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...
Football Science Institute adds a new Educational Partner in Turkey with the Beşiktaş Club. Besiktas is a prestigious club founded in 1903 that plays in the Turkish Super League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and Turkish Cup. It is one of the three main...
1. Return to Sports After Total Hip Arthroplasty: An Umbrella Review for Consensus Guidelines Sowers CB, Carrero AC, Cyrus JW, Ross JA, Golladay GJ, Patel NK Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA Am J Sports Med. 2021 Oct 20:3635465211045698. doi: 10.1177/03635465211045698 This systematic review on return to sport RTS...
Injuries, which are multifactorial and the most complex issue reported by practitioners, have a huge negative impact on the performance and economy of professional football teams. As a starting point for decision making to reduce injury risk, teams should find an effective way to store and...
The outstanding Portuguese club, currently the champions of the Taça de Portugal, is relying on FSI for the training and counsel of its coaches in the areas of physical performance and health. In addition, FSI graduate students will have a place in the Club for...