Cognitive ability in former professional football (soccer) players is associated with estimated heading frequency

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Bruno ◽  
Andrew Rutherford
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Ability ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Professional Football

Professional Football (Soccer) Players Have a Markedly Greater Skeletal Mineral Content, Density and Size Than Age- and BMI-Matched Controls

1998 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Wittich ◽  
C. A. Mautalen ◽  
M. B. Oliveri ◽  
A. Bagur ◽  
F. Somoza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Content ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Professional Football

scholarly journals Effects of Regular Away Travel on Training Loads, Recovery, and Injury Rates in Professional Australian Soccer Players

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 546-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Fowler ◽  
Rob Duffield ◽  
Adam Waterson ◽  
Joanna Vaile
Keyword(s):  
Cumulative Effects ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Longitudinal Effects ◽  
National Competition ◽  
Match Location ◽  
At Home

The current study examined the acute and longitudinal effects of regular away travel on training load (TL), player wellness, and injury surrounding competitive football (soccer) matches. Eighteen male professional football players, representing a team competing in the highest national competition in Australia, volunteered to participate in the study. Training loads, player wellness and injury incidence, rate, severity, and type, together with the activity at the time of injury, were recorded on the day before, the day of, and for 4 d after each of the 27 matches of the 2012−13 season. This included 14 home and 13 away matches, further subdivided based on the midpoint of the season into early (1−13) and late competition (14−27) phases. While TLs were significantly greater on day 3 at home compared with away during the early competition phase (P = .03), no other significant effects of match location were identified (P > .05). Total TL and mean wellness over the 6 d surrounding matches and TL on day 3 were significantly reduced during the late compared with the early competition phase at home and away (P < .05). Although not significantly (P > .05), training missed due to injury was 60% and 50% greater during the late than during the early competition phase at home and away, respectively. In conclusion, no significant interactions between match location and competition phase were evident during the late competition phase, which suggests that away travel had negligible cumulative effects on the reduction in player wellness in the latter half of the season.

Hamstrings Strength Imbalance in Professional Football (Soccer) Players in Australia

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 997-1002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare L. Ardern ◽  
Tania Pizzari ◽  
Martin R. Wollin ◽  
Kate E. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Players ◽  
Professional Football

The Drake Football Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Gouttebarge
Keyword(s):  
Soccer Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Comprehensive Study

This Animated Video provides an overview of the protocol of the Drake Football Study, the most comprehensive study to-date to monitor the long-term health of professional football (soccer) players.

Body Composition of Professional Football (Soccer) Players Determined by Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry

2001 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Wittich ◽  
M. Beatriz Oliveri ◽  
Enrique Rotemberg ◽  
Carlos Mautalen
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals Adductor Muscles Strength and Strength Asymmetry as Risk Factors for Groin Injuries among Professional Soccer Players: A Prospective Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (14) ◽  
pp. 4946 ◽  
Author(s):  
Goran Markovic ◽  
Nejc Šarabon ◽  
Jelena Pausic ◽  
Vedran Hadžić
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Lower Strength ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Adductor Muscles ◽  
Strength Asymmetry ◽  
Muscle Groups ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Groin Injury

The aim of this study was to prospectively examine the association between isometric hip adductor strength and between-limb strength asymmetry to groin injuries in male professional soccer players. Isometric hip adductor strength and between-limb strength asymmetry of 45 professional outfield soccer players from three First Division teams were tested during the 2017/2018 preseason. Players were then monitored throughout the 2017/2018 season for groin injuries. Ten groin injuries were recorded. When compared with uninjured players, players who sustained groin injury had significantly lower strength of respective muscle groups and significantly higher between-limb strength asymmetries (all p < 0.05; ES = 1.16 and 0.88; mean % difference = 26% and 51%). Isometric hip adductor strength had a significant inverse relationship with the incidence of occurring groin injuries (p = 0.016). No significant relationship between hip adductor strength asymmetry and the incidence of future groin injury was observed (p = 0.09). Finally, players’ age and previous groin injury were not significantly associated with the incidence of future groin injuries (all p > 0.05). These results generally suggest that isometric adductor strength is a significant predictor of future groin injuries in men’s professional football; however, due to the relatively low sample size, further studies are required.

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