The literature lacks an understanding of the physical demands team sports with unlimited substitutions (player interchange rotations). Because this characteristic game, it is necessary to analyze requirements through player rotation rather than analyzing global averages. objective research investigate relationship between high-intensity activities (HIA; sum accelerations, decelerations, and hig...

Despite its growing popularity, few studies have investigated specific physiological demands for elite female futsal. The aim of this study was to determine aerobic fitness in elite female futsal players using laboratory and field testing. Fourteen female futsal players from the Venezuelan National team (age =21.2±4.0 years; body mass =58.6±5.6 kg; height =161±5.0 cm) performed a progressive ma...

BACKGROUND Futsal is a growing sport with lots of fans in many countries including Iran, but there are few papers in the literature which report injuries in top level futsal. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to record and analyze the incidence and characteristics of injuries in Iran futsal national teams from March 2011 to September 2012. PATIENTS AND METHODS 55 Iranian national futsal p...

BACKGROUND The frequency and severity of injury in beach soccer are unknown. PURPOSE To estimate the incidence rates, characteristics, and risk factors for injuries associated with beach soccer. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS The same sports physician examined and recorded injuries incurred during the Japanese National Beach Soccer Championships in 2013 and 2014....

Football, unlike some other team sports, includes limited game interruptions for coaches to easily communicate with players and affect their performance. However, a reduced number of studies have explored how attempt influence during half-time. This study examined football coaches’ behaviours half-time perceptions underpinning talks’ delivery. Five Spanish ( M age = 32.2, SD 8.8) working La Lig...

A 7-week, 10-session individual training program was implemented with a youth elite football (soccer) player who had been underperforming because of poor aerobic fitness. The intervention focused on developing aerobic power and high lactate production and contributed to a 32.3% improvement in a football-specific performance test. The player was able to return to play and exceed expected perform...

The coaching carousel or turnover is an extreme but frequently occurring phenomenon in soccer. Among the reasons for firing a coach, the most common is the existence of a shock-effect: a new coach would be able to motivate the players better and therefore to improve results. Using data from the Spanish Soccer League during the seasons from 1997-1998 to 2006-2007, this paper investigates the rel...

The online coach within the simulation league has become more powerful over the last few years. Therefore, new options with regard to the recognition of the opponents strategy are possible. For example, the online coach is the only player who gets the information of all the objects on the field. This leads to the idea determine the opponents play system by the online coach and then choose an ef...

Futsal is classified as a high-intensity intermittent sport or repeated-sprint sport. Explosive and very fast movements are performed with short reaction time, interspersed playing time of 3 to 6 min during the 40 match, at intensities 85–90% maximum HR. Performance factors such agility, sprint repetition capacity, aerobic endurance lower body power, speed associated game actions. These perform...