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The road to expertise in U-20 football world champions: A multi-method approach
Sarmento, Hugo; Martinho, Diogo; Pereira, Filipa; Pereira, Antonino; Araújo, DuartePortugal’s “Gold Generation,” one of the country’s most talented groups of football players, won two U-20 World Championships in 1989 (Riyadh) and 1991 (Lisbon). This study aimed to holistically describe the development of a successful generation of Portuguese national football players and retrospectively examine the factors underlying their success. Participants included 31 of the 34 world champions, the head ...
Lower body strength and body composition in female football
França, Cíntia; Saldanha, Carolina; Martins, Francisco; de Maio Nascimento, Marcelo; Marques, Adilson; Ihle, Andreas; Sarmento, Hugo; Campos, PedroLower-body strength plays a crucial role in football performance and injury prevention, and thus, monitoring of strength variables has become crucial in the training process. This study aims to (1) assess knee muscle strength performance through intra- and inter-limb asymmetries and (2) examine the relationships between knee muscle strength, body composition, and vertical jump performance (squat jump and counte...
Passion, Motivation, and Well-Being in Young Footballers: A Systematic Review
Braz, Diogo; Maia, Cátia; Gouveia, Élvio; Monteiro, Diogo; Couto, Nuno; Sarmento, HugoBackground: Psychological well-being is crucial for the development and performance of young athletes. This systematic review aims to synthesize the available scientific evidence on the relationship between passion (harmonious and obsessive), basic psychological needs (BPNs), motivation, affect (positive and negative), and life satisfaction in young football (soccer) players. Methods: A systematic literature re...
Lower body strength and body composition in female football
França, Cíntia; Saldanha, Carolina; Martins, Francisco; Nascimento, Marcelo de Maio; Marques, Adilson; Ihle, Andreas; Sarmento, Hugo; Campos, Pedro<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>Lower-body strength plays a crucial role in football performance and injury prevention, and thus, monitoring of strength variables has become crucial in the training process. This study aims to (1) assess knee muscle strength performance through intra- and inter-limb asymmetries and (2) examine the relationships between knee muscle strength, body composition, and vertic...
Characterizing psychomotor abilities of male handball players of different age ...
Martins, Francisco; Śliż, Maciej; França, Cíntia; Sarmento, Hugo; Gouveia, Élvio Rubio; Campos, Pedro; Lopes, Helder; Przednowek, Krzysztof<jats:p>Sports performance is highly influenced by players’ mental, emotional, and psychomotor abilities. Particularly in handball, training methods aim to maximize players’ performance by fusing physical conditioning with cognitive abilities. The aim of this research was twofold: (1) to characterize players’ psychomotor abilities according to their age categories (U14, U16, and U18), and (2) to analyze the dif...
Caracterização fisiológica do jogo de walking football em adultos idosos
Teixeira, Francisco; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Gouveia, Elvio Rúbio; Romão, Tiago; Sarmento, Hugo; Borges Sarmento, Hugo MiguelNos últimos anos, a prática de atividades físicas para idosos tem recebido crescente atenção devido aos seus potenciais benefícios para a saúde e bem-estar dessa população (Gouveia et al., 2023; Moreno-Agostino et al., 2020; Posadzki et al., 2020; Xu et al., 2023). Uma dessas atividades em ascensão é o "walking football", uma variação do futebol convencional que é jogada a um ritmo mais lento, sem corridas ou c...
The Influence of Playing Position on Physical, Physiological, and Technical Dem...
Sarmento, Hugo; Martinho, Diogo V.; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Afonso, José; Chmura, Paweł; Field, Adam; Savedra, Nestor Ordoñez; Oliveira, RafaelBackground There has been an increase in studies examining the demands of soccer relative to each playing position in recent years. Understanding the physical, physiological, and technical demands on soccer players according to their positional role during competitive matches is necessary to understand match requirements and develop position-specifc training practices. Thereby, there is a clear need to synthesi...
The influence of playing position on physical, physiological, and tchnical dema...
Sarmento, Hugo; Martinho, Diogo V.; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Afonso, José; Chmura, Paweł; Field, Adam; Savedra, Nestor Ordoñez; Oliveira, RafaelBackground There has been an increase in studies examining the demands of soccer relative to each playing position in recent years. Understanding the physical, physiological, and technical demands on soccer players according to their positional role during competitive matches is necessary to understand match requirements and develop position-specifc training practices. Thereby, there is a clear need to synthesi...
The Influence of playing position on physical, physiological, and technical dem...
Sarmento, Hugo; Martinho, Diogo V.; Gouveia, Élvio R.; Afonso, José; Chmura, Pawel; Field, Adam; Savedra, Nestor Ordoñez; Oliveira, RafaelBackground There has been an increase in studies examining the demands of soccer relative to each playing position in recent years. Understanding the physical, physiological, and technical demands on soccer players according to their positional role during competitive matches is necessary to understand match requirements and develop position-specific training practices. Thereby, there is a clear need to synthes...
Principal component approach and relationship between nomination scale for iden...
Castro-Infantes, Santiago; Soto Hermoso, Víctor M.; Martín-Moya, Ricardo; Clemente, Filipe Manuel; Sarmento, Hugo; Castillo-Rodríguez, AlfonsoThe present study aimed to investigate the relationship between the physical capabilities of young soccer players and their performance in game-related variables as assessed through the Nomination Scale for Identifying Football Talent (NSIFT) questionnaire. A total of 80 young soccer players, with an average age of 10.70 ± 1.02years, participated in the research. Each player underwent a comprehensive assessment...