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…
In modern football, clubs are drowning in data—but insight remains scarce. At Training Ground Guru Big Data 2025 webinar, analysts from Nottingham Forest and Hudl show how teams can turn raw numbers and video into meaningful decisions. From breaking down…
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: James Milner & Steph Houghton (2025)Journal: British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) AI generated summary In this reflective article, James Milner and Steph Houghton draw on over two decades of experience in elite men’s and women’s football to describe how…
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…