Volume 3, Issue 1 (2026)
Table of contents
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Developmental Responses to Structured Training Loads in Competitive Youth Judo
Abstract: This study investigates the influence of a planned and regulated training-load structure on the physical and technical growth of elite youth Judoka aged 10 to 16. A four-week training program progressively modified the key variables of training intensity, frequency, and volume to support performance development while avoiding over-fatigue and injury. Ten athletes participated with performance assessed before and after training using tests for Muscular endurance, Core stability, Lower body explosive …
Published in Recent Trends in Sports · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 07–15 Read article
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Significance of Physical Activities for Mental and Physical Health
Abstract: Physical activity is essential for maintaining both mental and physical health, providing wide-ranging benefits that enhance quality of life at all ages. Regular exercise, such as walking, cycling, swimming, or yoga, strengthens the cardiovascular system, boosts muscle and bone health, and improves metabolic function, which in turn reduces the risk of chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. Beyond these visible benefits, consistent physical activity enhances flexibility, balance, and endurance, …
Published in Recent Trends in Sports · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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The Influence of Data Analytics on Sports Performance
Abstract: Data analytics has drastically changed how we evaluate, improve, and maintain athletic performance. Coaches used to use subjective observations as well as only limited numbers of statistics to consider player performance; however, tracking technology is now advancing at a fast pace. There are now very large amounts of real-time data available on athletes in regards to speed, movement patterns, fatigue, efficiency, etc. This enables all teams to more accurately make …
Published in Recent Trends in Sports · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 15–21 Read article
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A Comparative Study of the Optimum Health and Health-Related Physical Fitness Level of State Level Players Boys and Girls at MBSPSU, Patiala
Abstract: The study’s goal was to compare state-level player girls’ and boys’ optimal health and health-related physical fitness. Thirty individuals, including male and female state-level players from the Patiala district of Punjab, India, were chosen via purposeful random sampling. There were two distinct groups formed: There were fifteen participants in each group (15 females and 15 boys), with Group 1 being made up of girls and Group 2 being made up …
Published in Recent Trends in Sports · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 22–27 Read article
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Morphological Heterogeneity and Ethnic Patterning of Anthropometric Traits in Ethiopian Inter-Scholastic Athletes
Abstract: Introduction: Anthropometric characteristics such as body size, proportions, and composition are fundamental determinants of morphological suitability for sport. Ethiopia’s significant ethnic diversity suggests potential variability in these traits; however, systematic data on anthropometric differences among adolescent athletes from different ethnic and demographic backgrounds remain limited. Understanding these variations is critical for talent identification and sports specialization at the school level. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among inter-scholastic athletes representing …
Published in Recent Trends in Sports · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 25–34 Read article