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Volume 23 · 2019
In Brief: Exercise Science at This Site; Magnitude-Based Decisions
The Ninth World Congress on Science and Football. Will Hopkins
Research for Athletes at the Prague Meeting of the European College of Sport Science. Will Hopkins
Physical Activity and Sport Studies in Childhood and Adolescence at the 24th Annual Meeting of the European College of Sport Science.
Ross Neville
Compatibility Intervals and Magnitude-Based Decisions for Standardized Differences and Changes in Means.
Will Hopkins
A Spreadsheet for Bayesian Posterior Compatibility Intervals and Magnitude-Based Decisions.
Will Hopkins

Volume 22 · 2018
In Brief: Sample Size for Individual Responses;
   Sport Performance & Science Reports

Athletic Performance at the 23rd Annual Meeting of ECSS. Will Hopkins.
Physical Activity and Sport Studies in Youth at the 23rd Annual Meeting of ECSS. Ross Neville
Design and Analysis for Studies of Individual Responses. Will Hopkins
SAS Programs for Analyzing Individual Responses in Controlled Trials. Will Hopkins
Improving Meta-analyses in Sport and Exercise Science. Will Hopkins
The Vindication of Magnitude-Based Inference. Will Hopkins & Alan Batterham

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Volume 21 · 2017
In Brief: P Values vs Magnitude-based Inference;
   
Journal Impact Factors 2017
Inspirational Insights for Athletic Performance at the Annual Meeting of ECSS. Will Hopkins
Big Data and More at the 2017 Sports Analytics Conference, Australia. Sian Allen, Will Hopkins
Spreadsheets for Analysis of Controlled Trials, Crossovers and Time Series. Will Hopkins
A Spreadsheet for Monitoring an Individual's Changes and Trend. Will Hopkins

Volume 20 · 2016
In Brief: Which Stats Package;
   
SPSS for Mixed Models;
   SAS (and R) for Mixed Models;

   P Values Down But Not Yet Out;
   Journal Impact Factors 2015
Sport Performance Research at the 2016 Meeting of ACSM. David Pyne, Marc Portus, Will Hopkins
The Triumph of Technology for Athletes at the 21st Annual Meeting of ECSS. Will Hopkins
Genomics and more at ICSEMIS 2016 – the Olympic Conference in Santos, Brazil. Will Hopkins
World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport XI. Will Hopkins
Effects of Core-Stability Training on Performance and Injuries in Competitive Athletes. Thomas Haugen, Lars Haugvad, Vibeke Røstad


Volume 19 · 2015
In Brief: Individual Responses Made Easy;
   Exceptional Case Studies;
   More Mixed Modeling with SPSS;
   "The Intervention is Possibly Beneficial";
   Science and Triathlon Conference Report

The Fifth International Conference on Altitude/Hypoxia Training at the Beijing Sport University. Will Hopkins
The Eighth World Congress on Science and Football in Copenhagen. Will Hopkins
The 2015 Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. David Pyne, Shona Halson, Will Hopkins
Research on Athletes at the 20th Annual Meeting of the European College of Sport Science. Will Hopkins
The 33rd International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports. Scott Brown, Will Hopkins
ECSS 2015: Sustainable Exercise Science. Lars Donath, Roland Rössler, Daniel Hammes, Oliver Faude
Elsevier Impact Factors Compiled in 2014 for Journals in Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science. Will Hopkins
Physical and Physiological Testing of Soccer Players. Thomas Haugen, Stephen Seiler
Spreadsheets for Analysis of Validity and Reliability. Will Hopkins

Volume 18 · 2014
In Brief: Exercise Physiology;
   Magnitude-based Inference Under Attack

Journal Impact Factors in Sports Medicine and Science for 2014. Will Hopkins
ECSS 2014: Exercise Science around the Canals. Stuart Flint, Arwel Jones, Oliver Faude
World Congress of Performance Analysis of Sport X. Rita Malcata, Will Hopkins
The Second World Congress of Cycling Science. Carl Paton, Will Hopkins
The Best-Yet Annual Meeting of the European College of Sport Science. Sian Allen, Will Hopkins
Recovery Antagonized Training at the 2014 Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine. Louise Burke, Jeni Pearce, Dave Martin, Will Hopkins
Performance Outcomes at the XII International Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming.Will Hopkins, Sian Allen, Tom Vandenbogaerde

Volume 17 · 2013
In Brief: Mixed Linear Modeling;
   Update: Sample-Size/Meta-Analysis Tool;
   Update: Meta-Analysis Slideshow;
   Statistical Analysis and Data Interpretation

Effects Went Away at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the European College of Sport Science.Will Hopkins
Fewer Studies of Athletic Performance at the 2013 ACSM Annual Meeting. David Pyne and Will Hopkins
Impact Factors and Article Influence Scores for Journals in Sports Medicine and Science in 2013. Will Hopkins


Volume 16 · 2012
The 2012 World Congress on Performance Analysis in Sport. Will Hopkins, Rita Malcata, Sian Allen, Kirsten Spencer
Reflective Practice for Athletes, Coaches and Sport Scientists at the 2012 Pre-Olympic Sport Conference.
Will Hopkins, Sian Allen, Rita Malcata.
Berries and Cherries at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the European College of Sport Science.
Will Hopkins
Inadequate Sample Sizes in Studies of Athletic Performance at the 2012 ACSM Annual Meeting. David Pyne, Will Hopkins
The Impact-Factor Olympics for Journals in Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine. Will Hopkins
Bootstrapping inferential statistics with a spreadsheet. Will Hopkins.
   Commentary. Allan Batterham


Volume 15 · 2011
In Brief: The Best Graphing Software; Updates
A Brief History of Endurance Testing in Athletes.
Stephen Seiler
    Commentaries: Frank Katch; Martin Buchheit, Will Hopkins
Relationships Between Player Actions and Game Outcomes in American Football. Chris Cohea, Mark Payton
    Commentary
. George Osorio.
Athletic Performance Research at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Teenage European College of Sport Science in Liverpool.
Will Hopkins
Football Science VII: the International Conference in Japan, 2011. Martin Buchheit, Will Hopkins
Novel Training and Other Strategies for Sport Performance at the 2011 ACSM Annual Meeting. Will Hopkins, Dave Martin, Marty Knight.
Impact Factors of Journals in Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine for 2011. Will Hopkins.
   Commentary. David Pyne.

Volume 14 · 2010
Effects of Hypotonic and Isotonic Sports Drinks on Endurance Performance and Physiology. Darrell Bonetti and Will Hopkins.
Impact Factors of Journals in Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine for 2010. Will Hopkins.
Reflections on the 2010 Annual Meeting of the European College of Sport Science in Antalya, Turkey. Will Hopkins.
    Commentary
.
Franco Impellizzeri.
Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming XI: the 2010 International Symposium in Midsummer Oslo. Will Hopkins and Tom Vandenbogaerde.
Chocolate Milk and Other Strategies for Athletes at the 2010 ACSM Annual Meeting. Will Hopkins.
Who Won the Olympics? Stephen Seiler.
Linear Models and Effect Magnitudes for Research, Clinical and Practical Applications. Will Hopkins.
    Commentary
.
Alan Batterham.
A Socratic Dialogue on Comparison of Measures. Will Hopkins.
Assigning Subjects to Groups in a Controlled Trial. Will Hopkins.
    Commentary
.
Alan Batterham. June 26

Volume 13 · 2009
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief:
Editorial: Sportscience Reformatted and Revisited. Progressive Statistics Updated
The Second International Congress of Complex Systems in Sport. James Croft, Chris Button and Matt Dicks.
The 2009 Race for Impact by Journals in Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine, and Tom Reilly's H Index. Will Hopkins.
Sport Performance at the Oslo Conference of the European College of Sport Science. Will Hopkins.
Fourier Series Approximations and Low Pass Filtering. Steve Elmer and Jim Martin.
The Improbable Central Governor of Maximal Endurance Performance. Will Hopkins.
Intervals, Thresholds, and Long Slow Distance: the Role of Intensity and Duration in Endurance Training. Stephen Seiler and Espen Tønnessen. Commentary
. Steve Ingham.

Volume 12 · 2008
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief: Editorial: Journal Copyright Policies. Slideshow on Statistical Guidelines.
             Update: Sample Size. Sample-Size Commentary. Other updates.
Polyphenol Supplements and Other Strategies for Athletes at the ACSM Annual Meeting. Will Hopkins.
Sports Nutrition and More at the 2008 AAESS Conference. Patria Hume and Carl Paton.
The 2008 Pre-Olympic Conference on Science, Education and Medicine in Sport. Patria Hume, Stephen Kara, Liesel Geertsema and Celeste Geertsema.
Olympian Impact Factors: Top Journals in Exercise and Sports Science and Medicine for 2008. Will Hopkins.
Research Designs: Choosing and Fine-tuning a Design for Your Study. Will Hopkins.

Volume 11 · 2007
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief: Editorial: Blogs and Podcasts. Tutorials on R-Stats. Update: Finding Out What's Known.
             Update: Sample Size. A Spreadsheet to Compare Means of Two Groups.
Betaine, Hyperventilation, Hyperimmune Egg Protein and Other Novelties for Performance at the 2007 ACSM Annual Meeting. Will Hopkins. Commentary. Stephen Seiler.
The Tour de Journals 2007: Impact Factors in Exercise and Sport. Will Hopkins.
What’s Behind the Numbers? Important Decisions in Judging Practical Significance. Greg Atkinson.
A Spreadsheet for Deriving a Confidence Interval, Mechanistic Inference and Clinical Inference from a P Value. Will Hopkins.
Understanding Statistics by Using Spreadsheets to Generate and Analyze Samples. Will Hopkins.

Volume 10  · 2006
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief: Guest Editorial: Sport Science–a Misfit. Sad Stats. Magnitude Matters.
             Preparing Graphics for Publication. New and Updated Research Slideshows.
Viagra at Altitude and Other Performance-Related Highlights of the ACSM 2006 Annual Meeting. Will Hopkins.
  Commentary. Stephen Seiler.
The Journals World Cup 2005: Impact Factors for Sport Science. Will Hopkins.
One Hundred and Fifty Years of Rowing Faster. Stephen Seiler.
Aerodynamic Drag Area of Cyclists Determined with Field-Based Measures. Jim Martin and colleagues
  Commentary. Carl Paton.
Spreadsheets for Analysis of Controlled Trials, with Adjustment for a Subject Characteristic. Will Hopkins.
  Commentary. Alan Batterham. Commentary. Amanda Cox.
A Spreadsheet for Combining Outcomes from Several Groups. Will Hopkins.
  
Commentary. Glen Fincher.
Estimating Sample Size for Magnitude-Based Inferences. Will Hopkins.
The Optimum Composition for Endurance Sports Drinks. Will Hopkins and Matt Wood.

  
Commentary. Dave Rowlands.

Volume 9  · 2005
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief:
Editorial: Copyright Control. EPO Abuse: a Test Case. Sport Scientists' Top 10 Sites. A Spreadsheet for Fully Controlled Crossovers. Copyright-Free Images and Information.
Impact Factors of Journals in Sport and Exercise Science, 2004. Will Hopkins.
Making Meaningful Inferences About Magnitudes.
Alan Batterham and Will Hopkins.
  Commentary.
Steve Marshall.
A Decision Tree for Controlled Trials.
Alan Batterham and Will Hopkins.
  Commentary
.
Greg Atkinson.
High-Resistance Interval Training Improves 40-km Time-Trial Performance in Competitive Cyclists
.
Amy Taylor-Mason.
  Commentary.
Carl Paton.
Competitive Performance of Elite Olympic-Distance Triathletes: Reliability and Smallest Worthwhile Enhancement.
Carl Paton and Will Hopkins.
  Commentary. Brendon Downey.

Competitive Performance of Elite Track-and-Field Athletes: Variability and Smallest Worthwhile Enhancements.
Will Hopkins.
  Commentary. Esa Peltola.

Volume 8  · 2004
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief:
Editorial: Page Numbers for Sportscience. Clinical Significance and Decisiveness.
   Updated Endnote Journal Abbreviations. Calibrating Metabolic Carts.
Will Hopkins.
Impact Factors of Journals in Sport and Exercise Science, 2000-2003. Will Hopkins.
How to Interpret Changes in an Athletic Performance Test.
Will Hopkins.
   Commentary.
Christopher Gore. Commentary. David Pyne.
An Introduction to Meta-analysis.
Will Hopkins.
Bias in Bland-Altman but not Regression Validity Analyses.
Will Hopkins.
   Commentary.
Alan Batterham
Effects of High-intensity Training on Performance and Physiology of Endurance Athletes. Carl Paton and Will Hopkins.
   Commentary.
Carl Foster.

   Commentary.
Philo Saunders and David Pyne.

Volume 7 · 2003
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief: Finding Out What's Known
Will Hopkins. Writing Pre and Post Will Hopkins.
Impact-Factor Update and Put-Down
Will Hopkins. Testosterone Talent Test? Grant Tomkinson.
A Spreadsheet for Analysis of Straightforward Controlled Trials. Will Hopkins. 
Comment on A Spreadsheet for Analysis...
Alan Batterham.
Impact Factors of Journals in Sport and Exercise Science, 1999-2001. Will Hopkins.
Precooling for Performance in the Tropics. Matt Brearley, James Finn.
Comment on Precooling for Performance ...
Gord Sleivert.
Dynamical Systems Theory: a relevant framework for performance-oriented sports biomechanics research. Paul Glazier, Keith Davids, Roger Bartlett.
Comment on Dynamical Systems Theory... Simon Bennett.
Volume 6 · 2002
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief: Data-Analysis Tutorial, Will Hopkins.  Qualitative vs Quantitative Designs [Letter and Response], Douglas Booth, Will Hopkins.  Editorial: Continual Publication of...?, Will Hopkins
Probabilities of Clinical or Practical Significance. Will Hopkins
Comment on Probabilities of Clinical or Practical Significance. Alan Batterham
Moving Together: Newsletter #32.
Ken Daley
Dimensions of Research.Will Hopkins
Comment on Dimensions of Research. Alan Batterham
Effect of Vegetarian Diets on Performance in Strength Sports. Chris Forbes-Ewan
Little Effect of Training in the Heat on Cycling Performance at Normal Temperature. Jo Morrison, Will Hopkins, Gord Sleivert

Volume 5 · Number 3 · Sept-Dec 2001
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief: Clinical vs Statistical Significance · Qualitative vs Quantitative Research Designs
   
 · A Ban on Caffeine? · Editorial: Anti-Spamming Strategies; Successor Wanted
Journal Impact Factors in Sport and Exercise Science, 1999-2000, by Will Hopkins
Moving Together: Newsletter #31, by Ken Daley
Comprehension in the Informed-Consent Process, by Steve and Amanda Olivier
Barefoot Running, by Michael Warburton

Volume 5 · Number 2 · May-August 2001
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
Athletic Performance at the 2001 ACSM Meeting, by Will Hopkins
Moving Together: Newsletter #30, by Ken Daley
Genes and Training for Performance Revisited, by Joseph Baker
Genes, Training, and other Constraints on Individual Performance, by Keith Davids
Mitochondrial DNA and Maximum Oxygen Consumption, by Matt Brearley and Shi Zhou
Exercise-induced Metabolic Acidosis, by Rob Robergs


Volume 5 · Number 1 · January-April 2001
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief: Jane Goodall: A Model for Sport Scientists · Training Contacts and Sites · Injury Contacts and Sites
Doping Disaster for Finnish Ski Team, by Stephen Seiler
Genes and Training for Athletic Performance, by Will Hopkins
Moving Together: Newsleter #29, by Ken Daley
Effects of High-Intensity Intermittent Training on Endurance Performance, by Christian Finn
A Research Agreement for Students in Exercise and Sport Science, by Will Hopkins
Informed Consent in Sport Science, by Steve and Amanda Olivier
Nutritional Intake Predicts Performance in an Ironman Triathlon, by Brendon Downey and Will Hopkins

Volume 4 · Number 3 · September-December 2000
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
Moving Together: Newsleter #28
, by Ken Daley
Impact Factors of Journals in Sport and Exercise Science, by Will Hopkins

A Spreadsheet for Partitional Calorimetry, by Kerry Atkins and Martin Thompson
Positive Drug Tests from Supplements, by Louise Burke
Should Female Gymnasts Lift Weights? by William Sands and colleagues

Volume 4 · Number 2 · May-August 2000
HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief : Tests for EPO Abuse · Has Your Patient/Client/Subject Changed? · Limits to Performance
Moving Together: Newsleter #27 by Ken Daley
Annual Conference of BASES by Richard Davison
Sport Sites for Kids by Chryssy R Adamson

Volume 4 · Number 1 · January-April 2000 


HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
Highlights of the Third International Altitude-Training Symposium by Peter Pfitzinger.
In Brief: Editorial · Vitamin C Warning · Creatine and Kidney Damage? · Liability for Side Effects
Quantitative Research Design by Will G Hopkins
Physiology Symbols in Microsoft Word and Corel Wordperfect by J Andy Doyle
Moving Together: Newsletter #26 by Ken Daley

Volume 3 · Number 3 · July-December 1999 


HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
A More Practical Site by Will G Hopkins
Performance Enhancement at the Fifth IOC Congress by Carl D Paton and Will G Hopkins
In Brief: Ace Gene in Doubt · Hypoxic-Muscle Update
Analysis of Expired Air with GasCalc by David J Egan
Endnote Abbreviations and Styles by Will G Hopkins
Workshop on Grant Applications and Other Scientific Documents by Will G Hopkins

Volume 3 · Number 2 · April-June 1999 


HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
New Host, More Commitment? by Will G Hopkins
Polarized Training and Hypoxic Muscles by Will G Hopkins
Symposium on Altitude Training and Research at Flagstaff by Natalie B Harlan
Amino Acids and Athletic Performance by Andy M Stewart.
Moving Together: Newsletter #24 by Ken Daley

Volume 3 · Number 1 · January-March 1999 


HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
Sportscience Sets the Pace... by Will Hopkins
Judging Gymnastics with Biomechanics by William Sands and Jeni McNeal
Researching Worthwhile Performance Enhancements
by Will Hopkins, John Hawley, Louise Burke
A New Weights Machine... by Fred Hatfield
The Power Clean vs the Power Pull... by Rob Nicholson
Learn from Nature's Competitive Swimmers by Edwin DeMont
History Makers: Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844-1907) by Frank Katch
Moving Together: Newsletter #23 by Ken Daley
Fluid and Carbohyrate Intake During Team Games... by Louise Burke
Guidelines on Style for Scientific Writing by Will Hopkins
How to Write a Literature Review by Will Hopkins
How to Write a Research Paper by Will Hopkins
Effects of Protein and Amino-Acid Supplementation... by Richard Kreider

Volume 2 · Number 4 · October-December 1998


HOMEPAGE/CONTENTS
In Brief: Performance Gene Discovered · Skeleton in the Freezer · One Set or More? · What's Worth Monitoring?

Making a Splash by Andy Stewart and Hideki Kagaki
Ice Jackets are Cool by David Martin et al.
History Makers: Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) by Frank Katch
History Makers: Russel Henry Chittenden (1856-1943) by Frank Katch
Moving Together: Newsletter #22 by Ken Daley
Moving Together: Newsletter #21 by Ken Daley
Sudden Death and Exercise by Tim Noakes
Cycling Uphill and Downhill by David Swain
Measurement of Training in Competitive Sports by Will Hopkins

Jan 1997 through Sept 1998

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