The Effects of Congested Fixtures Period on Tactical and Physical Performance in Elite Football

The aim of this study was to examine the physical and tactical performances of a professional football team under congested and non-congested fixture periods. Six ... Read more

Association Between Match Activity, Endurance Levels, and Maturity in Youth Football Players

The aim of the study was to examine the associations between maximal and submaximal field tests with match physical activity and biological maturation in youth ... Read more

Modelling the Impact of Players’ Workload on the Injury-Burden of English Premier League Football Clubs

The loss of players through injury is known to affect team performance in many sports; it is important therefore for professional teams to be able ... Read more

Influence of Contextual Variables and the Pressure to Keep Category on Physical Match Performance in Soccer Players

Previous studies have analyzed the influence of contextual variables on performance and physical demands in soccer. However, the points needed to remain in the category ... Read more

Factors Influencing Perception of Effort (Session Rating of Perceived Exertion) During Elite Soccer Training

Purpose: The aim of the current study was to identify the external-training-load markers that are most influential on session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) of ... Read more

Quantification of the Perceived Training Load and Its Relationship with Changes in Physical Fitness Performance in Junior Soccer Players

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between perceived respiratory and muscular training load (TL) and changes in physical fitness in elite ... Read more

Match-to-Match Variability of High-Speed Activities in Premier League Soccer

The aim of the present investigation was to determine the between-match variability of high-speed running activities completed by a large sample of elite players over ... Read more

Effect of Two Soccer Matches in a Week on Physical Performance and Injury Rate

This cohort study aimed to examine the impact of playing two matches per week on physical performance and injury rates among male elite soccer players. ... Read more

A Congested Football Calendar and the Wellbeing of Players: Correlation Between Match Exposure of European Footballers Before the World Cup 2002 and Their Injuries and Performances During That World Cup

Objectives: To investigate the correlation between exposure of footballers in European clubs to match play in the months before the World Cup 2002 and their ... Read more

Injury Incidence and Injury Patterns in Professional Football: The UEFA Injury Study

Objective: To study the injury characteristics in professional football and to follow the variation of injury incidence during a match, during a season, and over ... Read more

Despite Association, the Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio Does Not Predict Non-Contact Injury in Elite Footballers

Purpose: To examine association and prediction of load-based markers (rate of perceived exertion) with non-contact injuries. Materials and methods: Thirty-four elite Italian football players (age ... Read more