The Effect of Two Speed Endurance Training Regimes on Performance of Soccer Players. by F Marcello Iaia, Matteo Fiorenza, Enrico Perri, Giampietro Alberti, Grégoire P Millet, Jens Bangsbo

“…These results provide new insight into the precise nature of a stimulus necessary to improve specific types of athletic performance in trained young soccer players.…”
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Seasonal Variations in Physical Fitness and Performance Indices of Elite Soccer Players by Yoav Meckel, Ofer Doron, Eyal Eliakim, Alon Eliakim

“…The aim of the study was to investigate seasonal variations in fitness and performance indices of professional male soccer players. Eighteen professional male soccer players (age range 22–32 years) completed three similar sets of tests at three stages of the season: before preseason; after preseason and the middle of the competitive in-season. …”
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Metabolic Signature of Leukocyte Telomere Length in Elite Male Soccer Players by Shamma Al-Muraikhy, Shamma Al-Muraikhy, Maha Sellami, Alexander S Domling, Najeha Rizwana, Abdelali Agouni, Abdelali Agouni, Fatima Al-Khelaifi, Francesco Donati, Francesco Botre, Ilhame Diboun, Mohamed A Elrayess, Mohamed A Elrayess

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the metabolic alterations and identify the metabolic predictors of LTL in elite male soccer players.Methods: Levels of 837 blood metabolites and LTL were measured in 126 young elite male soccer players who tested negative for doping abuse at anti-doping laboratory in Italy. …”
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Effectiveness of Complex Agility Training Program for Amateur Male Soccer Players by Pattarapol Thongnum, Yanyong Yanyong Phanpheng

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The Comparison of Motoric Characteristics of Young Soccer Players According to Their Playing Positions by Ayşegül Yapıcı, Eray Aydın, Eylem Çelik, Gizem Başkaya

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Visual search strategy of soccer players according to different age groups by Guilherme Machado, Felippe Cardoso, Israel Teoldo

“…Abstract AIMS The aim of this study was to assess the visual search strategy of soccer players from different age groups. METHODS The sample comprised 51 youth soccer players. …”
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Heart Rate Variability Relates with Competition Performance in Professional Soccer Players by Michele Malagù, Francesco Vitali, Ugo Rizzo, Alessandro Brieda, Ottavio Zucchetti, Filippo Maria Verardi, Gabriele Guardigli, Matteo Bertini

“…Background: Heart rate variability (HRV) is widely used in professional soccer players as a tool to assess individual response to training load. …”
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Examination of Physical Characteristics and Positional Differences in Professional Soccer Players in Qatar by Eirik Halvorsen Wik, Seán Mc Auliffe, Paul James Read

“…Compared to mean values from other professional leagues, soccer players in Qatar appear to be shorter, lighter and display inferior strength and jump capacities. …”
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Influence of Fatigue on the Rapid Hamstring/Quadriceps Force Capacity in Soccer Players by Qingshan Zhang, Baptiste Morel, Robin Trama, Christophe A. Hautier

“…Seventeen professional soccer players volunteered to participate in this study. …”
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The peak match speed of soccer players: a 20 second analysis by Hugo Silva, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Ghazi Racil, Antonio Gómez-Diaz, Pedro Menezes, Karim Chamari, Rui Marcelino

“…This research aimed to characterize match peak speeds, during a 20-second time window (10 seconds immediately before and after the match peak speed), in soccer matches. Twenty elite soccer players were monitored with GNSS devices during six soccer matches from the Brazilian first division. …”
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Dental Trauma and Mouthguard Usage among Soccer Players in Izmir, Turkey by Ilhan Uzel, Arzu Aykut-Yetkiner, Nazan Ersin, Fahinur Ertugrul, Ozant Oncag, Rengin Attin

“…The aims of this study were to verify the occurrence of dental injuries in 343 amateur Turkish soccer players in İzmir and the level of knowledge of the teams’ soccer players about mouthguards. …”
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Creative decision making and visual search behavior in skilled soccer players. by André Roca, Paul R Ford, Daniel Memmert

“…The aim of this study was to identify the visual search behaviors that underpin superior creative performance of skilled soccer players during simulated 11-a-side match play. …”
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Maximal heart rate in soccer players: Measured versus age-predicted by Pantelis T Nikolaidis

“…Background: Although maximal heart rate (HR max) is widely used to assess exercise intensity in sport training, and particularly in soccer, there are limited data with regards to the use of age-based prediction equations of HR max in soccer players. The aim of this study was to compare the measured-HR max with two prediction equations (Fox-HR max = 220 – age and Tanaka-HR max = 208 – 0.7 × age) in soccer players. …”
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The manipulation of task constraints and the effect on creative performance of youth soccer players by Tom De Joode

“…Variability and creativity in small-sided conditioned games among elite soccer players. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 48, Article 101645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2019.101645 Orth, D., van der Kamp, J., Memmert, D., & Savelsbergh, G. …”
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The isokinetic strength profile of elite soccer players according to playing position. by Robert Śliwowski, Monika Grygorowicz, Radosław Hojszyk, Łukasz Jadczak

“…The aim of this study was to compare isokinetic strength performance profiles in elite soccer players across different field positions. A total of 111 elite international players of Polish Ekstraklasa (the top division in Poland) were examined during the 2010-2015 seasons. …”
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Contemporary reflection on the educational levels of high-performance soccer players in Brazil by Paulo Roberto Santos-Silva, Júlia Maria D´Andrea Greve, Renato Luis da Silva, Marcelo Mesquita Spinola

“…Methods We evaluated 179 national soccer players playing various positions on different teams across six seasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2022). …”
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The effects of menstrual cycle phase on physical performance in female soccer players. by Ross Julian, Anne Hecksteden, Hugh H K Fullagar, Tim Meyer

“…METHODS:Nine sub elite female soccer players, all of whom have menstrual cycles of physiological length; performed a series of physical performance tests (Yo-Yo Intermittent endurance test (Yo-Yo IET), counter movement jump (CMJ) and 3x30 m sprints). …”
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Optimizing Field Body Fat Percentage Assessment in Professional Soccer Players by Maria Martinez-Ferran, Eleh Rafei, Carlos Romero-Morales, Margarita Pérez-Ruiz, Alberto Lam-Meléndez, Diego Munguia-Izquierdo, Helios Pareja-Galeano

“…Participants were 21 male Spanish First Division soccer players aged between 22 and 35 years. In each participant, body fat mass was determined by BIA and using 18 anthropometric equations including skinfold (SKF) measurements. …”
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The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the exercise capacity of professional soccer players by HONCERIU Cezar, TROFIN Florin

“…The main conclusion is related to the fact that a forced break caused by various reasons may lead to a decrease in the anaerobic lactacid capacity of the soccer players.…”
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Long-Term Patterns of Bone Mineral Density in an Elite Soccer Player by Chiara Milanese, Valentina Cavedon, Giuliano Corradini, Aiace Rusciano, Carlo Zancanaro

“…Seasonal changes in BMD of soccer players have been proposed as well. However, previous investigations were based on short-term observations. …”
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