Volume 11 - Targeted Topic - Sports Science in Football

September 2022
The aim of this Targeted Topic is to highlight all recent evidence of scientific support for the preparation of Football players. The Qatar story is highlighted with the details of how the performance model was developed and how Aspire Academy provides scientific support to the development of Qatari players. Performance science on the physical preparation, nutrition, and periodization of recovery, as well as details on how to prepare female players are presented with articles from leading practitioners around the World. Finally, a specific section on data in Football and bonus content on key medical issues are discussed with incredible insight.

Articles

Editorial
FROM OUR EDITOR

Football is the most popular sport in the world and the FIFA World Cup™ is arriving to Qatar in just three...

Written by – Nebojsa Popovic MD PhD

Editorial
FROM OUR GUEST EDITORS

We are now only a few months away from the 2022 FIFA World Cup here in the state of Qatar. The eyes of the...

Written by – Prof Marco Cardinale PhD, Prof Warren Gregson PhD, MBA

Interview
BORA MILUTINOVIC

Interview byProf. Nebojsa Popovic, Editor-in-Chief Velibor ‘Bora’ Milutinovic comes from a football...

Interview by – Prof. Nebojsa Popovic, Editor-in-Chief

Sports Science
PERFORMANCE MODEL BEHIND QATAR FOOTBALL

THE ROAD TO 2022 Written byValter Di Salvo and Daniele Bonanno, Qatar HOW IT ALL BEGAN: A...

Written by – Valter Di Salvo and Daniele Bonanno, Qatar

Sports Science
ASPIRE PLAYER PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT

Written byEmmanuel Lopez, Sami Kuitunen, Andre Fornaziero, Fabio Massimo Francioni, Maxime Hertzog, and...

Written by – Emmanuel Lopez, Sami Kuitunen, Andre Fornaziero, Fabio Massimo Francioni, Maxime Hertzog, and Gary Sherriff, Qatar

Sports Science
PHYSICAL PREPARATION OF THE MODERN ELITE FOOTBALL PLAYER

FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CONGESTED FIXTURE PERIODS...

Written by – Paul Balsom, Sweden, Richard Hawkins and Tony Strudwick, UK

Sports Science
PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS IN WOMEN’S FOOTBALL

Written by Naomi Datson and Katrine Okholm Kryger, UK INTRODUCTION Fédération Internationale de...

Written by – Naomi Datson and Katrine Okholm Kryger, UK

Sports Science
NUTRITION FOR TOURNAMENT FOOTBALL

A PRACTICAL FOCUS ON THE FIFA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022™ Written by Marcus P Hannon, Andreas M Kasper, and...

Written by – Marcus P Hannon, Andreas M Kasper, and Graeme L Close, United Kingdom

Sports Science
A PERIODISED RECOVERY STRATEGY FRAMEWORK FOR THE ELITE FOOTBALL PLAYER

Written by Warren Gregson, Qatar, Glyn Howatson, UK, and Robin Thorpe, USA INTRODUCTION Elite...

Written by – Warren Gregson, Qatar, Glyn Howatson, UK, and Robin Thorpe, USA

Sports Science
THE LANDSCAPE OF FOOTBALL TECHNOLOGY

WHERE IT HAS COME FROM AND HOW IT IS EVOLVING Written by Nicolas Evans, Switzerland, Marco...

Written by – Nicolas Evans, Switzerland, Marco Cardinale, and Warren Gregson, Qatar

Sports Science
TRAINING MONITORING IN FOOTBALL

WHERE ARE WE HEADING? Written by Barry Drust, UK and Torstein Dalen-Lorentsen,...

Written by – Barry Drust, UK and Torstein Dalen-Lorentsen, Norway

Sports Science
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

DATA AND SCIENCE IN FOOTBALL Written by John Newell, Ireland, Lorenzo Lolli and Kenny McMillan,...

Written by – John Newell, Ireland, Lorenzo Lolli and Kenny McMillan, Qatar

Sports Rehab
SYNDESMOSIS INJURIES IN ATHLETES

RETURN TO SPORTS CONTINUUM IS LINKED TO HIGH QUALITY REHABILITATION Written by Pieter D’Hooghe, Qatar,...

Written by – Pieter D’Hooghe, Qatar, Igor Tak, The Netherlands, and Alli Gokeler, The Netherlands & Germany

Sports Medicine
FIFA SUDDEN DEATH REGISTRY

KEY FACTS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES Written by Florian Egger and Ana Ukaj, Germany SUDDEN DEATH IN...

Written by – Florian Egger and Ana Ukaj, Germany

Sports Medicine
SHARED DECISION-MAKING IN THE RETURN TO PLAY PROCESS AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN FOOTBALL MEDICINE

Written by Flavio Cruz, Qatar and Felipe Meira, Brazil INTRODUCTION The primary role of the sports...

Written by – Flavio Cruz, Qatar and Felipe Meira, Brazil

Letters From
LETTER FROM DOCTORS AND THE MEDICS

A LETTER FROM: TIPTON, UNITED KINGDOM Written by Gavin Blackwell, UK ‘Has the Doc had a look at...

Written by – Gavin Blackwell, UK

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