Exposures to near-to-maximal speed running bouts during different turnarounds in elite football: association with match hamstring injuries

Buchheit, Martin; Settembre, Maxime; Hader, Karim; McHugh, Derek

doi:10.5114/biolsport.2023.125595

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“…Consequently, the distance covered at high speeds and through sprinting during the week, despite being crucial for enhancing performance and mitigating the risk of hamstring injuries [ 62 ], exhibits a different weekly periodization depending on the methodology used. Regardless of the approach, it would be beneficial for the player to reach high percentages of maximum speed (> 85%) in one of these training sessions, since this could reduce the risk of muscle injury in the hamstrings [ 35 , 63 ].…”

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“…Despite the proven effectiveness of different hamstring exercises in reducing the risk of injury in soccer players [ 32 ], it is not clear how these exercises are actually utilized in daily training practices [ 33 , 34 , 35 ]. Moreover, despite previous research that has already discussed the strategies implemented by practitioners currently working as strength and conditioning coaches (SCCs) in professional soccer teams [ 36 , 37 , 38 ], a more detailed description of their regular training practices with an emphasis on the exercises that impose high demands on the hamstrings could provide a relevant and concrete information map for soccer practitioners involved in injury mitigation programs.…”

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Weekly Programming of Hamstring-Related Training Contents in European Professional Soccer

Gómez-Piqueras,

Martínez-Serrano,

Freitas

et al. 2024

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Hamstring injuries in soccer continue to be a challenge for professionals who work with soccer players daily. Although its origin is multifactorial, the proper management of neuromuscular fatigue during the training microcycle is a very important factor to consider. There are no clear guidelines regarding the weekly distribution of certain exercises that demand the hamstrings. The main objective of this study was to describe the usual training practices of professional European soccer teams. An international observational survey design was applied to some of the strength and conditioning coaches of professional soccer teams. The survey included different neuromuscular demanding exercises for the hamstrings. For each exercise, the strength and conditioning coaches had to respond in relation to their frequency of use and timepoint depending on the day of the weekly microcycle. Although there is no strong consensus in this regard, there does seem to be a trend when applying certain exercises, especially on the days matchday-4 and matchday-3.

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Weekly Programming of Hamstring-Related Training Contents in European Professional Soccer

Gómez-Piqueras,

Martínez-Serrano,

Freitas

et al. 2024

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“…Many injuries happen during explosive actions (sprinting, accelerating, changing directions, or jumping) and players may not be well prepared to tolerate the load that these gestures impose on their muscles and joints [ 43 ]. In this regard, exposure to near maximal sprinting speed (> 95% of maximal speed) two days previous to a game can prevent hamstring strains; this effect may also be true for different lower limb injuries [ 44 ]. (2) Contact between players may be less common during training sessions; contacting situations can result in injuries that cause long absence from the sport [ 45 ].…”

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Injury incidence and characteristics in adolescent female football players: A systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective studies

Quintana-Cepedal,

López-Aguado,

Fernández-Somoano

et al. 2024

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To observe overall, training, and match injury incidence in female youth football. We also aimed to quantify the incidence of injuries by affected tissue and body location. The following databases were examined: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, Cochrane and PEDro. Papers that reported overall injury incidence, training or match injury incidence were included. Additionally, studies had to be performed in adolescent female football players (13–19 years of age). The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the checklist of items that must be included in epidemiological football reports were used to assess methodological quality of the included articles. For the meta-analyses, a random effect model was used. A total of 13 studies were included. There were 2,333 injuries; incidence was higher during games (12.7/1000 h) compared to training sessions (2.3/1000 h). The injury match-to-training ratio was 5.8. The lower limbs were the region in which the greatest number of injuries occurred, with the ankle (1.2/1000 h) and knee (0.8/1000 h) having the most injuries. In relation to injured tissue, ligament injuries represented an incidence of 1.3/1000 h, followed by muscle injuries (0.9/1000 h). This study represents the first step towards the creation and implementation of preventative measures in female youth football. The results suggest that attention should be focused on ankle and knee injuries, since they are the most frequent and can lead to sport retirement in some cases depending on the severity.

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“…In delineating our sprint dosage, we typically adhere to a benchmark where each player, throughout the week leading up to match day (MD-4, MD-3, MD-2 and MD-1), experiences a high-speed workload akin to that encountered during actual gameplay. While contentious discussions persist around this dosage regimen, several studies suggest "train-ing/competition ratios" falling within the range of 0.5 and 1.3 approximately [48,80,81]. Though not prescriptive data, this range serves as a preliminary guiding framework for our training approach.…”

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If You Want to Prevent Hamstring Injuries in Soccer, Run Fast: A Narrative Review about Practical Considerations of Sprint Training

Gómez-Piqueras,

Alcaraz

2024

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Hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) are one of the most common injuries in sprint-based sports. In soccer, the ability to sprint is key, not only because of its relation to performance but also due to its possible protective effect against HSIs. Although many authors have focused on the “how”, “when”, and “what” training load should be implemented, there is a lack of practical proposals for sprint training in a high-level professional environment. The objective of this narrative review is, after a deep review of the scientific literature, to present a practical approach for sprint training, trying to answer some of the questions that most strength and conditioning coaches ask themselves when including it in soccer. Once the literature published on this topic was reviewed and combined with the practical experience of the authors, it was concluded that sprint training in soccer, although it presents an obvious need, is not something about which there is methodological unanimity. However, following the practical recommendations from this narrative review, strength and conditioning coaches can have a reference model that serves as a starting point for optimal management of the internal and external training load when they wish to introduce sprint training in the competitive microcycle in professional soccer players, with the aim of reducing HSIs.

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Exposures to near-to-maximal speed running bouts during different turnarounds in elite football: association with match hamstring injuries

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Weekly Programming of Hamstring-Related Training Contents in European Professional Soccer

Weekly Programming of Hamstring-Related Training Contents in European Professional Soccer

Injury incidence and characteristics in adolescent female football players: A systematic review with meta-analysis of prospective studies

If You Want to Prevent Hamstring Injuries in Soccer, Run Fast: A Narrative Review about Practical Considerations of Sprint Training

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