Olaizola, Aratz
Errekagorri, Ibai
Fernández, Elsa
Castellano, Julen
Suckling, John
Lopez-de-Ipina, Karmele
Funding for this research was provided by:
Spanish Goverment (MCIU-NO23/P22, MCIU-NO23/P22, MCIU-NO23/P22, MCIU-NO23/P22, MCIU-NO23/P22)
University of the Basque Country (PES22/30, PES22/30, PES22/30)
Basque Goverment (IT1489-22, ELKARTEK KK-2021/00033, IT1489-22, ELKARTEK KK-2021/00033)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (CA22162 and CA22103)
Article History
Received: 20 November 2024
Accepted: 2 July 2025
First Online: 11 August 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The authors declare that the work is written with due consideration of confidentiality, privacy, and ethical standards. The experiments were conducted in the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and was approved by the university academic committee, the Ethics Committee for Research with Humans (CEISH), on 27 May 2019 and 21 May 2024 (codes M10_2019_099 and M10_2024_124). Ethical approval encompassed all aspects of the study, including participant recruitment, data collection, and data analysis. All procedures were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations governing human research, including the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Informed consent was obtained from all informants prior to their involvement in this study. They were informed of the research scope and were assured of anonymity, privacy, and confidentiality of their data. Each participant signed an informed consent form for the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons, covering the period from September to May.