International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

Papers
(The TQCC of International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
A data-driven analysis of the technical and tactical evolution of elite women's football38
Longitudinal perspective of autonomy support on habitual physical activity of adolescents27
The use of player tracking data to analyze defensive play in professional soccer - A scoping review25
The moderating role of coping strategies in athletic coaches’ psychological well-being in response to negative emotions23
A qualitative analysis of existing concussion return to play protocols and psychological recovery management in Gaelic games19
Relationships between heart rate variability and indirect indicators of hydration status in elite male field hockey players18
Characteristics of a person-centred coaching approach18
The effect of grunting on overhead throwing velocity in collegiate baseball pitchers17
An integrated perspective of the demand–control and effort–reward imbalance models on burnout among sport coaches: The moderating role of over-commitment and coaching efficacy17
The undervalued set piece: Analysis of soccer throw-ins during the English Premier League 2018–2019 season17
Concurrent training in team sports: A systematic review17
Does disallowing body checking impact offensive performance in non-elite under-15 and under-18 youth ice hockey leagues? A video-analysis study16
How coach leadership is related to the coach-athlete relationship in elite sport16
Does education improve adherence to a training monitoring program in recreational athletes?16
Assessing asymmetries and predicting performance in semiprofessional soccer players15
Estimating team possessions in high-level European basketball competition14
An examination of pre-activity and post-activity training practices of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and Division III baseball coaches14
Clash of sports organization cultures: Differences in table tennis training and coach–athlete relationships between China and Poland14
Comparing three observation instruments of the coach's behaviour in grassroots football13
A tactical periodisation model for Gaelic football13
Characteristics of successful performance support team members at the Olympic games12
Effects of ball properties on throwing in young team-handball beginners12
Physical testing and strength and conditioning practices differ between coaches working in academy and first team soccer12
Mental health literacy practices within Australian football league next generation academy clubs: An exploratory study12
Exploring the influence of task and environmental constraints on batting and bowling performance in cricket: A systematic review12
Differences between genders and competitive levels on technical-tactical parameters in padel: Implications for training12
Perceptions and approaches of golf coaches towards strength and conditioning activities for youth golfers12
Throwing it out there: Grip on multidimensional performance characteristics of judoka – a systematic review12
Design and validation of a tennis tool to control on-court technical and tactical training content12
Analysing match-related performance indicators in Super Rugby Competitions: A study of the 2017–2019 seasons11
The technical-tactical profile of soccer goalkeepers: The impact of age and competitive level11
Coaches’ perceptions of innovation programs of the Royal Spanish Tennis Federation11
The nature of formative physical activities and sports in the development of senior volleyball players11
Analysing the physical output of international field hockey players through the lens of phase of play: A Commentary11
An exploration of the landscape of fundamental movement skills and strength development in UK professional football academies11
Description of collective behaviour in football according to the level of competence in representative tasks from positional data: Systematic review10
A global survey exploring tackle training knowledge, attitudes and practices of women's rugby union coaches10
Athlete burnout and perfectionism in objectively and subjectively assessed sports10
A comparison between traditional children's rugby union games and modified small-sided games aimed at enhancing opportunity for physical activity and enjoyment10
Type of injury and recovery time in elite adolescent Korean judo athletes: An epidemiological study10
The transfer of expertise to aerial skiing: Utility of an athletic profile in female athletes10
Massed and distributed practice on learning the forehand shot in tennis10
Injuries in padel players: What is known? A scoping review10
Are soccer players born later in the year more technically skilled than those born earlier in the year10
How functional movement variability facilitates successful skill adaptation during the volleyball attack9
Influence of coaches’ motivating style on motivation, and sport commitment of young water polo players9
2019 Touch World Cup: An analysis of movement demands by half and gender9
Case reports of athletes affected by rhabdomyolysis: A systematic review9
Effect of match-related contextual factors on positional performance in the national rugby league9
Recovery management in sport: Overview and outcomes of a nine-year multicenter research program9
Operationalising flexible planning coupled with ongoing assessment strategies. A pragmatic, longitudinal randomized study in U13 female volleyball team9
Effects of a short-term in-season break on repeated-sprint ability, jump height and locomotor performance in small-sided games in female soccer players8
Variations in attack patterns between female and male opposite players in top-level volleyball8
Decoding the decade: Analyzing the evolution of technical and tactical performance in elite padel tennis (2011–2021)8
Investigating the most important aspect of elite grass court tennis: Short points8
A culture of constraints: How head coach turnovers affect the backroom staff and player development in professional football8
Reference values for external and internal training intensity monitoring in professional male soccer players: A systematic review8
Violinboxplot and enhanced radar plot as components of effective graphical dashboards: An educational example of sports analytics8
The impact of different playing surfaces on physiological parameters in collegiate DI American football athletes8
The influence of coaching behaviors, experience, and training on children's physical activity levels during youth sport practices8
The stability of the deadlift three repetition maximum8
A systematic review of velocity and accelerometer thresholds in soccer8
Uncovering the roles of complexity and expertise in memorizing tactical movements from videos with coach's pointing gestures and guided gaze8
Decision-making assessments in youth team invasion game athletes: A systematic scoping review8
Soccer—The disrupted game: Perturbations as a cause for scoring success8
The influence of the field orientation on the representativeness of the positional dynamics in soccer small-sided games7
The relationship between physical qualities and contact technique in academy rugby union players7
Accuracy and reliability of perception of bar velocity loss for autoregulation in resistance exercise7
Thinking (too?) fast and slow: An example of professional judgement and decision making processes in athletics7
Race craft: A qualitative exploration of the development, implementation and reflection of tactical decision making in road cycling7
The role of general motor skills in talent identification: A systematic review7
Scoring probability model based on service landing location and ranking points in men’s professional tennis matches7
Predicting change-of-direction performance in elite young badminton players: A multiple regression analysis on acceleration- and deceleration-related qualities7
Exploring coaching leadership behaviors among top-division university badminton teams in Taiwan: A “Five Cardinal Relationships” (Wulun) perspective7
Eight weeks of plyometric training improved the change of direction abilities of adolescent basketball players7
Anticipatory information sources of serve and returning of elite professional tennis players: A qualitative approach7
“I’m valuing the journey as much as the destination”: Exploring shared reflection to support novice coach learning7
Small-sided games do not replicate all external and internal loads of a football match-play during pre-season: A case study7
Learning effects of triple continuous jumping snatch intervention on the second pull of the snatch for novice lifters7
Between-day reliability of inertial measurement unit parameters during soccer-specific change of direction test7
The impact of sleep behaviours, chronotype and time of match on the internal and external outcomes of a tennis match7
How football team composition constrains emergent individual and collective tactical behaviours: Effects of player roles in creating different landscapes for shared affordances in small-sided and cond7
Legal and illegal ruck cleanouts in South African non-professional youth rugby7
An applied model for using variability in practice7
Rule-directed and discovery learning in SCUBA-diving6
Not much “I” in “Team”: Content analysis of pregame speeches in American football6
Practice and match workload of a female tennis player in two annual seasons: A single-case study6
The association between sport specialisation and movement competency in youth: a systematic review6
Differences between Australian triathlon coaching practices and evidence-based training load management recommendations6
How much training do English male academy players really do? Load inside and outside of a football academy6
Organizational citizenship behavior in sport: Scale development and validation6
Critical speed models of high-resolution speed-duration profiles describe peak running demands in soccer6
Investigating the role of age and maturation on the association between tennis experience and cognitive function in junior beginner to intermediate-level tennis players6
Heading performance outcomes at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™6
Effects of repeated-sprint training in hypoxia induced by voluntary hypoventilation on performance during ice hockey off-season6
A descriptive and exploratory study of factors contributing to augmented feedback duration in professional Australian football practice6
Efficacy beliefs and motivational dynamics in early-season collegiate swimming relays6
A principled approach to skill acquisition in competitive surfing: Embracing representative learning design6
Declarative tactical knowledge from 12 to 22 years old in a professional football club: Real Sociedad6
How external and internal focus are used in the field: A review6
Coaches’ opinions about teaching defensive skills for youth handball teams6
Effects of different sprint training programs with ball on explosive, high-intensity and endurance-intensive performances in male young soccer players6
Sport coaches’ positive emotions, task performance, and well-being: The mediating role of work satisfaction6
Increasing target size and strike percentage in Tenpin bowling: An analysis of the 2017 Weber Cup6
When coaching is a calling: A moderated mediating model among school sports coaches6
Changes in selected locomotor skills of young runners after one athletic season: Influence of sex and age6
Comparison of two measurement devices for obtaining horizontal force-velocity profile variables during sprint running6
Spatial partitioning of the football pitch based on successful passing paths6
Made in Brazil: Futsal coaching education at a large-scale perspective6
A case study of a sports school scholarship programme: Student-athlete dual career competency development and perceptions of the talent development environment6
Practices of strength and conditioning coaches across Chinese high-performance sports6
Analysis of match report indicators in men's volleyball Olympics and world championships (2014–2021) depending on the type of final score5
A literature overview of modern biomechanical-based technologies for bike-fitting professionals and coaches5
Exploring youth sport coaches’ perceptions of intended outcomes of leadership behaviours5
Effect of long-haul transmeridian travel on recovery and performance in international level swimmers5
Exploring the perceptions of leadership in Hong Kong rugby5
Global differences in current strength and conditioning practice within soccer5
Using sport science to improve coaching: A case study of Felisha Johnson’s Road to Rio5
Sabotage in dynamic tournaments with heterogeneous contestants: Evidence from European football5
Towards a contemporary player learning in development framework for sports practitioners5
Psychosocial factors predicting the usage of technology by golfers5
An investigation of data-driven player positional roles within the Australian Football League Women's competition using technical skill match-play data5
Effects of complex strength training with elastic band program on repeated change of direction in young female handball players: Randomized control trial5
Evolution of match performance parameters in elite men's handball 2012–20225
The effects of shared leadership perceived by soccer players on teamwork execution and flow state: Applying the IMO framework5
The role of sport coaches on student-athletes’ life skills development and transfer: Using multilevel model analysis5
Does jumping conducted before the swimming start elicit underwater enhancement?5
Three-dimensional mechanics of the rugby tackle, does the ball carrier alter their movement into contact in response to the tackler’s position?5
Exploring the effect of various match factors on team playing styles in the National Rugby League5
Multi-sports training in English soccer academies: A survey exploring practices, practitioner perspectives, and barriers to use5
The kinematics of pace bowling associated with lumbar bone stress injuries: Disparities observed in elite male and female cricketers5
Erratum5
Coaches’ impact on youth athletes’ intentions to continue sport participation: The mediational influence of the coach–athlete relationship5
Does size matter? Effects of small versus large pitch small-sided game training on speed and endurance in collegiate soccer players5
On the relationship between flexibility and jump performance across age and sex: A 15-season retrospective longitudinal study on 229 alpine ski racers5
“Train as you play”: Improving effectiveness of training in youth soccer players5
Peak physical demands of elite women's soccer: Assessing playing position and post-goal locomotor patterns5
Applied performance analysis practices in women's football5
Coaches’ experiences of performance support teams5
How small-sided games’ court dimensions affect tactical-technical behavior in beginner volleyball athletes5
Does time of day and player chronotype impact tennis-specific skills and physical performance?5
Identifying stakeholder perspectives and priorities for athlete monitoring technology: A mixed-methods study based on interviewing Belgian high-performance sports organisations5
The rugby tug-of-war: Exploring concussion-related behavioural intentions and behaviours in youth community rugby union in New Zealand5
Neuromuscular adaptations to different set configurations during a periodized power training block in elite junior Judokas5
Professional padel tennis: Characteristics and effectiveness of the shots played to the fence5
Decision support for sports selection based on performance measurement applying the generalized Thurstone method5
The role of coaching identity and life purpose orientations in holistic athlete development4
Barriers and facilitators to implementing the Activate injury prevention exercise programme – A qualitative study of schoolboy rugby coaches4
Application of the behaviour change technique taxonomy (BCTTv1) to an inclusive physical literacy-based sport program for children and youth4
Coaches’ perceptions on the Spread: A 1 vs 1 goalkeeper technique. International survey on 400 + goalkeeper coaches4
Inconsistency between objective and subjective comparisons of sleep quality is found between sea level and moderate terrestrial altitude (2,320m) in high-performance swimmers4
The reliability and validity of mobalytics proving ground as a perceptual-motor skill assessment for esports4
Identification of indicators that predict victory in the five main CONMEBOL and UEFA leagues4
Assessing ambient temperature measurements in road cycling races4
Strength training for throwing velocity enhancement in overhead throw: A systematic review and meta-analysis4
Editorial for Special Section on Golf Coaching4
Dose response effects of the BWF Shuttle Time Programme on children’s actual and perceived fundamental movement skill competence4
Devils or angels when in love? An exploratory study investigating romantic love among high-risk athletes4
Asymmetry in internal oblique muscle thickness: Not the key to a cricket fast bowler's performance4
Towards maximizing expected possession outcome in soccer4
Skill acquisition practices of coaches on the British Para swimming World Class Programme4
Accuracy and reliability of college athletes’ scoring of artificial urine color samples to determine hydration status4
The influence of possession status on the physical output of male international hockey players4
Coaching special Olympics: A scoping review4
Development of the brief expertise scale for sports coaching4
Physical collisions during elite rugby league match play and training: A stakeholder's perspective4
Acutely increased workload is correlated with significant injuries among national basketball association players4
Relationship between judo coaches’ authentic leadership and judo athletes’ perceived performance: Mediating effect of self-management4
The effect of different playing surfaces on soccer skill performance4
The effect of time of day on adolescent fast bowling performance: A pilot study4
Elite tennis player's perceptions of coaching effectiveness4
Cycling coaches’ trauma–specific education, familiarity with post-traumatic stress, and coaching efficacy4
Highway to Hell: Participation in youth National Basketball teams and senior performance4
Same name, same game, but is it different? An investigation of female rugby union match events in Canadian Varsity players4
Factors influencing the intentions of people with disabilities to participate in e-sports: An application of the theory of planned behavior4
The effect of proprioceptive training on technical soccer skills in female soccer4
Effect of quality of opposition on game performance indicators in elite male volleyball4
Training and testing practices of strength and conditioning coaches in Argentinian Rugby Union4
Catapult start likely improves sprint start performance4
Considerations for vertical jump testing in collegiate basketball players: The impact of immediate individual versus social comparison feedback and team leaderboard engagement4
Warm up intensity influences running performance despite prolonged recovery4
The influence of coaching efficacy on trust and usage of technology in golf instruction4
The eyes don’t have it: Coaches’ eye is not a valid method of estimating biological maturation in male Gaelic football4
Injuries in elite football (soccer) academy: A 4-year observational cohort study of five categories and 515 players4
Influence of the constraints associated with the numerical game situations on the technical-tactical actions of U-11 football players in Spain4
A comparison of Fulltrack AI application as an alternative to radar gun measured cricket ball delivery speed4
Experiential knowledge of expert coaches on the critical performance factors of the taekwondo roundhouse kick4
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