Applied Biomechanics and Sports Sciences: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Building on the success of our previous Special Issue, titled “Applied Biomechanics and Sports Sciences”, we are pleased to announce the launch of a second edition. The previous edition attracted high-quality submissions and generated significant interest within the academic community, highlighting the importance and growing relevance of this research area.

Nowadays, elite athletes and their coaches are increasingly exploring biomechanics for a deeper understanding of training/performance optimisation and to minimise injury risk. New technological advancements are fostering a surge of new monitoring possibilities through the introduction of novel low-cost, compact, lightweight, and wireless equipment, enabling real-time monitoring and intervention in either individual or team sport environments.

This Special Issue seeks to advance the understanding of biomechanics’ significance in high-level and elite athletes’ daily routines. We welcome the submission of robust experimental research, studies focusing on numerical modelling and simulation hardware development, and conceptual studies on future research avenues. All original research on classic sports’ biomechanics and its interaction with physiology (e.g., electromyography, motor unit potential, and lactate), as well as engineering (e.g., real-time location devices, real-time blood analysis, and microneedle arrays), will be considered. Any manuscripts that do not fit into the above categories but are innovative and relevant to sport biomechanics will also be considered.

Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to present an overview of the latest developments in applied biomechanics research within the realm of sports sciences, with a particular emphasis on elite sports. This includes exploration of exercise performance principles, performance optimisation strategies, innovative injury prevention methods, and emerging equipment technologies.

Dr. Filipe Conceicao
Dr. Ricardo Fernandes
Dr. Pedro Jimenez-Reyes
Guest Editors

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