Nowadays and worldwide, the attention is focused on coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and its consequences on mental health are yet to be fully understood. It is important to capture differences in anxiety levels among populations, groups, and the gender-related variation. Therefore, the present study had two main purposes: (1) to characterize the levels of state anxiety and trait anxiety by examining gender-rela...
This study explored the associations between physical activity (PA) anxiety levels, and the perception of satisfaction of basic psychological needs (BPN), during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. Thus, 1,404 participants (977 women, 426 men, and one respondent preferred not to answer) ranging from 18 to 89 years old (36.4 ± 11.7 year-old) completed a questionnaire in the period between 1st and 15th ...
This cross-sectional study aimed to characterize the lifestyle habits, anxiety levels and basic psychological needs (BPN), in Portuguese adults during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including a comparison between genders and age groups. In total, 1404 adults (36.4 ± 11.7 years; 69.6% female) answered sociodemographic data and three instruments: the International Physical Activity Questionnair...
The objective of the study was to examine the effects of the relative age effect (RAE) and predicted maturity status on body size and repeated sprint ability (RSA: 7 x 34.2 m / 25 s interval) in youth soccer. The sample was composed of 197 male players aged 13-14 years. Body mass, stature, and sitting height were measured, RSA was assessed in the field, and age at peak height velocity (APHV) was predicted. Fact...
The current study aimed to examine the reproducibility of estimated peak power and estimated pedal velocity in a multi-trial 10-s all-out cycling test among adult athletes (n = 22; aged 23.50±4.73 years). Stature, sitting height and body mass were measured. Leg length was estimated as stature minus sitting height. Body volume was obtained from air displacement plethysmography and was subsequently used to calcul...
The intermittent nature of match performance in youth soccer supports relevance of ability to repeatedly produce high-intensity actions with short recovery periods. This study was aimed to examine the reproducibility of a repeated dribbling ability protocol and, additionally, to estimate the contribution of concurrent tests to explain inter-individual variability in repeated dribbling output. The total sample c...
Objetivo: O presente estudo teve como objetivos: 1) analisar a associac¸ão do estado maturacional com o desempenho nas provas de coordenac¸ão motora em crianc¸as e 2) examinar se a relac¸ão entre o estado maturacional e o desempenho no KTK é mediada por alguma medida antropométrica. Métodos: A amostra de conveniência foi composta por 73 crianc¸as do sexo masculino com 8 anos. A antropometria considerou a estatu...
Tese de doutoramento em Ciências do Desporto, no ramo de Treino Desportivo, apresentada à Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física da Universidade de Coimbra; Embora uma quantidade considerável de trabalhos científicos evidencie a variação associada à posição das características de performance em jovens jogadores de futebol, a criação de um perfil do guarda-redes tem revelado resultados inconsistente...
Dissertação de mestrado em Treino Desportivo para Crianças e Jovens (Ciências do Desporto), apresentada à Fac. de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Fisica da Universidade de Coimbra; Objectivo: O presente estudo assume uma perspectiva auxológica com o propósito de caracterizar o perfil morfológico e funcional do jovem guarda-redes (GR) de futebol de acordo com o seu escalão etário, analisando um conjunto de variá...
A mensuração salivar tem sido utilizada como um método conveniente e não invasivo da avaliação de diferentes marcadores fisiológicos. A avaliação dos níveis de IgA salivar nos atletas durante as sessões de treino poderá vir a revelar-se importante na prevenção de infecções do trato respiratório superior (ITRS), dado o seu papel anti-viral significativo na superfície mucosa. Tanto a direcção como a magnitude na ...