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The event was a success with invited sessions from renowned international and national speakers on a myriad of topics related to strength and conditioning and its application to health and sports performance, such as agility training and testing, high-intensity interval training in chronic conditions, hamstring strain injuries in soccer, and the utilization of surface electromyography (EMG) decomposition for assessing human performance, among others. During the Conference there were also different practical workshops on (1) velocity-based training; (2) performance testing and athlete monitoring using force platforms; (3) 3D kinematics tracking and flow force assessment in aquatic sports; (4) the application of inertial sensors for physical performance testing; (5) muscle fiber recruitment, force production, and energy expenditure in progressive bicycle testing; (6) EMG decomposition, motor-units recruitment, and muscle contraction modes; and (7) recovery strategies in team-sport athletes. Researchers and academics were able to present their latest findings by submitting the abstracts that compose this Conference Report.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sports10060093","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,13]],"date-time":"2022-06-13T02:01:44Z","timestamp":1655085704000},"page":"93","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["SCS 4th Annual Conference: Strength and Conditioning for Human Performance, Porto, Portugal, 2021"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9792-6656","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pedro E.","family":"Alcaraz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"UCAM Research Center for High Performance Sport, Catholic University of Murcia, UCAM, 30107 Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"Strength and Conditioning Society, 00118 Rome, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8571-3189","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tom\u00e1s T.","family":"Freitas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UCAM Research Center for High Performance Sport, Catholic University of Murcia, UCAM, 30107 Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"Strength and Conditioning Society, 00118 Rome, Italy"},{"name":"Faculty of Sports, Catholic University of Murcia, UCAM, 30107 Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"NAR\u2014Nucleus of High Performance in Sport, S\u00e3o Paulo 04753060, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7327-0963","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elena","family":"Mar\u00edn-Cascales","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Strength and Conditioning Society, 00118 Rome, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1664-1614","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anthony J.","family":"Blazevich","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Strength and Conditioning Society, 00118 Rome, Italy"},{"name":"Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup 6027, Australia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1829-4196","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jos\u00e9","family":"Oliveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre in Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Laboratory for Integrative and Translational Research in Population Health (ITR), University of Porto, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8313-8181","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Susana","family":"Soares","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4109-2939","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jo\u00e3o P.","family":"Vilas-Boas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Porto Biomechanics Laboratory, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,10]]},"container-title":["Sports"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2075-4663\/10\/6\/93\/pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,10]],"date-time":"2025-10-10T23:27:46Z","timestamp":1760138866000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2075-4663\/10\/6\/93"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,10]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"6","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,6]]}},"alternative-id":["sports10060093"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/sports10060093","relation":{},"ISSN":["2075-4663"],"issn-type":[{"type":"electronic","value":"2075-4663"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2022,6,10]]}}}