Derek Salvador

@FootballFitFed Thank you for having me on the Podcast. It was a real pleasure chatting with you. Really hope the listeners take something away with them. Appreciate all the good work you guys are doing!

🆕"Complex training appears to be more effective in improving maximal isokinetic muscle strength when compared with plyometric & traditional resistance training in highly trained male ⚽️ players" 👉 Said El-Ashker et al. 2026 🇸🇦 📂Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10.118…

A great insight from the professor why hip mobility is important for football players. This highlights the importance of athletic development and who Arsenal emphasised “most efferent movers”

#footballresearch 8/2026 footballscience.net/2026/03/24/lat… @Peter_Edholm @fitsoccerqueen @Joe_Eisenmann @acea_ngel @lemonwatcher @CiDeely @OliverFaude @Derek_NovantaSP @hadi_nobari @jordigarciapf @GleesonEileen @AlexMEhlert @CoachMattLA @logosofsport @IrineuLoturco @StefanAltmann3

I built my first Shiny app called Growth & Maturation App . It is a simple tool for coaches and practitioners to estimate: •Maturity Offset using the Mirwald (2002) equations •Age at Peak Height Velocity (PHV) •Predicted Adult Height using the Khamis–Roche method🧵⬇️

High-intensity interval training improves the reactive strength index and motor ability of youth footballers #FootballScience #footballresearch footballscience.net/2026/03/23/hig…

Brilliant! Working in the youth space, we are told repeatedly that teams/players lack fitness & need to run more. Having the capacity to meet the demands of the sport is important, but how it applies to your game model (context) matters more.

@ContextIsKing9 Got it Paul. Thank you.

@Derek_NovantaSP resent...feel free to email me on paulbradley94@yahoo.co.uk if you are still experiencing issues with your twitter/x DM's

Over the last month, I have been encouraged by the response to the launch of my applied CPD courses in elite football performance. Uptake has been fantastic, with practitioners enrolling from the US, UK, Sweden, Spain, Germany, France, Poland & Saudi Arabia. DM for access 1/3

@ContextIsKing9 Hi Paul, apologies but could you please resend. Thank you.

@Derek_NovantaSP Sent you a DM with details

#footballresearch @rggonzalo @CoachFarzad @OliverFaude @dr_o_girard @DrAnthonyWeldon @IrineuLoturco @Peter_Edholm @lemonwatcher @fitsoccerqueen @jimvance @BlaineMcKenna77 @acea_ngel @StefanAltmann3 @CiDeely @Derek_NovantaSP @Doc_Haff @CoachingFamily footballscience.net/2026/02/27/lat…

Beyond excited to share my 3rd book, The Pinnacle Effect! Explore how context reshapes match demands across men’s, women’s & youth international football. Thanks to those that supported me along the way. Link👇 amazon.com/PINNACLE-EFFEC…

【High Performance Sport Conference】"Training Load, Adaptation, and Decision-Making in High Performance Sport" On-demand available (free, no registration). Thank you @inigomujika_en, @Jeukendrup, @francoimpell, @MasaNakamuraTo1 and all contributors. hpsc-seminar2026.studio.site/en

⚽️🏃🏽‍♂️ Return to high-speed running after a hamstring injury in soccer: A scoping review about criteria and management of on-field rehabilitation ⭐️ It was a pleasure to collaborate and contribute towards this important review article 👏🏻 Well done Paolo Perna and colleagues

꩜ ⚽️𝐀 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 - THREAD (1/10) Development is NOT LINEAR. It is Non-Linear. Players go on a journey with their learning experience and will display consistency and inconsistency in performance adaptations Instead of working in 'blocks' where we're heavily loading work under the assumption it will be better retained, which can often treat players as these 'computers' we're attempting to download information into which later is forgotten, how can we design meaningful, personalised and connected learning experiences that compound over time. By designing a cyclical approach to our work, we're able to focus more on "DEPTH" vs "BREADTH", by establishing a deeper understanding and mastery of concepts With a Spiral Curriculum, the player(s) are able to return to the same core game ideas, principles and situations but in new contexts, and at different, higher and challenging speeds, whilst considering the nuanced journey of the individual. Throughout this thread I will share my adapted Spiral Curriculum and unpack the concept further as well as how I link in an ecological dynamics rational and constraints led approach within a model/framework

In football, we hear the term “Train as we Play” all the time, but how true is this in reality? From experience, it is typically a delicate blend of art and science. See thread...

Excellent clear explanation of TP ( Tactical Periodisation ) ⚽️🏃🏋️📅📊 @Physical_Prep complementarytraining.com/tactical-perio…

🆕"This new nutritional approach highlights that energy requirements of @premierleague players vary throughout the rehab stages, underscoring the importance of individualised nutritional support ⚽️" 👉@weelunfoo @JamesyMorton et al, 2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📂Open Access: link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Girls are 2–8x more likely to tear their ACL than boys. But it’s not because they’re “fragile.” 👉 Let’s talk about what actually drives risk.