Effects and Sustainability of a 13-Day High-Intensity Shock Microcycle in Soccer

The preseason in soccer is a short period of 6-8 weeks where conditional abilities, technical, and tactical elements need to be trained. Therefore, time is ... Read more

Training Load and Schedule Are Important Determinants of Sleep Behaviours in Youth-Soccer Players

The current study examined how sleep may be influenced by the scheduling of training and match load within 10 youth soccer players. Sleep was measured ... Read more

External Load Variables Affect Recovery Markers up to 72 h After Semiprofessional Football Matches

Background: Player tracking devices are commonly used to monitor external load from training and matches in team sports. Yet, how the derived external load variables ... Read more

Technical and Physical Match Performance of Teams in the 2018 FIFA World Cup: Effects of Two Different Playing Styles

In order to investigate the effect of playing styles on the match performance of football teams, data were analyzed on 18 technical performance-related variables and ... Read more

High Chronic Training Loads and Exposure to Bouts of Maximal Velocity Running Reduce Injury Risk in Elite Gaelic Football

Objectives: To examine the relationship between chronic training loads, number of exposures to maximal velocity, the distance covered at maximal velocity, percentage of maximal velocity ... Read more

Acceleration Demands of Elite Gaelic Football

The use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in Gaelic football is the primary source of quantifying game demands. The aim of the current study ... Read more

The Occurrence of Repeated High Acceleration Ability (RHAA) in Elite Youth Football

The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of Repeated High-Acceleration Ability (RHAA) bouts in elite youth football games using 10-Hz GPS ... Read more

Acute and Residual Soccer Match-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Background: Understanding soccer players’ match-related fatigue and recovery profiles likely helps with developing conditioning programs that increase team performance and reduce injuries and illnesses. In ... Read more

The Transition Period in Soccer: A Window of Opportunity

Aim: The aim of this paper is to describe the physiological changes that occur during the transition period in soccer players. A secondary aim is ... Read more

The Use of GPS Analysis to Quantify the Internal and External Match Demands of Semi-Elite Level Female Soccer Players during a Tournament

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to make use of global positioning system technology to quantify the internal and external match demands of sub-elite ... Read more

Match-Play Activity Profile in Professional Soccer Players during Official Games and the Relationship between External and Internal Load

Aim: The aim was to quantify for the first time the physical and physiological profile of professional soccer players in official games using GPS and ... Read more

Player Load, Acceleration, and Deceleration during 45 Competitive Matches of Elite Soccer

Objective: This study aimed to enhance our understanding of the match load experienced by elite soccer players by incorporating tri-axial accelerometer data alongside traditional time-motion ... Read more