'Practitioners working with youths may want to up-skill in the area of multi-sports.'

'A multi-sport approach is recognised as having a host of physical (e.g. fundamental movement skills) and psychological/social benefits.'

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Thomas Green

Gym-based 'Activation' for football players ⚽

Working on the Crossover Step 👣

In episode 153, Terry Peters spoke to Matt Solomon about how he structures sessions from 'core integrity' work, right out to speed work on the field 💨

scienceforsport.fireside.fm/153

How do European level football teams perform activation work in the gym?

Terry Peters talks to Matt Solomon about:

🏋️‍♂️ Why footballers should train in the gym
🔄 How the gym impacts field based performance
📈 Activation sessions for performance

scienceforsport.fireside.fm/153

Fatigue shouldn't be feared 🤔
In some instances, fatigue is required to adapt 📈
Some midweek fatigue won't ruin your weekend game ⚽

John De Witt joins Matt Solomon this week to talk about fatigue monitoring with force plates

scienceforsport.fireside.fm/213

'There is a window of opportunity for teaching children skills by taking advantage of the ‘plasticity’ of grey matter in their brain.'

'This can result in beneficial outcomes such as increasing athletic potential through greater movement competency.'

scienceforsport.com/neuroplasticit…

Just like with everything, Small-sided games have their time and place

But, what are the advantages and disadvantages that coaches should consider?

Here's a table from our course on Football Conditioning Games ⚽

Click the link to complete the course bit.ly/45iNuRD

John Dewitt speaks to Matt Solomon this week about...

What fatigue actually is
How force plates tell us about it
The key metrics he thinks you should look at
How to apply your data

bit.ly/3QgKgIR, or head to YouTube and streaming platforms to listen 🎙️

'This study found that MyJump2 had a near-perfect agreement for assessing countermovement jump height compared to force plates on sand.'

'Rhe VERT-branded inertial measuring unit was less accurate than MyJump2.'

Read about the full study 🔬 bit.ly/3HISGEm

When Matt Solomon joined our team, he worked at TeamNL full-time 🇳🇱

He still works there, but he also now has a following of over 10k 👥

And, offers Online Coaching! 🌎

Want to join our team, and use this to help build your own platform?

scienceforsport.com/join-our-team/

'Injury Prevention Program' - Technically, it looks like a general youth development program

However, even a brief program prior to technical sessions appears to have an impact on sport performance in youth athletes 🧒

So, let the youths train 🤸

academy.scienceforsport.com/catalog

Our new Protein for Athletes course is now live 🚨 🍖 🍣 🌯

Click the Academy link in our bio to watch the full course with Sam Thompson👇

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⚡ How can youth athletes train speed?
📈 What adaptations take place?
👧 Speed training in youths vs. senior athletes
🧐 What does training with Matt look like?

Join Matt Tometz and Matt Solomon through the link in our bio or on Spotify/Apple Music

scienceforsport.fireside.fm/152

Are warm-ups in football generally, fluff?🤔

Are ground sweeps and butt kicks enough to warm-up the hamstrings?

Eric Gorman spoke to Matt Solomon this week about hamstring injuries in football ⚽

scienceforsport.fireside.fm/212 or listen on YouTube and streaming platforms

An introduction to strength training blog by Jess Fassnidge

First things first, let's clear up the misconceptions❗

Click the link to read the full blog post for free 💪

scienceforsport.com/strength-train…

PowerBi for Sports 📊

Our all-new course on this popular data visualisation software has just dropped 🤓

Wolverhampton FC Sports Scientist SportsAnalytics takes you through how he visualises data to coaches and players ⚽

Complete the course below👇

bit.ly/4ay7nXH

Last week, Eamonn Flanagan shared an eccentric training cheat sheet

It's backed by research from Burgos-Jara et al. (2023). It's a great resource for coaches who emphasise eccentric training 🏋️‍♂️

Join our newsletter to read the full thread 🗞️

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The top three moments for hamstring injuries in football ⚽ Eric Gorman Matt Solomon

Eric discusses hamstring injury risks in football, the multifactorial causes, and reducing injury risk 💊

scienceforsport.fireside.fm/212, or head to YouTube and streaming platforms to listen 🎙️

RAMP

Would you use this full model for gym-based warm-ups, or field-based warm-ups?

Considerations have to be made for the context of the session and logistics, like the time of year and weather 😎

Would you have athletes doing duck walks in the cold and rain?🤔

Did you know that football players can still have neuromuscular and perceptual fatigue up to THREE days after a game?

Have you experienced something different?
Could the culture in football have affected these findings?

April's Performance Digest 👇
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When should we use of cooling strategies for recovery?

This can depend on:
The time of season (pre vs. in)
The day of the week (MD-3 or MD+1?)
The activities within a day (field session then gym?)

Learn about each with James in his mini-course ❄️ bit.ly/3Yv5buR