Performance Analysis and Training Process in Sports: Bridging Science and Practice

Dear Colleagues,

One of the most important areas within Sports Science in the last few years has been the optimization of sport performance. In addition, the type of training that athletes follow during different training periods throughout a year-round training plan, as well as the development of training with new equipment, practical methods with new training practices and the control of training by new technologies may help coaches and athletes to further optimize their performance.

This Special Issue aims to compile the latest training strategies or practices, the development of training with new equipment and technological applications in this area and to open a forum where people from academia and the sports industry can propose new training strategies for the following potential topics:

• Acute and chronic effects of training on health and sports performance;
• Methodological considerations in the training process for individual and team sports;
• Innovative equipment for measuring and analyzing performance in individual and team sports;
• Monitoring training load in athletes and para-athletes;
• Assessing sleep and wellness in athletes and para-athletes.

We encourage submissions that address gender diversity and include high-performance samples/volunteers across genders, both in Summer and Winter Sports. Additionally, we seek contributions that adopt an integrated approach to providing holistic solutions to complex problems within sports training. Join us in advancing our collective understanding of sports training as we strive to optimize sports performance.

Dr. Gavriil George Arsoniadis
Dr. Rodrigo Zacca
Guest Editors

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