Influence of Match Location, Quality of Opponents, and Match Status on Movement Patterns in Brazilian Professional Football Players

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 2155-2161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Aquino ◽  
Guilherme H. Munhoz Martins ◽  
Luiz H. Palucci Vieira ◽  
Rafael P. Menezes
Keyword(s):  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Match Location

Depression, Pain, and Quality of Life in Retired Professional Football Players

2008 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S117
Author(s):  
Dustin Z. DeYoung ◽  
Richard R. Dopp ◽  
Thomas L. Schwenk
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football

Prediction of Injury by Limited and Asymmetrical Fundamental Movement Patterns in American Football Players

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle B. Kiesel ◽  
Robert J. Butler ◽  
Philip J. Plisky
Keyword(s):  
Motor Control ◽  
Relative Risk ◽  
Outcome Measure ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injury ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Time Loss ◽  
Main Outcome Measure ◽  
Fundamental Movement Patterns

Context:Previous injury is the strongest risk factor for future injury in sports. It has been proposed that motor-control changes such as movement limitation and asymmetry associated with injury and pain may be perpetuated as part of an individual's movement strategy. Motor control of fundamental 1-×-body-weight tasks can reliably and efficiently be measured in the field.Objective:To determine whether the motor control of fundamental movement patterns and pattern asymmetry have a relationship with time-loss injury over the course of the preseason in professional football.Design:Injury-risk study.Setting:American professional football facilities.Participants:238 American professional football players.Intervention:To measure the motor control of 1-×-body-weight fundamental movement patterns, Functional Movement Screen scores were obtained before the start of training camp. The previously established cutoff score of ≤14 and the presence of any asymmetries on the FMS were examined using relative risk to determine if a relationship exists with time-loss injury.Main Outcome Measure:Time-loss musculoskeletal injury defined as any time loss from practice or competition due to musculoskeletal injury.Results:Players who scored ≤14 exhibited a relative risk of 1.87 (CI95 1.20–2.96). Similarly, players with at least 1 asymmetry displayed a relative risk of 1.80 (CI95 1.11–2.74). The combination of scoring below the threshold and exhibiting a movement asymmetry was highly specific for injury, with a specificity of .87 (CI95 .84–.90).Conclusion:The results of this study suggest that fundamental movement patterns and pattern asymmetry are identifiable risk factors for time-loss injury during the preseason in professional football players.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Technical Performance of Football Players in the UEFA Champions League

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 604
Author(s):  
Qing Yi ◽  
Miguel-Ángel Gómez-Ruano ◽  
Hongyou Liu ◽  
Shaoliang Zhang ◽  
Binghong Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Session ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Technical Performance ◽  
Situational Variables ◽  
Performance Profiles ◽  
And Training ◽  
Match Location

This study aimed to assess the technical match performance of top-class football players in a long-term perspective. Technical performance profiles of players according to five playing positions (central defender, full back, wide midfielder, central midfielder, forward) and five situational variables (competition stage, match location, quality of team, quality of opponent, match outcome) were established. Technical match data of players in the UEFA Champions League from season 2009–2010 to 2016–2017 were analyzed. The true effects of positional and situational variables on players’ technical performance were evaluated by the non-clinical magnitude-based inference. Results showed that the effect of competition stage on player’s performance was negligible. Quality of team, quality of opponent and match outcome revealed the strongest effects on player’s performance (ES: −0.42 ± 0.10–0.59 ± 0.10) while the effect of match location was relatively lower (ES: −0.32 ± 0.10–0.23 ± 0.07). The number of variables that showed statistical differences under five competing contexts for wide midfielders and forwards were higher than those of central defenders, full backs, and central midfielders. Differences of players’ match performance could mainly be identified in variables related to goal scoring, passing, and organizing, these findings may provide important insights for coaches and analysts during the match preparation and training session.

scholarly journals Effects of Regular Away Travel on Training Loads, Recovery, and Injury Rates in Professional Australian Soccer Players

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 546-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Fowler ◽  
Rob Duffield ◽  
Adam Waterson ◽  
Joanna Vaile
Keyword(s):  
Cumulative Effects ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Longitudinal Effects ◽  
National Competition ◽  
Match Location ◽  
At Home

The current study examined the acute and longitudinal effects of regular away travel on training load (TL), player wellness, and injury surrounding competitive football (soccer) matches. Eighteen male professional football players, representing a team competing in the highest national competition in Australia, volunteered to participate in the study. Training loads, player wellness and injury incidence, rate, severity, and type, together with the activity at the time of injury, were recorded on the day before, the day of, and for 4 d after each of the 27 matches of the 2012−13 season. This included 14 home and 13 away matches, further subdivided based on the midpoint of the season into early (1−13) and late competition (14−27) phases. While TLs were significantly greater on day 3 at home compared with away during the early competition phase (P = .03), no other significant effects of match location were identified (P > .05). Total TL and mean wellness over the 6 d surrounding matches and TL on day 3 were significantly reduced during the late compared with the early competition phase at home and away (P < .05). Although not significantly (P > .05), training missed due to injury was 60% and 50% greater during the late than during the early competition phase at home and away, respectively. In conclusion, no significant interactions between match location and competition phase were evident during the late competition phase, which suggests that away travel had negligible cumulative effects on the reduction in player wellness in the latter half of the season.

scholarly journals The Effect of Dietary Supplements on the Quality of Life of Retired Professional Football Players

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Sinnott ◽  
Rolando Lorenzo Maddela ◽  
Sejong Bae ◽  
Talitha Best
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football

scholarly journals Exposure to American Football and Neuropsychiatric Health in Former National Football League Players: Findings From the Football Players Health Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. 2871-2880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea L. Roberts ◽  
Alvaro Pascual-Leone ◽  
Frank E. Speizer ◽  
Ross D. Zafonte ◽  
Aaron L. Baggish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Self Report ◽  
American Football ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Poor Cognition

Background: Former American football players have a higher prevalence of cognitive impairment than that of the US general population. It remains unknown what aspects of playing football are associated with neuropsychiatric outcomes. Hypothesis: It was hypothesized that seasons of professional football, playing position, and experience of concussions were associated with cognition-related quality of life (QOL) and indicators of depression and anxiety. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: The authors examined whether seasons of professional football, playing position, and experience of concussions, as measured by self-report of 10 symptoms, were associated with cognition-related QOL and indicators of depression and anxiety in a cross-sectional survey conducted 2015 to 2017. Cognition-related QOL was measured by the short form of the Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders: Applied Cognition–General Concerns. The Patient Health Questionnaire–4 measured depression and anxiety symptoms. Of 13,720 eligible men with apparently valid contact information, 3506 players returned a questionnaire at the time of this analysis (response rate = 25.6%). Results: Seasons of professional play (risk ratio [RR] per 5 seasons = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.06-1.34) and playing position were associated with cognition-related QOL. Each 5 seasons of play was associated with 9% increased risk of indicators of depression at borderline statistical significance ( P = .05). When compared with former kickers, punters, and quarterbacks, men who played any other position had a higher risk of poor cognition-related QOL, depression, and anxiety. Concussion symptoms were strongly associated with poor cognition-related QOL (highest concussion quartile, RR = 22.3, P < .001), depression (highest quartile, RR = 6.0, P < .0001), and anxiety (highest quartile, RR = 6.4, P < .0001), even 20 years after last professional play. Conclusion: The data suggest that seasons of play and playing position in the NFL are associated with lasting neuropsychiatric health deficits. Additionally, poor cognition-related QOL, depression, and anxiety appear to be associated with concussion in the long term.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATION OF MENTAL HEALTH OF AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC PERIOD

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Akgün ◽  
Mürsel Biçer ◽  
Mehmet Vural
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Professional Football ◽  
Subjective Sleep Quality ◽  
Subjective Sleep ◽  
Significant Difference

The aim of this study is to investigate the mental health of amateur and professional football players during the Covid-19 pandemic period. For this purpose, 49 amateur female, 68 amateur male and 34 professional male football players participated in the study. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index consisting of 24 questions and the Beck Depression Scale consisting of 21 questions were applied to measure the sleep quality and depression symptoms of the participants. The obtained data were analyzed with the SPSS 22.0 program. Values were presented as minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation, and standard error. Significance level was accepted as p<0.05. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to test for normality. One Way Anova and LSD tests were performed to analyze the differences between groups. There were significant differences in BDI total score, subjective sleep quality and sleep disorder parameters when grouped by age. (p<0.05) Significant differences were found in BDI total score, subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep disturbance, and total PUKI score parameters when grouped by sport categories. (p<0.05) No significant difference was found in any parameter in grouping the participants according to sports age. (p>0.05) As a result, it can be said that the sleep quality of amateur women and amateur men is bad, and the sleep quality of professional men is good during the Covid-19 pandemic period. It can be said that the depression symptoms of amateur women are bad, the amateur men's group is moderate, and the depression symptoms of professional men are good. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0785/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

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