performance enhancing contact lenses

New contact lenses clear baseball's future@sporting newsperformance-enhancing contact lenses are designed to help hitters pick up the seams on the ball better and to protect the eyes from the sun

awards for sports scientists

EAA invites entries for Science awards@UK sportThe European Athletics Association has invited scientists, academics and coaches to enter their work for the 2006 European Athletics Science Awards.

what is the best recovery strategy?

Recovery: what is the best strategy?@peak performanceResearchers from New Zealand and the UK compared the impact of active recovery, passive recovery, and contrast temperature water immersion on repeated treadmill running performance, lactate levels, and pH. They found that the type of recovery used had no significant effect on performance and pH levels. The post-exercise blood lactate level was

children need PE

Children Need Physical Education & Play@sport supplement Trained children can better process information regarding their place in space and time (Chapan 2005)

The crocodile's immune system is much more powerful than that of humans

Crocodile Blood May Yield Powerful New Antibiotics@environmental newsseveral proteins (antibodies) in the reptile's blood killed bacteria that were resistant to penicillin, such as Staphylococcus aureus or golden staph

science of kicking

‘Soccer Style Kicking’- A slow motion overview of the biomechanics@peak perfomance- elite footballers use a refined and consistent movement pattern where novices use a variable and inconsistent one- a 45-degree angle of approach produces the greatest peak ball velocity, compared to a 15-degree or 30-degree run-up- the optimal foot plant position for accurate direction is perpendicular to a line

Why football is good for children?

Why football is good for children@peak performanceThe football players exhibited greater bone mineral content (BMC) in the legs and greater bone mineral density (BMD) in all bone-loaded regions at the end of the study compared to age matched controls. More specifically, they gained twice as much femoral neck and intertrochanteric BMC in the legs than the controls and increased their femoral neck