Academic Institution: Liverpool John Moores University
Practical Affiliation (current & previous): Cardiff City FC, Hebei China Fortune FC, Lechia Gdansk, Servette FC
Languages Spoken: English, French, Spanish
Content Feature: Return to play
Area: Preparing the injured player for the positional demands (return to play) of soccer
Soccer can be characterised as an intermittent sport, with “repeated bouts of high-intensity running interspersed with periods of rest or low-intensity running”
This review examined the methods used to monitor external and internal training loads in elite-level soccer and their relationships with injury risk. Due to the significant financial and performance burden of injury incidence in professional soccer, recent research has focused its attention upon understanding the relationship between training load and injury risk.