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The Applied Sports Science and Medicine of Netball: A Systematic Scoping Review.
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Sports Medicine . Aug2021, Vol. 51 Issue 8, p1715-1731. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Background: Netball is the one of the most popular women's sports in the world. Since gaining professional status in 2008 there has been a rapid growth in research in the applied sports science and medicine of the sport. A scoping review of the area would provide practitioners and researchers with an overview of the current scientific literature to support on-court performance, player welfare and reduce injury. Objective: The primary objective was to identify the current research on the applied sports science and medicine of netball. Additionally, the article provides a brief summary of the research in each topic of sports science and medicine in netball and identifies gaps in the current research. Methods: Systematic searches of PubMed, SPORTDiscus, MEDLINE and CINAHL were undertaken from earliest record to Dec 2020 and reference lists were manually searched. The PRISMA-ScR protocol was followed. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they investigated netball as a sport or the applied sport science and medicine of netball athletes. Results: 962 studies were identified in the initial search, 150 of which met the inclusion criteria. Injury was the most highly investigated sport science and medicine topic (n = 45), followed by physical qualities (n = 37), match characteristics (n = 24), biomechanics (n = 15), psychology (n = 13), fatigue and recovery (n = 9), training load (n = 4) and nutrition (n = 3). A range of cohorts were used from school to elite and international standards. All cohorts were female netballers, except for one study. A rapid growth in studies over recent years was demonstrated with 65% of studies published in the last decade. There still remains gaps in the literature, with a low evidence base for nutrition, training load and fatigue and recovery. Conclusion: This scoping review summarises the current evidence base and key findings that can be used in practice to enhance the applied sport science and medical support to netball athletes across a range of playing standards, and support the growth of the sport. It is evident that netball as a sport is still under-researched. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ONLINE information services
*CINAHL database
*SPORTS sciences
*SYSTEMATIC reviews
*CONVALESCENCE
*NUTRITION
*SPORTS
*SPORTS injuries
*BASKETBALL
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*SPORTS medicine
*LITERATURE reviews
*MEDLINE
*INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
*BIOMECHANICS
*FATIGUE (Physiology)
*SPORTS events
*MEDICAL research
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01121642
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sports Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151566883
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01461-6