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Best Paper Award

Sports Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose one research article and one review of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:
–1 research article and 1 review will be selected.
–Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

 
Sports Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 30 June 2026
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Eligibility and Requirements:

–All papers published in the Sports will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria:

–Scientific merit and broad impact;
–Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
–Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
–Clarity of presentation;
–Citations and downloads.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

8 pages, 503 KiB  
Article
Fatigue-Induced Neuromuscular Performance Changes in Professional Male Volleyball Players
by Damjana V. Cabarkapa, Dimitrije Cabarkapa, Shay M. Whiting and Andrew C. Fry
Sports 2023, 11(6), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11060120 - 16 Jun 2023
13 pages, 721 KiB  
Review
The eSports Medicine: Pre-Participation Screening and Injuries Management—An Update
by Agostino Rossoni, Marco Vecchiato, Erica Brugin, Eliana Tranchita, Paolo Emilio Adami, Manuela Bartesaghi, Elena Cavarretta and Stefano Palermi
Sports 2023, 11(2), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11020034 - 1 Feb 2023

Winner

12 pages, 1034 KiB  
Article
Changes in Body Composition and Strength after 12 Weeks of High-Intensity Functional Training with Two Different Loads in Physically Active Men and Women: A Randomized Controlled Study
by Daniel P. Kapsis, Athanasios Tsoukos, Maria P. Psarraki, Helen T. Douda, Ilias Smilios and Gregory C. Bogdanis
Sports 2022, 10(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10010007 - 4 Jan 2022
15 pages, 568 KiB  
Review
Training Monitoring in Sports: It Is Time to Embrace Cognitive Demand
by Stéphane Perrey
Sports 2022, 10(4), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10040056 - 8 Apr 2022

Winner

25 pages, 772 KiB  
Review
Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition Continuum
by Brad J. Schoenfeld, Jozo Grgic, Derrick W. Van Every and Daniel L. Plotkin
Sports 2021, 9(2), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9020032 - 22 Feb 2021
15 pages, 2158 KiB  
Article
Predictive Analytic Techniques to Identify Hidden Relationships between Training Load, Fatigue and Muscle Strains in Young Soccer Players
by Mauro Mandorino, António J. Figueiredo, Gianluca Cima and Antonio Tessitore
Sports 2022, 10(1), 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10010003 - 24 Dec 2021

Winner

17 pages, 2830 KiB  
Article
Skeletal Muscle Myofibrillar Protein Abundance Is Higher in Resistance-Trained Men, and Aging in the Absence of Training May Have an Opposite Effect
by Christopher G. Vann, Paul. A. Roberson, Shelby C. Osburn, Petey W. Mumford, Matthew A. Romero, Carlton D. Fox, Johnathon H. Moore, Cody T. Haun, Darren T. Beck, Jordan R. Moon, Andreas N. Kavazis, Kaelin C. Young, Veera L. D. Badisa, Benjamin M. Mwashote, Victor Ibeanusi, Rakesh K. Singh and Michael D. Roberts
Sports 2020, 8(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8010007 - 10 Jan 2020
15 pages, 255 KiB  
Article
Associations between Motor Competence, Physical Self-Perception and Autonomous Motivation for Physical Activity in Children
by Ole Kristian Ensrud-Skraastad and Monika Haga
Sports 2020, 8(9), 120; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8090120 - 1 Sep 2020
10 pages, 246 KiB  
Article
Daily School Physical Activity from before to after Puberty Improves Bone Mass and a Musculoskeletal Composite Risk Score for Fracture
by Felix Cronholm, Erik Lindgren, Björn E. Rosengren, Magnus Dencker, Caroline Karlsson and Magnus K. Karlsson
Sports 2020, 8(4), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports8040040 - 28 Mar 2020

Award Committee

Ms. Elsa Qiu Chairman
MPDI Haidian

Winner

12 pages, 503 KiB  
Article
Rate of Force Development and Muscle Architecture after Fast and Slow Velocity Eccentric Training
by Angeliki-Nikoletta Stasinaki, Nikolaos Zaras, Spyridon Methenitis, Gregory Bogdanis and Gerasimos Terzis
Sports 2019, 7(2), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7020041 - 14 Feb 2019
9 pages, 440 KiB  
Article
The Magical Horizontal Force Muscle? A Preliminary Study Examining the “Force-Vector” Theory
by David A. Fitzpatrick, Giuseppe Cimadoro and Daniel J. Cleather
Sports 2019, 7(2), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7020030 - 22 Jan 2019
10 pages, 869 KiB  
Article
Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Ratio in Female Athletes with a Previous Hamstring Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, and Controls
by Eleftherios Kellis, Nikiforos Galanis and Nikolaos Kofotolis
Sports 2019, 7(10), 214; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7100214 - 28 Sep 2019

Winner

11 pages, 1575 KiB  
Article
The Three-Month Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Body Composition, Blood Parameters, and Performance Metrics in CrossFit Trainees: A Pilot Study
by Wesley C. Kephart, Coree D. Pledge, Paul A. Roberson, Petey W. Mumford, Matthew A. Romero, Christopher B. Mobley, Jeffrey S. Martin, Kaelin C. Young, Ryan P. Lowery, Jacob M. Wilson, Kevin W. Huggins and Michael D. Roberts
Sports 2018, 6(1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6010001 - 9 Jan 2018
19 pages, 299 KiB  
Review
High-Intensity Functional Training (HIFT): Definition and Research Implications for Improved Fitness
by Yuri Feito, Katie M. Heinrich, Scotty J. Butcher and Walker S. Carlos Poston
Sports 2018, 6(3), 76; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6030076 - 7 Aug 2018
21 pages, 980 KiB  
Review
Cancer and Exercise: Warburg Hypothesis, Tumour Metabolism and High-Intensity Anaerobic Exercise
by Peter Hofmann
Sports 2018, 6(1), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6010010 - 31 Jan 2018
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