Journal of Human Kinetics

The English version of the website of the Journal of Human Kinetics, publishing JHK’s issues in English are financially supported within the 722/P-DUN/2016 agreement with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education providing sources for promulgating science and knowledge (2016-2017).

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

1. Zika Virus Infection, Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio 2016, and Sports Performance
Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Marília Santos Andrade, Cássia Regina Vancini-Campanharo, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira

SECTION I – KINESIOLOGY

2. The Influence of X-Factor (Trunk Rotation) and Experience on the Quality of the Badminton Forehand Smash
Zhao Zhang, Shiming Li, Bingjun Wan, Peter Visentin, Qinxian Jiang, Mary Dyck, Hua Li, Gongbing Shan

3. Effects of Acute Fatigue of the Hip Flexor Muscles on Hamstring Muscle Extensibility
José M. Muyor, Francisco M. Arrabal-Campos

4. Maximal Power of the Lower Limbs of Youth Gymnasts and Biomechanical Indicators of the Forward Handspring Vault Versus the Sports Result
Andrzej Kochanowicz, Kazimierz Kochanowicz, Bartłomiej Niespodziński, Jan Mieszkowski, Piotr Aschenbrenner, Grzegorz Bielec, Mirosława Szark-Eckardt

5. Effect of an Arm Swing on Countermovement Vertical Jump Performance in Elite Volleyball Players
Frantisek Vaverka, Daniel Jandačka, David Zahradník, Jaroslav Uchytil, Roman Farana, Matej Supej, Janez Vodičar

6. The Importance of Postural Control in Relation to Technical Abilities in Small-Sided Soccer Games
Çaglar Edis, Faik Vural, Hikmet Vurgun

7. The Relationship Between Maximum Isometric Strength and Ball Velocity in the Tennis Serve
Ernest Baiget, Francisco Corbi, Juan Pedro Fuentes, Jaime Fernández-Fernández

SECTION II – EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY & SPORTS MEDICINE

8. Re-Evaluation of Old Findings on Stroke Volume Responses to Exercise and Recovery by Nitrous-Oxide Rebreathing
Muzaffer Colakoglu, Ozgur Ozkaya, Gorkem Aybars Balci, Bulent Yapicioglu

9. Left Atrial Enlargement in Young High-Level Endurance Athletes - Another Sign of Athlete's Heart?
Wojciech Król, Ilona Jędrzejewska, Marcin Konopka, Krystyna Burkhard-Jagodzińska, Andrzej Klusiewicz, Andrzej Pokrywka, Jolanta Chwalbińska, Dariusz Sitkowski, Mirosław Dłużniewski, Artur Mamcarz4, Wojciech Braksator

10. Neuroendocrine Responses and Body Composition Changes Following Resistance Training Under Normobaric Hypoxia
Jakub Chycki, Miłosz Czuba, Artur Gołaś Adam Zając, Olga Fidos-Czuba, Adrian Młynarz, Wojciech Smółka

11. Upper Respiratory Tract Diseases in Athletes in Different Sports Disciplines
Anna Gałązka-Franta, Edyta Jura- Szołtys, Wojciech Smółka, Radosław Gawlik

12. Monitoring Salivary Immunoglobulin A Responses to Official and Simulated Matches In Elite Young Soccer Players
Camila G. Freitas, Marcelo S. Aoki, Ademir F. S. Arruda, Clóvis Franciscon,Alexandre Moreira

13. Determination of Aerobic Power Through a Specific Test for Taekwondo - A Predictive Equation Model
Fernando P.S. Rocha; Hugo Louro; Ricardo Matias; Jo?o Brito; Aldo M. Costa

14. The Role of Adrenomedullin in Cardiovascular Response to Exercise - A Review
Krzysztof Krzeminski

SECTION III – SPORTS TRAINING

15. Role of Vertical Jumps and Anthropometric Variables in Maximal Kicking Ball Velocities in Elite Soccer Players
Lois Rodríguez-Lorenzo, Miguel Fernandez-del-Olmo,José Andrés Sanchez-Molina, Rafael Martín-Acero

16. Repeated Dribbling Ability in Young Soccer Players: Reproducibility and Variation by the Competitive Level
Joao P. Duarte, Óscar Tavares, Joao Valente-dos-Santos, Vítor Severino, Alexis Ahmed, Ricardo Rebelo-Gonçalves, Joao R. Pereira, Vasco Vaz, Susana Póvoas, André Seabra, Sean P. Cumming, Manuel J Coelho-e-Silva

17. Physical Characteristics of Elite Adolescent Female Basketball Players and Their Relationship to Match Performance
Azahara Fort-Vanmeerhaeghe, Alicia Montalvo, Alexander Latinjak, Viswanath Unnithan

18. Comparison of Oxygen Uptake During and after the Execution of Resistance Exercises and Exercises Performed on Ergometers, Matched for Intensity
José Vilaça-Alves, Nuno Miguel Freitas, Francisco José Saavedra, Christopher B. Scott, Victor Machado dos Reis, Roberto Simao, Nuno Garrido

19. Analysis of Setting Efficacy in Young Male and Female Volleyball Players
Jara González-Silva, Alberto Moreno Domínguez, Carmen Fernández-Echeverría, Fernando Claver Rabaz, M. Perla Moreno Arroyo

20. Effect of 8 Weeks of Free-Weight and Machine-Based Strength Training on Strength and Power Performance
Klaus Wirth, Michael Keiner, Hagen Hartmann, Andre Sander; Christoph Mickel

21. The Integration of Internal and External Training Load Metrics in Hurling
Shane Malone, Dominic Doran, Ibrahim Akubat, Kieran Collins

22. Game-Related Performance Factors in four European Men's Professional Volleyball Championships
Javier Pe?a, Martí Casals

23. Effects of Plyometric Training on Physical Fitness in Team Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review
Maamer Slimani, Karim Chamari, Bianca Miarka, Fabricio B. Del Vecchio, Foued Chéour

24. Analysis of Tests Evaluating Sport Climbers' Strength and Isometric Endurance
Mariusz Ozimek, Robert Staszkiewicz, Robert Rokowski, Arkadiusz Stanula

25. Physiological, Nutritional and Performance Profiles of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes
Leonardo V Andreato, Jonatas FS Santos, Joăo VDC Esteves, Valeria LG Panissa, Ursula F Julio, Emerson Franchini