Fri
26
Feb
2021
The aim was to analyze the locomtion and metabolic responses of professional players in the top three competitive standards of Spanish soccer during the four weeks before and after dismissal of the coach.
Wed
24
Feb
2021
This study aimed to describe the worst-case scenarios (WCS) of professional soccer players by playing position in different durations and analyse WCS considering different contextual variables (match half, -location and outcome)
Tue
23
Feb
2021
This study aimed to evaluate commonly used methods to assess BMS within a highly selected sample of youth soccer players.
Mon
22
Feb
2021
The aim of this study was to investigate position-specific endurance performance of soccer players.
Wed
17
Feb
2021
The aim was to determine whether prospectively measured components of valgus collapse during a deceleration cut can differentiate between female footballers who go on to non-contact ACL injury
Mon
15
Feb
2021
The aim of the current study was to investigate whether a moving advertisement positioned behind the goal area would influence the visual attention of participants performing a soccer penalty kick, and, whether this would an effect on subsequent motor performance.
Sat
13
Feb
2021
This study aimed to describe the worst-case scenarios of professional soccer players by playing position in different durations and analyse WCS considering different contextual variables (match half and location)
Wed
10
Feb
2021
The aim of this study was to provide reference data of variation in external training loads for weekly periods within annual season.
Tue
09
Feb
2021
The objective of this study was to determine whether there is a decrease in the physical performance of the players in the most demanding passages (MDP) during periods of competition congestion.
Sun
07
Feb
2021
The study aimed at comparing the effects of two training approaches on prepubescent soccer players' sprint performance.
Fri
05
Feb
2021
The aim was to investigate if making the skill aquisition phase more difficult or easier would enhance performance in soccer juggling and if this practice has a positive intertask transfer effect to ball reception performance.
Tue
02
Feb
2021
The aims of this investigation were to report team average and positional changes to match play physical performance across an European Championsleague season while statistically controlling for situational and contextual variables.
Mon
01
Feb
2021
This study aimed to analyse the effect of different starting stance widths and knee flexion angles on movement time, center of mass trajectory and velocity in goalkeepers' diving saves.
Wed
27
Jan
2021
The aims were to analyse the physical response of professional soccer players during training considering the contextual factors of match location, season period and quality of opposition.
Tue
26
Jan
2021
The purpose was to investigate long corner kicks within the English Premier League that entered the goal area (6-yard box) or the critical are (6-12 yards from the goal-line in the width of the goal area) with the defining outcome occurring after the first contact.
Fri
22
Jan
2021
This study analyses the differential perceived match load accumulated by professional soccer players depending on participation in several consecutive matches.
Thu
21
Jan
2021
This study aims to quantify and analyze the differences in position-specific performances in games played with three or four defensive players.
Tue
19
Jan
2021
The study assessed whether a new, closed-skill dribbling or sprinting task could predict attacking performance.
Mon
18
Jan
2021
The aims of the study were to determine the effectiveness of indirect free kicks, identify variables associated with a successful outcome.
Thu
14
Jan
2021
The aim of this study was to examine the performance indicators that differentiated between African and European teams in the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Wed
13
Jan
2021
The aim of this study was to analyze in-game match statistics on the top-3 and bottom-3 teams ranked in LaLiga.
Sat
09
Jan
2021
The aim was to examine strategic time-wasting, a behavior that help teams win games or tie games against superior opponents.
Thu
07
Jan
2021
The aim was to investigate the association between injuries and training load indices in elite footballers.
Thu
31
Dec
2020
The aim was to investigate the impact of video speed on the decision making process of association football referees and how this interacts with expertise.
Wed
23
Dec
2020
The aim was to compare heart rate, rating of perceived exertion and technical-tactical actions during SSGs played with and without goalkeepers.
Tue
22
Dec
2020
The study investigated the effects of a 6-month school-based soccer program on cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in overweight children.
Fri
18
Dec
2020
As previous literature updates, I have performed a PubCrawler search looking for football articles in NCBI Medline (PubMed) and GenBank databases.
Following studies were retrieved for this week:
Fri
18
Dec
2020
The main purpose was to assess the relations between training loads and selected blood parameters in professional players during a preseason sports camp.
Thu
17
Dec
2020
The aim was to compare physiological parameters and technica-tactical actions during SSGs with and without wildcard players.
Tue
15
Dec
2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between offensive tactical knowledge and the soccer-specific motor skills performance.
Mon
14
Dec
2020
Predicting the defensive performance of individual players in one vs. one soccer games.
Thu
10
Dec
2020
The aim was to investigate the effects of sleep deprivation on soccer skills.
Wed
09
Dec
2020
The aim was to investigate the relationship between motor development in adolescence and future adult performance.
Fri
04
Dec
2020
The aim was to systematically review the predictive value of psychological talent predictors.
Thu
03
Dec
2020
The study aimed to identify the differences in technical performance between players from clubs in UEFA Champions League matches.
Tue
01
Dec
2020
The aim of this study was to determine the role of FMS in the process of acquiring soccer-specific motor skills.
Mon
30
Nov
2020
The study investigates the influence of specific soccer training with the non-dominant leg on mental rotation performance of young soccer players.
Fri
27
Nov
2020
The aim of the study was to explore the underlying bases of goal-scoring ability of young soccer players.
Thu
26
Nov
2020
The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between basics cognitive functions and sports-specific motor skills in elite youth soccer players
Wed
25
Nov
2020
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Tue
24
Nov
2020
The aim was to examine the contribution of maturity status and body size descriptors to age-associated inter-individual variability in VO2peak and to present static allometric models to normalize in male youth soccer players.
Mon
23
Nov
2020
The aim of this study was to determine the optimal recovery time to elicit PAP after a bout of high-intensity resistance exercise in professional soccer players.
Sat
21
Nov
2020
The aim was to assess the utility of an inertial sensor for assessing recovery in professional soccer players.
Fri
20
Nov
2020
The aim was to examine the dose reponse effect of plyometric training on soccer performance variables.
Wed
18
Nov
2020
The study aimed to identify associations between running performance and game performance indicators in professional footballers compared to their playing position.
Wed
11
Nov
2020
The aim was to provide in-season training load for different days within a mesocycle in elite soccer players.
Tue
10
Nov
2020
The aim was to analyze the effects of 2 resistance programs using the same relative load but different repetition volume.
Thu
22
Oct
2020
Wed
21
Oct
2020
The aim of the study was to provide seasonal internal and external training load includig the Hooper Index in elite soccer players during an in-season period.
Fri
16
Oct
2020
Player readiness can affect the ability to perform and tolerate prescribed training load. Consequently, practitioners need objective evidence to inform readiness to train.
Thu
15
Oct
2020
The purpose was to quantify the relationship between daily training load and a range of potential measures of fatigue.
Tue
13
Oct
2020
The aim of this study was to analyse the effect of mental fatigue on passing decision-making in professional soccer athletes.
Mon
12
Oct
2020
The results of a systematic review.
Sat
10
Oct
2020
The study profiled the match-day physical activities performed by substitutes focusing on the pre- and post-pitch-entry periods.
Thu
08
Oct
2020
The effects of a Nordic hamstring exercise before vs. after football training was examined.
Tue
06
Oct
2020
The purpose was to analyze the day-to-day variance of a typical weekly external training workload of two professional soccer teams from Portugal and Netherlands
Wed
30
Sep
2020
The study aimed to describe positional differences in the acceleration and sprint profiles of professional footballers.
Mon
28
Sep
2020
A comprehensive 3-year study from English Premier League Footballers
Fri
25
Sep
2020
Is there an effect of unbalanced players numbers in SSG on workload and technical/tactical actions in football?
Mon
21
Sep
2020
The aim was to determine the effectiveness of sprint interval training on performance and lactate kinetics in soccer players.
Sat
19
Sep
2020
Variables assessed passing strategies, field position and possession.
Sun
26
Jul
2020
Effects on body composition, strength and sprint performance.
Fri
24
Jul
2020
The study investigated the preventive effect of the nordic hamstring exercise on the incidence in male amateur footballers.
Fri
17
Jul
2020
The purpose was to investigate the association between physical and technical activities and match status.
Thu
16
Jul
2020
The purpose was to investigate the effect of an imagery training programme on the performance of a soccer task by skilled and novice players.
Sat
11
Jul
2020
The study investigated the association between high-speed running and sprinting and injuries in football.
Thu
09
Jul
2020
Passing and shooting in the LSST and LSPT.
Tue
07
Jul
2020
Effects on the physical performance, psychophysiological responses and technical skills in young soccer players.
Thu
18
Jun
2020
A new approach to determine in-game sprinting patterns
Wed
17
Jun
2020
Also with regards to positional differences.
Fri
12
Jun
2020
Are there positional differences playing a 4-2-3-1 with strong vs. weak oppositions?
Wed
10
Jun
2020
And their relation with other performance tests.
Mon
08
Jun
2020
Small-sided games (5 vs 5) to larg(er)-sided games (10 vs 10) vs. official match.
Tue
02
Jun
2020
What is the effect of an intense training cycle and well-being on performance in SSGs?
Fri
22
May
2020
Was there any effect on injury occurrence and performance?
Tue
19
May
2020
Analysis of Spanish and English teams.
Fri
15
May
2020
How important is a creative pass to score a goal?
Wed
13
May
2020
More precisely, money as motivation counteracts fatigue.
Mon
11
May
2020
The influence of speed and power abilities in goal scoring situations in professional football.
Sat
09
May
2020
Are there differences in successful passes before and after a goal in football?
Tue
05
May
2020
Metabolic and mechanical demands in small-sided games with goalkeepers vs. possession play.
Mon
04
May
2020
Concurrent training during pre-season. One example what was done.
Wed
29
Apr
2020
Tue
28
Apr
2020
Goalkeepers in SSGs - their effect on technical and physiological parameters.
Sat
25
Apr
2020
Are there any differences in intensity and technical parameters in SSGs with different durations?
Thu
23
Apr
2020
The effect of using an end-zone vs. a small goal on physiological parameters (such as heart rate).
Wed
22
Apr
2020
What are the effects of task constraints (for example number of touches) on different game indicators in football?
Fri
17
Apr
2020
...but does it have the same cardiovascular effect for players?
Fri
17
Apr
2020
Are there any differences for midfielders vs. strikers with regards to meters covered per minute in demanding passages of games?
Sun
05
Apr
2020
Are there any positional differences? Are there any consequences for training - more specifically for conditioning...
Mon
02
Oct
2017
The German Sport Science Association – Section Football had its annual meeting at Ruhr University Bochum from 28.-30.9.2017.
I attended the conference and the important slides from the one and only english presentation from the one and only Aaron Coutts about “Developing athlete monitoring systems for football:
theoretical foundations” are shown below.
Tue
12
Sep
2017
The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) was created to evaluate movement pattern quality for athletes as it thought that poor neuromuscular control increases the risk of acute injuries (8).
Based on this idea, the FMS would therefore serve as the basis for more complex movements (21) and consequently would be useful to identify functional movement deficits such as muscular
imbalances/asymmetries (30), flexibility deficits (mobility) and balance or stability (5).
Wed
05
Jul
2017
The following slides were presented on Day 3.
Fri
16
Jun
2017
Day 3 of the World Conference on Science and Soccer started with some Talent Identification. Below are some slides from the first session.
Mon
12
Jun
2017
The following slides will display some of the content of the second day of the World Conference on Science and Soccer that I have visited.
Wed
07
Jun
2017
As mentioned in previous post, I have attended the World Conference on Science and Soccer.
Beside presenting myself I visited a couple of session/presentations, of which I took some pictures.
Fri
02
Jun
2017
Since Wednesday I have been at the World Conference on Science and Soccer at Rennes (France).
As part of every conference, delegates can submit their research as a poster that are hang up in a separate room for visitors.
Below are (nearly) all poster of the conference.