The Applied Sports Science and Medicine of Netball: A Systematic Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Netball is the one of the most popular women's sports in the world. Since gaining professional status in 2008 there has been a rapid growth in research in the applied sports science and medicine of the sport. A scoping review of the area would provide practitioners and researchers with an overview of the current scientific literature to support on-court performance, player welfare and reduce injury.

Objective

The primary objective was to identify the current research on the applied sports science and medicine of netball. Additionally, the article provides a brief summary of the research in each topic of sports science and medicine in netball and identifies gaps in the current research.

Methods

Systematic searches of PubMed, SPORTDiscus, MEDLINE and CINAHL w

SUBMITTER: Whitehead S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8310515 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature