Xuecui Bi

From pre-service to sustained innovation: phased professional growth of exemplary rural PE teachers

Physical education (PE) teachers in rural China face unique challenges, often entering the profession through self-directed learning with limited institutional support. While existing stage-based models derive primarily from urban contexts, rural trajectories remain underexplored...

Effects of different training modalities on lower-limb explosive power, acceleration, 20-m sprint performance, and change-of-direction ability in youth soccer players: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Youth soccer players repeatedly perform explosive actions, short accelerations, linear sprints, decelerations, and multidirectional movements. However, the comparative effects of different structured physical-conditioning programmes remain uncertain. Seven databases were searched...