Professional and Elite Young Soccer Players: Differences in Functional Movement ScreenTM Values by Italo Sannicandro, Giacomo Cofano, Rosario D'Onofrio, Andrea Piccinno

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The influence of match status on the conditional characteristics of tactical sprint actions in professional soccer players by David Lobo-Triviño, Tomás García-Calvo, Ana Rubio-Morales, Fabio Nevado, Marcos Chena, Juan Piñero-Madrona, Emilio Martín-Ardila, Javier Raya-González

“…This study aimed to analyse the influence of the match status on the conditional characteristics of tactical sprint actions among Spanish professional soccer players, considering playing positions. Thirty-two Spanish male professional soccer players from a LaLiga Spanish Second Division (LaLiga SmarthBank) team participated in this study. …”
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Effects of different intensities of FIFA 11+ on physical performance of U-15 soccer players by João B. Ferreira-Júnior, Irismar Gonçalves Almeida da Encarnação, Vitor Hugo Santos Rezende, Jeann Carlos Gazolla Oliveira, Lucas Augusto Souza, José Carlos Assunção, Amir Hossein Ahmadi Hekmatikar, Daniel Barbosa Coelho

“…The present study investigated the effects of different intensities of FIFA11+ on the physical performance of U-15 soccer players. Eighteen U-15 soccer players (13.3 ± 0.7 years) performed five randomized conditioning activities (CA), with each CA separated by 3–7 days. …”
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Influence of playing position and laterality in centripetal force and changes of direction in elite soccer players. by Paulino Granero-Gil, Carlos D Gómez-Carmona, Alejandro Bastida-Castillo, Daniel Rojas-Valverde, Ernesto de la Cruz, José Pino-Ortega

“…Thirty professional soccer players (age: 26.57±5.56 years) were tracked during the 2017-2018 season during friendly, national and international matches (38 total games) using inertial measurement devices. …”
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Effects of dietary supplements on athletic performance in elite soccer players: a systematic review by Rodrigo Abreu, Catarina B. Oliveira, Júlio A. Costa, João Brito, Vitor H. Teixeira

“…Dietary supplements are widely used among athletes, and soccer players are no exception. Nevertheless, evidence supporting the use of dietary supplements aiming to enhance performance in soccer is somewhat contradictory, scarce, or even nonexistent. …”
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Relationship between Procedural Tactical Knowledge and Specific Motor Skills in Young Soccer Players by Rodrigo Aquino, Renato Francisco R. Marques, Grégory Hallé Petiot, Luiz Guilherme C. Gonçalves, Camila Moraes, Paulo Roberto P. Santiago, Enrico Fuini Puggina

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The effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on cognitive skills in young soccer players by Seyed Mohammad Zadkhosh, Hassan Gharayagh Zandi, Majid Ghorbannejad

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Outcomes of revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in soccer players: a cohort study by MARS Group

“…Neither patient sex nor graft choice at the time of rACLR were associated with return to play. Female soccer players face a higher risk for additional knee surgery after rACLR than male soccer players. …”
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Receivers limit the prevalence of deception in humans: evidence from diving behaviour in soccer players. by Gwendolyn K David, Catriona H Condon, Candice L Bywater, Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos, Robbie S Wilson

“…In support of theoretical predictions in signalling theory, we show that cost-free deceit by soccer players decreases as the potential outcome for the signaller becomes more costly. …”
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Impact Differences among the Landing Phases of a Drop Vertical Jump in Soccer Players by Ozlem Kilic, Ahmet Alptekin, Fatma Unver, Eylem Celik, Semih Akkaya

“…In this study, 11 soccer players who had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (aged 23.0±3.6 years, height 177±5.0 cm, weight 83.8±11.7 kg) and 9 healthy soccer players( aged 22.2±2.4 years, height 178±3.0 cm, weight 74.3±6.1 kg) participated voluntarily. …”
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Influence of contextual variables and the pressure to keep category on physical match performance in soccer players. by Jorge García-Unanue, Jorge Pérez-Gómez, Jesús-Vicente Giménez, José Luis Felipe, Santiago Gómez-Pomares, Leonor Gallardo, Javier Sánchez-Sánchez

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of match location, match period, strength of the opponent and the points required to keep category on physical performance in professional soccer players. Fourteen Spanish second B Division League matches played by a professional football team were analysed during the 2016/17 season using GPS devices. …”
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Survey on the occurrence of dental trauma and preventive strategies among Brazilian professional soccer players by Marcos Britto Correa, Helena Silveira Schuch, Kauê Collares, Dione dias Torriani, Pedro Curi Hallal, Flavio Fernando Demarco

“…OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to verify the occurrence of dental injuries in professional Brazilian soccer players, the level of knowledge of the teams' medical departments about mouthguards, and the conducts adopted in cases of dental trauma during the match. …”
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Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Responses to an Isokinetic Testing Protocol in Professional Soccer Players by Arturo Pérez-Gosalvez, Francisco García-Muro San José, Ofelia Carrión-Otero, Tomás Pérez-Fernández, Luis Fernández-Rosa

“…The aim of this study was to determine blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) responses triggered during an isokinetic testing protocol in professional soccer players and compare cardiovascular parameters at completion of this isokinetic protocol with those during a treadmill test. …”
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Evolution of determinant factors of maximal sprinting and repeated sprint ability in women soccer players by Francisco Tomás González-Fernández, Olalla García-Taibo, Moisés Vila, Hadi Nobari, Filipe Manuel Clemente

“…Abstract The present study aimed to determine the influence of force–power–velocity, vertical and horizontal jumps, and repeated sprint ability on the sprinting performance of adult women soccer players. Eighteen women soccer players from one team participating in the first female national Spanish soccer league were analyzed. …”
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Motor Performance in Male Youth Soccer Players: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies by Maryam Abarghoueinejad, Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones, Thayse Natacha Gomes, Daniel Barreira, José Maia

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Effects of a resistance training intervention on the strength-deficit of elite young soccer players by Irineu Loturco, Lucas A. Pereira, Chris Bishop, Vinicius Zanetti, Tomás T. Freitas, Fernando Pareja-Blanco

“…The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a traditional resistance training scheme on the relative strength (RS), relative peak-force (RPF), strength deficit (SDef), and vertical jump and sprint abilities in elite young soccer players. Thirty-five under-20 soccer players from two professional clubs were assessed before and after a 4-week competitive period. …”
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Ventricular late potentials measured by signal-averaged electrocardiogram in young professional soccer players by Jung Myung Lee, Hyemoon Chung, Hyung-Oh Kim, Jong-Shin Woo, Soo Joong Kim, Weon Kim, Woo Shik Kim, Jin-Bae Kim

“…Method We analyzed 48 Korean professional soccer players and 71 healthy sedentary controls who underwent SAECG and transthoracic echocardiography at Kyung Hee University Hospital. …”
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Monitoring Training and Match Physical Load in Junior Soccer Players: Starters versus Substitutes by Terje Dalen, Håvard Lorås

“…Physical performance variables from the Polar Team Pro system were collected and analyzed from a sample of junior soccer players (N = 18; age = 15.7 ± 0.5 years; stature, 177.9 ± 4.6 cm; body mass, 67.1 ± 5.5 kg). …”
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Prevalence and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency in Young Male Russian Soccer Players in Winter by Eduard Bezuglov, Aleksandra Tikhonova, Anastasiya Zueva, Vladimir Khaitin, Zbigniew Waśkiewicz, Dagmara Gerasimuk, Aleksandra Żebrowska, Thomas Rosemann, Pantelis Nikolaidis, Beat Knechtle

“…Vitamin D (25(OH)D) insufficiency and deficiency are highly prevalent in adult soccer players and can exceed 80% even in regions with high insolation; however, the treatment of this condition is often complicated. …”
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Reference values for body composition and physical fitness of young Brazilian elite soccer players by Daniel Leite Portella, Ruben Vidal-Espinoza, Jose Sulla-Torres, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Rossana Gomez-Campos, Marco Cossio-Bolaños

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