Sacral Stress Fracture following the Bone Union of Lumbar Spondylolysis by Tatsuro Sasaji, Hideki Imaizumi, Hiroyuki Takano, Hideo Saitoh, Taishi Murakami, Ryuichi Kanabuchi, Motohiko Sekiya

“…He was a high school soccer player with a previous history of a bilateral L5 lumbar spondylolysis in 2014. …”
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Neuromuscular Coordination Deficit Persists 12 Months after ACL Reconstruction But Can Be Modulated by 6 Weeks of Kettlebell Training: A Case Study in Women’s Elite Soccer by Mette K. Zebis, Christoffer H. Andersen, Jesper Bencke, Christina Ørntoft, Connie Linnebjerg, Per Hölmich, Kristian Thorborg, Per Aagaard, Lars L. Andersen

“…The aim of the present single-case study was to investigate the effect of 6 weeks’ kettlebell training on the neuromuscular risk profile for ACL injury in a high-risk athlete returning to sport after ACL reconstruction. A female elite soccer player (age 21 years) with no previous history of ACL injury went through neuromuscular screening as measured by EMG preactivity of vastus lateralis and semitendinosus during a standardized sidecutting maneuver. …”
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Investıgatıon of Balance Performance in Soccer in Terms of Posıtıonal Dıfferences by Ömer Çalışkan, Veysel Böge

“…The aim of this study was to determine the dominant and non-dominant foot data in young soccer players and to investigate their relationship with each other. …”
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Comparison of Tibial Torsion Angles Between Elite Athletes and Sedentary People by Galip Bilen Kürklü, Ahmet Bayrak, Melda Pelin Yargıc, İsik Tuncer

“…This study intends to compare Tibial Torsion Angle (TTA) of sedentary people to the soccer players of a Turkish Super Leage team. By comparing TTA angles of elite soccer players who train and compete regularly and have   high level of muscle power and endurance to the sedentary control group, it is aimed to determine whether high level soccer training effect TTA. …”
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Acute effects of bout duration in small-sided games on physiological and kinematic responses by Osman Yılmaz

“…Twenty-four amateur soccer players (age = 16.83 ± 0.381 years; height= 175.83 ± 6.75; weight: 66.21 ± 7.19; body mass index; 21.36 ± 1.36) participated in the study voluntarily. …”
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Les usages et les valeurs des biographies de sportifs de haut niveau comme matériaux d’enquête by Hugo Juskowiak, Williams Nuytens

“…To answer this question, the authors offer a methodological exercise whereby they graft data from 21 commercial biographies of renowned European soccer players onto source material taken from 90 personal interviews with professional trainers and young recruits and, to a lesser extent, from classic literature in the fields of sociology and sports history.…”
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The Use of Principal Component Analysis for Reduction in Sleep Quality and Quantity Data in Female Professional Soccer by Eider Barba, David Casamichana, Pedro Figueiredo, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Julen Castellano

“…The main aim of the present study was to uncover multivariate relationships between sleep quantity and quality using principal component analysis (PCA) in professional female soccer players. A second aim was to examine the extent to which objective sleep quantity and quality variables can discriminate between perceived sleep. …”
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Effectiveness of perform+ training program for ankle injury at Academy Nazzaro Football Club Malang by Dita Angelia Damayanti, Ahmad Abdullah, Heri Purnama Pribadi

“…The subjects used in this study are teenage male soccer players who are members of Nazzaro Football Club Academy Malang, with a sampling technique using purposive sampling based on inclusion criteria and obtained 15 research samples given the perform+ training program to present ankle injuries. …”
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Investigation of proprioceptive sense in team and individual athletes by Emine Busra Aydin

“…Proprioceptive senses of both knees of soccer players were more developed than volleyball players (p<0.05). …”
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Effects of Environmental Conditions, Core Temperature, and Hydration Status on Women’s Soccer Performance by Sean Collins, Abigail Poague, Robert Huggins, Thomas Bowman

“…Purpose: The purpose was to determine how heat, humidity, core body temperature, hydration status, and reported sleep affected the performances of women’s Division III soccer players during preseason training. Methods: Ten female collegiate soccer players (age=19.5±1.43 years, mass=62.14±5.01 kg, height=167.78±7.65 cm) were recruited.  …”
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Football Game and Tactical Training by Ionel Caius Drula

“…The results of the study demonstrate how important it is for teachers to be involved in helping students learn the best teaching techniques in order for them to become proficient soccer players. To advance game models in the areas of technical procedures and tactical behavior that enhance the activity of those involved in the field and provide them with a good opportunity to analyze a football game, this article need to compare the differences that manifest themselves in the organization of the teams.…”
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Isokinetic Assessment of Knee Flexor and Extensor Strength and Lower Extremity Flexibility Assessment of an NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Team by Savanna Perkins, Paul Canavan

“… # Conclusion The results of this screening suggest that isokinetic testing and flexibility testing may be useful to identify non-optimal strength ratios and flexibility deficits in male collegiate soccer players. The benefits of this research have direct implications, as participants received both their screening data and a set of exercises aimed to help decrease their injury risk, in addition to the offering data that is useful for determining what normative values for flexibility and strength profiles might look like for Division III male soccer players…”
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Correlations between different methods of vertical jump and static balance parameters in athletes by Ali Ozkan, Mehmet Goktepe, Mehmet Gunay, Metin Bayram, Sakir Bezcı

“…A total of 46 male athletes (handball players 14, volleyball players 13, and soccer players 19) were included in the research. For each participant, the following measurements were made respectively: 1) height and weight measurement, 2) 5-minute warm up run, 3) trial measurements so that participants could adjust to the balance platform, 4) Static balance measurements, 5) jumping measurements; and then the procedure was ended. …”
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Neurocognitive & Ecological Motor Learning Considerations for the 11+ ACL Injury Prevention Program: A Commentary by Dustin R. Grooms, Mario Bizzini, Holly Silvers-Granelli, Anne Benjaminse

“…The 11+ is a structured warm-up program designed to prevent injuries in soccer players, but has proven efficacy in many populations, settings and sports. …”
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A Rehabilitation Algorithm After Lateral Ankle Sprains in Professional Football (Soccer): An Approach Based on Clinical Practice Guidelines by Zacharias Flore, Karen Hambly, Kyra De Coninck, Götz Welsch

“…Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) is one of the most common types of injury in professional football (soccer) players with high risk of recurrence. The rehabilitation after LAS in professional football players is often still time-based and relies on anecdotal experience of clinicans. …”
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Heart rate of soccer referees during matches: A systematic review by Sebiha Kurhan, Ana Lilić, İsmail İlbak, Stefan Stojanovic

“…The physical demands of elite soccer players can affect the activity of the referees. …”
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Differences in Muscle Activities and Kinematics between Forefoot Strike and Rearfoot Strike in the Lower Limb during 180° Turns by Naruto Yoshida, Shun Kunugi, Takehiro Konno, Akihiko Masunari, Satoru Nishida, Takashi Koumura, Naoyuki Kobayashi, Shumpei Miyakawa

“… # Study design Cross-sectional study # Methods Fourteen male soccer players from the University of Tsukuba football (soccer) club participated in this study. …”
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An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Risk Screening and Reduction Program for High School Female Athletes: A Pilot Study by Allison Kuntz, Olivia Peters, Andrew Bello, Ryan Perkins, Ryan Monti, Leigh Murray

“… # Study Design Non-experimental prospective study # Methods A convenience sample of 15 healthy female athletes were recruited from local high schools, consisting of 11 soccer players and four basketball players.  A pre-season screening program was designed encompassing four stations that addressed modifiable neuromuscular and biomechanical risk factors including range of motion (ROM), jump-landing technique, strength, and balance. …”
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The relationship between movement speed and duration during soccer matches. by Kai Roecker, Hubert Mahler, Christian Heyde, Mareike Röll, Albert Gollhofer

“…To evaluate this relationship, GPS data from 38 healthy soccer players and 82 game participations (≥30 min active playtime) were used to select maximum HSpeed for 21 distinct t(dur) values (between 0.3 s and 2,700 s) based on moving medians with an incremental t(dur) window-size. …”
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Mental Skill Usage of Athletes with Physical Disabilities by Ferhat Esatbeyoğlu, Mark Campbell

“…The purpose of the present research were twofold; initially to examine performance strategies in various sport situations used by volleyball, sitting volleyball and amputee soccer players, and comparing it among the sports; and secondly, whether the current performance level of athletes and the years participating in sport would show a significant difference in their application o f psychological skills during practice and competition. …”
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