FSI Lab Research

Physiology and biomechanics

This research line focuses on understanding the key physiological and biomechanical factors that influence performance in football. It investigates both acute and long-term responses of players to training and competition, while also analysing the physiological and biomechanical characteristics of critical game actions to better understand how these movements occur and how targeted interventions can be designed to optimise on-field performance.

SmO2

Research focused on the monitoring of muscle oxygen saturation (SmO2) in football players to better understand local muscle oxygen dynamics during training and competition. This research analyses how SmO2 responses relate to exercise intensity, fatigue development and recovery processes, providing insights for optimising training prescription and performance monitoring.

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Strength & Conditioning Journal

2026

Muscle Oxygen Saturation as a Marker of Internal Load in Elite Soccer: A Case Series

Sven Herzog, Manuel Philippi, Andri Feldmann, José Asián, Alberto Fílter, Bernardo Requena, Philip M. Batterson, Greg Bogdanis

DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000005483

Landing Analysis (Jump & COD)

Research examining the biomechanical characteristics of landing mechanics during jumps and change-of-direction actions in football players, with the aim of understanding movement strategies, mechanical loading patterns and potential implications for performance and injury risk.

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

2021

Exercise-Based Training Strategies to Reduce the Incidence or Mitigate the Risk Factors of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Adult Football (Soccer) Players: A Systematic Review

Jesús Olivares-Jabalera, Alberto Fílter-Ruger, Thomas Dos'Santos, Jose Afonso, Francesco Della Villa, Jaime Morente-Sánchez, Víctor Manuel Soto-Hermoso, Bernardo Requena

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182413351

Journal of Sports Sciences

2023

The Safe Landing warm up technique modification programme: An effective anterior cruciate ligament injury mitigation strategy to improve cutting and jump-movement quality in soccer players

Jesús Olivares-Jabalera, Alberto Fílter, Thomas Dos Santos, José Ortega-Domínguez, Víctor M. Soto Hermoso, Bernardo Requena

DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2193451

Physical Therapy in Sport

2022

Is there association between cutting and jump-landing movement quality in semi-professional football players? Implications for ACL injury risk screening

Jesús Olivares-Jabalera, Alberto Fílter-Ruger, Thomas Dos'Santos, José Ortega-Domínguez, Rubén R. Sánchez-Martínez, Víctor M. Soto Hermoso, Bernardo Requena

DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.05.015

Technical-biomechanical Analysis of High-Intensity Actions

Research analysing the technical and biomechanical characteristics of high-intensity football actions such as sprinting, accelerations, decelerations and changes of direction. The objective is to understand how these movements are performed in real game contexts and to inform training interventions that improve efficiency, performance and movement robustness.

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No articles have been published on this research line yet.