Editorials & comments

The Sideline Symphony: Orchestrating Player Support
This article has been published (and slightly edited) on the Training Ground Gurou Website Background This editorial...

Beyond the Scoreboard: Redefining Performance Staff Assessment in Elite Sports Organizations
Buchheit M, Schuster L and King R. Beyond the Scoreboard: Redefining Performance Staff Assessment in Elite Sports...

“We were getting off the bus and people passing by there, they knew you”
Ezen Inside Podcast #166: 🇪🇸 Albert Altarriba (New York Red Bulls | FCBarcelona) Alex de la Vega (host):...
Football / Soccer

The Sideline Symphony: Orchestrating Player Support
This article has been published (and slightly edited) on the Training Ground Gurou Website Background This editorial piece discusses the complex dynamics of...

Monitoring the reconditioning of the injured football player with field-based measures: a case study following ACL reconstruction
Buchheit M, Sandua M, Gray A, Hader, Monnot D, Volante J, Delafosse F. Monitoring the reconditioning of the injured football player with field-based...

Factors associated with match outcomes in elite European football – insights from machine learning models
Settembre M, Buchheit M, Hader K, Hamill R, Tarascon A, Verheijen R, McHugh D. Factors associated with match outcomes in elite European football –...

Football Fitness Federation Podcast #262
🤔 Take Aways from my recent Football Fitness Federation podcast interview, I wanted to summarize my thoughts on our roles as performance coaches...
High-Intensity Training

ASCA Podcast #91 – Dr. Martin Buchheit
Australian Strength & Conditioning Association QUOTES “In the context of team sport, fitness does not often make the difference in winning or losing...
The 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test – two decades of learnings
M. Buchheit, U. Dikmen, C. Vassallo. The 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test – two decades of learnings. Sports Performance & Science Reports, Nov 2021. Full...
Science for Sports Podcast #77 – Anaerobic Speed Reserve
In episode 77, Martin Buchheit, S&C Coach, Sport Scientist & Researcher, joins us. Specifically, Martin will be looking at: Importance of the anaerobic...
Anaerobic Speed/Power Reserve and Sport Performance: Scientific Basis, Current Applications and Future Directions
Sandford, G., Laursen, PB., and Buchheit M. Anaerobic Speed/Power Reserve and Sport Performance: Scientific Basis, Current Applications and Future Directions. August 2021, Sports...
Egrogenic use of the Environement

Monitoring the reconditioning of the injured football player with field-based measures: a case study following ACL reconstruction
Buchheit M, Sandua M, Gray A, Hader, Monnot D, Volante J, Delafosse F. Monitoring the reconditioning of the injured football player with field-based...

ASCA Podcast #91 – Dr. Martin Buchheit
Australian Strength & Conditioning Association QUOTES “In the context of team sport, fitness does not often make the difference in winning or losing...

Does short-duration heat exposure at a matched cardiovascular intensity improve intermittent running performance in a cool environment?
Calvin P. Philp, Martin Buchheit, Cecilia M. Kitic, Christopher T. Minson, James W. Fell. Does short-duration heat exposure at a matched cardiovascular...

Psychometric and physiological responses to a pre-season competitive camp in the heat with a 6-hr time difference in elite soccer players
Buchheit, M., Cholley Y. and Lambert P. Psychometric and physiological responses to a pre-season competitive camp in the heat with a 6-hr time...
Injury Prevention
Monitoring the reconditioning of the injured football player with field-based measures: a case study following ACL reconstruction
Buchheit M, Sandua M, Gray A, Hader, Monnot D, Volante J, Delafosse F. Monitoring the reconditioning of the injured football player with field-based measures: a case study following...
Exposures to near-to-maximal speed running bouts during different turnarounds in elite football: association with match hamstring injuries
Buchheit M, Settembre M, Hader K, McHugh D. Exposures to near-to-maximal speed running bouts and match hamstring injuries during different turnarounds in elite football. Biol Sport. 2023;40(4):1057–1067. Full...
Correlations between hamstring muscle architecture, maturation and anthropometric measures in academy soccer players
Brown M, Buchheit M, Lacome M, Hader K, Guilhem G. Correlations between hamstring muscle architecture, maturation and anthropometric measures in academy soccer players. IJSPP, 2023, In press. Full...
Upside Chat 21/02/23 – Injury mitigation
On the Upside Podcast I discussed injury mitigation in football (soccer) Most effective interventions: 1. Load management 2. Screening/Prevention 3. Data / Technology / AI Staff collaboration &...
Return to play following injuries in pro football: insights into the real-life practices of 85 elite practitioners
Buchheit M, King R, Stokes A, Lemaire B, Grainger A, Brennan D, Norman D, Mäkinen A, Ruggiero H, Shelton A, Sammons G, Bridges M, McHugh D, Delaval B,...
Planning the microcycle in elite football: to rest or not to rest?
Buchheit M, Settembre M, Hader K abd McHugh D. Planning the microcycle in elite football: to rest or not to rest? IJSPP, In press, 2023. Full text here...
Effects of wearable resistance load placement on neuromuscular activity and stride kinematics: A Preliminary Study
Brown M, Giroux C, Lacome M, Leduc C, Hader K, Buchheit M. Effects of wearable resistance load placement on neuromuscular activity and stride kinematics: A Preliminary Study. South...
Elite football injury risk explained: translating 1000 hour injury rates into expected weekly injury counts
M. Buchheit & Derek McHugh. Elite football injury risk explained: translating 1000 hour injury rates into expected weekly injury counts. Sports Performance & Science Reports, Jan 2022, #155,...
Upper body resistance training following soccer match play: compatible, complementary, or contraindicated?
Sabag A, Lovell R, Walsh NP, Grantham N, Lacome M, and Buchheit M. Upper body resistance training following soccer match play: compatible, complementary, or contraindicated? IJSPP, In press....
Exercise‑Based Strategies to Prevent Muscle Injury in Male Elite Footballers: An Expert‑Led Delphi Survey of 21 Practitioners Belonging to 18 Teams from the Big‑5 European Leagues
By far one of the best and most impactful collaborative project I have been involved in! Alan McCall, R. Pruna, Nick Van der Horst, G. Dupont, M. Buchheit,...
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