Cutting-Edge Research on Physical Fitness Profile in Soccer Players

At the professional level, football is a sport where players run approximately 11 kilometers per game, and about 10% of this constitutes high-intensity running. Additionally, they engage in various other intense actions during the game, which often determine its outcome. In recent years, the pace of...

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description At the professional level, football is a sport where players run approximately 11 kilometers per game, and about 10% of this constitutes high-intensity running. Additionally, they engage in various other intense actions during the game, which often determine its outcome. In recent years, the pace of the game and the number of matches have significantly increased. To cope with this, footballers need to possess highly developed physical abilities. The introduction of new technologies (e.g., GPS) in training assists coaches in better managing the demands of microcycle design. Moreover, at developmental ages, a special emphasis should be placed on the development of physical abilities, and coaches should exploit the “windows” that appear at each age to maximize performance. This Special Issue offers the opportunity to publish high-quality original papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses focused on the development of soccer fitness in both young athletes and adults. More specifically, in this Special Issue, we aim to highlight recent research concerning the physical fitness profile of both young and adult football players, as well as studies focusing on new training methods and the use of new technologies in the coaching process.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1749842026-04-16T18:02:43Z Cutting-Edge Research on Physical Fitness Profile in Soccer Players Michailidis, Ioannis Football Performance analysis Tactics Formations Running performance metrics Contextual variables FMS Mobility Stability Athletic performance Female football Soccer Pre-season screening Reliability Field-based examination Landing Risk factors Muscle injury Risk Secondary prevention Physiotherapy Female Heading Kinematics Heading exposure Heading skills Running performance Ambient temperature Environmental factors Load monitoring Periodisation Team sport Player position GPS technology Initial speed Playing positions Acceleration profile Speed running Sport initiation Competition Under-10 Exit criteria Rehabilitation Return to performance Groin injuries Muscle injuries Assessment Perception Attention Performance Anthropometry Body composition Sports nutritional sciences Women athletes Resistance training Muscle strength External load monitoring Female athletes Futsal Inertial measurement units Linear running Load distribution Segmental PlayerLoad Training load Correlation Strength GPS Association N A thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure At the professional level, football is a sport where players run approximately 11 kilometers per game, and about 10% of this constitutes high-intensity running. Additionally, they engage in various other intense actions during the game, which often determine its outcome. In recent years, the pace of the game and the number of matches have significantly increased. To cope with this, footballers need to possess highly developed physical abilities. The introduction of new technologies (e.g., GPS) in training assists coaches in better managing the demands of microcycle design. Moreover, at developmental ages, a special emphasis should be placed on the development of physical abilities, and coaches should exploit the “windows” that appear at each age to maximize performance. This Special Issue offers the opportunity to publish high-quality original papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses focused on the development of soccer fitness in both young athletes and adults. More specifically, in this Special Issue, we aim to highlight recent research concerning the physical fitness profile of both young and adult football players, as well as studies focusing on new training methods and the use of new technologies in the coaching process. 2026-04-16T18:02:30Z 2026-04-16T18:02:30Z 2025 book ONIX_20260416T142754_9783725859030_39 9783725859030 9783725859047 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/174984 eng application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/ https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/11883 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-5904-7 10.3390/books978-3-7258-5904-7 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725859030 9783725859047 220 CH open access
spellingShingle Football
Performance analysis
Tactics
Formations
Running performance metrics
Contextual variables
FMS
Mobility
Stability
Athletic performance
Female football
Soccer
Pre-season screening
Reliability
Field-based examination
Landing
Risk factors
Muscle injury
Risk
Secondary prevention
Physiotherapy
Female
Heading
Kinematics
Heading exposure
Heading skills
Running performance
Ambient temperature
Environmental factors
Load monitoring
Periodisation
Team sport
Player position
GPS technology
Initial speed
Playing positions
Acceleration profile
Speed running
Sport initiation
Competition
Under-10
Exit criteria
Rehabilitation
Return to performance
Groin injuries
Muscle injuries
Assessment
Perception
Attention
Performance
Anthropometry
Body composition
Sports nutritional sciences
Women athletes
Resistance training
Muscle strength
External load monitoring
Female athletes
Futsal
Inertial measurement units
Linear running
Load distribution
Segmental PlayerLoad
Training load
Correlation
Strength
GPS
Association
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A
thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure
Cutting-Edge Research on Physical Fitness Profile in Soccer Players
title Cutting-Edge Research on Physical Fitness Profile in Soccer Players
title_full Cutting-Edge Research on Physical Fitness Profile in Soccer Players
title_fullStr Cutting-Edge Research on Physical Fitness Profile in Soccer Players
title_full_unstemmed Cutting-Edge Research on Physical Fitness Profile in Soccer Players
title_short Cutting-Edge Research on Physical Fitness Profile in Soccer Players
title_sort cutting edge research on physical fitness profile in soccer players
topic Football
Performance analysis
Tactics
Formations
Running performance metrics
Contextual variables
FMS
Mobility
Stability
Athletic performance
Female football
Soccer
Pre-season screening
Reliability
Field-based examination
Landing
Risk factors
Muscle injury
Risk
Secondary prevention
Physiotherapy
Female
Heading
Kinematics
Heading exposure
Heading skills
Running performance
Ambient temperature
Environmental factors
Load monitoring
Periodisation
Team sport
Player position
GPS technology
Initial speed
Playing positions
Acceleration profile
Speed running
Sport initiation
Competition
Under-10
Exit criteria
Rehabilitation
Return to performance
Groin injuries
Muscle injuries
Assessment
Perception
Attention
Performance
Anthropometry
Body composition
Sports nutritional sciences
Women athletes
Resistance training
Muscle strength
External load monitoring
Female athletes
Futsal
Inertial measurement units
Linear running
Load distribution
Segmental PlayerLoad
Training load
Correlation
Strength
GPS
Association
N
A
thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure
topic_facet Football
Performance analysis
Tactics
Formations
Running performance metrics
Contextual variables
FMS
Mobility
Stability
Athletic performance
Female football
Soccer
Pre-season screening
Reliability
Field-based examination
Landing
Risk factors
Muscle injury
Risk
Secondary prevention
Physiotherapy
Female
Heading
Kinematics
Heading exposure
Heading skills
Running performance
Ambient temperature
Environmental factors
Load monitoring
Periodisation
Team sport
Player position
GPS technology
Initial speed
Playing positions
Acceleration profile
Speed running
Sport initiation
Competition
Under-10
Exit criteria
Rehabilitation
Return to performance
Groin injuries
Muscle injuries
Assessment
Perception
Attention
Performance
Anthropometry
Body composition
Sports nutritional sciences
Women athletes
Resistance training
Muscle strength
External load monitoring
Female athletes
Futsal
Inertial measurement units
Linear running
Load distribution
Segmental PlayerLoad
Training load
Correlation
Strength
GPS
Association
N
A
thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure
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