Science of Football

@BrendanDWillis Agree. Could argue that the demands of the sport may lead to certain elements of strength being prioritised, but still achieved through conventional “traditional” strength training

I DON’T think athletes need sport specific strength training. But, I DO think athletes need sport specific conditioning. All my athletes will be squatting, pulling, pressing, and carrying but their conditioning protocols will mimic demands of their sport. Agree or disagree?

@AlbertoFilter @JesusyOlivares @amolina_m @IrineuLoturco @marcmparera @AlfredoSantalla @jmolivalozano @bernarequena Yes please 🙋🏼‍♂️

Version I of “High-intensity Actions in Elite Soccer” is “in production” If you want a copy, please, let me know and I’ll send you a copy of final version.

@tomnoon89 Been fortunate to use @kanga_tech 360 and it does a great job of highlighting strength / asymmetry of hip & groin. Often players have strong adductors but poor strength / endurance of rotators. All contribute to pelvic stability in addition to adequate core str / endurance

@experimental361 No worries. Thanks and Merry Christmas!

@SportScienceTom I somehow forgot to do this last week (sorry about that) - they're now live here: experimental361.com/2020/12/26/sca…

... and here are the latest Championship scatter graphics. Norwich and Blackburn have looked the most dangerous going forward, while Derby have had a real problem with converting chances. experimental361.com/2020/12/20/sca… (Premier League ones will follow after tomorrow's matches,)

I can’t thank @catapultsports enough for their support over the last 3 years. An incredible product, amazing customer service and most importantly, great people who are passionate about helping people to achieve their goals #Champions #Thankyou 🙌🏼

“Repeated lactate exposure from regular exercise results in adaptive processes such as mitochondrial biogenesis and other healthful characteristics such as improved metabolic flexibility” sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

"Lactate review", 2020, by Georges Brooks ✅ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@AllStatsArentWe @young_peacock @LUFCDATA @FocusOnLeeds @TheSquareBall @Blades_analytic @AlbionAnalytics @TPiMBW @DanielFMPro Perfect. I was unsure what I was looking at because of the way it was worded! Good work ⚽️⚽️⚽️

@SportScienceTom @young_peacock @LUFCDATA @FocusOnLeeds @TheSquareBall @Blades_analytic @AlbionAnalytics @TPiMBW @DanielFMPro You can see it by the numbers if you doubt it at all.

What is the best way to visualise / understand a players current physical training load at any one time, over the course of a season? Rolling avg/sum; A:C ratio (EWMA, daily, weekly); % of match, % max; % change between days / weeks? etc. #minefield

@CoachSlay_9 @ZachDechant What if field sport team training sessions are very sport & movement specific, & involve high velocity actions but are also very stochastic. What then is the best way to train the aerobic system?

"I don't want a team of cross-country runners, I want a team of thoroughbreds." @ZachDechant When it comes to most field sports, sprint training is optimal over long endurance runs due to specificity, yet why are most sports still performing LSD runs in training?

Due to circumstances out of my control, my time at @buryfcofficial has come to an end. I’m now looking out for any new sports science/ S&C opportunities within football. Please RT or get in touch👍🏻⚽️

Do you use @catapultsports or @statsports GPS systems to monitor your training? If so, why do you use that particular brand and not the other? 💻 ⚽️ 🏃🏽‍♂️

FOOTBALL INTERNS - PAST & PRESENT: what was the best part of your internship? Interested to hear if the internship provided you with what you envisaged it would ⚽️

Nice to get this one accepted in @EJApplPhys - well done @NessanCostello (& @K_Deighton) - a great addition to the collision sport literature. Big hits = high energy (to recover)... so eat well!

@CatapultSports latest OpenField release (1.17) has some BIG updates: 📊 Absolute & Relative Velocity Bands 🏃🏽❤ % of Maximum Values: Heart Rate & Velocity 🛰GPS Quality Scores: Positional Quality, HDOP & Satellite Count 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 French & Spanish Language Translation

@RobertHeyworth @CatapultSports does this also apply to the higher sampling rate found in accelerometer derived data? (IMA)

@Dermot_Simpson @JanEkstrand UEFA Injury Study 2011 injury in matches sig. higher than in training 27.5 ± 10.8/1,000h v 4.1 ± 2.0/1,000h