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  • Sport Science and Medicine
  • Data Science in Sports
  • High-Performance Athlete Research

Background:

  • Sport science research historically struggles with small sample sizes, hindering accurate athlete population generalizations.
  • Existing research methodologies limit the scope and applicability of findings in sport science.
  • The need for more robust and generalizable research in sport is increasingly evident.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore collaborative research approaches to overcome sample size limitations in sport science.
  • To present potential solutions for data collection, ownership, and perception challenges in high-performance sport.
  • To enhance the scientific inquiry process within the professional sport environment.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual review of collaborative science methodologies from other research fields.
  • Exploration of 'big team' approaches for experimental research in sport.
  • Discussion of data repositories with a holistic, inter-disciplinary athlete view.
  • Examination of privacy-preserving techniques like federated analyses and pooled synthetic data.

Main Results:

  • Collaborative approaches offer potential solutions to enhance sample sizes and research generalizability.
  • Data repositories and federated analyses can provide richer, inter-disciplinary athlete insights.
  • Addressing data collection, ownership, and perception is crucial for implementing these solutions.
  • These novel approaches require testing and adaptation for the high-performance sport context.

Conclusions:

  • Adopting collaborative science models can significantly improve the quality and reach of sport science research.
  • Developing secure and ethical data-sharing frameworks is essential for future advancements.
  • The proposed solutions aim to refine scientific inquiry processes for elite athletes.
  • Further research and practical implementation are needed to validate these strategies in professional sport.