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March 15, 2024
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The recovery umbrella in the world of elite sport: Do not forget the coaching and performance staff

Publicated to:Sports (Basel). 9 (12): - 2021-01-01 9(12), DOI: 10.3390/sports9120169

Authors: Calleja-González J; Bird SP; Huyghe T; Jukic I; Cuzzolin F; Cos F; Marqués-Jiménez D; Milanovic L; Sampaio J; López-Laval I; Ostojic SM; Jones MT; Alcaraz PE; Schelling X; Delextrat A; Singh M; Charest J; Freitas TT; Ronda LT; Petway A; Medina D; Tramullas A; Mielgo-Ayuso J; Terrados N; McLellan C

Affiliations

Aspire Center for Excellence, Doha, 29222, Qatar - Author
Basketball New Zealand, Wellington, 6141, New Zealand - Author
Centre for Sleep & Human Performance, Calgary, AB T2X 3V4, Canada - Author
Creative Lab Research Community, Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, 5001-801, Portugal - Author
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, Burgos, 09001, Spain - Author
Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Faculty of Health and Sport Science, University of Zaragoza, Huesca, 50009, Spain - Author
Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, 01007, Spain - Author
Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Education and Sport, University of the Basque Country, (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, 01007, Spain, Strength and Conditioning Society, Rome, 00118, Italy - Author
Department of Psychology, University Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada - Author
Department of Psychology, University Laval, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada, Centre for Sleep & Human Performance, Calgary, AB T2X 3V4, Canada - Author
Department of Sport, Health Sciences and Social Work, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom - Author
Faculty of Education, University of Valladolid, Soria, 42004, Spain - Author
Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10110, Croatia - Author
Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, 21102, Serbia - Author
Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia - Author
NAR-Nucleus of High Performance in Sport, São Paulo, 04753-060, Brazil - Author
National Institute of Physical Education (INEFC), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, 08038, Spain - Author
Performance Sleep Medicine, Detroit, MI 48202, United States - Author
School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, QLD 4305, Australia - Author
School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, QLD 4305, Australia, Basketball New Zealand, Wellington, 6141, New Zealand - Author
School of Kinesiology, George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, United States - Author
School of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia - Author
Spanish Basketball Federation, Madrid, 28036, Spain - Author
Strength and Conditioning Society, Rome, 00118, Italy - Author
Strength and Conditioning Society, Rome, 00118, Italy, Department of Sport, Health Sciences and Social Work, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom - Author
Strength and Conditioning Society, Rome, 00118, Italy, UCAM Research Center for High Performance Sport, University of Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, 30107, Spain - Author
Technogym SpA, Cesena, 47521, Italy - Author
UCAM Research Center for High Performance Sport, University of Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, 30107, Spain - Author
UCAM Research Center for High Performance Sport, University of Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, 30107, Spain, NAR-Nucleus of High Performance in Sport, São Paulo, 04753-060, Brazil - Author
Unidad Regional de Medicina Deportiva, Avilés and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA), Oviedo, 33401, Spain - Author
Washington Wizards Athlete Care Department, Washington, DC 20004, United States - Author
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Abstract

In the field of sports science, the recovery umbrella is a trending topic, and even more so in the world of elite sports. This is evidenced by the significant increase in scientific publications during the last 10 years as teams look to find a competitive edge. Recovery is recognized to be an integral component to assist athlete preparation in the restoration of physical and psychological function, and subsequently, performance in elite team sports athletes. However, the importance of recovery in team staff members (sports coaches and performance staff) in elite sports appears to be a forgotten element. Given the unrelenting intense nature of daily tasks and responsibilities of team staff members, the elite sports environment can predispose coaches to increased susceptibility to psycho-socio physiological fatigue burden, and negatively affect health, wellbeing, and performance. Therefore, the aim of this opinion was to (1) develop an educational recovery resource for team staff members, (2) identify organizational task-specific fatigue indicators and barriers to recovery and self-care in team staff members, and (3) present recovery implementation strategies to assist team staff members in meeting their organizational functions. It is essential that we do not forget the coaching and performance staff in the recovery process. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Keywords

FatiguePerformanceRecoveryStaff

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sports (Basel) due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 3.34, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-10, the following number of citations:

  • Scopus: 6

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-10:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 92.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 110 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 83.05.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 112 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Australia; Brazil; Canada; Croatia; Italy; New Zealand; Portugal; Qatar; Serbia; United Kingdom; United States of America.