English Premier League seems to possess a more direct style of play, faster game tempo, higher number of heading and ground duels and more aggressiveness than other top European leagues. In fact, this competition has evolved tactically and physically by increasing the number of passes, passing...
The routine evaluation of fat-free mass throughout the season provides useful information for coaches. In fact, fat-free mass is considered the best longitudinal predictor for leg power during late adolescence in young soccer players. However, X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is costly and cannot be used frequently. Therefore,...
Most of the research related to fatigue analyzes the typical 90-min matches. However, many competitions outcomes are decided in extra-time (ET). In fact, at the previous four FIFA World Cups, 36% of knockout phase matches have proceeded to ET with 50% at the 2014 tournament requiring...
The preseason is one of the most interesting moments and discussed by the football professional community. One of the objectives of the preseason is to develop physical capacities and prepare the player for the competition. However, there are no studies which have compared the association in...
Modern sport shoes, and especially football shoes, very often have a stiff sole structure. The synthetic and sometimes carbon material used have clear advantages for performance: they are lightweight and have a good energy absorption-restitution ratio, which is useful for overall performance in sprinting, cutting,...
Improving performance and decreasing the risk of injury soccer players requires a careful balance and management between the application of training load and recovery. The response to competition has been measured in several methods (e.g., biomechanical, neuromuscular, psychological and physiological methods), including the physiological measurement...
On this occasion we interview Dr. Antonio Escribano. Dr Escribano has a spectacular experience. In a very short way, Dr. Escribano is a doctor of medicine specialized in Endocrinology and Nutrition as well as in Physical Education and Sports Medicine. He is also Professor of...
From the FSI we are proud to welcome Carlos Marchena to our blog. As a professional player, Carlos has had an exemplary sports career. It reached over 600 official matches, an amount hardly exceeded by most professional players. With the clubs in which he played he...
Professor Jean B. Morin, a world expert in developing the ability to produce horizontal forces, proposes many exercises to improve strength in foot and ankle. Maintaining a great generation capacity, transmitting and amortizing force on the foot and ankle is of great importance in high...
In this post, from the Fooball Sciene Institute we present a comment by Professor Jack Nayler about an important recent article published by Mathew Buckthorpe and collaborators of the Isokinetic group about the recommendations to implement hamstring injury prevention programs in elite football teams . Jack...