Spatial mobilities, football players and the World Cup: evidence from the English premier league

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-34
Author(s):  
Peter Millward
Keyword(s):  
Football Players ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Premier League ◽  
The World ◽  
English Premier League

Efficiency of 1-on-1 play situations for high-level soccer players during the World and European championships in relation to position on the pitch and match time

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Szwarc ◽  
Krzysztof Kromke ◽  
Łukasz Radzimiński ◽  
Zbigniew Jastrzębski
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Middle Zone ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Third Place ◽  
The Third ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
The World ◽  
High Level

The aim of the study was to assess the efficiencies of players in 1-on-1 situations in terms of their position on the pitch and the match time during the final matches of the World Cup and European Championships from 1990 to 2014. The research was conducted on a sample of 1012 football players whose teams competed in the semi-finals, finals and the third place matches during the Football World Cup and European Championships from 1990 to 2014. The study included the performances of 506 players in 1-on-1 situations during 46 matches that were terminated at the regulation 90 min. The study revealed that during an average match, the players performed 231 times in 1-on-1 situations with 51% accuracy. The level of accuracy in 1-on-1 situations was significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) in winning teams than in losing teams particularly at the beginning of the game and in the middle zone of the pitch. Moreover, the results of our study showed that the highest effectiveness of the duels was noted in the defence zone and was decreasing along with moving the actions closer to the opponent’s goal. The players competed with similar frequencies on both defence (114 duels on average with 51% accuracy) and attack (113 duels on average with 52% accuracy). The players of the elite football teams exhibited high performance efficiencies in the 1-on-1 duels, especially on their own half of the field and during the early stages of both halves of the match. The accuracy of duels of their performances decreased when the action moved closer to the opponent’s goal and with the time in the game.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Return to Sporting Activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-43
Author(s):  
Ismail Dergaa ◽  
◽  
Amit Varma ◽  
Abdul Rafi Mohammed ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sporting Events ◽  
Premier League ◽  
The World ◽  
Sporting Activities ◽  
English Premier League ◽  
Return To Sporting Activities

Analysis of the directives suggested by various sporting confederations across the world concerning return to sporting activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, to assure a prudent beginning of the new season of sporting-events particularly for football as the leagues across the world begin, with the English Premier League starting on 12th September 2020.

scholarly journals Spikes in acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) associated with a 5–7 times greater injury rate in English Premier League football players: a comprehensive 3-year study

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (12) ◽  
pp. 731-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Bowen ◽  
Aleksander Stephan Gross ◽  
Mo Gimpel ◽  
Stewart Bruce-Low ◽  
Francois-Xavier Li
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Exposure ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Low Intensity ◽  
Total Distance ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
English Premier League

ObjectivesWe examined the relation between global positioning system (GPS)-derived workloads and injury in English Premier League football players (n=33) over three seasons.MethodsWorkload and injury data were collected over three consecutive seasons. Cumulative (1-weekly, 2-weekly, 3-weekly and 4-weekly) loads in addition to acute:chronic workload ratios (ACWR) (acute workload (1-week workload)) divided by chronic workload (previous 4-week average acute workload) were classified into discrete ranges by z-scores. Relative risk (RR) for each range was then calculated between injured and non-injured players using specific GPS variables: total distance, low-intensity distance, high-speed running distance, sprint distance, accelerations and decelerations.ResultsThe greatest non-contact injury risk was when the chronic exposure to decelerations was low (<1731) and the ACWR was >2.0 (RR=6.7). Non-contact injury risk was also 5–6 times higher for accelerations and low-intensity distance when the chronic workloads were categorised as low and the ACWR was >2.0 (RR=5.4–6.6), compared with ACWRs below this. When all chronic workloads were included, an ACWR >2.0 was associated with a significant but lesser injury risk for the same metrics, plus total distance (RR=3.7–3.9).ConclusionsWe recommend that practitioners involved in planning training for performance and injury prevention monitor the ACWR, increase chronic exposure to load and avoid spikes that approach or exceed 2.0.

Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) score does not predict injury in English Premier League youth academy football players

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Newton ◽  
Alan McCall ◽  
Desmond Ryan ◽  
Colin Blackburne ◽  
Karen aus der Fünten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Football Players ◽  
Functional Movement Screen ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
Premier League ◽  
English Premier League

scholarly journals Endurance and Speed Capacity of the Korea Republic Football National Team During the World Cup of 2010

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oh Duk ◽  
Kim Min ◽  
Adam Kawczyński ◽  
Paweł Chmura ◽  
Dariusz Mroczek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Motor Activity ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Test Results ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Running Speed ◽  
National Team ◽  
Total Distance ◽  
The World

Endurance and Speed Capacity of the Korea Republic Football National Team During the World Cup of 2010 The aim of the study was to characterize selected indices of endurance and speed of the Korea Republic team with reference to the four best teams during the World Cup of 2010. Five hundred and ninety-nine football players from thirty-two teams participated in the study. All teams played in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. For the assessment of the players' motor activity during matches common kinematic test results were recorded using the Castrol Performance Index. The following variables were analysed: total distance covered by the team, distance covered by individual players, maximum running speed and average match running speed for the team and individual players, as well as with division with regard to playing position: defenders, midfielders, strikers. In comparison to the four best teams at the football World Cup of 2010, the Korea Republic players achieved the highest running speed (p≤0.05), and similar levels of covered distance and average match running speed.

The Football Team Composition Problem: a Stochastic Programming approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Pantuso
Keyword(s):  
Programming Approach ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Steady Growth ◽  
Premier League ◽  
Football Team ◽  
Composition Problem ◽  
Football Clubs ◽  
European Football ◽  
English Premier League

Abstract Most professional European football clubs are well-structured businesses. Therefore, the financial performance of investments in players becomes crucial. In this paper, after the problem is discussed and formalized, an optimization model with the objective of maximizing the expected value of the team is presented. The model ensures that the team has the required mix of skills, that competition regulations are met, and that budget limits are respected. The model explicitly takes into account the uncertainty in the career development of football players. A case study based on the English Premier League is presented. Our results show that the model has significant potential to improve current decisions ensuring a steady growth of the value of the team. The team value growth reported is particularly driven by investments in young prospects.

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