Docente
João Valente-dos-santos

Resume

João Valente-dos-Santos, after obtaining a 5-year diploma in Sports Sciences, experienced an in-service training at the roller hockey department of Football Club Barcelona using Leonardo da Vinci program. Acted as Physical Educator while attending the Master in Youth Sports by the University of Coimbra and was granted by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology: doctoral studies (PhD: SFRH/BD/64648/2009, 2001–2014; Post-PhD: SFRH/BPD/100470/2014, 2016–2018). Current Professional Situation: CIDEFES researcher and responsible for the sport speciality. CIFI2D researcher. Associate Professor. Coordinator of the Center of Sports Optimization at Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Graus

• Licenciatura
  Licenciatura em Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física
• Mestrado
  Mestrado em Gestão da Formação e Administração Educacional
• Doutoramento
  Doutoramento em Ciências do Desporto
• Mestrado
  Mestrado em Treino Desportivo para Crianças e Jovens
• Pós-doutoramento
  Ciências da Saúde

Publicações

Journal article

• 2025-05, Optimizing recovery: the impact of training load in elite volleyball players, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2024-05-20, Study of Body Composition and Motor Skills of Futsal Athletes of Different Competitive Levels, Sports
• 2024-02-11, Dynamics of training and competition demands in top-class male rink hockey: a case study of a rink hockey European Championship, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
• 2024-01-13, Training stress, neuromuscular fatigue and well-being in volleyball: a systematic review, BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
• 2024, Subjective and Objective Monitoring Markers: Are They Related to Game Performance Indicators in Elite Female Volleyball Players?, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
• 2024, An Empirical Analysis of Training Task Specificity in Elite Rink Hockey: Bridging1 the Gap between Training and Competition, Journal of Sports Health
• 2023-12-14, From data to action: a scoping review of wearable technologies and biomechanical assessments informing injury prevention strategies in sport, BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
• 2023-04-17, Rating of Perceived Exertion in Professional Volleyball: A Systematic Review, Journal of Human Kinetics
• 2023-03-02, Effects of a preseason triphasic resistance training program on athletic performance in elite volleyball players—an observational study, German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
• 2023-02, Modelling anaerobic peak power assessed by the force-velocity test among late adolescents, Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
• 2023-01-20, Effects of a Velocity-Based Complex Training Program in Young Female Artistic Roller Skating Athletes, Journal of Human Kinetics
• 2023, Validity of a wearable device for measuring vertical displacement and jump count in young artistic roller skating athletes, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology
• 2023, Training Load, Neuromuscular Fatigue, and Well-Being of Elite Male Volleyball Athletes During an In-Season Mesocycle, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
• 2023, The Well-Being of Elite Volleyball Athletes: A Scoping Review of Methods Using Wellness Questionnaires, Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology
• 2023, Learning effect on an isokinetic knee strength test protocol among male adolescent athletes, PLoS ONE
• 2022-12-02, Ultimate Frisbee Players: Characteristics according to Their Competitive Level and Spirit of the Game, Sports
• 2022-12, Growth, body composition and bone mineral density among pubertal male athletes: intra-individual 12-month changes and comparisons between soccer players and swimmers, BMC Pediatrics
• 2022-04-10, Dispositional Orientations in Competitive Ultimate Frisbee Athletes, Cuadernos de Psicología del Deporte
• 2022-03, How to Improve the Reactive Strength Index among Male Athletes? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis, Healthcare
• 2022, MATCH ANALYSIS IN RINK HOCKEY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, Human Movement
• 2022, Growth and maturity status of young male table tennis players, Research in Sports Medicine
• 2022, Body composition and grip strength constraints in elite male rink-hockey players of contrasting ethnicity, PLoS ONE
• 2022, Anthropometric characteristics of male rink hockey goalkeeper's according to their competitive level, Revista Andaluza de Medicina del Deporte
• 2021-11-03, Body size, fatness and skeletal age in female youth soccer players, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2021-08-09, Teamwork, Spirit of the Game and Communication: A Review of Implications from Sociological Constructs for Research and Practice in Ultimate Frisbee Games, Social Sciences
• 2021-03-21, Assessment of skeletal age in youth female soccer players : Agreement between Greulich-Pyle and Fels protocols, American Journal of Human Biology
• 2021-02-26, The influence of contextual variables on individual set-pieces in elite rink hockey, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport
• 2021-02-23, Allometric Scaling of Force-velocity Test Output Among Pre-pubertal Basketball Players, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2021-02-04, Growth and Maturity Status of Female Soccer Players: A Narrative Review, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2021, Teamwork: A Systematic Review of Implications From Psychosocial Constructs for Research and Practice in the Performance of Ultimate Frisbee Games, Frontiers in Psychology
• 2020-12, Scaling left ventricular mass in adolescent female soccer players, BMC Pediatrics
• 2020-12, Reproducibility and inter-observer agreement of Greulich-Pyle protocol to estimate skeletal age among female adolescent soccer players, BMC Pediatrics
• 2020-09-21, Allometric Modeling of Wingate Test among Adult Male Athletes from Combat Sports, Medicina
• 2020-09, Longitudinal development of 5m sprint performance in young female tennis players., Journal of sports sciences
• 2020-06-15, A Review of Players’ Characterization and Game Performance on Male Rink-Hockey, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• 2020-04, Physiological profile of adult male long-distance trail runners: variations according to competitive level (national or regional)., Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• 2020-03, Gonadal hormones may predict structural bone fragility in elite female soccer player., Journal of sports sciences
• 2020-02, Body composition among long distance runners, Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
• 2019-12, Allometric scaling of aerobic fitness outputs in school-aged pubertal girls, BMC Pediatrics
• 2019-09-09, TRACKING OF CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS FROM CHILDHOOD TO EARLY ADOLESCENCE: MODERATION EFFECT OF SOMATIC MATURATION, Revista Paulista de Pediatria
• 2019-06, Repeated Sprint Ability in Youth Soccer Players: Independent and Combined Effects of Relative Age and Biological Maturity., Journal of human kinetics
• 2019-05-22, Body composition, strength static and isokinetic, and bone health: comparative study between active adults and amateur soccer players, Einstein (São Paulo)
• 2018-12, Total and regional bone mineral and tissue composition in female adolescent athletes: comparison between volleyball players and swimmers, BMC Pediatrics
• 2018-10, Skeletal maturity and oxygen uptake in youth soccer controlling for concurrent size descriptors., PloS one
• 2018-08, Reproducibility of isokinetic strength assessment of knee muscle actions in adult athletes: Torques and antagonist-agonist ratios derived at the same angle position., PloS one
• 2018-08, Multilevel modelling of longitudinal changes in isokinetic knee extensor and flexor strength in adolescent soccer players., Annals of human biology
• 2018-06, Multivariate Relationships among Morphology, Fitness and Motor Coordination in Prepubertal Girls., Journal of sports science & medicine
• 2018-06, Developmental Changes in Isometric Strength: Longitudinal Study in Adolescent Soccer Players., International journal of sports medicine
• 2018-05, BIOLOGICAL MATURATION AND MUSCULAR STRENGTH: MEDIATION ANALYSIS IN PREPUBESCENT GIRLS, Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
• 2018-04, Agreement between dual x-ray absorptiometers using pencil beam and fan beam: indicators of bone health and whole-body plus appendicular tissue composition in adult athletes., Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
• 2018-03, Functional status improves in hypertensive older adults: the long-term effects of antihypertensive therapy combined with multicomponent exercise intervention., Aging clinical and experimental research
• 2018-02, Biocultural Predictors of Motor Coordination Among Prepubertal Boys and Girls., Perceptual and motor skills
• 2018-01, Antihypertensive monotherapy or combined therapy: which is more effective on functional status?, Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993)
• 2018, Reproducibility of estimated optimal peak output using a force-velocity test on a cycle ergometer., PloS one
• 2018, Multivariate relationships among morphology, fitness and motor coordination in prepubertal girls, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
• 2018, Effects of lifelong training on senescence and mobilization of T lymphocytes in response to acute exercise., Exercise immunology review
• 2018, Effects of lifelong training on senescence and mobilization of T lymphocytes in response to acute exercise, Exercise immunology review
• 2018, Development and Validation of an Observational Instrument Tool for Analysing the Activity of Rink Hockey Goalkeepers, Journal of Sport Pedagogy and Research
• 2017-11, Independent and Combined Effects of Weight Status and Maturation on Aerobic Fitness in Adolescent School Aged Males., Journal of strength and conditioning research
• 2017-02, Erratum to: Concurrent agreement between an anthropometric model to predict thigh volume and dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry assessment in female volleyball players aged 14-18 years.
• 2017, Waist-to-height ratio and its association with TV viewing in a sample of Portuguese children aged 7-9 years, American Journal of Human Biology
• 2017, Longitudinal study of aerobic performance and soccer-specific skills in male goalkeepers aged 11–18 years, Science and Medicine in Football
• 2017, Interrelationships among Jumping Power, Sprinting Power and Pubertal Status after Controlling for Size in Young Male Soccer Players, Perceptual and Motor Skills
• 2017, Comparison of Skillful vs. Less Skilled Young Soccer Players on Anthropometric, Maturation, Physical Fitness and Time of Practice, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2017, Cardiac remodeling indicators in adolescent athletes, Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
• 2017, Bone tissue, blood lipids and inflammatory profiles in adolescent male athletes from sports contrasting in mechanical load., PloS one
• 2016-03, Influence of Skeletal Maturity on Size, Function and Sport-specific Technical Skills in Youth Soccer Players.
• 2016, Waist circumference as a mediator of biological maturation effect on the motor coordination in children, Revista Paulista de Pediatria (English Edition)
• 2016, Repeated Dribbling Ability in Young Soccer Players: Reproducibility and Variation by the Competitive Level, Journal of Human Kinetics
• 2016, Physical, physiological characteristics and sport goal orientation of top Portuguese kickboxing athletes, Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas
• 2016, Perímetro de cintura como mediador da influência da maturação biológica no desempenho em teste de coordenação motora em crianças, Revista Paulista de Pediatria
• 2016, Network of interpersonal interactions in roller-hockey, International Journal of Sports Science
• 2016, Modeling longitudinal changes in 5m sprinting performance among young male tennis players, Perceptual and Motor Skills
• 2016, Influence of Skeletal Maturity on Size, Function and Sport-specific Technical Skills in Youth Soccer Players, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2016, Influence of Skeletal Maturity on Size, Function and Sport-specific Technical Skills in Youth Soccer Players, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2016, Independent and Combined Effects of Sex and Biological Maturation on Motor Coordination and Performance in Prepubertal Children, Perceptual and Motor Skills
• 2016, Hábitos Alimentares e Risco de Obesidade: estudo transversal em rapazes dos 7 aos 9 anos de idade, Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto
• 2016, Concurrent agreement between an anthropometric model to predict thigh volume and dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry assessment in female volleyball players aged 14-18 years, BMC Pediatrics
• 2016, Bone mineral content and density in female adolescent athletes of sports contrasting in mechanical impact, BIOMEDWOMEN
• 2016, Modeling Longitudinal Changes in 5¿m Sprinting Performance Among Young Male Tennis Players , Perceptual and Motor Skills
• 2015-11, Skeletal Maturation and Aerobic Performance in Young Soccer Players from Professional Academies.
• 2015-07, Longitudinal Development of Explosive Leg Power from Childhood to Adulthood in Soccer Players.
• 2015-03, The effects of sports participation on the development of left ventricular mass in adolescent boys.
• 2015-02, Quality of life, school backpack weight, and nonspecific low back pain in children and adolescents.
• 2015, The effects of sports participation on the development of left ventricular mass in adolescent boys, American Journal of Human Biology
• 2015, Skeletal Maturation and Aerobic Performance in Young Soccer Players from Professional Academies, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2015, Relationship between metabolic syndrome and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in youth, Journal of Physical Activity and Health
• 2015, Quality of life, school backpack weight, and nonspecific low back pain in children and adolescents, Jornal de Pediatria
• 2015, Multilevel development models of explosive leg power in high-level soccer players, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
• 2015, Multilevel Approach of a 1-Year Program of Dietary and Exercise Interventions on Bone Mineral Content and Density in Metabolic Syndrome – the RESOLVE Randomized Controlled Trial, PLOS ONE
• 2015, Longitudinal Development of Explosive Leg Power from Childhood to Adulthood in Soccer Players, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2015, Do physical activity and sedentary behavior relate to cardio-metabolic risk factor clustering in indigenous Siberian adults?, American Journal of Human Biology
• 2015, Correction: Multilevel Approach of a 1-Year Program of Dietary and Exercise Interventions on Bone Mineral Content and Density in Metabolic Syndrome - the RESOLVE Randomized Controlled Trial.
• 2015, Allometric modelling of peak oxygen uptake in male soccer players of 8-18 years of age, Annals of Human Biology
• 2014-10, Multilevel Development Models of Explosive Leg Power in High-Level Soccer Players.
• 2014-09, Reproducibility of peak power output during a 10-s cycling maximal effort using different sampling rates.
• 2014-08, Allometric multilevel modelling of agility and dribbling speed by skeletal age and playing position in youth soccer players.
• 2014-06, Maturity-associated variation in change of direction and dribbling speed in early pubertal years and 5-year developmental changes in young soccer players.
• 2014-04, Relationship Between Metabolic Syndrome and Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity in Youth.
• 2014, Scaling left ventricular mass in adolescent boys aged 11–15 years, Annals of Human Biology
• 2014, Reproducibility of peak power output during a 10-s cycling maximal effort using different sampling rates, Acta physiologica Hungarica
• 2014, Relationship between functional fitness, medication costs and mood in elderly people.
• 2014, Relationship between functional fitness, medication costs and mood in elderly people, Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (1992)
• 2014, Relationship between functional fitness, medication costs and mood in elderly people, Revista da Associa?{\~a
• 2014, Prediction Equation for Lower Limbs Lean Soft Tissue in Circumpubertal Boys Using Anthropometry and Biological Maturation, PLoS ONE
• 2014, Offensive Process Analysis in Handball: Identification of Game Actions that Differentiate Winning from Losing Teams, American Journal of Sports Science
• 2014, Network - Análise da Interacção e Dinâmica do Jogo de Futebol, Revista Portuguesa de Ciências do Desporto
• 2014, Multilevel Development Models of Explosive Leg Power in High-Level Soccer Players, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• 2014, Morfologia do ventriculo esquerdo em adolescentes: comparação entre atletas e não atletas, Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
• 2014, Modelling Developmental Changes in Yo-Yo IR1 in Elite Pubertal Soccer Players, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
• 2014, Maturity-associated variation in change of direction and dribbling speed in early pubertal years and 5-year developmental changes in young soccer players, Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
• 2014, Maturity-Associated Variation in Change of Direction and Dribbling Speed in Early Pubertal Years and 5-Year Developmental Changes in Young Soccer Players, Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
• 2014, LEFT VENTRICULAR MORPHOLOGY IN ADOLESCENTS: COMPARISON BETWEEN ATHLETES AND NON-ATHLETES | MORFOLOGIA DO VENTRICULO ESQUERDO EM ADOLESCENTES: COMPARACAO ENTRE ATLETAS E NAO ATLETAS | MORFOLOGIA DE LO VENTRICULO IZQUIERDO EN ADOLESCENTES: COMPARACION ENTRE ATLETAS Y NO ATLETAS, Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
• 2014, LEFT VENTRICULAR MORPHOLOGY IN ADOLESCENTS: COMPARISON BETWEEN ATHLETES AND NON-ATHLETES | MORFOLOGIA DO VENTRICULO ESQUERDO EM ADOLESCENTES: COMPARACAO ENTRE ATLETAS E NAO ATLETAS | MORFOLOGIA DE LO VENTRICULO IZQUIERDO EN ADOLESCENTES: COMPARACION ENTRE ATLETAS Y NO ATLETAS, Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
• 2014, Independent association of clustered metabolic risk factors with cardiorespiratory fitness in youth aged 11-17 years.
• 2014, Independent association of clustered metabolic risk factors with cardiorespiratory fitness in youth aged 11-17 years, Annals of Human Biology
• 2014, Allometric scaling of peak and mean outputs derived from 30s wingate test in adolescent basketball players, Annals of Research in Sport and Physical Activity
• 2014, Allometric multilevel modelling of agility and dribbling speed by skeletal age and playing position in youth soccer players, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2014, Allometric modelling of peak oxygen uptake in male soccer players of 8–18 years of age, Annals of Human Biology
• 2014, "Morfologia do ventrículo esquerdo em adolescentes: comparação entre atletas de elite e não atleta", " Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte."
• 2013, Ventricular mass in relation to body size, composition, and skeletal age in adolescent athlets, Clinical Journal of sport medicine
• 2013, Ventricular Mass in Relation to Body Size, Composition, and Skeletal Age in Adolescent Athletes, Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
• 2013, Reproducibility of repeat dribbling ability, Annals of Research in Sport and Physical Activity
• 2013, Pubertal Status: Assessment, Interpretation, Analysis, Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies
• 2013, Nutritional status, biological maturation and cardiorespiratory fitness in Azorean youth aged 11–15 years, BMC Public Health
• 2013, Maturity-associated variation in agility and dribbling speed in early pubertal years and 5-year developmental changes in young soccer players, Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
• 2013, Determination of thigh volume in youth with anthropometry and DXA: agreement between estimates.
• 2013, Determination of thigh volume in youth with anthropometry and DXA: Agreement between estimates, European Journal of Sport Science
• 2013, Allometric scaling of peak oxygen uptake in male roller hockey players under 17 years old, Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
• 2012-12, Sport selection in under-17 male roller hockey.
• 2012-11, Modeling developmental changes in functional capacities and soccer-specific skills in male players aged 11-17 years.
• 2012-10, Modelling developmental changes in repeated-sprint ability by chronological and skeletal ages in young soccer players.
• 2012-08, Scaling lower-limb isokinetic strength for biological maturation and body size in adolescent basketball players.
• 2012, Sport selection in under-17 male roller hockey, Journal of Sports Sciences
• 2012, Scaling lower-limb isokinetic strength for biological maturation and body size in adolescent basketball players, European Journal of Applied Physiology
• 2012, Modelling developmental changes in repeated-sprint ability by chronological and skeletal ages in young soccer players, International Journal of Sports Medicine
• 2012, Modeling developmental changes in functional capacities and soccer-specific skills in male players aged 11-17 years, Pediatric Exercise Science
• 2012, Modeling developmental changes in functional capacities and soccer-specific skills in male players aged 11-17 years, Pediatric Exercise Science
• 2012, Longitudinal study of repeated sprint performance in youth soccer players of contrasting skeletal maturity status.
• 2012, Longitudinal study of repeated sprint performance in youth soccer players of contrasting skeletal maturity status, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
• 2012, Longitudinal study of repeated sprint performance in youth soccer players of contrasting skeletal maturity status, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
• 2012, Longitudinal predictors of aerobic performance in adolescent soccer players.
• 2012, Longitudinal predictors of aerobic performance in adolescent soccer players, Medicina (Lithuania)
• 2012, Longitudinal predictors of aerobic performance in adolescent soccer players, Medicina (Lithuania)
• 2012, Erratum to: Sport selection in under-17 male roller hockey, Journal of Sports Sciences
• 2012, Ages of Youth Sport Participants – Is Verification a Concern?, Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies
• 2011, Estudo ecocardiográfico das dimensões do ventrículo esquerdo em jovens atletas: concetios, metodologias, evidências e futuras pesquisas, Gymnasium – Revista de Educação Física Desporto e Saúde
• 2011, Echocardiographic study of left ventricular dimensions in young athletes: Concepts, methods, evidences and future research, Gymnasium
• 2011, Age-related variation of anaerobic power after controlling for size and maturation in adolescent basketball players, Annals of Human Biology

Thesis / Dissertation

• 2014, PhD, Body size, composition, cardiac morphology and functional capacities : scaling and modelling developmental changes during the pubertal years
• 2012, Master, Identidade socioprofissional, participação e relação entre os professores de educação física e a comunidade educativa
• 2009, Master, Potência aeróbia e parâmetros ecocardiográficos em jovens hoquistas masculinos: efeitos do tamanho corporal, idade óssea e treino
• 2006, Degree, Análise do jogo e do rendimento desportivo no hóquei em patins: Conceito, métodos e aplicações nos escalões de Juvenis, Juniores e Seniores

Book

• 2018, Composição corporal, futebol e saúde óssea, Costa, D.C.; Tavares, Ó.M.; Castanheira, J.M.; Gonçalves, Rui Soles; Seabra, A.T.; Rosado, F.; Miranda, J.V.; et al, Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física - Universidade de Coimbra
• 2018, COMPOSIÇÃO CORPORAL, FUTEBOL E SAÚDE ÓSSEA: Conceitos, modelos, metodologias de investigação e sumário de evidências. , Costa, DC; Tavares, Óscar; Castanheira, Joaquim; Soles-Gonçalves, Rui; André Seabra; Rosado, F.; Miranda, JV; et al, Universidade de Coimbra.
• 2013, Allometric scaling of left ventricular mass in relation to body size, fat-free mass and maturation in 13-year-old boys, Castanheira, J.; Valente-Dos-Santos, J.; Duarte, J.P.; Pereira, J.R.; Rebelo-Goncalves, R.; Severino, V.; Machado-Rodrigues, A.; et al
• 2011, Short- and long-term maximal protocols and their contribution to differentiate under-17 hockey players by competitive level, Valente-dos-Santos, J.; Vaz, V.; Santos, A.; Figueiredo, A.J.; Elferink-Gemser, M.T.; Malina, R.M.; Coelho-e-Silva, M.J.

Book chapter

• 2022, Jogos electrónicos – bons, maus ou vilões?
• 2015, Network – análise da interação em jogadores de Hóquei em Patins, Abordagem das networks no desporto: Fundamentos e aplicações práticas , Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física. Universidade de Coimbra.
• 2013, Reproducibility of repeated dribbling ability
• 2013, Modelling developmental changes in left ventricular mass using multiplicative allometric and additive polynomial multilevel modelling in boys aged 11-16 years
• 2013, Coaches’ judgment about current and future performance level of basketball players
• 2013, Anaerobic peak outputs obtained from standardized and estimated optimal load in soccer goalkeepers, Children and Exercise XXVIII: The proceedings of the 28th Peadiatric Work Physiology Meeting, Routledge
• 2013, Allometric modelling of peak power output obtained from a force-velocity protocol in prepubertal boys
• 2013, Agreement between peak power outputs obtained from the application of common braking force and the estimated optimal load in soccer goalkeepers
• 2013, Agreement between anaerobic peak outputs obtained from the application of common braking force and the estimated optimal load in soccer goalkeepers, Children and Exercise XXVII: The Proceedings of the 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting, Routledge
• 2013, Advancement in the interpretation of isokinetic ratios derived from the hamstring and quadriceps
• 2013, Absolute and scaled peak power assessments in young male soccer players: Variation by playing position
• 2011, Isokinetic strength and risk of muscle imbalance in U-17 Hockey players by competitive level

Edited book

• 2018

Translation

• 2009, Manual de Arbitraje del Hockey Patines, Real Federación Española de Patinaje

Report

• 2025-07-10, Assessment of Upper Body Physical Tests to Infer Neuromuscular Fatigue in Athletes: A Scoping Review, https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2025.7.0041
• 2024-12-25, Football Clubs Talent Recruitment: A Systematic Review Protocol, https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2024.12.0104
• 2024-05-16, A Scoping Review on Optimal Power Load with Barbell Exercises: A Key to Enhance Performance in Athletes, https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2024.5.0080
• 2023-06-19, Beyond the Jump: A Comprehensive Scoping Review of External Training Load Metrics in Volleyball, https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2023.6.0059
• 2022-08-09, Rating of Perceived Exertion in Professional Volleyball: A Systematic Review, https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.8.0034
• 2022-07-11, Training Load, Neuromuscular Fatigue and Well-Being in Volleyball: A Systematic Review, https://doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.7.0059

Conference paper

• Network - Análise da Interacção e Dinâmica do Jogo de Futebol, XV Congresso de Ciência do Desporto e Educação Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
• Aplicação dos valores de corte de Freedson e colaboradores para determinar a prevalência de adolescentes fisicamente activos avaliados por acelerometria, 16º Congresso Português de Obesidade
• Adiposity and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and heath in female rural communities. , Congress of European College of Sport Science

Conference abstract

• 2023-10-12, Characterization of Training Exercises and Match Demands in Elite Rink Hockey by considering physiological and biomechanical demands, CIDESD International Congress
• 2023-09-28, Characterization of External and Internal Load Metrics during the Preparation for a Male International Elite Rink Hockey Championship.
• 2023-05-11, Efeito das Dinâmicas das Exigências do Treino e Competição na Percepção Subjectiva de Esforço em Atletas de Elite: um Estudo caso do Campeonato Europeu de Hóquei em Patins de 2021, I Forum Global de Psicologia
• 2023-01-27, Dinâmicas das exigências do treino e competição numa seleção nacional de seniores masculinos de hóquei em patins: um estudo de caso do Campeonato Europeu de Hóquei em Patins de 2021
• 2023-01-26, Condicionantes da composição corporal e da força máxima de preensão manual em atletas de elite masculinos de hóquei em patins.
• 2021-11-05, Discrimination of Ultimate Frisbee Players by Spirit of the Game and competitive level, XXII Jornadas da Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia do Desporto
• 2021-02-18, Achievement Orientations in Competitive Ultimate Frisbee: Psychometric Measures and Division Differences, I International Congress of CIEQV
• 2020-11-28, ASSESSMENT OF BIOLOGICAL MATURATION IN YOUTH FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS: AGREEMENT BETWEEN GREULICH-PYLE AND FELS PROTOCOLS, 25th Annual Congress of the EUROPEAN COLLEGE OF SPORT SCIENCE
• 2020-05-12, Characterizing training and competition of an Elite Male Rink Hokey Team, CIDESD/Creative Lab Seminar UTAD
• 2018, Network and intra-team connectivity in rink hockey, 7º Congresso da Sociedade Científica da Pedagogia do Desporto
• 2017, Waist-to-height racio is associated with sedentary, Active Living Research Conference 2017
• 2017, Indicadores de remodelarem cardíaca em atletas adolescentes de elite, Congresso Português de Cardiologia 2017
• 2017, INDICADORES DE REMODELAGEM CARDÍACA EM ATLETAS ADOLESCENTES DE ELITE, Jornadas de Cardiologia do Centro
• 2017, Assessment of skeletal maturation among adolescent female soccer players: agreement between FELS and TW3 protocols, Pediatric Work Physiology meeting XXX, 3rd – 8th October 2017
• 2016-09-09, Atividadade Física, Habitos Alimentares e Risco de Obesidade: estudo transversal em rapazes dos 7 aos 9 anos de idade. , , XVI Congresso de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física dos Países de Língua Oficial Portuguesa, (27-30 September); Porto, Portugal.
• 2016, Static Ontogenetic ans multilevel modeling of left ventricular mass in adolescents boys: longitudinal effects odf age ,biological maturation, size and obectively measured physical activity, 21 sT Annual European College of sport science Congress
• 2016, SKELETAL MATURITY AND AGE VERIFICATION IN YOUTH FEMALE SOCCER PLAYERS , Conference Youth Sport
• 2016, Os efeitos da participação desportiva no desenvolvimento da morfologia ventricular, XVI Congresso de ciências do desporto e educação física dos países de língua portuguesa
• 2016, Modeling longitudinal changes in isokinetic and isometric strength of the knee in adolescent soccer players., Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2016, Atividade Física, Hábitos Alimentares e Risco de Obesidade: estudo transversal em rapazes dos 7 aos 9 anos de idade, XVI Congresso de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
• 2016, Associação entre o Nível de Actividade Física e o Rendimento Académico em Adolescentes: resultados preliminares do Viseu Adolescent Lifestyle Study (VALs), XVI Congresso de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física dos Países de Língua Portuguesa
• 2015, Developmental changes in short-term maximal intensity running protocols without and with ball control in adolescent soccer players: allometric multilevel modelling by playing position and skeletal maturation, Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2015, Are acceleration and jumping related to goalkeeper-specific testing?, 8th World Congress on Science and Football
• 2015, AGREEMENT BETWEEN SKELETAL MATURATION AND NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENTS OF IN FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS , Pediatric Work Physiology meeting XXIX, Utrecht, 2015
• 2014, Interrelationship between growth, maturation, BMI status, overfat and cardiorespiratory fitness in azorean adolescents aged 11-15 years, 10th Triennial Symposium on Body Composition Research
• 2014, Efeito da Maturação Biológica e Tamanho Corporal na Massa Ventricular Esquerda em Adolescentes do Sexo Masculino: Uma Aproximação Alométrica , Congresso Português de Cardiologia
• 2013, The anthropometric characteristics of young paddlers and its relationship with the performance in the 1000 meters race, 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2013, Reproducibility of Repeated Sprint Ability, 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Repeated Dribbling Ability in Youth Soccer: Test Proprieties, Interrelationship With Repeated Sprint Tests and Variation By Age Group, II International Congress of Sports Training
• 2013, Profiling young soccer players by playing position: body size, body composition, maturation and short-term maximal effort, 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2013, Modelling developmental changes in left ventricular mass using multiplicative allometric and additive polynomial multilevel modelling in boys aged 11-16 years, 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Maturity-associated developmental changes in change of direction and dribbling speed in young soccer players, 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2013, Growth, maturation and peak ogygen uptake in adolescente basketball players, 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2013, Effects of size and maturation on cycling and running protocols before and after allometric scaling in youth basketball, 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Allometric scaling of ventricular mass in relation to body size and maturation in 13-year-old boys, XXVIII Pediatric Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Allometric scaling of peak oxygen uptake in under-17 male roller hockey players, 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2013, Allometric scaling of left ventricular mass in relation to size, fat-free mass and maturation in 13-year-old-boys, 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Allometric scaling of left ventricular mass in relation to body size, fat-free mass and maturation in 13-yearold boys, 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Allometric modelling of peak power output obtained from a force-velocity protocol in prepubertal boys, 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Agreement between peak power outputs obtained from the application of common braking force and the estimated optimal load in soccer goalkeepers, 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Agreement between maturity status derived from invasive “skeletal” and non-invasive “somatic” indicators of biological maturation in adolescent male soccer players, 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2013, Agreement between an anthropometric method of assessing lower limb volume and a reference method in female swimmers: Preliminary study, 18th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2013, Advancement in the interpretation of isokintic ratios derived from the harmstrings and quadriceps., 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Absolute and scaled peak power assessments in young male soccer players: variation by playing position, 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2012, Relationship of the peak power assessments using the Wingate Anaerobic Test and a Force-Velocity Test in soccer goalkeepers, 3rd World Conference on Science and Soccer
• 2012, Modelling repeated-sprint ability by skeletal maturity status in young soccer players, 3rd World Conference on Science and Soccer
• 2012, Inter-relationship between skeletal maturation and peak VO2 before and after normalization for body size in youth soccer players, 3rd World Conference on Science and Soccer
• 2012, Inter-individual variability in skeletal age determined by the Fels protocol: implications for age verification in youth soccer, 3rd World Conference on Science and Soccer
• 2012, Agreement Between Estimated Fat Mass By Anthropometry And Bioimpedance In Girls Aged 11-15 Years, 17th Annual Congress of European College of Sport Sciences
• 2011, Repeated sprint ability and skills in adolescent soccer players, 16th Annual Congress of 2011 of the European College of Sport Science
• 2011, Prevalence of normal weight, overweight and obesity and ohysical fitness in Mondego Valley adolescents, XV Congresso Português de Obesidade
• 2010, Maturity-associated variation of aerobic peak power and echocardiographic parameters in youth hockey players, 15th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2010, Maturity-associated variation of aerobic peak power and echocardiographic parameters in youth hockey players, 15th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science

Conference poster

• 2022-08-30, Familiarization and learning effect in isokinetic strength assessment of knee muscle action among male circumpubertal adolescents., European College of Sport Science
• 2022-06, 12-month intra-individual changes in bone health among male adolescent soccer players., World Congress on Science and Soccer
• 2022-05, Grouping Youth Soccer Players By Percentage Of Predicted Adult Stature: Effect On Wingate Outputs., American College of Sports Medicine
• 2022-04-14, BONE CHANGES DURING ADOLESCENCE IN MALE ATHLETES FROM SPORTS WITH DIFFERENT MECHANICAL LOADING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, European Football Congress
• 2019-05-10, Physiological profile of ultra-trail runners: comparison between recreational and competitive athletes, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, 2019. Geneva, Switzerland.
• 2019-05-10, Body size and composition of ultra-trail runners: differences between recreational and competitive groups, World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2019. Geneva, Switzerland
• 2018, Reproducibility of Force-Velocity Test Outputs Using 10-s Sprints Against Different Braking Forces. , American College of Sports Medicine
• 2018, Bone mineral and tissue composition among female adolescent athletes contrasting in mechanical impact., European College of Sport Science
• 2015, TRAINING EXPERIENCE IN SOCCER AND BONE HEALTH AMONG YOUNG ADULTS MALES: comparison between soccer players and non-athletes, 8th World Congress on Science and Football
• 2015, Predictors of motor coordination performance in prepubertal children, 20th annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2015, Agreement between skeletal maturation and non-invasive assessment in female football players, XXIX Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2015, Agreement between skeletal maturation and non-invasive assessment in female football players, PWP 2015
• 2014, Sex differences in fitness and motor coordination in prepubertal children before and after controlling for maturation, 19th ECSS Congress 2-5 July 2014
• 2014, Normalizing left ventricular mass for different size descriptors using allometric exponents in adolescent boys 11-15 years, 61st ACSM Annual Meeting, 5th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine and World Congress on the Role of Inflammation in Exerci
• 2014, Efeito da Maturação Biológica e Tamanho Corporal na Massa Ventricular Esquerda em Adolescentes do Sexo Masculino: uma aproximação alométrica , XXXV Congresso Português de Cardiologia
• 2014, Developmental changes of left ventricular mass during pubertal years using static and ontogenetic allometric exponents in boys aged 11-14 years, 61st ACSM Annual Meeting, 5thWorld Congress on Exercise is Medicine and World Congress on the Role of Inflammation in Exercise, Health and Disease
• 2013, Reproducibility of repeated dribbling ability, XXVIII Pediatric Work Physiology
• 2013, Reproducibility of Repeated Dribbling Ability.
• 2013, Profiling young soccer players by position: body size, body compositin, maturation and short-term maximal effort
• 2013, Profiling Young Soccer Players by Playing Position: Body Size, Body Composition, Maturation and Short-Term Maximal Effort, 18th Annual Conference of the European college of sport science.
• 2013, Modelling Developmental Changes In Left Ventricular Mass Using Multiplicative Allometric And Additive Polynomial Multilevel In Boys Aged 11-16 Years. , 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting.
• 2013, Maturity-Associated Developmental Changes in Change of Direction and Dribbling Speed in Young Soccer Players
• 2013, Maturity associated developmental changes in change of direction and dribbling speed in young soccer players, 18th Annual conference of the european college of sports science
• 2013, Interpretation of peak power assessments in young soccer players, 18th Annual conference of the european college of sports science
• 2013, Interpretation of Peak Power Assessments in Young Soccer Players
• 2013, Growth, maturation and peak oxygen uptake in adolescent basketball players, 18th Annual conference of the european college of sports science
• 2013, Effects of sixe and maturation on cycling and running protocols before and after allometric scalling in youth basketball, XXVIII Pediatric Work Physiology
• 2013, Discriminating Characteristics of Under-17 Male Roller Hockey Players., 18th Annual Conference of the European college of sport science
• 2013, Assessment of a complex diving task of youth soccer goalkeepers - reproducibility of two new tests , 18th Annual conference of the european college of sports science
• 2013, Allometric scalling of peak oxygen uptake in under-17 male roller hockey players, 18th Annual conference of the european college of sports science
• 2013, Allometric scaling of left ventricular mass in relation to size, fat-free mass and maturation in 13-year-old-boys. , 28th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting
• 2013, Allometric scaling of left ventricular mass in relation to body size, fat free mass and maturation in 13-year-old boys
• 2013, Allometric modelling of anaerobic peak output obtained from force-velocity protocol in pubertal boys, XXVIII Pediatric work Physiology
• 2013, Allometric Scaling of Peak Oxygen Uptake in Under-17 Male Roller Hockey Players, 18th Annual Conference of the European college of sport science
• 2013, Agreement between maturity status derived from invasoive and non-invasive indicators of biological maturation in adolescent male soccer players, 18th Annual conference of the european college of sports science
• 2013, Agreement between anaerobic peak outputs obtained from standardized and estimated optimal load in soccer goalkeepers, XXVIII Pediatric Work Physiology
• 2013, Agreement Between Anaerobic Peak Outputs Obtained From Standardized and Estimated Optimal Load in Soccer Goalkeepers, XXVIII Pediatric work Physiology
• 2013, Advancement in the interpretation of isokinetic ratios derived from the hamstring and quadriceps, XXVIII Pediatric work Physiology
• 2013, Absolute ans scaled peak power assessment in young male soccer players: variation by playing position, XVIII Pediatric Work Physiology
• 2013, Absolute and Scaled Peak Power Assessments in Young Male Soccer Players: Variation by Playing Position
• 2012, Modelling Repeated-Sprint Ability by Skeletal Maturity Status in Young Soccer Players. , 3rd World Conference on Science and Soccer. Ghent – Belgium.
• 2012, Effect of bone age, body size and body composition on left ventricular mass of youth athletes, XII Jornadas da Fundação Portuguesa de Cardiologia
• 2012, Composite scores of functional and soccer specific skills in goalkeepers; variation by age and competitive level, 17th Annual conference of the european college of sports science
• 2010, Skeletal age and concurrent assessments of anaerobic fitness in adolescent basketball players
• 2010, Maturity-associated variation of aerobic peak power and echocardiographic parameters in youth hockey players., 15th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2010, Discriminating U-14 soccer players by level and positionb: a behavioral approach
• 2010, Application of the skinfold equations of Slaughter in Portuguese non-overweight adolescent males
• 2009, The effects of body size and maturation on aerobic power among Portuguese adolescent roller-skate [RS] hockey players
• 2009, The effects of body size and maturation on aerobic power among Portuguese adolescent roller-skate [RS] hockey players, 14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Oslo. 24-27 June [poster].

Dataset

• Additional file 1: of Concurrent agreement between an anthropometric model to predict thigh volume and dual-energy X-Ray absorptiometry assessment in female volleyball players aged 14-18 years

Other output

• 2024, Training stress, neuromuscular fatigue and well-being in volleyball: a systematic review
• 2024, Training stress, neuromuscular fatigue and well-being in volleyball: a systematic review
• 2024, Additional file 1 of Training stress, neuromuscular fatigue and well-being in volleyball: a systematic review
• 2020, Reproducibility and inter-observer agreement of Greulich-Pyle protocol to estimate skeletal age among female adolescent soccer players
• 2020, Reproducibility and inter-observer agreement of Greulich-Pyle protocol to estimate skeletal age among female adolescent soccer players