Vol 25 issue 5 May 2025
Art # 102 pp. 938 – 945
Walking patterns and cognitive performance in Tai Chi experts: Exploring the connection to motor control
TROISI LOPEZ E.1, LATINO F.2*, TAFURI F.3, TAFURI D.4, MININO R.5
1,2,5Department of Education and Sport Sciences, Pegaso Telematic University, Naples, ITALY
3Unicusano University, ITALY
4Department of Medical, Human Movement and Well-being Sciences, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Naples, ITALY
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05102
Art # 103 pp. 946 – 953
High-intensity running and sprint distance prior to hamstring injury in elite male soccer players: Over- or under-loading in the weeks preceding?
RYLAND MORGANS1, RAFAEL OLIVEIRA2, HALIL I CEYLAN3, JOSE TEIXEIRA4, BEN RYAN5, TONI MODRIC6, ALEXANDRE MOREIRA7
1Cardiff Metropolitan University & Brentford FC, UK
2CIDESD, Santarém Polytechnic University, PORTUGAL
3Ataturk University, TURKEY
4Politécnico da Guarda & Polytechnic of Cávado and Ave, SPRINT-Centre, PORTUGAL
5Brentford FC Football Research Centre, UK
6University of Split & Croatian Olympic Committee, CROATIA
7University of São Paulo, BRAZIL
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05103
Art # 104 pp. 954 – 961
What drives clients adhere to long-term personal training? A case study of personal training participants in Japan
YUKI OHARA1, IOANNIS GEORGIOS CHOUDALAKIS2, FERNANDO HIROSHI ICHIYA3, TOMOKI NAGATA4
1,3Department of Humanities, Matsue National College of Technology, JAPAN
2One to One Fitness, JAPAN
4Department of General Education, Oyama National College of Technology, JAPAN
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05104
Art # 105 pp. 954 – 959
Students' sense of coherence after attending a university seminar on health literacy and salutogenesis in physical education
DANIEL KLEIN1, TOBIAS VOGT2
1Institute of Sport Didactics and Physical Education, German Sport University Cologne, GERMANY
2Institute of Professional Sport Education and Sport Qualifications, German Sport University Cologne, GERMANY
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05105
Art # 106 pp. 960 – 968
A study on lower limb explosive strength and its correlation with speed and coordination in elementary school children in Tirana
ALKETA ÇAUSHI1*, ALISA IBRAHIMI2
1Department of Individual Sports, Faculty of Movement Sciences, Sports University of Tirana, ALBANIA
2Department of IT, Faculty of Applied Science, Barleti University, ALBANIA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05106
Art # 107 pp. 969 – 976
Relationship between physical fitness, blood microcirculation activity, and nervous system function
IVAN BOCHARIN1, MAXIM GURYANOV2, BOGDAN ORAZBEKOV3, ZINAGUL DZHOOSHBEKOVA4, ANTON VOROZHEIKIN5, LARISA RYZHKOVA6, ANASTASIA ARKHIPOVA7, DMITRY RADCHENKO8, YELENA RIB9, SAULE MAUKAYEVA10, ALEXEY METELEV11, VALERIYA VASILYEVA12, SVETLANA USENOK13, MAXIM ANISIMOV14
1,2Privolzhsky Research Medical University, Nizhny Novgorod, RUSSIA
3Kazakh National Medical University, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN
4Osh State University, Osh, KYRGYZSTAN
5,12Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, RUSSIA
6The Russian University of Sport "GTSOLIFK", Moscow, RUSSIA
7Irkutsk National Research Technical University, RUSSIA
8Reshetnev Siberian State University of Science and Technology, RUSSIA
9Astana Medical University, KAZAKHSTAN
10Semey Medical University, KAZAKHSTAN
11Altai State University, RUSSIA
13Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, RUSSIA
14St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, RUSSIA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05107
Art # 108 pp. 977 – 984
Adaptation of skiers at sports camps at different altitudes
ASYLBEK ESHIEV1, ELENA ROMANOVA2, KANYKEI KOZHOMBERDIEVA3, ZHYRGALBEK USONUULU4, ANDREY GRYAZNYKH5, ANDREY NESMEYANOV6, GALINA SAMOYLOVA7, ELENA FALEEVA8, DINARA KOZUBAYEVA9, GULNAR ABDRAKHMANOVA10, VLADISLAV BAKAYEV11, SVETLANA KARPOVA12, ARTYOM NEPANOV13, ELENA STOLONOGOVA14, PAVEL TYUPA15
1,3,4Osh State University, Osh, KYRGYZSTAN
2Altai State University, Barnaul, RUSSIA
5Yugra State University, Khanty-Mansiysk, RUSSIA
6Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Irkutsk, RUSSIA
7Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, RUSSIA
8Reshetnev Siberian State University Science and Technology, Krasnoyarsk, RUSSIA
9,10Semey Medical University, NCJSC, Semey, KAZAKHSTAN
11,12,13,14Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
15Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, RUSSIA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05108
Art # 109 pp. 985 – 999
Physical treatment matters: Improving endurance in law enforcement students through physical vascular therapy
ÁDÁM FERENC NAGY1, ANTAL KOVACS2
1Ludovika University of Public Service, Faculty of Law Enforcement, Department of Physical Education and Combat Sports, Budapest, HUNGARY
2University of Pécs, Faculty of Health Sciences, Budapest, HUNGARY
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05109
Art # 110 pp. 1000 – 1010
Using chess instruction to foster self-control in student-athletes not specializing in chess
YARASHEV KOMILJAN1, SHOPULATOV ABDUMALIK2, RASHIDOV AZIZBEK3, ABDUSATTAROVA SOGDIANA4
1,2,3,4Uzbek State University of Physical Culture and Sport, Chirchik, UZBEKISTAN
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05110
Art # 111 pp. 1011 – 1021
Defensive behavior against crosses: An analysis of leading Spanish, English, and German elite football teams during the 2022–2023 season
GIORGOS PAFIS1, MINAS-PANAGIOTIS ISPIRLIDIS2, IOANNIS ISPIRLIDIS3, VASILIKI J. MALLIOU4
1,2,3Department of Physical Education & Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, GREECE
4Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GREECE
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05111
Art # 112 pp. 1022 – 1028
Methods for developing coordination abilities in 10–11-year-old basketball athletes
GEORGI BRESTNICHKI
Department of Basketball, Volleyball, Handball at National Sports Academy, Sofia, BULGARIA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05112
Art # 113 pp. 1029 – 1035
Positional differences in shot speed and their association with body composition and neuromuscular performance: A cross-sectional study of Colombian professional soccer players
JHON FREDY RODRIGUEZ APONTE1, LUZ STEFANY SARMIENTO OJEDA2, JAVIER ANDRES HERNANDEZ ACUÑA3, DUVAN CAMILO NEIRA4, YORDAN RENE PARDO5, WILLIAM FELIPE MARTIN6, LUIS ANDRES TELLEZ7, ANDRES VIVAS8, JHONATAN CAMILO PEÑA IBAGON9
1,5,6,9Research Group in Sports Training and Measurement (IMED), Professional Program in Sports Training, Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences. Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina. Bogotá, COLOMBIA
2,3Student, Professional Program in Sports Training, Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences. Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina. Bogotá, COLOMBIA
4Fortaleza Fútbol Club. Bogotá, COLOMBIA
7Research group ESCALA, Corporación Unificada Nacional de Educación Superior. Bogotá, COLOMBIA
8Escuela Colombiana de Rehabilitación. Bogotá, COLOMBIA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05113
Art # 114 pp. 1036 – 1043
Acute effects of static and dynamic stretching on vertical jump and sprint performance in adolescent basketball players
ATHANASIOS KOURTIS-DOULKERIDIS1, CHRISTOS KOUTSOURIDIS2, CHRISTOS GALAZOULAS3, GEORGIOS KARAMOUSALIDIS4
1,2,3,4School of Physical Education & Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Laboratory of Evaluation of Human Biological Performance, Thessaloniki, GREECE
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05114
Art # 115 pp. 1044–1050
Perceptions and attitudes of the elderly population toward physical exercise
GIUSEPPE DI LASCIO1, FIORE MAZZA2, GENOVEFFA DE CESARE3, GIUSEPPE PENNA4
1Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, University of Verona, ITALY
1,2Department of Nutrition, Wellness and Sport, Pegaso University of Naples, ITALY
1,2,3Research Center of Physical Education and Exercise, Pegaso University, ITALY
4University of Split, CROATIA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05115
Art # 116 pp. 1051–1059
Evaluating defensive strategies in football: analysing the impact of defensive metrics on match outcomes
MOHAMAD NIZAM NAZARUDIN1, ARDO OKILANDA2, YOVHANDRA OCKTA3, RESHANDI NUGRAHA4, REGI DWI SEPTIAN5
1Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA
2Universitas Negeri Padang, Sumatera Barat, INDONESIA
3Universitas Teuku Umar, Aceh, INDONESIA
4,5Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, INDONESIA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05116
Art # 117 pp. 1060–1070
The long-term impact of running applications on physical fitness among vocational college students: A longitudinal analysis
LAO XIAOYAN1, MOHAMAD NIZAM NAZARUDIN2, AHMAD ZAMRI MANSOR3
1,2,3Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05117
Art # 118 pp. 1071–1076
The effects of high-intensity hypoxic training on 50m freestyle swimming performance
ĽUBOŠ GRZNÁR1, JANA LABUDOVÁ2, KAROL PÚZSER3, LUKÁŠ ODRÁŠKA4
1,2,3Department of Outdoor Sports and Swimming, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Comenius University in Bratislava, SLOVAKIA
4Sports High School in Nitra, SLOVAKIA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05118
Art # 119 pp. 1077–1088
Home court advantage is declining in Brazilian National Basketball League
DANIEL FIGUEIREDO GÓES1, MARCOS BEZERRA DE ALMEIDA2
1,2Movement Sciences Post-graduate Program, Sergipe Federal University, BRAZIL
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05119
Art # 120 pp. 1089–1095
The effect of controlling coach behaviors on collegiate athletes’ life skills
YUYA MARUO1, CHISATO KURIBAYASHI2, SHINJI MUTO3, YOSHIKO TAKAHASHI4, RISA KOJO5
1,2,3,4,5Department of Physical Education, Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education, JAPAN
5Present address: Miyazaki Sangyo-keiei University, JAPAN
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05120
Art # 121 pp. 1096–1104
Personality factors as predictors of overtraining syndrome in Czech performance athletes: The influence of neuroticism, conscientiousness, perfectionism and athletic identity
KRISTÝNA RUSNÁKOVÁ1, MARTIN KOMARC2, PATRIK VOŘÍŠEK3, JIŘÍ MILLEK4, MILOSLAV STEHLÍK5
1,2Charles University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
3Charles University, Faculty of Arts, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
4Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
4,5Sports Research Institute of Czech Armed Forces, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05121
Art # 122 pp. 1105–1112
Enhancing physical literacy in preschool children through play
WENYUE LIU1, DENISE KOH2, ZHIHAO ZHANG3, JIANGUO QIU4, LILI WANG5
1,2,3,5Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA
4Department of Physical Education, Ludong University, Yantai, Shandong, CHINA
Published online: May 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: May 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.05122