ASSESSMENT OF ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD IN FOOTBALL PLAYERS ON DIFFERENT POSITIONS, USING THE CONCONI TEST by Milan Cvetković, Slobodan Andrašić, Boris Popović, Dejan Orlić

“…The sample of respondents was divided according to playing position, as follows: center-backs (12 players), wing-backs (15 players), midfielders (14 players), forwarders (13 players) and goalkeepers (6 goalkeepers). …”
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Physical match demands across different playing positions during transitional play and high-pressure activities in elite soccer by Lukasz Bortnik, Stewart Bruce-Low, Joost Burger, Jill Alexander, Damian Harper, Ryland Morgans, Christopher Carling, Kevin McDaid, David Rhodes

“…A total of 4249 positional observations were made; center backs ( n = 884), full backs ( n = 972), central defensive midfielders ( n = 236), central attacking midfielders ( n = 270), central midfielders ( n = 578), wingers ( n = 778), and attackers ( n = 531). …”
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Karnataka state telemedicine project: Utilization pattern, current, and future challenges by Bharath Holla, Biju Viswanath, Shanthaveeranna Neelaveni, T Harish, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Suresh Bada Math

“…Space was ear-marked across all the client centers. Back-up power supply was present only in 10 (40%) of the client centers. …”
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The relationship between the relative age effect and performance among athletes in World Handball Championships. by Alfonso de la Rubia, Christian Thue Bjørndal, Joaquín Sánchez-Molina, José María Yagüe, Jorge Lorenzo Calvo, Sergio Maroto-Izquierdo

“…All playing positions were impacted by the RAE (p<0.001), and especially strong effect sizes were noted for male pivots (Vc = 0.66/0.68/0.60) and female center backs (Vc = 0.71/0.65/0.71). In our analysis of the handball continental federations, the RAE was found in all regions, except Oceania (p>0.05). …”
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Mental skills in Serbian handball players: In relation to the position and gender of players by Damjan Jakšić, Jovana Trbojević Jocić, Stefan Maričić, Bülent O. Miçooğullari, Damir Sekulić, Nikola Foretić, Antonino Bianco, Patrik Drid

“…When playing positions are in question, results of Kruskal–Wallis‘s one-way analysis of variance, i.e., Mann–Whitney’s post hoc analysis, suggest that statistically significant differences were observed between wings and center backs and wings and goalkeepers in the imagery ability.ConclusionThe Bull’s Mental Skills Questionnaire in Serbian sample of handball players show satisfactory psychometric characteristics but has singled out five factors of mental skills compared to the original questionnaire.…”
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Digital Treatment of Back Pain versus Standard of Care: The Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial, Rise-uP by Priebe JA, Haas KK, Moreno Sanchez LF, Schoefmann K, Utpadel-Fischler DA, Stockert P, Thoma R, Schiessl C, Kerkemeyer L, Amelung V, Jedamzik S, Reichmann J, Marschall U, Toelle TR

“…The cluster-randomized controlled &ldquo;Rise-uP&rdquo; trial aims to support a General Practitioner (GP)-centered back pain treatment (Registration No: DRKS00015048) and includes the following digital elements: 1) electronic case report form (eCRF), 2) a treatment algorithm for guideline-based clinical decision making of GPs, 3) teleconsultation between GPs and pain specialists for patients at risk for development of chronic back pain, and 4) a multidisciplinary mobile back pain app for all patients (Kaia App).Methods: In the Rise-uP trial, 111 GPs throughout Bavaria (southern Germany) were randomized either to the Rise-uP intervention group (IG) or the control group (CG). …”
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