Background Understanding soccer players' match-related fatigue and recovery profiles likely
helps with developing conditioning programs that increase team performance and reduce …

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 …

In elite soccer, players are frequently required to play consecutive matches interspersed by
3 days and complete physical performance recovery may not be achieved. Incomplete …

Soccer is a complex and exhaustive team-sport requiring a high level of tactical, technical,
and physical ability to succeed. During a competitive match, a random combination of …

Abstract Stone, MH, Hornsby, WG, Haff, GG, Fry, AC, Suarez, DG, Liu, J, Gonzalez-Rave, JM,
and Pierce, KC. Periodization and block periodization in sports: emphasis on strength-power …

Background To date, athletic performance has been extensively assessed in youth soccer
players through laboratory and field testing. Only recently has running performance via time …

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 …

The aims of this study were to:(1) identify the representative external load profile of match-
play in Spanish professional soccer players by principal components analysis (PCA), and …

Specific guidelines that aim to facilitate the recovery of soccer players from the demands of
training and a congested fixture schedule are lacking; especially in relation to evidence …