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 Training soccer correctly demands correct knowledge and experience.  The science of soccer section provides a base to build on through scientific studies.  Use these studies to increase your knowledge and supplement your day to day experience.  The scientific abstracts are not necessarily the view

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Science of Soccer Articles


Activity profile of young soccer players during actual match play

This study investigated the activity profile of young soccer players.

 

Aerobic Training improves soccer performance

The aim of the present study was to study the effects of aerobic training on performance during soccer match and soccer specific tests.

 

Recording soccer players' heart rates during matches

The aim of this study was to examine the possibility of obtaining information about the heart rate and physiological load imposed on soccer players during a game

 

Body composition and performance

Examine changes in body composition (BC) and physical performance tests (PT) resulting from a competitive season in soccer

 

Carbohydrate ingestion during game

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a carbohydrate-electrolyte drink on specific soccer tests and performance.

 

The physiology of soccer--with special reference to intense intermittent exercise.

Abstract of the physiology of soccer. Science of Soccer article.

 

Psychology of Penalty Kicks

The soccer "penalty shootout" in the knock-out phase of major international tournaments is one of the most dramatic events in international soccer. The outcome of these kicks is typically attributed to factors such as psychology.

 

Energy demands in competitive soccer

In elite outfield players, the average work rate during a soccer match, as estimated from variables such as heart rate, is approximately 70% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max).

 

Plyometrics in 12-13 year soccer players

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of plyometric training and maintenance training on physical performances in prepubescent soccer players.

 

Valid method for measuring kicking accuracy of soccer players

Method researchers used to measure kicking accuracy of soccer players.

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF ELITE AND NON-ELITE YUGOSLAV SOCCER PLAYERS: CORRELATES OF SUCCESS

During the last two decades, there has been significant accumulation of scientific data regarding soccer physiology and medicine.

 

Conditioning for female soccer players

We compared the efficacy of three physical conditioning programs provided over a 12 week period (24 h in total) on selected anthropometric and physical fitness parameters in female soccer players.

 

Resistance Training for Soccer

This study examined the effects of a progressive resistance training program in addition to soccer training on the physical capacities of male adolescents.

 

Energy Demands of soccer

In elite outfield players, the average work rate during a soccer match, as estimated from variables such as heart rate, is approximately 70% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max). This corresponds to an energy production of approximately 5700 kJ (1360 kcal) for a person weighing 75 kg with a VO2 max of 60 ml kg-1 min-1

 

Heart Rate requirements for youth soccer players

The aim of this study was to compare match analysis (using video recordings) and the physiological load (heart rate measured every 5 s, blood lactate measured after the warm-up, first half and second half) of six 11-year-old soccer players during official games of eleven-a-side on a regular-sized pitch (100 x 65 m) and of seven-a-side on a smaller pitch (60 x 40 m).

 

High intensity Training for soccer

The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of a high-intensity aerobic training program on different components of physical fitness in adolescents aged 11 to 16 years.

 

High Intensity Soccer and Fatigue

Soccer entails intermittent exercise with bouts of short, intense activity punctuating longer periods of low-level, moderate-intensity exercise.

 

Lactate Levels in Soccer

In blood samples taken after top-class soccer matches, the lactate concentration averages 3-9 mM.

 

Repeat Sprint Performance and VO2max

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between maximal oxygen uptake and repeated sprint performance in field hockey and soccer players.

 

RPE for soccer

The ability to accurately control and monitor internal training load is an important aspect of effective coaching

 

Soccer Specific Endurance Training

In professional soccer, a significant amount of training time is used to improve players' aerobic capacity.

 

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