Quadriceps Muscle Geometry and Strength Throughout Maturation in National-Level Male Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study [Letter] by Bordoni B

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The Relationship Between Functional Movement Screening and Joint Range of Motion, Y-Balance Test and Countermovement Jump in Amateur Soccer Players by Osman Yılmaz

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Effects of a Groin Pain Prevention Program in Male High School Soccer Players: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial by Kazuki Fujisaki, Kiyokazu Akasaka, Takahiro Otsudo, Hiroshi Hattori, Yuki Hasebe, Toby Hall

“…# Background Groin pain is frequently reported by soccer players. A prevention program incorporating the Copenhagen adduction exercise (CAE) has been shown effective in decreasing adductor muscle injury in semi-professional soccer players. …”
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Effects of an 8-week pre-season targeted training on sprinting performance, agility and lower limb muscular asymmetries in elite soccer players by Artur Gołaś, Przemysław Pietraszewski, Robert Roczniok, Artur Terbalyan, Adam Maszczyk, Rafał Opaliński, Adam Zając

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Position-specific biomarker responses to match vs. VAMEVAL test modalities in elite female soccer players: a comparative analysis study by Manel Slimani, Hatem Ghouili, Wissem Dhahbi, Zouhaier Farhani, Mohamed Ben Aissa, Marouen Souaifi, Noomen Guelmami, Ismail Dergaa, Lamia Ben Ezzeddine

“…VAMEVAL test) and playing position on biomarker responses in elite female soccer players, twenty-one athletes (seven each: defenders, midfielders, attackers) participated in this cohort-based study. …”
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Adding A Structured Educational Session to the Rehabilitation Program of Soccer Players Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Feasibility Study by ABDULLAH ALMUHAYA, ALI ALBARRATI, AHMED ALHOWIMEL, FARIS ALODAIBI

“… # Conclusion This feasibility research found that adding a structured educational session to the rehabilitation program for soccer players after ACLR is feasible and acceptable. …”
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A research on self-efficacy beliefs, perception of success, competitive state anxieties of 9-13-year-old children playing soccer by Arıkan Ektırıcı, Ayse Feray Ozbal, Serdar Kocaeksı

“…The purpose of this research is to evaluation self-efficacy beliefs, perception of success and competitive state anxieties of the children that participated in youth academy selections of Anatolia University Soccer Team. In this research, totally 152 children (Age, mean: 11 ± .755) were classified in two groups as the qualified (N: 108, Age, mean: 11.02 ± .736) and the disqualified (N: 44, Age, mean: 10.95 ± .806). …”
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Effects of Exercise Training under Hyperbaric Oxygen on Oxidative Stress Markers and Endurance Performance in Young Soccer Players: A Pilot Study by Carlos Burgos, Carlos Henríquez-Olguín, David Cristóbal Andrade, Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo, Oscar F. Araneda, Allan White, Hugo Cerda-Kohler

“…The results suggest that HBO2 endurance training does not increase oxidative stress markers and improves endurance performance in young soccer players. Our findings warrant future investigation to corroborate that HBO2 endurance training could be a potential training approach for highly competitive young soccer players.…”
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Implementing Velocity-Based Training to Optimize Return to Sprint After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Soccer Players: A Clinical Commentary by Florian FORELLI, Jérôme RIERA, Patrice MARINE, Maxime GASPAR, Geoffrey MEMAIN, Nicholas MIRAGLIA, Mathias NIELSEN – LE ROUX, Ismail BOUZEKRAOUI ALAOUI, Georgios KAKAVAS, Timothy E HEWETT, Enda KING, Alexandre JM RAMBAUD

“…The characteristics of running in soccer are specific (velocity differences, nonlinear, intensity). …”
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Different frequencies to estimate bone mineral content from raw bioelectrical impedance data in adolescent soccer players: a critical analysis by Marcus Vinicius de Oliveira Cattem, Josely Correa Koury

“…Multiple linear regression models and bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) were applied to evaluate whole-body and segmental BMC relationships.ResultsMale adolescent soccer players (n = 149; 15.6 ± 0.6 years) participated in this study. …”
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Female Adolescent Soccer Players Utilize Different Neuromuscular Strategies Between Limbs During the Propulsion Phase of a Lateral Vertical Jump by Matthew D DeLang, Joseph P Hannon, Shiho Goto, James M Bothwell, J Craig Garrison

“…# Background Multiplanar dynamic stability is an important unilateral function in soccer performance but has been scarcely examined in female soccer players. …”
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Knowing the Fans Behaviour in Relation To Love of Football Clubs Brands by Matheus Frohlich Marquetto, Nelson Guilherme Machado Pinto, Márcia Zampieri Grohmann, Luciana Flores Battistella

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Effects of a 10-week athletic performance program on match performance variables in male professional football players by Sergio Jiménez Rubio, José L. Estévez Rodríguez, Victor Escamilla Galindo, Sergio L. Jiménez-Sáiz, Juan Del Coso

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The Estimation of German Football League (Bundesliga) Team Ranking via Artificial Neural Network Model by Faruk Kılıç, Hasan Aka, Serkan İbiş, Zait Burak Aktuğ

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The people’s game: evolutionary perspectives on the behavioural neuroscience of football fandom by Matt Butler, Gurjot Brar, Gurjot Brar, Riadh Abed, Henry O’Connell, Henry O’Connell

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Ecological and Specific Evidence-Based Safe Return To Play After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction In Soccer Players: A New International Paradigm by Florian Forelli, Nicolas Le Coroller, Maxime Gaspar, Geoffrey Memain, Georgios Kakavas, Nicholas Miraglia, Patrice Marine, Pascal Maille, Timothy E Hewett, Alexandre JM Rambaud

“…Nevertheless, these algorithms remain too standardized and do not include the situations experienced in games by soccer players. This is why it is important to integrate ecological situations specific to the environment of soccer players in order to evaluate players under conditions closest to their sporting activity, especially with high cognitive load. …”
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A Preseason Training Program With the Nordic Hamstring Exercise Increases Eccentric Knee Flexor Strength and Fascicle Length in Professional Female Soccer Players by Karoline Baptista Vianna, Lívia Gonçalves Rodrigues, Nathalia Trevisol Oliveira, João Breno Ribeiro-Alvares, Bruno Manfredini Baroni

“…The NHE training group had 17 professional female soccer players who performed an 8-week training program with the NHE during preseason. …”
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Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Biomechanical Factors During 90° Change of Direction are Associated to Non-Contact ACL injury in Female Soccer Players by Stefano Di Paolo, Alberto Grassi, Filippo Tosarelli, Matteo Crepaldi, Laura Bragonzoni, Stefano Zaffagnini, Francesco Della Villa

“… # Study Design Prospective cohort study # Methods Sixteen competitive female football (soccer) players (age 21.4 ± 4.3) performed a series of pre-planned 90° COD tasks. 3D motion data was recorded through 10 stereophotogrammetric cameras and a force platform. 2D frontal and transverse plane joint kinematics were computed through video-analysis from three high-speed cameras. …”
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Sequencing effects of small-sided games and high-intensity interval training on physical and physiological performance of young soccer players during pre-season by Kharatzadeh Masoud, Morgans Ryland, Thapa Rohit K., Oliveira Rafael, Faramarzi Mohammad

“…Study aim: This experimental study investigated the sequencing effects of a small-sided games (SSG) protocol and highintensity interval training (HIIT) on the physical and physiological performance adaptation of soccer players, conducted over a fourteen-week of the pre-season.…”
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Determining the Efficacy of Providing Ice Compression for Fitness Enhancement After Speed Endurance Exercise on Reducing Heart Rate, IL-6, and Fatigue Index in Football Athletes by Muhammad Kharis Fajar, Agus Hariyanto, Endang Sri Wahjuni, Dwi Cahyo Kartiko, Gigih Siantoro, Yanyong Phanpheng, I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Bayu Agung Pramono, Afif Rusdiawan, Adi Pranoto

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