycling is a very popular sport worldwide, and several studies have already indicated that cycling at various levels has a negative impact on bone health. This…”
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If You Want to Prevent Hamstring Injuries in Soccer, Run Fast: A Narrative Review about Practical Considerations of Sprint Training by Gómez-Piqueras, Pedro, Alcaraz, Pedro E

“…Hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) are one of the most common injuries in sprint-based sports. In soccer, the ability to sprint is key, not only because of its…”
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Effects of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables in international race walkers by Martínez-Noguera, Francisco Javier, Cabizosu, Alessio, Alcaraz, Pedro E, Marín-Pagán, Cristian

“…Due to the increase in global temperature, it is necessary to investigate solutions so that athletes competing in hot conditions can perform in optimal…”
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A Narrative Review of the Dominant Physiological Energy Systems in Basketball and the Importance of Specificity and Uniqueness in Measuring Basketball Players by Shalom, Asaf, Gottlieb, Roni, Alcaraz, Pedro E., Calleja-Gonzalez, Julio

“…Basketball playing entails the repetitive performance of short intense actions using lower limb explosive power. As such, it is important to measure this…”
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