The authors wrote "Effectiveness of a Generic vs. Specific Program Training to Prevent the Short-Term Detraining on Repeated-Sprint Ability of Youth Soccer Players" to address a common challenge in team sports: maintaining or improving repeated-sprint ability (RSA) in youth soccer players during periods of short-term detraining, such as a midseason break. Despite the known importance of RSA for soccer performance, especially amid regular disruptions to training schedules, lit

Introduction The article, authored by Stuart N. Guppy, PhD (Edith Cowan University), Kristina L. Kendall, PhD (Edith Cowan University), and G. Gregory Haff, PhD (Edith Cowan University; University of Salford), critically examines velocity-based training (VBT) methods in strength and conditioning. VBT, a strategy rising in popularity among performance coaches, employs objective measures of movement velocity to regulate training intensity, volume, and fatigue in resistance trai

Introduction Assessing explosive performance in collegiate athletes is a critical challenge for coaches and sports scientists seeking meaningful comparisons and targeted training strategies. In their brief report, "Preliminary Scale of Reference Values for Evaluating Reactive Strength Index-Modified in Male and Female NCAA Division I Athletes," Christopher J. Sole, Timothy J. Suchomel, and Michael H. Stone introduce essential percentile reference data for the Reactive Strengt