Relationships of Final Velocity at 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test and Anaerobic Speed Reserve with Body Composition, Sprinting, Change-of-Direction and Vertical Jumping Performances: A Cross-Sectional Study in Youth Soccer Players. Silva AF, Alvurdu S, Akyildiz Z, Clemente FM. Biology (Basel). 2022 Jan 27;11(2):197. doi: 10.3390/biology11020197. This study on 124 youth soccer players found that the final
Black Box Prediction Methods in Sports Medicine Deserve a Red Card for Reckless Practice: A Change of Tactics is Needed to Advance Athlete Care. Bullock GS, Hughes T, Arundale AH, Ward P, Collins GS, Kluzek S. Sports Med. 2022 Feb 17. doi: 10.1007/s40279-022-01655-6. In this Current Opinion article, the use of machine learning, “black box”
Return to Play and Player Performance After Achilles Tendon Rupture in UEFA Professional Soccer Players: A Matched-Cohort Analysis of Players From 1999 to 2018. Forlenza EM, Lavoie-Gagne OZ, Lu Y, Diaz CC, Chahla J, Forsythe B Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Sep 27;9(9):23259671211024199. doi: 10.1177/23259671211024199 This cohort study of Level of evidence, 3 evaluated 132
Beyond Distance: A Simple Qualitative Assessment of the Single-Leg Hop Test in Return-to-Play Testing. Paolo SD, Zaffagnini S, Tosarelli F, Grassi A, Della Villa F . Sports Health. 2022 Jan 26:19417381211063450. doi: 10.1177/19417381211063450 This study on competitive football (soccer) players found that a 2D qualitative assessment performed through a scoring system based on the video-analysis
Measurement properties of external training load variables during standardised games in soccer: Implications for training and monitoring strategies. Clubb J, Towlson C, Barrett S. University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia & Football Science Institute PLoS One. 2022 Jan 21;17(1):e0262274. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262274 This study assesses the measurement properties of external training load measures across three formats
1. Cam morphology is associated with MRI-defined cartilage defects and labral tears: a case-control study of 237 young adult football players with and without hip and groin pain Heerey J et al La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2021 Dec 15;7(4):e001199. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2021-001199 In this case-control study on 182 (288
1. Prevalence of binocular vision dysfunctions in professional football players Jorge J, Diaz-Rey A, Lira M. Clinical and Experimental Optometry Research Laboratory (Ceorlab), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal Clin Exp Optom. 2021 Dec 9:1-7. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2021.2002667 This study examined the prevalence of binocular vision dysfunctions in 107 professional male soccer players and found that 13.0%
1. Long sports career and satisfactory clinical outcomes after Meniscal Allograft Transplantation (MAT) in young professional athletes involved in strenuous sports Bonanzinga T, Grassi A, Altomare D, Vitale ND, Zaffagnini S, Marcacci M Humanitas University, Rozzano & Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2021 Nov 23. doi: 10.1007/s00167-021-06779-2 This study in
1. A Review of Legal, Ethical, and Governance Issues for Team Doctors Orchard JJ, Maddocks D, Carneiro E, Orchard JW Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Clin J Sport Med. 2021 Nov 10. doi: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000986 This paper analyzes media reports, legal cases, and journal articles describing recent sporting integrity crises that
1. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Increases the Risk of Hamstring Strain Injury Across Football Codes in Australia Messer DJ, Williams MD, Bourne MN, Opar DA, Timmins RG, Shield AJ Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia Sports Med. 2021 Oct 28. doi: 10.1007/s40279-021-01567-x In this prospective cohort study in one season of 531 male football