1. The prognostic value of the hamstring outcome score to predict the risk of hamstring injuries. van de Hoef PA, Brink MS, van der Horst N, van Smeden M, Backx FJG. Analysis of data of 356 amateur soccer players showed that the hamstring outcome score (HaOS) questionary...
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Soccer is characterized by repeated high-intensity actions performed throughout a match, interspersed with low-intensity recovery periods (Mohr et al., 2005). Players regularly cover total distances ranging between 10–13 km, with about 10% being travelled at high-speed running (HSR) and sprinting, (Mohr et al., 2005)....
“The global platform of professionals, teachers and experts dedicated to the promotion of Sports Science for the development of soccer has signed a collaboration agreement with the club. Thanks to this agreement, the technicians of the Academy will jointly develop a scientific research project, so...
Providing efficient evidence-based options to enhance sprint performance training is crucial for strength and conditioning coaches in high level soccer settings. Jean-Benoit Morin offers us this video analyzing the keys to study carried out together with Johan Lahti, Toni Huuhka, Valentin Romero, Ian Bezodis, and...
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK The physical abilities associated with accelerations, decelerations, and rapid changes of direction (CODs) are considered key components in the match demands of various team-sports (Abdelkrim et al., 2010). A recent systematic review showed that there are approximately 500 to 3000 changes of activity throughout...
Dr. Jesús Olmo is a specialist in Rehabilitation and Prevention of orthopedic and sports injuries, as well as expert in the health and performance of professional athletes. He is co-founder and director of the Football Science Institute. After heading the medical services of the Spanish...
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Soccer coaches have limited resources to change the course of the match (Rey et al., 2015). In this regard, efficient management of substitutions may contribute to sustaining or reverting the score-line of a match (Carling et al., 2015; Reyet al., 2015). There are a...
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Although millions of children play soccer worldwide, only a few achieve the top-level. Talent identification (TI) is essential to select and recognize youth players who will be successful in professional leagues. However, TI is a very complex and largely unexplored process. The majority of...
His activity currently includes collaborations with international sports structures in France (French clubs and federations of athletics, rugby, volleyball, INSEP), and abroad (USA, England, Spain, Italy, New Zealand, Japan), he also works on US sports, in relation to jump and sprint performance. His research has...