Author: Rory Lambe et alJournal: Nature (2026) AI generated summary This study presents a living systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the measurement accuracy of the Apple Watch across multiple health and fitness metrics. A total of 82 validation studies were…
Author: Freja Lähteenmäki et alJournal: Sports (2026) AI generated summary This cross-sectional study examined the relationship between neurocognitive function and concussion history in professional women football players. Seventy-four players were recruited through FIFPRO and national unions, with 68 completing a…
Author: Liam Mason et alJournal: Managing Sport and Leisure (2026) AI generated summary This qualitative study explores senior leaders’ perceptions of what constitutes effective performance support teams in elite professional football and introduces the Football Performance Support (FPS) Model. Thirteen…
Author: Yannik Guthard et alJournal: Nature (2026) AI generated summary This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated whether the risk of muscle injuries varies across phases of the menstrual cycle in eumenorrheic female team-sport athletes. Following PRISMA 2020 and PERSiST guidelines,…
Lecturer: Anne Lembke, MDVideo: VPRO Tegenlicht This (Dutch) Tegenlicht documentary shows that dopamine is not about “happiness,” but about desire, motivation, and expectation. A key concept is neuroadaptation: the brain’s ability to adjust to repeated dopamine stimulation. When we constantly…
Author: Ben Dixon et al (2026)Journal: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine AI generated summary The article explores how modern football has entered an era of data abundance, yet still struggles to consistently convert that data into better decisions. Clubs…
Author: Jenny Murphy et al (2026)Journal: Sports Medicine AI generated summary This study investigated how replicable findings are within sports and exercise science, a field increasingly concerned with research reliability. Using a large-scale statistical approach, the authors estimated the proportion…
Author: Jort Veen et al (2026)Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports AI generated summary This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effects of cold-water immersion (CWI) on post-match recovery in trained soccer players. Ten randomized controlled trials…
Author: European Club Association (2025)Website: EFCfootball.com AI generated summary The Girls’ Development Pathway Analysis (2025), led by the European Club Association (ECA) in collaboration with Sportsology Group, provides the first comprehensive, Europe-wide review of how football clubs develop young female…
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Author: Arne Güllich et alJournal: Science (2025) AI generated summary This review synthesizes recent large-scale evidence on how world-class human performance develops across domains such as sports, science, music, and chess. Drawing on data from more than 34,000 international top performers,…
Author: Tom Little & Martin Buchheit (2025)Journal: Sport Performance & Science Reports AI generated summary The paper critiques the widespread reliance on GPS-based normative training-load targets in elite sport. While GPS technology has improved load monitoring and communication, the authors…
Author: Eva Ferrer (20205)Journal: Frontiers in Sports and Active Living AI generated summary The study investigated whether menstruation (early follicular phase) is associated with differences in injury incidence and severity in elite female football players over four competitive seasons. 👥…
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Author: Jan Ekstrand et al Journal: The American Journal of Sports Medicine (2019) AI generated summary 🎯 Purpose To examine whether the number of preseason training sessions completed by elite European soccer teams is associated with: The dataset included 44…
“Precarious Workload in Global Professional Women’s Football” Author: FIFPRO World Players’ Union 2025Website: fifpro.org AI generated summary The 2025 FIFPRO PWM Women’s Annual Report presents a detailed and data-rich analysis of the global state of player workload in women’s football.…
Speaker: Marco Beato (2025)YouTube: Understanding Sports Science
Author: Antonio Alonso et alJournal: Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2025) AI written summary This pilot study investigated how different resisted sprint training (RST) loads: 0% (control), 20% (light load), and 80% body mass (heavy load) — affect sprint performance…
This session explains how to move from training load data to informed decisions in a football environment. We explore: • External load • Internal load • Readiness testing • Microcycle structure • Daily decision making Designed for coaches, sport scientists,…
Part 1 & 2 – 🎙️ & 🎦 In Strain on the Game, Stephen Warnock and Adrian Lamb sit down with Dr. Robin Thorpe, one of the world’s leading performance and recovery experts and the former Senior Performance Scientist &…
