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Are Elite Soccer Teams’ Preseason Training Sessions Associated With Fewer In-Season Injuries?

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…

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‘Context is King’ When Interpreting Premier League Match Demands – Dr. Paul Bradley

Dr. Paul Bradley is a Football Science Consultant bridges the gap between cutting edge research and professional practice for world governing bodies, elite teams, and technology companies. In his presentation at Hudl Performance Insights 2025, Paul explains why context is…

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“First Time Doing Resisted Sprint Training? Effects of Different Loads on the Force-Velocity Profile and Sprint Performance in Professional Male and Female Football Players and Referees”

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…

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‘ACL injury incidence in male and female soccer players: A longitudinal study over six consecutive seasons’

Author: Alfred Ferré‐Aniorte et alJournal: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (2025) AI written summary This longitudinal epidemiological study analysed 3381 ACL injuries recorded across 782,856 player-seasons in Catalonia over six consecutive soccer seasons (2016–2022). The researchers examined ACL injury incidence…

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“Seasonal changes and variability of physical match demands in a highly trained female soccer team”

Author: João Barreira et alJournal: Biology of Sport (2025) AI written summary This study investigated how physical match demands vary across matches, seasons, positions, and individual players in a highly trained professional women’s soccer team competing in the Italian Serie…

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