football

Quantification of training and match load during non-congested and congested microcycles in academy football players: a UEFA Youth League team case study

Post‐Match Recovery Responses in Italian Serie A Youth Soccer Players: Effects of Manipulating Training Load 48 h After Match Play

This study described the recovery responses following match play and examined the effects of manipulating training load 48 h post‐match in Italian Serie A youth soccer players. Forty‐eight players were assessed using the countermovement jump (CMJ), …

Training loads and microcycle periodisation in Italian Serie A youth soccer players

Reliability and sensitivity to change of post-match physical performance measures in elite youth soccer players

Introduction To effectively monitor post-match changes in physical performance, valid, reliable and practical measures which are sensitive to change are required. This study aimed to quantify test-retest reliability and …

Training Load Monitoring

Key collaborators: Prof. Barry Drust - University of Birmingham, UK A. Prof. Jos Vanrenterghem - KU Leuven, Belgium Prof. Warren Gregson - LJMU, UK Understanding the dose-response relationship is fundamental to athletic monitoring and sports science.

Mechanical Player Load™ using trunk-mounted accelerometry in football: Is it a reliable, task- and player-specific observation?

The aim of the present study was to examine reliability and construct convergent validity of Player Load™ (PL) from trunk-mounted accelerometry, expressed as a cumulative measure and an intensity measure (PL · min–1). Fifteen male participants twice …

Effects of treadmill versus overground soccer match simulations on biomechanical markers of anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in side cutting

This study aimed to investigate whether treadmill versus overground soccer match simulations have similar effects on knee joint mechanics during side cutting. Nineteen male recreational soccer players completed a 45-min treadmill and overground match …

Asymmetry after Hamstring Injury in English Premier League: Issue Resolved, Or Perhaps Not?

The influence of Cardan rotation sequence on angular orientation data for the lower limb in the soccer kick

The influence of the Cardan rotation sequence on the orientation angles for joints is well known but has not been explored for dynamic sports movements. The purpose of this study is to establish the influence of Cardan rotation sequence on the …