Monitoring of Post-Match Fatigue in Professional Soccer: Welcome to the Real World

Participation in soccer match-play leads to acute and transient subjective, biochemical, metabolic and physical disturbances in players over subsequent hours and days. Inadequate time for ... Read more

The Impact of In-Season National Team Soccer Play on Injury and Player Availability in a Professional Club

This study investigated the impact of in-season national team duty on injury rates and player availability in a professional soccer club. Time-loss injuries and exposure ... Read more

The Effects of Long Sprint Ability Oriented Small-Sided Games Using Different Players-to-Pitch Area on Internal and External Load in Soccer Players

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the internal and external load imposed by Long Sprint Ability (LSA) oriented small-sided games (SSG) using ... Read more

Associations between Wellness and Internal and External Load Variables in Two Intermittent Small-Sided Soccer Games

The purpose of this study was to test the associations between wellness and internal and external load variables during two intermittent small-sided games (SSGs). Ten ... Read more

Variations of External Load Variables Between Medium- and Large-Sided Soccer Games in Professional Players

This study compared the relative physical demands of official matches and sided games (medium and large) in professional soccer players using a global positioning system. ... Read more

Quantifying the Physical Loading of Five Weeks of Pre-Season Training in Professional Soccer Teams from Dutch and Portuguese Leagues

The purpose of this study was to quantify the physical loads of programmed pre-season training in four different professional Dutch and Portuguese soccer teams. Eighty-nine ... Read more

Ratings of Perceived Recovery and Exertion in Elite Youth Soccer Players: Interchangeability of 10-Point and 100-Point Scales

The purpose of this study was to examine the interchangeability of a new perceived recovery status scale (PRS) of 100 points through a comparison to ... Read more

Physiological, Psychometric, and Performance Effects of the Christmas Break in Australian Football

The aim of this study was to assess the physiological, psychometric, and performance effects of a 2-week Christmas break in a professional Australian Football League ... Read more

Psychometric and Physiological Responses to a Pre-season Competitive Camp in the Heat With a 6-hr Time Difference in Elite Soccer Players

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to examine in elite soccer players some psychometric and physiological responses to a competitive camp in the ... Read more

Applying the Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio in Elite Football: Worth the Effort?

The acute:chronic workload ratio (A/C) has become increasingly popular over the past two years as a tool for monitoring injury risk in various team sports. ... Read more

Neuromuscular Responses to Conditioned Soccer Sessions Assessed Via GPS-Embedded Accelerometers: Insights Into Tactical Periodization

Purpose: To 1) examine the reliability of field-based running-specific measures of neuromuscular function assessed via GPS-embedded accelerometers and 2) examine their responses to three typical ... Read more

A Systematic Review on Small-Sided Games in Football Players: Acute and Chronic Adaptations

Small-sided games (SSGs) are a popular training method in football, played on a smaller pitch with modified rules and fewer players. This article reviewed literature ... Read more