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-Aims: Cardiovascular disease risk factors occur more frequently in children with obesity. Project PANK is a multidisciplinary school-based intervention lasting 6 months to improve BMI z-score, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), blood pressure (BP), nutrition, physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), glucose, cholesterol, and triglycerides (TG). Methods/Design: A total of 77 children (7-10 years) were recruited from an urban school. The protocol includes PA and SB individual meetings for children/ parents; increasing school exercise; PA and SB lessons for children; A goal in the number of steps/day to accomplish in and after school. In nutrition, the protocol includes three individual meetings for children/parents and six lessons for children. Results: Positive associations were found between the BMI Z-score, WC, and WHtR with TG; the BMI Z-score and WHtR with glucose; the light PA time and HDL-C; the vigorous and moderate-to-vigorous PA with CRF; the caloric intake and lipids with LDL-C, BMI z-score, WC, and WHtR. A negative association was found between CRF and TG. Conclusion: Baseline results stress the importance of multidisciplinary school-based interventions. We hypothesized that PANK will improve blood variables, anthropometric measures, and BP, by changing food intake, enhancing PA and CRF, and decreasing SB.

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Abstract. Promoting adherence to exercise, especially in a long-term, remains a critical issue in fitness and wellness (F&W) context. Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Non-Linear Pedagogy (NLP) have progressively established themselves as valid backgrounds for intervention in F&W context. Analysing the assumptions of both, seems to reveal points of contact and complementarities yet to be explored through experimental research. Autonomy, competence and relatedness are basic psychological needs (BPN) that motivational strategies based on SDT seek to satisfy, aiming autonomous self-regulation for exercise. NLP practice is centered in the performer-environment system exhibiting tasks that should be representative of the context of performance with adaptive variability; tasks should be simplified rather than decomposed. Task, individual and environmental constraints are considered and manipulated to guide the performer through a learning process according to the individual differences, promoting cooperation and stimulating decision. Research has demonstrated the determining importance of the type of exercise professionals’ motivational practices, leading to a positive or negative impact on practitioners. These strategies may involve the diagnostic of action capabilities, and the use of Motivational Interview (MI) principles to facilitate the goal-setting process, manipulating task constraints, and using instructions as task constraints. The purpose of this manuscript is to discuss possibilities on how NLP can target autonomous motivation, based on SDT, resulting in a landscape of affordances for exercise and daily activities that promote autonomous motivation in the F&W context. To our better knowledge, NLP has never been considered neither in the scope of F&W, or as a facilitator of autonomous motivation.Resumen. Promover la adhesión al ejercicio, es un problema en la condición física y bienestar (CF&B). La teoría de la autodeterminación (TAD) y pedagogía no lineal (PNL) se han consolidado como válidos para la intervención en la CF&B. Ambos parecen tener puntos de contacto y complementariedades aún por explorar a través de la investigación. La autonomía, competencia y relación son necesidades psicológicas básicas que las estrategias motivacionales basadas en TAD buscan satisfacer, con vista a la regulación autónoma para el ejercicio. La PNL se centra en el sistema de entorno del ejecutante que presenta tareas representativas del contexto con variabilidad adaptativa; Las tareas deben simplificarse y no descomponerse. Las restricciones de tareas, individuales y ambientales se manipulan para guiar al ejecutante a través de un proceso de aprendizaje de acuerdo con diferencias individuales, promoviendo la cooperación y estimulando la decisión. Se ha demostrado la importancia de estas prácticas motivacionales de profesionales y su impacto positivo o negativo. Estas estrategias pueden implicar con el diagnóstico de capacidades de acción, y el uso los principios de la entrevista motivacional (EM) para facilitar el estabelecimiento de objetivos, manipulando las restricciones de tareas y utilizando las instrucciones como restricciones. El propósito de este manuscrito es discutir cómo puede la PNL enfocarse en la motivación autónoma, basada en el TAD, dando como resultado los recursos para el ejercicio y actividades diarias que promueven la motivación autónoma en la CF&B. Para nuestro conocimiento, la PNL nunca ha sido considerada en el CF&B, ni como facilitadora de la motivación autónoma.

Abstract. Research crossing the effects of situational variables with the temporal analysis of goals scored in football is scarce, particularly in youth football. Hence, the present study aimed to (1) analyse the effects of match location, match status, team quality, goal criticality, and age group on match periods in which goals are scored in male youth football, and (2) examine whether the age group (U17, U19, and U23) influences the emergence of critical moments in matches from the Portuguese national championships. The sample consisted of 2,591 goals scored in the U17, U19, and U23 Portuguese national championships during the 2019/2020 season. Chi-square tests revealed that match location, match status, goal criticality, and age group were significantly associated with the goal-scoring period. During the first halves, more goals were scored (1) when playing at home, (2) when teams were tied or losing by one goal (critical circumstances) and (3) by U17 teams. A multinomial logistic regression model revealed that the chances of scoring in the sixth period (vs the first) significantly decreased when playing at home, and in U17 and U19 matches. The U23 teams were more likely to score in the last period regardless of goal criticality. However, the interaction effect of team quality x age group suggests that U17 and U19 teams are more prone to score in later match periods when team ability is equated. These findings enable coaches to improve the tactical, physical, and psychological preparation for competitive youth matches depending on the target age group. Keywords: goal, critical moments, contextual variables, temporal analysis, soccer.