Soccer Injury Rehabilitation Process & Phases
Across elite level soccer, the increased demands of training, competitive match play and the ever-growing congestive fixture periods in-season increases the player’s injury susceptibility. Recently, it has also been shown that losing soccer players to injury can be to the detriment of team success, so the importance placed on the rehabilitation process to recover and […]
Training in Practice – Requirement for Compensatory Training
Not only are the USA and Mexico cooperating to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup with the assistance of Canada, but USA’s Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX have announced how both organizations club teams will compete and participate in the revamped Leagues Cup. 47 teams in total (29x MLS and 18x Liga MX) […]
Appropriate Training Loads in Team Sports
Appropriate planning of training is fundamental to optimal sports performance and reduction of injury risk for players. The importance of keeping the injury burden within squads low has been well presented & observed in line with successful teams. Having reduced injuries during a seasonal period obviously means you can compete most of the time with […]
Sports Nutrition for the Football Athlete
At the fine age of 37-years old arguably the greatest player of all time & legendary striker, Cristiano Ronaldo is playing in the Premier League with giants Manchester United. Having confirmed the agreement to re-sign him from Juventus, everyone is wondering what the secret has been to keep the player healthy, fit & in fine […]
Importance of Sport Psychology & Mental Skills Training
Ralf Rangnick wasted no time at all influencing the club with his philosophy. Making a sport or football psychology expert the first member of his backroom staff, Rangnick highlighted the modern methods involved in an elite football setting. “If you have special coaches for goalkeeping, physical education, even for strikers, fitness, whatever, you should also […]
Tactical Analysis in the Training Process
With the Major League Soccer season about to begin, in line with the CONCACAF Champions League being contested, coaches involved in these will be scouring the analysis departments for information in order to gain an advantage. Using tactical analysis for the development of scouting reports, opposition analysis and training development purposes means utilising every method […]
Developing Soccer Intelligence
With the World Cup 2026 heading to North America & contested within the CONCACAF regions of the USA, Mexico & Canada, the concept ‘football intelligence’ amongst the top players across the world is a hot topic – but what does it mean for coaches & how can we develop it? It is no secret that […]
Football Coaching, Soccer Science & Performance
A constant term used by practitioners, and a key thought in a coach’s mind when designing and justifying training to the players is; “ is it game realistic” or “do we train as we play”? Key questions to ask are; How can we measure the realism of the practice design from a coaches perspective? How can we […]
Recovery Strategies in Soccer
Understanding the balance between work & recovery is vitally important in order to maximise soccer performance & player success. The International Soccer Science & Performance Federation (ISSPF) brings together online some of the leading football science researchers, applied soccer science practitioners & football coaches to discuss the role of rest & recovery within the game. Recent years […]
The Physical Demands of Football Fitness
One of the main objectives of any training professional, coach or manager should be to know what the demands of their sports require in order to prepare their athletes in the best possible way. In the particular case of fitness training or physical preparation, the conditioning variables are ones that are continually scrutinised, & require […]
