Training and match analysis

Most Intense Period (MIP)

Research focused on identifying and analysing the most demanding passages of play in football matches, quantifying peak physical outputs such as distance covered, accelerations and metabolic power within short time windows to better understand the maximum match demands placed on players.

• Fábio Y. Nakamura
• Ricardo Pimenta
• Hugo Antunes
• Filipe Maia
• João Ribeiro
• Sandro Tito
• Marco Correia
• Hugo Silva

Transition Games

Research examining game situations characterised by rapid transitions between attack and defence, analysing the physical, tactical and decision-making demands that occur immediately after ball possession changes in football.

• Bernardo Requena
• Jose Asián-Clemente
• Luis Suárez-Arrones
• Alberto Rabaño-Muñoz
• Piotr Zmijewski

High-Intensity Actions Analysis

Research dedicated to the identification and analysis of high-intensity football actions, including sprinting, accelerations, decelerations and explosive movements, to understand their frequency, distribution and contribution to match performance.

• Alberto Fílter
• Jesús Olivares-Jabalera
• Thomas Dos'Santos
• Marc Madruga
• José María Oliva Lozano
• Alejandro Molina
• Alfredo Santalla
• Bernardo Requena
• Irineu Loturco

Top-ups

Research exploring the use of additional training stimuli performed outside regular team sessions, designed to compensate for reduced match exposure or training load in certain players and ensure appropriate physical conditioning across the squad.

Starters vs. Non-starters

Research analysing the physiological, physical and training load differences between players who start matches and those with reduced playing time, with the aim of optimising training strategies and maintaining squad readiness throughout the season.