In the field of sports science, women are largely underrepresented by a lack of data and a lack of understanding of women’s physiology. The continued study of sex differences in athletic populations is paramount in expanding our knowledge and unlocking training, performance and recovery optimization for female athletes.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living is delighted to present a series of Research Topics focused on highlighting sex differences in sports training, performance and recovery across a range of sport disciplines, from the individual athlete to team sports. We aim to explore physical, positional, technical, tactical, psychological, nutritional and pedagogical variables, with the key objectives to:
1) Highlight specific examples of sex differences in sports performance, including preparation and recovery modalities.
2) Highlight specific examples in physiology, nutrition, psychology, training, and pedagogy research in women.
3) Improve practices for designing, implementing, and/or evaluating sex-specific models in sport performance. Including overcoming logical and methodical hurdles presented by fluctuating hormones.
4) Identify current gaps in the literature and how these voids and can serve as a catalyst to continued scholarly work in the area.
In particular, this Research Topic seeks to highlight sex differences in sports performance, training and athlete physiology. We welcome submissions exploring, but not limited to
• Athlete's hormonal response
• Responses to training
• Preparation and management of competition and the recovery process.
In the field of sports science, women are largely underrepresented by a lack of data and a lack of understanding of women’s physiology. The continued study of sex differences in athletic populations is paramount in expanding our knowledge and unlocking training, performance and recovery optimization for female athletes.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living is delighted to present a series of Research Topics focused on highlighting sex differences in sports training, performance and recovery across a range of sport disciplines, from the individual athlete to team sports. We aim to explore physical, positional, technical, tactical, psychological, nutritional and pedagogical variables, with the key objectives to:
1) Highlight specific examples of sex differences in sports performance, including preparation and recovery modalities.
2) Highlight specific examples in physiology, nutrition, psychology, training, and pedagogy research in women.
3) Improve practices for designing, implementing, and/or evaluating sex-specific models in sport performance. Including overcoming logical and methodical hurdles presented by fluctuating hormones.
4) Identify current gaps in the literature and how these voids and can serve as a catalyst to continued scholarly work in the area.
In particular, this Research Topic seeks to highlight sex differences in sports performance, training and athlete physiology. We welcome submissions exploring, but not limited to
• Athlete's hormonal response
• Responses to training
• Preparation and management of competition and the recovery process.