Science & medicine in football最新文献

{"title":"Authors' reply to Praça & Andrade: comment on \"influence of the time-task constraint on ocular metrics of semi-elite soccer\".","authors":"Vicente Luis Del Campo, Jesús Morenas Martín, Juan Luis León Llamas, Juan Francisco Ortega Morán, Jesús Díaz García, Tomás García Calvo","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2025.2501808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2501808","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144031473","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Less than 4% of participants in studies of carbohydrate-based fuelling strategies for soccer performance have been female: results from an audit of her representation.","authors":"Laura McManus, Vinicius S Faria, Michael Scriney, Brendan Egan","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2025.2501809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2501809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women's soccer has increased markedly in popularity and professionalisation in recent years. Achieving adequate carbohydrate (CHO) availability before and during performance is often advised as a key priority for players. The aim of this study was to audit the literature that informs the current CHO-based guidelines for soccer performance and to assess the extent of evidence supporting their application to female players. Using an established protocol for auditing the published literature, seven databases were searched for research investigating the effects of acute CHO-based fuelling strategies before or during soccer performance. A total of 43 studies met the inclusion criteria. There were a total of 542 participants, of which 3.7% were female (<i>n</i> = 20 individuals) and 96.3% were male (<i>n</i> = 522 individuals). The majority of the studies were designed to examine the effects of CHO intake during soccer (<i>n</i> = 31; 72.1%), with the remaining studies employing pre-exercise CHO intake (<i>n</i> = 5; 11.6%) or CHO loading (<i>n</i> = 7; 16.3%) protocols. Most studies involved male-only cohorts (<i>n</i> = 41; 95.3%), while female-only (<i>n</i> = 1; 2.3%) and mixed-sex cohorts (<i>n</i> = 1; 2.3%) were less prevalent. Of the two studies that included females, neither provided any information around categorisation or control of menstrual cycle status. The current guidelines on acute CHO-based fuelling strategies for soccer are not informed by an adequate evidence base when applied to female players. Given the potential for between-sex differences in physiology and metabolism, the lack of female-specific research means that it is presently unknown whether the current guidelines on CHO-based fuelling strategies for soccer are optimal for female players.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144045632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the role of gaze behaviour and coaching experience in the assessment of youth soccer teams.","authors":"Jade O'Brien-Smith, Mitchell R Smith, Pieter Vansteenkiste, Job Fransen, Linus Zeuwts, Kyle J M Bennett, Matthieu Lenoir","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2325135","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2325135","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to explore the perceptual-cognitive characteristics of coaches as they assessed team performance in youth soccer. The primary focus was to investigate the alignment between coaches' subjective analyses of team behaviour and objective analyses, while also examining the relationship between coaches' gaze behaviour and their levels of coaching experience, particularly considering the potential differences that may exist among coaches with varying levels of experience. Sixty-five male and female adults with various soccer coaching experience (experienced, novice, other team sport experience, and non-team sport experience) watched five 4-minute videos and assessed team behaviour. These subjective evaluations were compared to objective data obtained from video analysis and GPS, which included measures of completed skills, spatiotemporal characteristics, and passing networks. The participants' fixation duration and frequency were measured for each video clip, and the area around the ball specifically. The study found no significant differences between groups regarding the number of times participants' subjective analysis aligned with the objective data (<i>p</i> = 0.059, ɳ² = 0.07). However, coaches with soccer coaching experience demonstrated a higher fixation frequency and more revisits to the ball area when compared to participants without soccer experience (<i>p</i> = <.001, ɳ² = 0.09). The current study offers a unique approach to uncovering soccer coaching expertise by combining objective and subjective evaluations of team performance. In summary, the study reveals that coaching experience did not impact how often coaches subjective analyses matched objective data. However, soccer coaches had distinctive gaze behaviour patterns where they revisited the area around the ball more often.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"163-171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140178156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"On-field rehabilitation in football: current practice and perceptions. A survey of the English Premier League and Football League.","authors":"Mark Armitage, Stuart A McErlain-Naylor, Gavin Devereux, Marco Beato, John Iga, Allistair McRobert, Simon Roberts, Matt Buckthorpe","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2313529","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2313529","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Return to play related research is increasing rapidly, with two recent competency-based frameworks offering conceptualised support for on-field rehabilitation (OFR) decision-making. It is still unknown, however, who is responsible for OFR and how they typically select, monitor, and progress OFR processes.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>The purpose of this study was to investigate current OFR practice within English professional football to support practitioners with decision-making and highlight opportunities for future research related to the design, monitoring, and progression of OFR.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Sixty-nine practitioners responsible for the design and implementation of OFR at 69 clubs (75% of the English Premier League and Football League) responded to a survey containing 30 questions (14 open and 16 closed).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The main findings were that therapists (physiotherapists/sports therapists) have the largest influence on OFR, followed by physical performance coaches (sports scientists/strength and conditioning coaches), technical coaches and medical doctors. There was more agreement for the ordering of specific OFR drills earlier in the process when activities are easier to control. The most frequently reported objective monitoring tool was global positioning systems (GPS), with functional/clinical experience/expertise remaining subjectively vital. GPS outputs (<i>e.g</i>., sprint metrics and accelerations/decelerations) were most used for between session decision-making, with verbal communication being key for within session decision-making.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Future research should use evidence of current practice, such as drill design and monitoring techniques, to explore drill-level analysis and give practitioners greater insights into which stage of current OFR frameworks specific drills fall, and how they might be more objectively progressed/regressed.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"130-139"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140061507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"#ReadyToplay: hamstring injuries in women's football - a two-season prospective cohort study in the Norwegian women's premier league.","authors":"R Amundsen, S Thorarinsdottir, A Larmo, R Pedersen, T E Andersen, M Møller, R Bahr","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2305389","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2305389","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this two-season prospective cohort study (2020-2021), we aimed to describe the characteristics, clinical findings and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of hamstring injuries in the Norwegian women's premier league. Hamstring injuries were examined by team physiotherapists using a standardised clinical examination and injury form. Injury location and severity (modified Peetrons classification) were graded based on MRI by two independent radiologists. Fifty-three hamstring injuries were clinically examined, 31 of these with MRI. Hamstring injuries caused 8 days (median) lost from football (interquartile range: 3-15 days, range: 0-188 days), most were non-contact and occurred during sprinting. Gradual-onset (53%) and sudden-onset injuries (47%) were evenly distributed. The injuries examined with MRI were classified as grade 0 (52%), grade 1 (16%) or grade 2 (29%). One proximal tendinopathy case was not graded. Grade 2 injuries caused more time loss than grade 0 (19 ± 8 vs. 7 ± 7 days, <i>p</i> = 0.002). Of injuries with MRI changes, 60% were in the m. biceps femoris, mainly the muscle-tendon junction, and 40% in the m. semimembranosus, most in the proximal tendon. Compared to previous findings from men's football, a higher proportion of hamstring injuries in women's football had a gradual onset and involved the m. semimembranosus, particularly its proximal tendon.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"95-103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139503309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"World Congress on Science and Soccer 2025 (WCSS 2025): encourage progress, enhance practice.","authors":"Viswanath B Unnithan, Mike King, Antonio Dello Iacono","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2025.2498184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2498184","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A scoping review of the research supporting coaching practice in women's football - as the game grows the research strives to keep up.","authors":"Claire Mulvenna, Nic Evans, Abbe Brady, Alan McCall, Naomi Datson, Stacey Emmonds, Katrine Okholm Kryger","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2025.2488525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2488525","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to scope the available peer-reviewed literature on competitive women's football, identifying and mapping the current research on supporting coaching practice in women's football. The study reviewed all women's football-related studies scoped by Okholm Kryger et al. (2021) for their relevance to coaching in women's football. Additionally, an updated search was performed from PubMed (1966-2023), PsycINFO (1967-2023), Web of Science (1900-2023), Scopus (1788-2023), SPORTDiscus (1892-2023) on 7 December 2023. The author, journal, title, and abstract of all included studies were scoped. Information extracted during the scoping process included: the population, playing level, age group, environment, study type, and geographical location of the research. A total of 373 articles were scoped. The publication topic most frequently researched was Performance Analysis - Physical (20%), followed by Performance Analysis - Technical/Tactical (18%) and Maturation/Talent Identification (13%). Most studies were focused on coaching senior players (<i>n</i> = 207, 55%) and elite football (<i>n</i> = 189, 51%). Despite the volume of research growing each year, it is noticeable that there are gaps in the research. Five topics only had a single figure number of articles (Teaching and Learning Strategies, Coach Education/Development, Socio-Cultural Experience's of Coaching, Coaching Philosophy, and Responsibilities/Role in Football). At present given there is a particular emphasis on certain playing levels, playing populations, and research topics, there is a dearth of information in certain areas. As such, researchers should work to ensure there is greater thematic depth as well as an increased volume of research in women's football.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059452","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"'Measuring' methodological artefacts - thinking critically about surveys via knowledge of 'biobanding'.","authors":"Matthew P Shaw, Christoffer W Irgens, Eskil Børnes, Vetle S Skogseth, Christopher R Matthews","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2025.2492628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2492628","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Surveys can efficiently generate big datasets, but they can misrepresent participants' understandings. Our article discusses the potential for surveys to produce 'methodological artifacts' when measuring complex phenomena, via a project exploring parents' understandings of biobanding in youth sport. Although 99.5% of survey respondents (<i>n</i> = 389) indicated that they understood biobanding, follow-up interviews with 11 participants revealed this to be spurious data. This contrast between survey and interview responses highlights the limitations of surveys in capturing nuanced understandings. We argue that this misalignment between the object of study and the chosen method results in findings are 'methodological artifacts' rather than reasonable representations of social life. As such, the study demonstrates how seemingly simple survey questions about biobanding were actually attempting to tap into the complex processes of human knowledge production. Around this finding, we build an accessible and practical discussion of research philosophy that leads us to caution against developing knowledge claims based on 'wonky' epistemological foundations. And we encourage colleagues to carefully consider how their chosen methods might usually frame but also misrepresent, or unduly distort phenomena under investigation. We conclude by calling for deeper reflection on methodological choices, particularly when research is guided by the constraints of academic structures rather than scientific principles.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144061302","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A systematic review of concussion education, knowledge, and attitudes in football.","authors":"Ryan Baker, Bert Bond, Gareth Irwin, Sean Connelly, Genevieve Williams","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2025.2488521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2488521","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Detecting concussion during football games is difficult due to the complexity of the condition. Medical staff may only enter the field to assess players when the injury is recognised by the referee. With no temporary concussion substitutions available, pitch-side testing often depends on medics recognising, or players self-reporting, symptoms. The aim of this review is to provide a summary of the literature examining the concussion education, knowledge and attitudes of players, coaches, medics, and officials in association football. A literature search based on PRISMA guidelines was conducted using PubMed, SPORTDiscus and Web of Science up to 12 January 2024. Papers were ineligible if the outcome of the survey or questionnaire was concussion incidence or over 50% of participants did not play football. A total of 21 studies were included. Of these studies 14 evaluated concussion education,11 evaluated concussion knowledge and 14 evaluated attitudes towards concussion. Study quality was assessed using the appropriate Joanna Briggs Critical Appraisal Tool. Results show that participants who have previously undergone concussion education have greater concussion knowledge. However, concussion attitudes do not appear to improve with increased concussion knowledge. Players are still likely to continue playing while injured in important games. Coaches, and officials have safer attitudes towards concussion than players. Consistency in participant groups and methods used to test knowledge and attitudes was low. All papers included suffer from medium to high risks of bias, therefore the strength of evidence is weak. Published research examining concussion knowledge, attitudes and education in football is limited.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perceptions and experiences of the menstrual cycle amongst elite adult and adolescent football players.","authors":"Julia Donnelly, Stephanie Valentin, Chris Easton, Andrew White, Laura J Forrest Née Whyte","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2025.2476485","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24733938.2025.2476485","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study was to investigate players' experiences and perceptions of the menstrual cycle (MC) and the perceived impact on performance. Female elite adult (<i>n</i> = 31, age 24.6 ± 5.1 years) and adolescent (<i>n</i> = 65, age 15.0 ± 1.1 years) players completed an online questionnaire consisting of quantitative and qualitative questions. MC symptoms were experienced by 90.1% naturally menstruating participants (86.9% adolescents and 93.6% adults (x² = 1.53, df = 2, <i>p</i> = 0.47, <i>n</i> = 92)), and 78.3% adolescents perceived their MC impacts performance, compared to 96.4% adults (x² = 4.54, df = 1, <i>p</i> = 0.033, <i>n</i> = 74). Physical symptoms, psychological symptoms and energy levels were cited as key reasons for the MC negatively impacting performance. Challenges in communicating MC experiences were reported by 44.92% (<i>n</i> = 23) adolescents compared to 20.0% (<i>n</i> = 6) adults (x² = 7.29, df = 2, <i>p</i> = 0.026, <i>n</i> = 82), with a perceived lack of knowledge, ability to relate and awkwardness cited as key reasons. Football players report wellbeing and performance impacts due to their MC, highlighting the need for individual understanding and support. Furthermore, understanding the experiences of adolescents enables the development of targeted support structures that equip them with tools to manage and communicate about their MC, and hopefully preventing issues as they become senior players.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}