Science & medicine in football最新文献

{"title":"Return-to-elite competition for a football player after a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis. A case report study.","authors":"Jose Luis Felipe, Andres Perez-Guerra, Antonio Alonso-Callejo","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2025.2510253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2025.2510253","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this case report was to evaluate the physical performance and capacity to return-to-elite competition of a male elite football player from the Spanish first division (LaLiga EA Sport™) after the diagnosis of a Hodkin lymphoma (HL). A 28-years-old elite football player (height 178.9 cm; weight 72.3 kg; VO_2max 57.0 mL·kg^-1·min^-1) for the Spanish first division participated in this study. Before diagnosis with HL, he participated in 100 Official Matches (OM) in the Spanish second division (LaLiga Hypermotion™). Once discharged, 271 days after the diagnosis, patient played 5 OM in the Spanish second division (season 22/23) and 37 OM in the Spanish first division (LaLiga EA Sport) (season 23/24). After the placement of a reservoir-type central venous catheter and semen cryopreservation, he received Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Vincristine Sulfate (Oncovin), and Prednisone every 21 days for a total of 6 cycles without complications and excellent tolerance. The player began the solo-training on 16th July 2022 until the progressive return to group training on 9th December 2022 and the full incorporation into the group was on 2nd January 2023. Player has not lost performance on his return-to-elite competition and has even improved in some variables (HSR). An adequate strategy in the initial stages during chemotherapy treatment, based on progressively resistance training (from Reps in Reserve 5 to 2) combined with High-Intensity Interval program (15% above the lactate threshold; Rate of Perceived Exertion 9) helps to achieve adequate Return-to-Play and Return-to-Performance values without any loss of performance when return-to-elite competition.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144182935","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":"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":"A prospective epidemiologic study of injuries and illnesses in the football matches of the 14th National Student Games of China.","authors":"Jibing Wang, Yaqi Qian, Duona Wang, Nannan Liu, Qin Yang","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2388824","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2388824","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study is to determine the incidence and characteristics of football player injuries and illnesses during the 14th National Student Games of China. The results indicate that 32 illnesses were reported, with 17 (53%) involving the gastrointestinal system, primarily caused by environmental factors (24, 69%). The illness incidence rate was 4.3 cases per 100 players or 10.2 cases per 1,000 player-days. Regarding injuries, 122 cases were reported, yielding an overall injury incidence rate was 38.9 per 1,000 game hours, or 1.14 per game. Most injuries resulted from collisions with other players, occurring predominantly 15 minutes before the end of the first half, and 30 minutes before the end of the game. Most of the injuries were in the ankle, thigh, knee joint, and groin. In conclusion, the injury incidence of football players in the 14th National Student Games of China is high, occurring from a variety of mechanisms. Physical contact should be emphasized during training, core strength, and stability training should be enhanced alongside comprehensive injury management and prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"123-129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908596","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":"Early identification of the opposition shot taker characterises elite goalkeepers' ability to read the game.","authors":"Colm P Murphy, Keval Patel, Ed Hope, Jamie S North","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2329466","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2329466","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Researchers investigating expertise in soccer goalkeepers have overwhelmingly focused on anticipating penalty kicks and identifying kinematic cues that are used to anticipate action outcomes. In this study, we took a novel approach to exploring 'game reading' skills in soccer goalkeepers. Specifically, we investigated whether and by what point during an attacking sequence in open play, elite goalkeepers can identify the opposition shot taker, a skill that is likely to facilitate organisation of the defensive line and interception of forward creative attacking passes. We used a moving window temporal occlusion paradigm to present elite, sub-elite, and amateur goalkeepers with 11-vs-11 attacking sequences that were divided into progressive segments. After viewing each segment, participants identified the player they thought would shoot at goal at the end of the attacking sequence. Elite goalkeepers identified the opposition shot taker earlier and more accurately than sub-elite and amateur participants. Findings suggest that elite goalkeeping is underpinned not only by anticipation of action outcomes but also game-reading skill that enables identification of the player most likely to carry out those actions.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"181-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140289874","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":"No evidence that visual exploratory activity distinguishes the super elite from elite football players.","authors":"Simone Caso, Thomas B McGuckian, John van der Kamp","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2325139","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2325139","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Visual exploratory activities (VEA) refer to head and body movements that football players make prior to receiving the ball to search possibilities for action. VEA is considered a key performance indicator that differentiates the skill level of players. This study revisited whether VEA also distinguishes super elite, award winning players from their elite teammates without awards. To this end, video footage from the men's UEFA Champions League season 2018-2019 featuring the super elite players (<i>n</i> = 18) and the elite players (<i>n</i> = 18) was analyzed. To reduce the potential differences in match dynamics as much as possible, the selected players in the two groups were of the same team, playing the same match, in the same positioning line. VEA (i.e. frequency per unit time) during the penultimate and final pass prior to ball reception and performance (i.e. percentages of adequate ball contacts and subsequent actions) were compared between the two groups of players using ANOVA and Mann-Whitney tests, respectively. In addition, hierarchical stepwise regression analyses were conducted to explore the degree to which VEA was predicted by group and subsequent performance. The results showed that the players had higher VEA during the final pass (<i>M</i> = 0.45) than the penultimate pass (<i>M</i> = 0.41). There were no significant differences in VEA or performance between the two groups. Also, the regression analyses did not deliver significant models. We conclude that with partial control for match dynamics, no evidence emerged to support that VEA distinguishes super elite players from elite football players.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"172-180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140051261","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":"The incidence and characteristics of heading in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup™.","authors":"Julia Georgieva, Eloise J Arnold, Kerry Peek, Anne Smith, Andrew P Lavender, Andreas Serner, Melinda Fitzgerald, Fadi Ma'ayah, Amity Campbell","doi":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2305396","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24733938.2024.2305396","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>To quantify the incidence and characteristics of purposeful heading and other head impacts in professional women's football at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup™.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This cross-sectional cohort study analysed purposeful headers (uncontested and contested) and their characteristics (e.g. playing position, match situation, field location, and distance ball travelled), and other head impact events using video analysis. Total headers and head impact events, and incidence rate (IR) per 1000 match-hours were calculated for countries, positions, and other characteristics, such as location on the pitch.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Purposeful headers accounted for 76% of all coded events (uncontested: 71%; contested: 29%), followed by attempted headers (21%), unintentional ball-head impacts (2%), and other head impacts (1%). Headers ranged from 0 to 22 per player, per match with a mean of 4.8 [±1.2]. Of all field positions, centrebacks had the highest heading rates and wingers the lowest. Strikers performed significantly more contested headers than any other position, and significantly less uncontested headers. Most headers occurred in the middle third (48%), from free game play (72%) and from long balls (>20 m) (68%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of this study could assist the development of player heading risk profiles, sex-specific heading guidelines, and coaching practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":74767,"journal":{"name":"Science & medicine in football","volume":" ","pages":"104-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139643589","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}