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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38471498/disruptions-to-sleep-and-circadian-rhythms-are-associated-with-poorer-athlete-mental-health-in-female-but-not-male-elite-australian-rules-footballers
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Luis Mascaro, Josh Leota, Daniel Hoffman, Shantha M W Rajaratnam, Sean P A Drummond, Elise R Facer-Childs
Elite athletes are vulnerable to sleep and circadian disruption and associated mental health symptoms. This study aimed to investigate sex differences in sleep, circadian rhythms, and mental health, as well as the moderating role of sex in the prediction of mental health, among male professional and female semi-professional elite athletes. Participants were 87 elite Australian Rules football (ARF) athletes (43% female; mean [standard deviation] age 24.0 [4.1] years). Participants completed baseline questionnaires, 2 weeks of sleep/wake monitoring via actigraphy, and a circadian phase assessment (dim-light melatonin onset [DLMO])...
March 12, 2024: Journal of Sleep Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38468578/workload-management-strategies-in-football-a-global-survey-project
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohamed Saifedine Fessi, Helmi Ben Saad, Rafael Franco Soares Oliveira, Jad Adrian Washif, Karim Chamari, Wassim Moalla
AIM: This research design protocol outlines the methodology for a thorough evaluation of workload monitoring and management strategies in football. METHODS: The study involves conducting a global survey to fitness coaches, sports scientists, analysts, and physicians with experience in load monitoring within football. The research adheres to the principles of the Helsinki Declaration and complies with General Data Protection Regulation standards, with ethical approvals obtained from multiple Ethics Committees across various countries, including Tunisia...
November 5, 2024: La Tunisie Médicale
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38463783/analyzing-ecg-signals-in-professional-football-players-using-machine-learning-techniques
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
A A Munoz-Macho, M J Dominguez-Morales, J L Sevillano-Ramos
BACKGROUND: Football player's health is important, and preventing sudden cardiac arrest may be a critical issue. Professional football players have different ECG signals than the average population, yet there are considerable gaps in study whereas the general population has been extensively studied. OBJECTIVES: (a) Generate a reference and innovative resting 12-lead ECG database from 54 UEFA PRO level male football players from La Liga. This is a novel approach to cope the ECG and possible arrythmias in athletes...
March 15, 2024: Heliyon
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38456365/on-field-rehabilitation-in-football-current-practice-and-perceptions-a-survey-of-the-english-premier-league-and-football-league
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mark Armitage, Stuart A McErlain-Naylor, Gavin Devereux, Marco Beato, John Iga, Allistair McRobert, Simon Roberts, Matt Buckthorpe
INTRODUCTION: 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. AIMS: 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...
March 8, 2024: Science & medicine in football
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38449320/the-impact-of-a-mid-season-fifa-world-cup%C3%A2-on-injury-occurrence-and-patterns-in-french-professional-soccer-clubs
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emmanuel Orhant, J F Chapellier, Christopher Carling
This study retrospectively compared the effect of holding the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ (WC) mid-season (season 2022/23) on injury rates and patterns in French Ligue 1 soccer clubs. Epidemiological data in 17 clubs were prospectively recorded by their physicians. Time-loss injuries (injuries leading to a player being unable to fully participate in play over the following 72-hour period) were compared with those reported during a regular season (2021-22). In the WC season, an increase of approximately 23% (training + match-play) was observed for both the total number of injuries and knee, ankle and muscle injuries combined...
March 6, 2024: Research in Sports Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38440745/evaluation-of-a-medical-after-care-intervention-among-deselected-elite-male-academy-football-players-a-pilot-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sean Carmody, Joe Ranson, Zafar Iqbal, Andrew Massey, Gino Kerkhoffs, Vincent Gouttebarge
OBJECTIVE: This pilot study aimed to evaluate the perception and satisfaction of deselected male Academy professional footballers towards a medical after-care intervention. METHODS: A quasiexperimental study design, with deselected players (aged≥18 years) at a single Premier League Academy during the 2022/2023 season, were invited to participate. The intervention included individualised health recommendations, key medical information and signposting to key support resources...
2024: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425491/clinical-outcomes-and-tau-pathology-in-retired-football-players-associations-with-diagnosed-and-witnessed-sleep-apnea
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sarah J Banks, Eukyung Yhang, Yorghos Tripodis, Yi Su, Hillary Protas, Charles H Adler, Laura J Balcer, Charles Bernick, Jesse B Mez, Joseph Palmisano, William B Barr, Jennifer V Wethe, David W Dodick, Michael D Mcclean, Brett Martin, Kaitlin Hartlage, Arlener Turner, Robert W Turner, Atul Malhotra, Michael Colman, Ofer Pasternak, Alexander P Lin, Inga K Koerte, Sylvain Bouix, Jeffrey L Cummings, Martha E Shenton, Eric M Reiman, Robert A Stern, Michael L Alosco
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Obstructive sleep apnea (SA) is common in older men and a contributor to negative cognitive, psychiatric, and brain health outcomes. Little is known about SA in those who played contact sports and are at increased risk of neurodegenerative disease(s) and other neuropathologies associated with repetitive head impacts (RHI). In this study, we investigated the frequency of diagnosed and witnessed SA and its contribution to clinical symptoms and tau pathology using PET imaging among male former college and former professional American football players...
April 2024: Neurology. Clinical Practice
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38406871/does-playing-football-really-increase-the-risk-of-knee-osteoarthritis-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Jonas Olsson Wållgren, Alfred Ferré-Aniorte, Eric Hamrin Senorski, Danny Veznaver, Thorkell Snaebjornsson, Kristian Samuelsson, Eduard Alentorn-Geli
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between football (soccer) participation and tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis (OA), considering the influence of competitive level and previous knee injuries. DESIGN: Aetiology systematic review with meta-analysis. LITERATURE SEARCH: PubMed, Embase, AMED and Cochrane were searched for relevant publications. STUDY SELECTION CRITERIA: Studies of football players that included a control group consisting of mainly sedentary non-football players, and the relationship of knee OA, were considered...
February 26, 2024: Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38404611/a-prospective-investigation-of-the-effects-of-soccer-heading-on-cognitive-and-sensorimotor-performances-in-semi-professional-female-players
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jan Kern, Philipp Gulde, Joachim Hermsdörfer
INTRODUCTION: Repetitive head impacts (RHI) from routine soccer (football) heading have been suggested to contribute to the long-term development of neurodegenerative disorders. However, scientific evidence concerning the actual risk of these RHI on brain health remains inconclusive. Moreover, female athletes-despite a presumably increased vulnerability toward the effects of RHI-are largely underrepresented in previous approaches. Therefore, our aim was to prospectively investigate the effects of heading on cognitive and sensorimotor performances, health perception, and concussion symptoms in semi-professional female soccer players...
2024: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38402880/predicting-soccer-players-fitness-status-through-a-machine-learning-approach
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mauro Mandorino, Jo Clubb, Mathieu Lacome
PURPOSE: The study had 3 purposes: (1) to develop an index using machine-learning techniques to predict the fitness status of soccer players, (2) to explore the index's validity and its relationship with a submaximal run test (SMFT), and (3) to analyze the impact of weekly training load on the index and SMFT outcomes. METHODS: The study involved 50 players from an Italian professional soccer club. External and internal loads were collected during training sessions...
February 24, 2024: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38398823/nutritional-considerations-of-irish-performance-dietitians-and-nutritionists-in-concussion-injury-management
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emma Finnegan, Ed Daly, Lisa Ryan
Sport-related concussion incidence has increased in many team-based sports, such as rugby, Gaelic (camogie, hurling, football), and hockey. Concussion disrupts athletes' brain function, causing an "energy crisis" that requires energy and nutrient support to restore function and heal. Performance dietitians and nutritionists play a role in supporting athletes' post-injury nutritional demands. This study aimed to investigate Irish performance dietitians' and nutritionists' knowledge and implementation of nutritional strategies to manage and support athletes' recovery following concussion...
February 9, 2024: Nutrients
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38394029/perspectives-on-the-role-of-nutrition-in-influencing-academy-soccer-player-development-and-performance-a-qualitative-case-study-of-key-stakeholders-from-an-english-category-one-soccer-academy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Daniel J Carney, Marcus P Hannon, Rebecca C Murphy, Graeme L Close, James P Morton
This study aimed to explore player and stakeholder perceptions of the role of nutrition in influencing the development of male academy soccer players. Semi-structured interviews (28 ± 13 mins in length) were conducted with 31 participants from an English category one academy, including players (Youth Development Phase, YDP: n  = 6; Professional Development Phase, PDP: n  = 4), parents/guardians ( n  = 10), coaches ( n  = 3), sport scientists ( n  = 3), physiotherapists ( n  = 3), and catering ( n  = 2)...
February 23, 2024: Journal of Sports Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38390955/epidemiology-of-time-loss-injuries-within-an-australian-male-professional-football-club-a-5-year-prospective-observational-study-of-21-343-player-hours
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Stuart R Adams, Liam A Toohey, Michael K Drew, Chris Smith, Nattai Borges, Martin Wollin, Glen Livingston, Adrian Schultz
This study aimed to establish injury incidence rates (IIRs) and burden within an Australian male professional football club ( n  = 73) and to investigate longitudinal trends across five consecutive seasons (2016/17-2020/21). There was an overall IIR of 9.18 injuries per 1000 hours (h) (95% CI [7.89, 10.47]). The IIR was approximately seven times greater (rate ratio (RR): 6.85; 95% CI [5.13, 9.19]; p  < 0.01) in matches (31.29 injuries per 1000 h; 95% CI [25.25, 37...
February 23, 2024: Journal of Sports Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38389389/determining-the-definition-and-components-of-successful-soccer-referee-performance
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
John Westbrooks, David A Low, Thomas E Brownlee
There has been little work examining the intricacies of what makes a soccer referee successful. The aim of this study was to determine what the definition of a successful referee performance is and what are the characteristics of a successful referee from a broad range of stakeholders in Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Professional Referees Organisation (PRO). The study used Delphi methodology to ask 6 MLS General Managers, 2 MLS Coaches,1 MLS League Officer, 4 PRO Referees and 10 PRO Assistant Referees, 8 PRO Staff and 5 PRO Assessors, and 2 PRO2 Referees two questions: 1...
February 22, 2024: Journal of Sports Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38383359/prevalence-of-hip-femoroacetabular-impingement-deformities-in-high-level-la-liga-male-professional-football-players
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rafael Arriaza, Miguel Saavedra-García, Alvaro Arriaza, Antonio Cruz-Cámara, Manuel Leyes, Luis Cerezal, Antonio Maestro
BACKGROUND: Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is considered one of the main causes of hip osteoarthritis in young adults, especially in athletes. In recent years, morphological changes in FAI in the hip have been linked to early and intense sports participation, but studying top-level athlete samples is not easy. This paper presents the prevalence of FAI radiological markers in 120 active white male professional football players in the Spanish First Division League (La Liga) and compares the morphological changes with those of a control group of healthy individuals without significant sport activity...
February 21, 2024: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38378261/-considering-the-reality-i-am-very-lucky-how-professional-players-and-staff-perceive-injury-prevention-and-performance-protection-in-women-s-football
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Caroline Bolling, Rita Tomás, Evert Verhagen
OBJECTIVE: To explore the beliefs and perceptions of professional female footballers and staff regarding injury prevention and performance protection in professional women's football. METHODS: This qualitative study applied semistructured interviews with 18 participants from 3 top-tier teams from 2 countries (Portugal and England) and 4 nationalities, including 2 physiotherapists, 5 players, 3 team doctors, 2 head coaches, 3 strength and conditioning coaches, 2 managers, and 1 head of performance...
February 20, 2024: British Journal of Sports Medicine
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38377010/two-periodization-strategies-in-professional-football-and-their-influence-on-accumulated-training-load-and-its-distribution-differences-between-starters-and-non-starters
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kévin Marín, Julen Castellano
This study compared weekly training-load (TL), training-monotony (TM), and training-strain (TS) in 80 professional football players (28.1 ± 3.2 yrs, 78.0 ± 5.9 kg, and 182.0 ± 4.8 cm), considering two lengths (6 and 7 days between matches), two types of periodization strategies (placing the compensatory session in MD+1 [P1] or MD+2 [P2] post-match-day) and two players' status, starters, and non-starters. Using Global Positioning Technology, the monitored variables were: Player Load (PL), Total Distance (TD), distances at various speeds (>21 [HSR], >24 [VHSR], and > 27 [SPR] km·h-1 ), number of accelerations (>2 m·s-2 , ACC), and decelerations (<-2 m·s-2 , DEC)...
February 20, 2024: Journal of Sports Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38366444/theory-and-data-analysis-of-player-and-team-ball-possession-time-in-football
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ken Yamamoto, Seiya Uezu, Keiichiro Kagawa, Yoshihiro Yamazaki, Takuma Narizuka
In this study, the stochastic properties of player and team ball possession times in professional football matches are examined. Data analysis shows that player possession time follows a gamma distribution and the player count of a team possession event follows a mixture of two geometric distributions. We propose a formula for expressing team possession time in terms of player possession time and player count in a team's possession, verifying its validity through data analysis. Furthermore, we calculate an approximate form of the distribution of team possession time and study its asymptotic property...
January 2024: Physical Review. E
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38350828/using-the-neurological-health-of-former-professional-american-football-players-to-transform-primary-care
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Jay L Alberts
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March 2024: Parkinsonism & related Disorders
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38347859/a-musculoskeletal-multifactorial-individualised-programme-for-hamstring-muscle-injury-risk-reduction-in-professional-football-results-of-a-prospective-cohort-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pascal Edouard, Johan Lahti, Luca Fleres, Juha Ahtiainen, Juha-Jaakko Ulvila, Tiitus Lehtinen, Niklas Virtanen, Toni Taipale, Michel Bellver, Ville Peltonen, Max Thibault, Toni Huuhka, Risto-Matti Toivonen, Jean-Benoit Morin, Jurdan Mendiguchia
OBJECTIVE: To test whether a musculoskeletal multifactorial and individualised hamstring muscle injury (HMI) risk reduction programme could reduce HMI risk in professional football. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study in Finnish premier football league teams, with the 2019 season used as a control and an intervention conducted in the 2021 season. Screening was conducted to provide individualised programmes and monitor progress. Cox regression with hazard ratio (HR) was used with HMI as outcome and season as explanatory variable, including all players for primary analysis and those who performed the two seasons for secondary analysis...
2024: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
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