Background Late-stage rehabilitation programs often incorporate 'sport-specific'demands,
but may not optimally simulate the in-game volume or intensity of such activities as sprinting …

The main focus of this paper was to review the available literature on match analysis in adult
male football. The most common research topics were identified, their methodologies …

Background Fixture congestion (defined as a minimum of two successive bouts of match-
play, with an inter-match recovery period of< 96 h) is a frequent and contemporary issue in …

Background In modern professional soccer, the ability to recover from official match-play and
intense training is often considered a determining factor in subsequent performance …

Background Technology improvements in elite soccer have enabled the performance of
individual players and teams to be analysed in extreme detail. The volume and immediate …

Abstract Andrzejewski, M, Chmura, J, Pluta, B, Strzelczyk, R, and Kasprzak, A. Analysis of
sprinting activities of professional soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 27 (8): 2134–2140 …

Monitoring internal training load has been extensively used and described within team sport
environments, however when compared to internal physiological measures such as heart …

It has been proposed that match congestion in elite soccer results in residual fatigue and
underperformance in ensuing competition due to insufficient recovery time. In this article …

Performance analysis in sport is used to investigate the performance of teams and players
across different sports. Research within this area, especially when focussing on the …

Abstract Vigh-Larsen, JF, Dalgas, U, and Andersen, TB. Position-specific acceleration and
deceleration profiles in elite youth and senior soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 32 (4) …