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
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
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