Analysis of headers in high-performance football: evidence from the English Premier League

Sarajärvi, Jani; Volossovitch, Anna; Almeida, Carlos H.

doi:10.1080/24748668.2020.1736409

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“…Since soccer and basketball players are required to win duels in the air to gain advantage over the opponent, there is a need to optimize jumping ability from early ages, attending to specific sport demands [ 65 , 66 ], thus it is a training goal for coaches aiming at improving both strength and sport-specific technical skills [ 13 ]. In line with this, vertical jump height is crucial for an efficient ball heading (i.e., when an athlete attempts to play the ball in the air with his or her head) in soccer players, with interception, a head pass, clearance or shot the final purpose of the action [ 67 , 68 ], whereas horizontal jump distance has been positively correlated with successful rebounds and block actions per game in basketball players [ 69 ]. The results of the present study revealed no significant differences between soccer and basketball youth players for bilateral and unilateral multiplanar jumping performance.…”

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Comparison of multidirectional jump performance and lower limb passive range of motion profile between soccer and basketball young players

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This study was performed aimed at comparing multidirectional bilateral and unilateral jump performance and passive range of motion (ROM) of lower limbs between soccer and basketball young players and evaluating associations between inter-limb ROM asymmetry and bilateral jump performance. A total of 67 young male athletes participated in this study, who were classified as soccer (n = 40; 15.55 ± 1.5 y; 1.76 ± 0.12 m; 58.15 ± 10.82 kg; 19.84 ± 2.98 kg·m2) and basketball (n = 27; 15.7 ± 1.66 y; 1.76 ± 0.12 m; 62.33 ± 16.57 kg; 19.84 ± 2.98 kg·m2) players. Participants were asked to perform bilateral and unilateral multidirectional jumps, and passive ROM of hip (flexion, extension and abduction), knee (flexion) and ankle (dorsiflexion) joints was also assessed. Significant between-group differences were observed for hip extension with flexed knee ROM in dominant (soccer: 142.43 ± 7.74°; basketball: 148.63 ± 8.10°) and non-dominant (soccer: 144.38 ± 8.36°; basketball: 148.63 ± 6.45°) legs; hip flexion with flexed knee ROM in dominant (soccer: 13.26 ± 4.71°; basketball: 9.96 ± 3.42°) and non-dominant (soccer: 12.86 ± 4.55°; basketball: 9.70 ± 3.62°) legs; and for the ratio of hip abduction (soccer: 1.02 ± 0.08; basketball: 0.97 ± 0.11). However, no significant between-group differences were observed for bilateral and unilateral jump capacity, or for inter-limb asymmetries (dominant vs. non-dominant leg). Finally, no associations were observed between ROM ratio (dominant vs. non-dominant leg) and bilateral jump performance. These findings lead to the suggestion that differences on passive ROM values in young male athletes may be sport-specific. Additionally, there seems to be need for the implementation of training strategies specifically aimed at improving bilateral or unilateral jump ability, or at diminishing inter limb passive ROM differences in order to improve multidirectional jump performance for neither soccer nor basketball youth male players.

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“…Sarajärvi et al [57] studied the headers in high-performance football and characterized how they were executed in different game scenarios. the sample consisted of all headers made in 9 English Premier League, 920 headers of the 2017-2018 season.…”

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“…Moreover, critical scenarios have a time limit and this experience is central to the result of the action as these scenarios are emotionally charged, evolve the player, and allow a performance resulting from the processing of relevant information [61]. the studies by Villemain and Hauw [58] and Sarajärvi et al [57] investigated actions in football that required high emotional control. the outcomes of these actions can directly dictate the game result.…”

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“…the outcomes of these actions can directly dictate the game result. these studies focused on the actions to be performed in each scenario, the attention and experience of the players, and their emotions in critical scenarios [58]; and the state of the game, the location of the header, the number of opponents, and the position of the player at the time of the header [57]. these papers imply that the critical scenarios of the game have a component of great specificity as they help reinforce the importance of concentration and self-confidence, and thus progress the general idea that focus, attention, positioning, and presence are necessary for excellent performance [18].…”

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“…thus, the final sample consisted of 4 original research papers [22,23,57,58]. the data for the 4 articles are detailed in table 1. data collection process the main author conducted the initial search.…”

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Analysis of headers in high-performance football: evidence from the English Premier League

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Comparison of multidirectional jump performance and lower limb passive range of motion profile between soccer and basketball young players

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