Vol 25 issue 8 August 2025

Art # 177 pp. 1586–1594

Development and validation of a structured observation scale to measure physical activity instructors’ need-supportive and -thwarting strategies

YONGJU HWANG, PH.D¹, TAEWOO KIM, PH.D², YANGYANG DENG, PH.D³, JUNHYUK PARK, MSC⁴, SANGA YUN, MSC⁵, SAMI YLI-PIIPARI, PHD^6
1Department of Kinesiology, University of Alabama Birmingham, UNITED STATES
²Brevard College, College of Exercise Science, UNITED STATES
^3,4,5,6Department of Kinesiology, University of Georgia, UNITED STATES
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08177

Art # 178 pp. 1595–1600

Serve speed and its influence on performance effectiveness in junior sitting volleyball: Evidence from the V Parapan American Youth Games 2023

WILLIAM FELIPE MARTIN¹, JHON FREDY RODRIGUEZ APONTE², YORDAN RENE PARDO³, LUIS ALBERTO CARDOZO⁴, JULIE HORTENCIA GOMEZ SOLANO⁵, LUIS ANDRES TELLEZ⁶, JHONATAN CAMILO PEÑA IBAGON^{7*
1,2,3,4,5,7}Research Group in Sports Training and Measurement (IMED), Professional Program in Sports Training, Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Andean Area University Foundation, Bogotá, COLOMBIA
⁶Research group ESCALA, National Unified Corporation of Higher Education, Bogotá, COLOMBIA
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08178

Art # 179 pp. 1601–1611

Risky decision-making behavior among junior athletes

ROMAN YAREMKO¹, OKSANA STELMAKH², ANDRII LYTVYN³, IHOR KOVAL⁴, LARYSA RUDENKO⁵, ROKSOLANA SIRKO⁶, YURII ANTOSHKIV⁷, IHOR HOIAN^{8
1,2,3,4,5,6,7}Lviv State University of Life Safety, Lviv, UKRAINE
⁸Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UKRAINE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08179

Art # 180 pp. 1612–1620

Assessment of psychophysiological characteristics in water skiing athletes using the Bos-Test Software and hardware system

OLENA OMELCHENKO¹, VALERIIA CHUKHLOVINA², ANNA PECHKO³, DMYTRO AFANASIEV⁴, DINA MIFTAHUTDINOVA⁵, OKSANA SOLODKA⁶, ARTEM YAKOVENKO⁷, KYRYLO BURDAIEV⁸, VIKTORIIA KONDRATENKO^{9
1,2,3,4,5,6,7}Faculty of Physical Culture and Sport, Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology, Scientific and Educational Institute Prydniprovsk State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport, Dnipro, UKRAINE
⁸Faculty of Physical Rehabilitation, Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology, Scientific and Educational Institute Prydniprovsk State Academy of Physical Culture and Sport, Dnipro, UKRAINE
⁹Faculty of Finance, University of Customs and Finance, Dnipro, UKRAINE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08180

Art # 181 pp. 1621–1628

Longitudinal analysis of performance indicators in winning and losing teams in rugby union

OLEH KVASNYTSYA¹, VALERIA TYSHCHENKO², MYKOLA LATYSHEV³, IRYNA KVASNYTSIA⁴, OLENA POLIANYCHKO⁵, MYKOLA KIRSANOV⁶, VITA KHIMICH⁷, OLENA HATSKO⁸, NATALIA HNUTOVA^9
1,4,7Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Education and Sport, Khmelnytskyi National University, UKRAINE
²Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Training and Sports, Zaporizhzhia National University, UKRAINE
^3,8,9Department of Physical Education and Pedagogy of Sport, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, UKRAINE
⁵Department of Sports and Fitness, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, UKRAINE
⁶Department of Physical Culture and Sports, Kharkiv National Automobile and Highway University, UKRAINE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08181

Art # 182 pp. 1629–1639

Junior athletes' behavioral self-regulation styles within the dimensions of psychological safety in the learning and training environment

IHOR POPOVYCH¹, NATALIIA HOI², ANTONINA HRYS³, YAROSLAVA YURKIV⁴, SERHII RADUL⁵, MARIIA PAVLIUK⁶, IHOR HOIAN^7
1Kherson State University, Kherson, UKRAINE
¹Mykola Yarmachenko Institute of Special Pedagogy and Psychology, NAPS of Ukraine, Kyiv, UKRAINE
¹National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, UKRAINE
^2,7Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, UKRAINE
^3,6Kostiuk Institute of Psychology of the NAPS of Ukraine, Kyiv, UKRAINE
^3,6Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, UKRAINE
⁴Taras Shevchenko Luhansk National University, Poltava, UKRAINE
⁵Ukrainian State Flight Academy, Kropyvnytskyi, UKRAINE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08182

Art # 183 pp. 1640–1646

Balance coordination: An important ability for young gymnasts

EDISON IKONOMI¹, ARBEN BOZAXHIU², VALBONA PUMA³, ORKIDA KOSTA^4
1,2,3,4Sports Department, Tirana University Sports, ALBANIA
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08183

Art # 184 pp. 1647–1655

Comprehensive evaluation of training load in youth basketball players through integration of heart rate, movement tracking, and rate of perceived exertion

RAUSHAN JOLDASBAEVA¹, DILSHODBEK MAMAJONOV², VALIKHON TURAEV³, ALISHER IZATULLAEV⁴, NAZOKAT TUKHTABOEVA⁵, MUKADDAS MAMATOVA⁶, FERUZAHON ODILOVA⁷, SHAKHLO KODIROVA^8
1,6,7,8Scientific Research Institute of Physical Education and Sports, Chirchik, UZBEKISTAN
²Turan International University, Namangan, UZBEKISTAN
³University of Business and Science, Namangan, UZBEKISTAN
^4,5Namangan State Pedagogical Institute, Namangan, UZBEKISTAN
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08184

Art # 185 pp. 1656–1665

The role of limb strength and dynamic balance in sports performance: A study on adolescent wrestlers

MEMET BÖLÜKBAŞI¹, SELİM ASAN², CEBRAİL GENÇOĞLU³, SÜLEYMAN ULUPINAR^4
1,2,3,4Faculty of Sport Sciences, Erzurum Technical University, TÜRKİYE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08185

Art # 186 pp. 1666–1674

Adaptation potential of young football players under submaximal physical loads

IVAN BOCHARIN¹, ASYLBEK ESHIEV², MAKSUT KAZYMOV³, VALERY SUSHCHENKO⁴, BOGDAN ORAZBEKOV⁵, ZAMIRBEK BOZHONOV⁶, ORUNBAY AZHIMATOV⁷, ATANAS SARANDEV⁸, VLADISLAV BAKAYEV⁹, YAROSLAV KISELIV¹⁰, MARINA TYRINA¹¹, OSKAR SHIMANSKY¹², NATALYA BALASHKEVICH¹³, MAXIM ANISIMOV^14
1,10Privolzhsky Research Medical University, Nizhny Novgorod, RUSSIA
^2,6,7Osh State University, Osh, KYRGYZSTAN
^3,13Semey Medical University, NCJSC, Semey, KAZAKHSTAN
^4,9,12Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, RUSSIA
⁵Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov, NCJSC, Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN
⁸Faculty of Public Health, Medical University–Sofia, BULGARIA
¹¹Altai State University, Barnaul, RUSSIA
¹⁴St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08186

Art # 187 pp. 1675–1682

Differences in nervous system properties, personality profiles, and mental reliability among basketball players of the Ukrainian deaflympic national team

VASYL MAZIN¹, OLHA CHEREPIEKHINA², AKHMED ALIBEKOV³, VITALII BYKOV^4
1,3,4Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University, UKRAINE
²Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, UKRAINE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08187

Art # 188 pp. 1683–1690

Parental perspectives on mental skill development and sport-school balance in youth athletes: A cross-cultural study

RADIVOJ MANDIC¹, ANA VESKOVIC², SASA JAKOVLJEVIC³, NIKOLA MAJSTOROVIC⁴, IGOR RANISAVLJEV⁵, VLADIMIR MRDAKOVIC^{6
1,2,3,4,5,6}Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Belgrade, SERBIA
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08188

Art # 189 pp. 1691–1699

Delayed effects of post-activation performance enhancement using flywheel resistance versus traditional free weight protocols on countermovement jump and 10-m sprint performance

JULIÁN ENRIK SMOLIGA¹, ADRIÁN NOVOSÁD², PETER MITAŠÍK³, MIROSLAV VAVÁK^4
1,2,3,4Department of Track and Field and Conditioning Preparation, Comenius University, SLOVAKIA
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08189

Art # 190 pp. 1700–1709

Effects of a six-week speed, agility and quickness training program on EMG activation during jumping performance in female soccer players

KOMSIS GEORGIOS¹, AXETI GEORGIA², PAPADOPOULOU ZACHAROULA³, STANELOUDI CHRYSOVALANTO⁴, KOMSIS THEOCHARIS⁵, KOMSIS STERGIOS⁶, GISIS IOANNIS^{7
1,2,3,4,5,6,7}Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at Serres, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Laboratory of Neuromechanics, GREECE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08190

Art # 191 pp. 1710–1718

The relationship between motivation and body composition in women’s group fitness programs

DANIJELA KUNA¹, MIRELA SUNDA², BARBARA GILIC^3
1,2Faculty of Kinesiology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, CROATIA
³Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, CROATIA
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08191

Art # 192 pp. 1719–1729

Understanding student motivation for physical activity: A qualitative study using the BREQ-2 Questionnaire

SILVIA POPESCU^1*, ALEXANDRA-MIHAELA STĂNILĂ², ALINA-SORINA LUPU³, CARLA-SILVIA BALOI^4
1,2,3,4Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, West University of Timișoara, ROMANIA
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08192

Art # 193 pp. 1730–1741

The effect of nomophobia on exercise procrastination: The mediating role of self-control

MUHAMMET MAVİBAŞ^1*, YUNUS EMRE ÇİNGÖZ², MURAT TURAN³, BUĞRA ÇAĞATAY SAVAŞ⁴, SELIM ASAN^5
1,3,4,5Faculty of Sport Science, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, TÜRKİYE
²Faculty of Sport Science, Bayburt University, Bayburt, TÜRKİYE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08193

Art # 194 pp. 1742–1751

Development of strategic pitching skill items in professional baseball games

YASUHIRO TAHARA¹, HIROKI MATSUOKA², KENTA HATO³, TAKAHIKO NISHIJIMA^4
1Doctoral Program in Physical Education Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, JAPAN
²Department of Health Informatics, Faculty of Healthcare Management, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, JAPAN
³Institute of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, JAPAN
⁴Graduate School of Sport Science, International Pacific University, JAPAN
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08194

Art # 195 pp. 1752–1763

Are men more aggressive than women? Exploring gender dynamics in traditional sporting games for gender equity education

CARLOS MALLÉN-LACAMBRA¹, ZHAIRA BEN-CHAABÂNE², CRISTÒFOL SALAS-SANTANDREU³, QUERALT PRAT⁴, PEDRO PUIGSERVER⁵, DAVID MARTÍN-MARTÍNEZ⁶, PERE LAVEGA-BURGUÉS^{7
1,3,4,5,6,7}GIAM, National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia (INEFC), Lleida Campus, SPAIN
²GIAM, University La Manouba, TUNISIA
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08195

Art # 196 pp. 1764–1777

Economic development and education: Exploring the dynamic relationship between education and employability in the sports sector

LEONIDAS KARAISKOS¹, IRENE DIMOPOULOU², VASILEIOS MANASIS³, SOTIRIOS DRIKOS^4
1Directorate of Primary Education of Athens, Ministry of Education, GREECE
²Directorate of Primary Education of Chios, Ministry of Education, GREECE
^3,4School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, GREECE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08196

Art # 197 pp. 1778–1785

Psychometric validation and implementation of a Psychological Skills Training (PST) module for rugby coaches in Malaysia

AHMAD EFFENDY ABDUL RAZAK¹, MOHAR KASSIM², AHMAD FADZLEE AHMAD IDRISS³, MOHAMMAD FIRDAUS MOHD ISRAJ⁴, SHAHRULFADLY RUSTAM⁵, AHMAD BISYRI HUSIN MUSAWI MALIKI^{6
1,2,3,4,5,6}Defence Fitness Academy, National Defence University of Malaysia (NDUM), Base Camp Sungai Besi, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08197

Art # 198 pp. 1786–1798

A study on parents' perceptions of urban sports

ALEXANDRA DUMITRACHE¹, ALINA MOANȚĂ², GABRIELA TOMESCU³, VIRGIL TUDOR⁴, MONICA STĂNESCU^5*, DESPOINA OURDA^6
1,2,4,5National University of Physical Education and Sport, Bucharest, ROMANIA
³Ovidius University of Constanța, ROMANIA
⁶Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE
Published online: August 31, 2025
Accepted for publication: August 15, 2025
DOI:10.7752/jpes.2025.08198