This review provides a definition for multidirectional speed (MDS) and evaluates its technical
and mechanical underpinnings. This review explores each component of MDS while …

Professional soccer clubs invest significantly into the development of their academy
prospects with the hopes of producing elite players. Talented youngsters in elite …

Objective Investigate the incidence and burden of injuries by age group in youth football
(soccer) academy players during four consecutive seasons. Methods All injuries that caused …

Objectives To describe age group patterns for injury incidence, severity and burden in elite
male youth football. Methods Prospective cohort study capturing data on individual exposure …

Introduction Physeal injuries have been overlooked in epidemiological research in youth
sports. Our prospective study investigated the incidence, severity, and burden of physeal …

Understanding the challenges football (soccer) players face during adolescence is
fundamental to avoid disruptions in their development due to injury. This mini review will …

The aim of this review was to critically appraise the literature concerning the genetic
association with athlete status, physical performance, and injury risk in soccer. The …

Scientific guidelines exist regarding strength and conditioning (S&C) best practice, for both
first team and academy level soccer. However, it is not known if these research-informed …

Background: The association between injury risk and skeletal maturity in youth soccer has
received little attention. Purpose: To prospectively investigate injury patterns and incidence …

It is currently unknown if injury risk is associated with genetic variation in academy soccer
players (ASP). We investigated whether nine candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms …