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Lower-body power, body composition, speed, and agility performance among youth ...
França, Cíntia; Gouveia, Elvio; Martins, Francisco; Ihle, Andreas; Henriques, Ricardo; Marques, Adilson; Sarmento, Hugo; Przednowek, KrzysztofSpeed and agility have been described as crucial abilities for soccer players. The purpose of this study was to analyze, in detail, the variance in speed and agility tasks explained by lower-body power after controlling for age and body composition. The participants were 96 male soccer players aged 16.1 ± 1.6 years. Body composition (stature, body fat percentage-BF%, body mass, and fat-free mass-FFM), lower-bod...
Characterization of Static Strength, Vertical Jumping, and Isokinetic Strength ...
Gouveia, João Nuno; França, Cíntia; Martins, Francisco; Henriques, Ricardo; Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio; Ihle, Andreas; Sarmento, HugoMuscular strength is strongly related to speed and agility tasks, which have been described as the most decisive actions preceding goals in the soccer game. This study aimed to characterize the players' strength indicators and to analyze the variation associated with age, competition level, and positional role. Eighty-three male soccer players from A team (n = 22), B team (n = 17), U-23 (n = 19), and U-19 (n = ...
Changing coaches in a local Portuguese professional soccer team: influencing fa...
Martins, Francisco; França, Cíntia; Sarmento, Hugo; Lopes, Hélder; Przednowek, Krzysztof; Santos, Francisco; Henriques, Ricardo; Marques, AdilsonIn male professional soccer, changing coaches frequently occurs during a sports season. Although this decision may disrupt players’ and teams’ development, organizational progress, and financial stability, the administrations still decide to change coaches due to several sportive factors. This study aims to describe a local Portuguese professional soccer team's reality regarding specific factors influencing the...
Weekly External Load Performance Effects on Sports Injuries of Male Professiona...
Martins, Francisco; Marques, Adilson; França, Cíntia; Sarmento, Hugo; Henriques, Ricardo; Ihle, Andreas; de Maio Nascimento, Marcelo; Saldanha, CarolinaOne of the most challenging issues professional football players face throughout their careers is injuries. Those injuries often result from suboptimal training programs that were not designed according to the players' individual needs. This prospective study aimed to examine in detail the effects of sports injuries on professional football players' weekly external load performances. Thirty-three male professio...
Relationship between Objective and Subjective Fatigue Monitoring Tests in Profe...
Lourenço, João; Gouveia, Elvio Rúbio; Sarmento, Hugo; Ihle, Andreas; Ribeiro, Tiago; Henriques, Ricardo; Martins, Francisco; França, CíntiaStudying fatigue is challenging because it is influenced by physiological, psychological, and sociological states. Fatigue can be assessed objectively or subjectively, but the literature has difficulty understanding how an analytical test relates to a response via a questionnaire. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships between objective fatigue variables (Squat Jump (SJ) and Countermo...
Relationship between Objective and Subjective Fatigue Monitoring Tests in Profe...
Lourenço, João; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Sarmento, Hugo; Ihle, Andreas; Ribeiro, Tiago; Henriques, Ricardo; Martins, Francisco; França, CíntiaStudying fatigue is challenging because it is influenced by physiological, psychological, and sociological states. Fatigue can be assessed objectively or subjectively, but the literature has difficulty understanding how an analytical test relates to a response via a questionnaire. Thus, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships between objective fatigue variables (Squat Jump (SJ) and Countermo...
Weekly External Load Performance Effects on Sports Injuries of Male Professiona...
Martins, Francisco; Marques, Adilson; França, Cíntia; Sarmento, Hugo; Henriques, Ricardo; Ihle, Andreas; Nascimento, Marcelo de de MaioOne of the most challenging issues professional football players face throughout their careers is injuries. Those injuries often result from suboptimal training programs that were not designed according to the players’ individual needs. This prospective study aimed to examine in detail the effects of sports injuries on professional football players’ weekly external load performances. Thirty-three male professio...
Characterization of Static Strength, Vertical Jumping, and Isokinetic Strength ...
Gouveia, João Nuno; França, Cíntia; Martins, Francisco; Henriques, Ricardo; Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio; Ihle, Andreas; Sarmento, Hugo: Muscular strength is strongly related to speed and agility tasks, which have been described as the most decisive actions preceding goals in the soccer game. This study aimed to characterize the players’ strength indicators and to analyze the variation associated with age, competition level, and positional role. Eighty-three male soccer players from A team (n = 22), B team (n = 17), U-23 (n = 19), and U-19 (n ...
Weekly external load performance effects on sports injuries of male professiona...
Martins, Francisco; Marques, Adilson; França, Cíntia; Sarmento, Hugo; Henriques, Ricardo; Ihle, Andreas; de Maio Nascimento, Marcelo; Saldanha, CarolinaOne of the most challenging issues professional football players face throughout their careers is injuries. Those injuries often result from suboptimal training programs that were not designed according to the players' individual needs. This prospective study aimed to examine in detail the effects of sports injuries on professional football players' weekly external load performances. Thirty-three male professio...
The Relationship between Different Large-Sided Games and Official Matches on Pr...
Caldeira, Romualdo; Gouveia, Elvio Rúbio; Ihle, Andreas; Marques, Adilson; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Lopes, Helder; Henriques, Ricardo; Sarmento, HugoLarge-sided games (LSG) are commonly used in the training contexts for providing either technical/tactical or locomotor/physiological stimuli. Despite natural similarities with the official match, the locomotor profile seems to be different, which must be considered by the coaches to identify compensatory strategies for achieving the ideal dose of training. The aim of this study was two-fold: (1) to investigate...