COVID-19 football impact Tag

18 Feb Influence of the COVID-19 lockdown on Spanish professional soccer teams’ external demands according to their on-field ranking

Posted at 12:13h in Paper

The COVID-19 lockdown created one of the most unusual challenges in modern football. LaLiga teams had to stop training together, prepare individually at home, and later return to competition with only a short pre-season and a congested schedule of 11 matches in 38 days. This...

26 Abr Running Patterns in LaLiga Before and After Suspension of the Competition Due to COVID-19

Posted at 13:34h in Paper

Practical Summary for Coaches and Analysts The COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 forced LaLiga to stop for 12 weeks. Players spent 8 weeks confined at home, followed by 4 weeks of retraining before resuming competition. Matches were then played in a congested schedule: 11 fixtures in 39...