Monday, July 14, 2014

How to use easy to conduct tests for players monitoring: an example



Germany vs Argentina (13/7/2014) fifa.com
 
Acute responses of soccer match play on hip strength and flexibility measures: potential measure of injury risk

Darren J. Paul, George P. Nassis, Rodney Whiteley, Joao B. Marques, Dean Kenneally & Hakim Chalabi Journal of Sports Sciences, 2014 Vol. 32, No. 13, 1318–1323,




http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2014.927069 FREE to download from Journal of Sports Sciences (14/7/2014)


Saturday, July 12, 2014

Recent studies on football (FREE to download)

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Below you can find some recent papers with practical applications to football (soccer). They are free to download form the journals official sites.

How Small-Sided and Conditioned Games Enhance Acquisition of Movement and Decision-Making Skills. Exercise & Sport Sciences Reviews: July 2013 - Volume 41 - Issue 3 - p 154–161
http://journals.lww.com/acsm-essr/Fulltext/2013/07000/How_Small_Sided_and_Conditioned_Games_Enhance.4.aspx

 

The Influence of Soccer Playing Actions on the Recovery Kinetics After a Soccer Match. 
Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research June 2014 - Volume 28 - Issue 6 - p 1517–1523
 
 
 

Soccer Training Improves Cardiac Function in Men with Type 2 Diabetes.
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise December 2013 - Volume 45 - Issue 12 - p 2223–2233