Football Science Institute continues to contribute to the creation and development of scientific knowledge in soccer. FSI LAB aims to investigate and disseminate the science behind football, addressing the needs and concerns of FSI students and partner clubs by providing scientific answers and real resources to be applied on the field. The FSI Lab research
The research activity carried out by the FSI Sport Research Lab continues to contribute to the creation and development of scientific knowledge in soccer. Here you can watch a video summary of one of our last publications, explained by Jose Asian, member of FSI lab, teacher at FSI Faculty and Head of Performance at Real Betis
Fatigue is a complex mechanism involving both physiological and psychological fatigue. Mental fatigue (MF) is a psychobiological state caused by prolonged periods of demanding cognitive activity shown to negatively influence physical performance, although it is under-investigated in soccer. In a series of counterbalanced, crossover randomized studies, when soccer players were exposed to MF conditions
Adolfo Muñoz is a medical doctor and is currently the Medical Director for Villarreal CF. He has extensive experience with professional football teams, such as Sevilla CF and Neuchatel FC. He specializes in Sports and Exercise Medicine, High Performance in Sports, Manual Medicine (orthopedic and osteopathic), acupuncture and Sport Psychology. His scientific matters of interest
Martino V. Franchi is a Sports Scientist and a current Assistant Professor at the University of Padova in Italy. His academic background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Science at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano; a Master’s Degree in Sports Science at the Universita’ Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano; and a
Aaron Coutts is a Professor at University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. He is a word-class researcher in Sports Sciences. He is currently director of the Department of Sports Science at the Carlton Football Club (Australia). His professional and research activity focuses especially in control of training load, altitude / heat training and physiological demands
Franco Impellizzeri is a Professor at the Technological University of Sydney. Australia. He is a world-class researcher, with a scientific activity characterized by >150 JCR articles. He is currently Associate Editor of the prestigious Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance and Chief Editor of Science and Medicine in Football, and fellow of European College of
Professor Rob Duffield is a sports & exercise scientist at the University of Technology Sydney. He also works as Head of Research & Development for Football Federation Australia (FFA). His research areas include factors related to fatigue and recovery, sleep and travel, training and cooling in the heat, injury prevention and methods to improve sports
