THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK During a soccer match, “starters” typically cover distances between 10 − 13 km (Anderson et al., 2016). Players who do not start matches (i.e., non-starters) need to compensate for this lack of workload (WL) with additional training sessions, which can be planned at the...
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Sprint efforts represent up to 11% of the total distance covered in an official soccer match, which corresponds to 0.5–3.0% of effective playing time (Bangsbo et al., 1991; Reilly and Thomas, 1976; O’Donoghue, 2001). In addition, soccer players execute ~50 turns per game, comprising...
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Soccer players perform several night-time matches under floodlights (e.g., 20:45 for UEFA Champions League; 22:00 for Spanish League) throughout a usual soccer season, which may have consequences for both sleep quality and recovery. After an evening match, players fall asleep later, time in bed...
The FC BASEL 1893 and Football Science Institute sign a strategic agreement of sport scientific collaboration to generate and coordinate activities between both institutions. With this agreement, the prestigious FC BASEL 1893 Club and FSI, the global platform of professionals, teachers, and experts for the development...
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK The best attacking and most expensive players in professional soccer are those that can score a substantial number of goals. Identifying those traits that may predict goal scoring success should be of immense interest to players, coaches, talent scouts, and professional soccer clubs (Ali,...