Dr. López del Campo, Author at Football Innovation Hub

03 Jun When Data Protects the Player: How LALIGA is Transforming Injury Prevention in Professional Football

Posted at 12:05h in Research

Discover how LALIGA is transforming injury prevention in professional football through cutting-edge tracking technology, advanced performance analytics, and scientific research. Using high-frequency positional data from TRACAB (EA Sports) and real-time tools like Mediacoach (Sportian), Wimu (Hudl), and Footovision, LALIGA enables unprecedented monitoring of player health...

29 May Knowing More to Prevent Better: The Role of DNA in Training Planning

Posted at 10:59h in Research

Discover how genetics is shaping injury prevention in professional football. Backed by data from over 500 LaLiga players, this research reveals how COL5A1 and ACTN3 gene variants can help identify individual injury risks and tailor training accordingly. With real-time tools like Mediacoach Live, clubs can...

27 May The science knew who would win LALIGA: an analysis based on real data from the last two seasons

Posted at 11:08h in Research

What if data could predict who wins LALIGA? This analysis of the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons reveals how five key performance metrics—attack penetration, finishing efficiency, defensive containment, prevention, and pass flow—consistently explain why FC Barcelona and Real Madrid triumphed. Backed by peer-reviewed research and real...

21 May The art of adaptation: why professional teams change their formation so often (and what this means for you as a coach)

Posted at 11:58h in Research

Did you know that professional teams in LALIGA change their formation an average of five times per season? And that formation choices aren’t driven by playing at home or away—but by the match result and the competitive level of the opponent? This pioneering study of...

20 May “Sometimes, the greatest risk isn’t playing too much… but not playing enough”

Posted at 11:31h in Research

New research awarded as the Best Original Article of 2024 by Sports Health—one of the world’s leading journals in sports medicine—reveals a counterintuitive truth: players who accumulate fewer minutes in recent matches face a significantly higher risk of hamstring injuries. Backed by real match data from...

14 May “If you train everyone the same, you’re preparing most of them the wrong way.”

Posted at 12:10h in Research

This study from LALIGA’s Football Intelligence Department and the University of Extremadura reveals how worst-case scenario (WCS) demands in professional football vary by position and match period. Based on 67,518 records from the 2023/24 season, the findings offer actionable insights for football coaches to personalize...

Author: Dr. López del Campo