American Journal of Sports Science

Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2019

  • A Review of the Incidence of Head Injuries in Football, Baseball, Ice Hockey, and Cycling

    Joyce A. Shaw, Brayden Nielsen

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 1-6
    Received: Nov. 24, 2018
    Accepted: Dec. 14, 2018
    Published: Jan. 19, 2019
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    Abstract: Head injuries in sports have merited greater attention from professionals, the media, and the general public in recent years. The purpose of this research was to conduct a review of articles that focus on the incidence of head injuries in football, baseball, ice hockey, and cycling. Twenty three studies were identified for inclusion because they co... Show More
  • Sport Tourism and Sustainable Local Development for Host Cities for Sporting Events

    Mohammad Saeid Kiani, Leila Nazari, Leila Shahbazpour

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 7-10
    Received: Dec. 21, 2018
    Accepted: Jan. 28, 2019
    Published: Feb. 21, 2019
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    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine sport tourism and sustainable development for the host city. In the present study, in order to study sport tourism and sustainable development for the host city of sporting event, a review of the research conducted since 2009-2018 on sport tourism was used, the research methodology is a survey type based on t... Show More
  • The Technology of Obtaining the Highest Possible Result in the Upcoming Match of Top-Level Basketball Teams

    Andrey Polozov, Arthur Akhmetzyanov

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 11-19
    Received: Feb. 19, 2019
    Accepted: Mar. 26, 2019
    Published: Apr. 18, 2019
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    Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the necessary scenario of the upcoming basketball match, which allows to obtain the maximum possible value of the result based on the created technology of modeling PIRS (Polozov Information Rating System). The method of the PIRS can be summarized in the theses. The game consists of a sequence of single co... Show More
  • Effect of Running Environment and Slope Gradient on Lower Limb Muscle Activation

    Theodoros Roussos, Athanasia Smirniotou, Anastasios Philippou, Antonis Galanos, Ioannis Triantafyllopoulos

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 20-25
    Received: Feb. 23, 2019
    Accepted: Mar. 30, 2019
    Published: Apr. 18, 2019
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    Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess whether the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the lower limb muscles - rectus femoris, vastus medialis, bicep femoris and gastrocnemius - during running is affected by different running environments and varied slope gradients. Data collected from this study would be useful for specific training programs ado... Show More
  • Assessment of Random and Blocked Practice Schedules on Motor Skills’ Acquisition, Retention and Transfer Among Selected Senior High School Students

    Srem-Sai Medina, Hagan Jr John Elvis, Jatong Ahmed Baba, Schack Thomas

    Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2019
    Pages: 26-33
    Received: Feb. 21, 2019
    Accepted: Apr. 02, 2019
    Published: May 09, 2019
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    Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of blocked and random practice schedules on acquisition, retention and transfer after teaching basketball skills among novice Senior High School students. Using a quasi-experimental design, a combination of simple random and purposive sampling procedures were used to select 60 novice participant... Show More