Does CREATINE Cause HAIR LOSS?
This week in the world of sports science, creatine and hair loss, Gaelic games neglecting late developers, Catapult’s RaceWatch technology
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Boost Your VO₂ Max With These Tips
In this week’s sports science news, tips to improve VO₂ max, weight-cutting in amateur boxing, identifying maturation
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Are Elite Runners Fuelling Properly?
In this weeks sports science news, are elite runners fuelling properly? do boxing gloves protect the thumb? an 11-year old sport superstar?
Crank up the noise in training!
In this weeks sports science news, Springbok’s prepare for crowd noise, potential impacts on vertical jump, cognitive demands of tennis
Monitoring Growth
By collecting data on height and weight, coaches can identify periods of peak growth and survey young athletes for normal development.
Maturation
Maturation should be measured in youth athletes to properly monitor their growth and well-being as athletes.
Bio-Banding
Bio-banding is the process of grouping athletes based on attributes associated with growth and maturation, rather than chronological age.
Relative Age Effect
The relative age effect is when children born in, or close to, a critical age cut-off period may have a sporting and academic advantage.
Peak Weight Velocity
Youth practitioners need to know what peak weight velocity is, and how to programme safely for athletes during accelerated periods of growth.
