Ｐｌａｙ． Ｔｒａｉｎ． Ｌｅａｒｎ． Performance in sport is powered by knowledge, insight, and lifelong learning through experience — and strengthened by sharing it with others… Get your updates on the MoveYourMind* channel All latest posts, thoughts, research and learnings (events) will…
Today, we are deep-diving into an insightful episode of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast featuring two elite sports science practitioners from the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA): Bram (Senior Men’s Sport Scientist) and Stephen (Health and Performance Manager). With the…
Original article: Carstens R., Deshpande R., Esteve P. et al.Journal: Nature (2026) Hello science and sports fans! Today on the blog, we are diving into a fascinating new paper published in Scientific Reports titled “Evolution of spatial structure, passing network…
This webinar features a discussion with Christian Clarup, a performance expert with extensive experience in elite European football (including roles at FC Midtjylland, Sparta Prague, VfL Wolfsburg, and the Danish national team). The conversation centers on his pragmatic philosophy regarding…
Key Takeaway: Good news for practitioners managing daily load. According to a new 2026 study by Martin Buchheit and A. Lopez Sagarra, modern GPS 3.0 mechanical metrics (Mechanical Work and Power) derived solely from position and velocity are highly reliable…
In high-performance football, tracking data has become standard practice. We measure every meter covered, every high-intensity sprint, and every change of direction. However, as sports performance specialists, we must acknowledge a critical truth: external metrics only tell half the story.…
Author: Daniel Snape et alJournal: SportRixv (2026) Traditional international tournaments are typically held within a compact geographical footprint, exposing competing squads to uniform weather patterns and minimal environmental variation. The 2026 FIFA World Cup completely disrupts this norm. Spanning three…
FIFA has established its Female Health & Performance Project as an evidence-informed framework designed to fundamentally shift how stakeholders — from players and grassroots volunteers to high-performance practitioners and retailers—understand and train the female athlete. The baseline reality driving this…
As sports performance specialists at Vortex-sport.nl, we are constantly tracking how the boundaries of human endurance are pushed at the absolute highest levels. Firstbeat Global recently hosted an incredible masterclass webinar featuring two legendary heavyweights of the football sports science…
Author: Julen Castellano et al.Journal: Sensors (2026) Every Monday morning, coaches and physical trainers face the same mountain of GPS data. We look at total distance, high-speed running (HSR), and sprint counts. But as we recently discussed, evaluating these physical…
Authors: İsmail Çiçek, Cenab Türkeri, Barış Gürol, Martin Buchheit Source: Sports Performance & Science Reports (2026) The Core Dilemma: When Should Players Rest? In elite professional soccer, planning the weekly competitive microcycle (the days between matches) dictates both player availability…