Football sport science
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Exercise Science Corner – Lower-Extremity Biomechanical Characteristics of College American Football Starters: Examining the Squat, Lunge, and Vertical Jump.
July 22nd, 2025 | Lawrence, KS, USA Link to article can be found here American football is a dynamic sport characterized by intense sporting actions such as blocking, tackling, jumping, and sprinting. Furthermore, these sporting actions often require athletes to repeatedly achieve extreme ranges of motion such as deep flexion and hyperextension. PURPOSE The aim…
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Recent Football Publication in Top 5%
07/22/25 | Lawrence, KS, USA Profiling physical characteristics of athletic performance plays a critical role in the development of athletes. Beyond that, assessing these characteristics at a research grade can provide unique insights. Our recent publication titled, “Key Performance Indicators for College American Football Starters: An Exploratory Study” is in the top 5% of all…
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3. How Can Sport Science Approaches be Implemented?
KANSAS, USA – March 29th, 2025 — (Quincy Johnson Fitness LLC, PRNewswire, SEND2PRESS) — The practice of sport science should be adaptable and there is no ONE method. Of course, it is influenced by three primary factors: Sport science is not synonymous with GPS units or dashboards, but the actual approach towards defining issues and…
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2. Why is Sport Science Important?
KANSAS, USA – March 22nd, 2025 — (Quincy Johnson Fitness LLC, PRNewswire, SEND2PRESS) — Sport science is a multi-disciplinary field concerned with the understanding and enhancement of human sporting performance. Approaching sport with a scientific perspective can further our understanding of the demands of sport, the needs of the athlete, and the best approaches for…
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1. What is Sport Science?
Sport science can be thought of as a scientific process used to guide the practice of sport with the ultimate aim of improving sporting performance. As technology advances, coaches, scientists, and teams are facing paralysis by analysis (too much data, too little time). However, a sport science perspective can help organize approaches, sort through the…