FSI is proud to announce that Jesús Olivares, a graduate from FSI Master Football Strength and Conditioning Coach, has been hired by Estoril Praia after successfully completing his internship at the club. This news comes as Jesús joins the list of FSI students who have...
Football Science Institute (FSI) has announced a new educational collaboration with Olympique de Marseille to promote excellence in sports science in football. The collaboration will involve education, scientific research, and internships. Olympique de Marseille is one of the most renowned football clubs in France, having won...
The Football Science Institute recently hosted a highly successful webinar on injury prevention in football, featuring top experts in the field. The webinar was held on February 21st and attracted a large audience of football coaches, trainers, and players from around the world. The event featured...
FSI is pleased to announce that a new FSI graduate student has been hired to work at a professional football club. Pablo Fernandez Lorenzo, FSI's graduate Football Strength and Conditioning Coach student has been hired by Real Club Celta de Vigo after completing his internship...
From FSI we are extremely proud to announce that another FSI master student has been hired at one of our partner clubs. FSI student Dani Lorenzo has been hired by Sporting de Braga after his internship at the club. Dani, who arrived at the club last...
Football Anterior Cruciate Ligament injuries mechanism reloaded: how, where and when How do ACL injuries occur in football? The most typical ACL injury mechanisms are non-contact (44%) in which players get injured in their interaction with the environment (important role of deceiving actions/distractions) and indirect contact...
The FSI Conference 2021: Mathew Buckthorpe Injuries are problematic in football due to their impact on financial, team, and player performance. Medial collateral ligament (MCL) injuries are the most common of all traumatic knee injuries and the most common severe injury subtype after hamstrings injuries. To prevent them,...
For an athlete to return to play (RTP) after ACL reconstruction (ACLR), multiple factors that should be assessed. Physical tests allow to evaluate movement strategies in the main mechanisms which may predispose to injury. Almost 90% of players RTP in 10 months after ACLR, although some...
Traditionally, interventions to improve performance of substitutes have not received much attention. Their pre-match warm-ups are usually performed isolated from starters and they then carry out a re-warm-up in the second half prior to going onto the field. Substitutes should be prepared to perform at...
Preparation for training and matches usually starts with the regular team warm-up, consisting of 10-30’ of generic/specific directed-to-team preparation, but the ‘one-fits-all’ approach may not be enough for individual preparation. The 360º individual pre-formance strategy (360PRE) is a strategy designed to protect the body, provoke...