Athletic injury prevention: Determinants of sprint performance

Athletic Injury Prevention

Three types of dense fibrous connective tissue are described: articular cartilage; tendon; and ligament; and the characteristics of each are related to its function. Articular cartilage is the smooth covering over the surface of bone at joints, and is comprised of up to 80 percent water. This smooth covering serves to decrease the friction between the surfaces in synovial joints, and it serves ...

Kinetic Determinants of Athletics Sprint Start Performance

The sprint start lays a foundation to a good performance of track athletes. Thus, the aim was to understand the key force production determinants of the athletics sprint start. Eleven male athletes performed normal sprint starts with ground reaction forces collected at 1000 Hz from under each extremity separately. Key kinetic variables were analysed from six starts from each athlete and correla...

Athletic Engagement and Athletic Identity in Top Croatian Sprint Runners.

The aim of the research was to determine construct validity and reliability for two questionnaires (Athlete Engagement Questionnaire-AEQ and Athletic Identity Measurement Scale-AIMS), applied on elite Croatian athletes-sprinters, as well as the correlations among the dimensions in these measuring instruments. Then, we have determined the differences in the dimensions of sport engagement and spo...

Athletic injury prevention equipment; report of a research questionnaire.

Effects of Alcohol on Athletic Performance

Background: Alcohol is a substance that is consumed widely around the world. There are different interpretations regarding the effects of alcohol on athletic performance. Today, alcohol is introduced as a contributing factor for increasing athletic performance by some sport clubs. Methods: The purpose of this article is to investigate the effects of alcohol on athletic performance. PubMed, Scop...