Quadriceps assessment in professional soccer players. by Bennet, S, O'Donohoe, P, Young, D, Bennet, G

In-season training periodization of professional soccer players by A Los Arcos, A Mendez-Villanueva, R Martínez-Santos

“…The aim of this study was to quantify the seasonal perceived respiratory and muscular training loads (i.e., sRPEres-TL and sRPEmus-TL) completed by elite-oriented young professional soccer players. Twentyfour players (20.3 ± 2.0 years) belonging to the same reserve team of a Spanish La Liga club participated in this study. …”
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The relative age effect in turkish professional soccer by Yunus Arslan, Yusuf Köklü, Utku Alemdaroğlu, Hüseyin Gökçe

“…This study examined the Relative Age Effect (RAE) in Turkish professional soccer. The data on 3435 players (MAge = 25.25, SDAge = 1.16) across 127 professional teams from the four Turkish professional leagues were categorized into relative age quartiles (Q1= Jan-Mar; Q2= Apr-June; Q3= Jul-Sep; Q4= Oct-Dec). …”
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Evaluation of foot and ankle injuries in professional soccer by Danilo Pizzo Kitagaki, Eduardo Souza Maciel, Nacime Salomão Barbachan Mansur, Eduardo Ramalho de Moraes, Gustavo Gonçalves Arliani

“…Objective: To evaluate the profile of foot and ankle injuries in professional soccer. Methods: Data were collected prospectively during the 2016 São Paulo Soccer Championship using two electronic forms: an initial form (10 variables) and a follow-up form (6 variables). …”
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Cameroonian professional soccer players and risk of atherosclerosis by Jobert Richie Nansseu, Vicky Jocelyne Ama Moor, Ruth Danielle M. Takam, Bertrand Zing-Awona, Marcel Azabji-Kenfack, Francine Tankeu, Corinne M. Tchoula, Bruno M. Moukette, Jeanne Y. Ngogang

“…This study aimed to determine titers of ox-LDL-Ab in a group of Cameroonian professional soccer players, and evaluate their evolution during part of a competition season as well as the plasmatic antioxidant status to find out if this latter correlates with ox-LDL-Ab . …”
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Meniscus tears in professional soccer athletes: resect or repair? by Georgios Kalifis, Theodorakys Marín Fermín, Vasilios Raoulis, Akash Shakya, Michael Hantes

“…Introduction: Meniscal tears in professional soccer players, may lead to decreased game time and potentially affect their career and quality of life in the long term. …”
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Contemporary practices of strength and conditioning coaches in professional soccer by Anthony Weldon, Michael J. Duncan, Anthony Turner, Jaime Sampaio, Mark Noon, Del Wong, Vivian W. Lai

“…Strength and conditioning coaches from professional soccer can use the information from this study to review current practices and also provide ideas for diversifying or modifying future practices…”
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Morphological Profile of Female Professional Soccer Players in Chile by Carolina Lillo Santander, Carlos Jorquera Aguilera, Angel Roco Videla, Benjamín Íñiguez Carillo, Raul Alberto Aguilera Eguía, Myriam Rojas Pérez

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Vitamin D and exercise performance in professional soccer players. by Nikolaos E Koundourakis, Nikolaos E Androulakis, Niki Malliaraki, Andrew N Margioris

“…The primary purpose was to examine the association between serum vitamin D levels and the ergometric evaluation of muscle strength, aerobic capacity, and speed in professional soccer players. The secondary aim was to evaluate the effects of the soccer off-season period on serum vitamin D levels.Sixty-seven Caucasian male soccer players (age 25.6 ± 6.2 and height 1.81 ± 0.08 m), members of two Greek Superleague Soccer teams and one Football-league championship team participated in this study. …”
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PELVIC INCIDENCE AND OSTEITIS PUBIS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYERS by FERNANDO MANSANO RODRIGUES, ATUL KUMAR TANEJA, ERICA NARAHASHI, FLAVIO DUARTE SILVA, ARTUR ROCHA CORRÊA FERNANDES, GUILHERME G FALOTICO, ANDRÉ FUKUNISHI YAMADA

“…Since adaptative changes are necessary in the pelvis to adjust the equilibrium of the myotendinous structures, the aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between pelvic incidence and osteitis pubis among professional soccer players. Materials and Methods. An observational, cross-sectional study was performed with professional soccer players from five teams during pre-season. …”
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Effects of Caffeine Supplementation on the Recovery of Professional Soccer Players by Thais Marques e Silva, Wilson Cesar Abreu, Eduardo Pimenta, Sandro F. da Silva

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Artificial neural networks and player recruitment in professional soccer. by Donald Barron, Graham Ball, Matthew Robins, Caroline Sunderland

“…The aim was to objectively identify key performance indicators in professional soccer that influence outfield players' league status using an artificial neural network. …”
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Elite professional soccer players’ experience of injury prevention by Jakob Bredahl Kristiansen, Ingalill Larsson

“…Introduction: Injuries are common in professional soccer and might interfere with the ability of the team and the individual player to perform. …”
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Perception and application of flywheel training by professional soccer practitioners by Kevin de Keijzer, Stuart A. McErlain-Naylor, Thomas E. Brownlee, Javier Raya-González, Marco Beato

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Management succession and success in a professional soccer team. by Paul Kattuman, Christoph Loch, Charlotte Kurchian

“…We study the effect of a change of coach on the performance of a professional soccer team. Based on rarely obtained access to a whole season (one year) of daily close observation of the team and coaching staff in practice and matches, this study uses quantitative and qualitative data to go beyond the "average" pattern reported in the literature. …”
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The examination of the effect of caffeine supplementation in professional soccer players by S. Karabağ, Z. Taş

Subjects: “…professional soccer player…”
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Performance analysis of the tactical systems of a professional soccer by Moises Falces Prieto, Isaac Marcos Gutiérrez, Alberto Martín Barrero

“…In this study we try to observe, code and analyze the performance that different tactical systems offer to a professional soccer team. Through the observational method and the use of the SWOT analysis tool, the use of the game systems of the matches carried out before the covid19 (n = 25) of the 19-20 season is analyzed. …”
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Functional Assessment and Injury Risk in a Professional Soccer Team by Pedro Gómez-Piqueras, Sixto González-Víllora, María del Pilar Sainz de Baranda Andújar, Onofre R. Contreras-Jordán

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether a battery of functional tests (FPT) could be used as a preliminary measure for the season in order to identify the injury risk in a professional soccer team in the Spanish Second Division B League. …”
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Ramadan Nutritional Strategy: Professional Soccer Player Case Study by Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez, Laura Miralles-Amorós, Manuel Vicente-Martínez, Nuria Asencio-Mas, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, María Martínez-Olcina

“…Therefore, some research conducted on professional soccer players has observed that during and/or after Ramadan, performance, running speed, agility, dribbling speed, and endurance and/or skill performance in athletic events may be negatively affected by Ramadan intermittent fasting (RIF). …”
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Impact of sports on health of former professional soccer players in Brazil by Gustavo Gonçalves Arliani, Paulo Schmith Lara, Diego Costa Astur, Moises Cohen, João Paulo Pontes Gonçalves, Mario Ferretti

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the social, economic and health aspects related to former professional soccer players in Brazil. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study with the participation of 100 male Brazilian former professional soccer players. …”
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