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19 Sep How does the final ranking influence the physical performance of professional soccer teams?

Posted at 07:52h in Research

In professional soccer, coaches are constantly searching for ways to optimize their teams' performance. A recent study, published by researchers from LaLiga, analyzed the physical performance of teams in LaLiga SmartBank (Spanish Second Division) over three consecutive seasons (2015-2018). The findings provide key insights that...

19 Ene Effect of Increasing the Number of Substitutions on Physical Performance during Periods of Congested Fixtures in Football

Posted at 14:00h in Paper

Plain-English Summary for First-Team Staff This study tracked 66 LaLiga SmartBank matches played in congested weeks (three games in seven days) and analysed 1,077 player reports with Mediacoach. After the five-substitution rule came in, teams used more subs on average (≈2.94 ➜ 4.58 per match). Despite...