Search Results - Insight
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Quantifying athlete wellness: Investigating the predictive potential of subjective wellness reports through a player monitoring system
Alexandersen, A., Pettersen, S. D., Johansen, D.Published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology (2025)“…Despite these findings, the study provides valuable insights into the use of data-driven analytics with a concrete and widely used player monitoring system and suggests recommendations for future research.…”
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Social network analysis in football: a systematic review of performance and tactical applications
Alves, R., Dias, G., Nunes, N. A., Querido, S. M., Vaz, V.Published in Frontiers in Psychology (2025)“…Future research should adopt longitudinal designs, multi-layer network approaches, and closer collaboration with practitioners to enhance the operational utility of network insights in coaching and performance analysis.…”
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Stakeholder perspectives on injury prevention training in girls' and women's elite football: A group concept mapping study involving coaches, physical performance coaches, physical...
Bandak, E., Thorborg, K., Alkjær, T., Zebis, M. K., Wæhrens, E. E.Published in Physical Therapy in Sport (2025)“…The findings reveal a complex interplay across structural, individual, team, and organizational levels, offering insights that can inform context-specific strategies to promote the implementation of evidence-based injury prevention training in Danish girls' and women's elite football.…”
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Small-sided games (ssg) internal and external load on different pitch sizes in young elite women football players
Chatzicharistou, P., Semaltianou, E., Lola, A., Stavropoulou, G., Trigonis, I.Published in Journal of Human Sport & Exercise (2025)“…The application of GPS technology enabled precise workload quantification, offering valuable insights for individualized training design. Importantly, this research addresses a gap in the literature regarding elite young women footballers, providing practical guidance for coaches aiming to optimize performance and minimize injury risk through targeted SSG configurations.…”
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Skills vs. luck: Decomposing deviations from expected performance in European football leagues
Holzmeister, F., Johannesson, M.Published in Journal of Sports Economics (2025)“…Statistics on expected goals and expected points in football provide insights into teams` expected performance based on data about shots. …”
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Analysis of elite football players serving in leagues from the perspective of squad-league networks: A case study of FIFA world cups from 1950 to 2022
Yang, C., Ma, R., Exel, J., Pyta, W., Lames, M.Published in Scientific Journal of Sport and Performance (2025)“…The study offers new insights for sports managers and policymakers, suggesting that understanding these mobility patterns can help strengthen the competitiveness of domestic leagues and guide policy responses to the challenges and opportunities posed by globalization in football. …”
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Evolution of passing network in the Soccer World Cups 2010-2022
Pan, P., Peñas, C. L., Wang, Q., Liu, T.Published in Science and Medicine in Football (2025)“…This study highlights the evolutionary trends of passing relationships from a network analysis perspective over twelve years, providing insights into the changing dynamics of team interactions and positional prominence in elite soccer.…”
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Analysis of match performance of elite soccer players across confederations during the Men`s and Women`s World Cup
Ju, W., Cost, R., Oliva-Lozano, J. M.Published in Science and Medicine in Football (2025)“…This is the first comprehensive study describing match performance between confederations during the Men`s and Women`s WC, providing valuable insights into the physical and technical/tactical aspects of elite soccer.…”
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Frequency and intensity of change of directions in German Bundesliga soccer
Deutsch, J. P., Donath, L., Braunstein, B., Rein, R.Published in Science and Medicine in Football (2025)“…The distribution of COD angle types was ˜ 5% for 20-59°, ˜25% 60-119° and ˜ 70% for 120-180° COD angles. Our data provide insights into the COD demands of high-performance soccer in the German Bundesliga in terms of entry velocity and COD angles and their combination based on a large dataset of OTS data, which provides insights to facilitate the development of physical conditioning strategies, position-specific external load management, and multidirectional speed training with adequate test battery selection and return-to-play protocols for soccer players.…”
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Exploring injury profiles in professional football: evidence from a five-year study and the role of the functional movement screen
Bayrak, A.Published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation (2025)“…Objective This study aimed to examine the injury profile of a professional football team over five consecutive seasons and assess the predictive value of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), offering insights to optimize injury prevention strategies in professional football. …”
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Peak kinematic and mechanical demands according to playing positions in professional male soccer: Composition analysis and characteristics of locomotor activities
Yousefian, F., Zafar, A., Fransson, D., Brito, J., Travassos, B.Published in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (2025)“…The differential contribution of low- and high-intensity locomotor activities during such periods, in terms of magnitude, number of efforts, and duration, should be considered by practitioners. Such insight can inform effective position-specific training prescription as well as bespoke recovery strategies based on the MDP observed during match play.…”
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"2032 is a dream for us": exploring amputee football players` understanding of classification in para-sport and its application to amputee football
Engin, S. G., Haegele, J. A., Esatbeyoglu, F,Published in Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health (2025)“…Data were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), enabling insights into how athletes interpret their lived experiences across contexts of performance, impairment, and legitimacy. …”
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Comparative analysis of passing, possession, and goal-scoring trends in Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024
Taheri-Araghi, S., Ghadimi, M., Del Coso, J.Published in Sports (2025)“…These findings underscore how regional footballing philosophies shape match strategies and outcomes, offering insights into the tactical diversity of international football.…”
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A qualitative examination of football players` acceptability and perceptions on the use of virtual reality in football training
Shields, A. U., Neumann, D. L., Stainer, M. J.Published in PLOS ONE (2025)“…Conclusion The present study provides insight into experienced football players` acceptability and perceptions of VR for training and suggest that VR training has potential to be accepted by football players, particularly when it is promoted to them as a flexible approach that can enhance their on-field performance.…”
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VAR consultation patterns and their association with fouls and misconduct: an analysis of the top five European football leagues
Nazarudin, M. N., Abdul Majeed, A. P. P., Musa, R. M., Raj, N. B., Kuan, G., Abu Osman, N. A.Published in PLOS ONE (2025)“…The findings indicate that VAR is predominantly engaged for offences that are both subjective and potentially decisive in match outcomes. These insights have practical implications for referees, coaches, and players by highlighting the need for strategies that minimise unnecessary consultations, improve game flow, and enhance the consistency of officiating in elite football.…”
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Bioelectrical impedance analysis in professional and semi-professional football: A scoping review
Pérez-Castillo, Í. M., Valiño-Marques, A., López-Chicharro, J., Segura-Ortiz, F., Rueda, R., Bouzamondo, H.Published in Sports (2025)“…Conclusions: While quantitative BIA estimates may lack individual-level precision, raw parameter analyses may offer valuable insights into hydration, cellular integrity, and muscle injury status, yet further research is needed to fully realize these applications.…”
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Relative intensities and compositions of multifactorial peak kinematic and mechanical demands in elite youth soccer
Yousefian, F., Zafar, A., Nakamura, F. Y., Menezes, P., Brito, J., Travassos, B.Published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (2025)“…Analyzing kinematic and mechanical MDP as multifactorial constructs offers critical insights into the contribution of specific locomotor demands across various durations. …”