Is there a “window of opportunity” for flexibility development in youth? A systematic review with meta-analysis

O Donti, A Konrad, I Panidi, PC Dinas… - Sports medicine-open, 2022 - Springer
Background Flexibility is an important component of physical fitness for competitive and
recreational athletes. It is generally suggested that flexibility training should start from …

What We Do Not Know About Stretching in Healthy Athletes: A Scoping Review with Evidence Gap Map from 300 Trials

J Afonso, R Andrade, S Rocha-Rodrigues… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Stretching has garnered significant attention in sports sciences, resulting in
numerous studies. However, there is no comprehensive overview on investigation of …

Relationship between body composition and specific motor abilities according to position in elite female soccer players

M Stanković, I Čaprić, D Đorđević, S Đorđević… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Contemporary top-division soccer is characterized by high-intensity activity throughout the
entire match, which also requires high levels of a wide range of the players' functional and …

The effect of physical exercise according to a programme for the development of flexibility in the motor abilities of young football players

S Sermaxhaj, F Arifi, J Havolli, F Luta, I Isufi - Sport Mont, 2021 - sportmont.ucg.ac.me
This research aims to establish the effect of flexibility exercise on the motor abilities of young
football players. The total number of participants was 68 young football players (beginners …