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 &...
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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,...
Practice-based research or when research back up practices – the example of week programming in elite (soccer) football
There are many factors to consider when planning the microcycle in elite (soccer) football (1,14). Whether it’s about session content, orientation, and load, or when to rest players,...
The Performance Science Index: relationships with estimated market value and sporting performance
Buchheit M, Gormley S, Hader K and McHugh D. The Performance Science Index: relationships with estimated market value and relative overall sporting performance of a selection of elite...
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...
Do mid-week European matches influence European teams’ performance in their domestic league? A 20-year study
Buchheit M, Settembre M, Hader K, Tarascon A, McHugh D & Verheijen R. Do mid-week European matches influence European teams’ performance in their domestic league? A 20-year study....
Nutritional practices for match preparation in football – real-life insights
Buchheit M, Ramachandran AK, Fabre M, Cock-Le Doré S, Tiollier E, Lacome M. Nutritional practices for match preparation in football (soccer) – real-life insights into the food, the...
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...
Assessing the usefulness of submaximal exercise heart rates for monitoring cardiorespiratory fitness changes in elite youth soccer players
Altmann S, Ruf L, Neumann R, Härtel S, Woll A & Buchheit M. Assessing the usefulness of submaximal exercise heart rates for monitoring cardiorespiratory fitness changes in elite...
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,...