At FSI Football, we know that there is nothing better than first-hand experience, that's why we'd like to share our intern's experience at one of our partner clubs. What do you say? ...
Worst case scenarios (WCS) are the most intense physical activities experienced during match-play and they are analyzed via shorter match periods in different time windows (commonly, from 1’ to 10’). WCS are mainly used for establishing benchmarks for designing drills that are believed to reproduce...
1. Strength training in professional soccer: effects on short-sprint and jump performance. Nuñez J, Suarez-Arrones L, de Hoyo M, Loturco I University of Pablo de Olavide of Sevilla, Spain & Football Science Institute Int J Sports Med. 2021 Sep 24. doi: 10.1055/a-1653-7350 The aim of this meta-analysis was to...
The Portuguese club, currently in the process of sports development and with ambitions to rise to the top category, will rely on FSI for the training and counsel of its coaches in the areas of physical performance and health. In addition, FSI graduate students will...
In soccer, load can be categorised into three components: cardiovascular or metabolic (internal (IL)), mechanical (ML) and locomotive (LL) load, the last two referring to external load. Information coming from all three components provide the whole loading picture of the player. The relationship and interaction between...
Travel fatigue (cumulative exposure to a travelling environment) and jet-lag (dysregulation between internal circadian rhythms and external daylight processes) are the main issues related to team travel that, if not appropriately managed, can negatively affect performance and risk of illness/injury. In terms of short-haul travel accumulation...
KINEXON, one of the world’s leading providers of real-time sports performance tracking and analytics, and the Football Science Institute, a global platform of professionals, teachers and experts for the development of football, reach a strategic technology collaboration agreement to generate and coordinate activities between both...
1. Factors affecting return to play and graft re-rupture after primary ACL reconstruction in professional footballers. Balendra G, Jones M, Borque KA, Willinger L, Pinheiro VH, Williams A Fortius Clinic, London, UK Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Oct 12. doi: 10.1007/s00167-021-06765-8 This retrospective review of 232 ACL surgical...
The British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences (BASES) has announced the endorsement of our FSI Master's course, Strength&Conditioning Football Coach. Therefore, this FSI course is recognised as meeting required criteria for the award of BASES's Continued Professional Development (CPD) credits. In addition, the Football Science...
Training based strategies to optimize readiness to play may be based on three main pillars. Firstly, the periodization process will serve as a framework of how the players will be biologically prepared in relation to match competition, the game being the key indicator. Most muscular...