PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the validity of session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) for monitoring training intensity in rugby league. METHODS Thirty-two professional rugby league players participated in this study. Training-load (TL) data were collected during an entire season and assessed via microtechnology (heart-rate [HR] monitors, global positioning systems [GPS...

Scores and league tables are the spirit of the age: we have seen them for schools and hospitals, and league tables for universities were inevitable. Perhaps equally inevitably they would reveal depths of innumeracy unsuspected by a working scientist, let alone a trained statistician. The Financial Times produced a league table on 29 April 1998, the Times on 15 May 1998, the Daily Telegraph one ...

Sport and the Internet have shown early signs of a prosperous marriage. Web sites with sport content are among the most popular and well trafficked, with sport followers and web users sharing remarkably similar demographics. In the United States, the sport–Internet union is projected to generate US$6.27 billion in advertising revenue alone on sports-related web sites by 2005. Despite these comp...

BACKGROUND Hamstring injuries are the second most common injury causing missed days in professional baseball field players. Recent studies have shown the preventive benefit of eccentric conditioning on the hamstring muscle group in injury prevention. Specifically, Nordic-type exercises have been shown to decrease the incidence of acute hamstring injuries in professional athletes. PURPOSE This...

The following is a proposal for the Humanoid Agent-builders League — a professional organisation for people responsible for creating artificial people. Although the league would have all the advantages and enjoyment of any professional organisation, its main function would be to create and maintain an ethical standard for the field, both with respect to its consumers and its product.

This paper describes the major achievements in the history of the RoboCup Humanoid League from its start in 2002 to 2014. We provide a perspective for the future of the league with a strong push towards larger robots and FIFA-like playing fields. We also discuss some risks associated with these intended changes.

OBJECTIVES The current study retrospectively investigated the differences in anthropometric and fitness characteristics of junior rugby league players selected onto a talent identification and development (TID) programme between long-term career progression levels (i.e., amateur, academy, professional). DESIGN Retrospective design. METHODS Former junior rugby league players (N=580) selected...

Corporate sponsorship is a common phenomenon in major soccer leagues worldwide. Studies the area of sports decision-making have been done from global context but lack focus on particular sport or league. Little empirical evidence has emerged factors. The purpose this study to determine factors considered by corporate organizations availing clubs Kenya Premier League. determined influence team-b...

BACKGROUND Despite pitch count limits, the incidence of Little League elbow is increasing. A risk-evaluation tool capable of predicting which players are predisposed to throwing injury could potentially prevent injuries. PURPOSE To investigate the effectiveness of a risk factor checklist for predicting elbow injury in Little League baseball players during 1 season. The hypothesis was that a p...