Special Issue "Sports Science in Children"

Diogo Coutinho^{1

2}, Bruno Travassos^{2

3

4}, Sara Santos^{2

5}, Pedro Figueiredo⁶, Adam Leigh Kelly⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Maia (UMAIA), 4475-690 Maia, Portugal.
² Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
³ Department of Sports Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal.
⁴ Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, 5001-801 Oeiras, Portugal.
⁵ Department of Sports Sciences, Exercise and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
⁶ Physical Education Department, College of Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab, Research Centre for Life and Sport Sciences (CLaSS), Birmingham City University, Birmingham B15 3TN, UK.

PMID: 38397315
PMCID: PMC10887797
DOI: 10.3390/children11020202

Editorial

Special Issue "Sports Science in Children"

Diogo Coutinho et al. Children (Basel). 2024.

. 2024 Feb 5;11(2):202.

doi: 10.3390/children11020202.

Authors

Diogo Coutinho^{1

2}, Bruno Travassos^{2

3

4}, Sara Santos^{2

5}, Pedro Figueiredo⁶, Adam Leigh Kelly⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Maia (UMAIA), 4475-690 Maia, Portugal.
² Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
³ Department of Sports Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal.
⁴ Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, 5001-801 Oeiras, Portugal.
⁵ Department of Sports Sciences, Exercise and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal.
⁶ Physical Education Department, College of Education, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain P.O. Box 15551, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ Research for Athlete and Youth Sport Development (RAYSD) Lab, Research Centre for Life and Sport Sciences (CLaSS), Birmingham City University, Birmingham B15 3TN, UK.

PMID: 38397315
PMCID: PMC10887797
DOI: 10.3390/children11020202

Abstract

In recent times, research and technological advancements have opened an unprecedented window of opportunity for sports science to play a pivotal role in the holistic well-being of children [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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