Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation in Professional Athletes: Rehabilitation and Return to Play by Snehal Patel, Arya Amirhekmat, Ryan Le, Riley J Williams III, Dean Wang

“…In professional athletes, rehabilitation following OCA is a critical component of the process of returning the athlete to full sports activity and requires a multidisciplinary team approach with frequent communication between the surgical and rehabilitation teams (physical therapists, athletic trainers, coaching staff). In this review, we describe our five-phase approach to progressive rehabilitation of the professional athlete after OCA, which takes into account the biological processes of healing and optimization of neuromuscular function required for the demands of elite-level sport. …”
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Predicting noncontact injuries of professional football players using machine learning. by Diogo Nuno Freitas, Sheikh Shanawaz Mostafa, Romualdo Caldeira, Francisco Santos, Eduardo Fermé, Élvio R Gouveia, Fernando Morgado-Dias

“…These advancements will aid coaching staff in identifying high-risk players, optimizing team performance, and reducing rehabilitation costs.…”
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Strategic insights into penalty kick execution: A comprehensive analysis of observable behaviors in the German Bundesliga by Pascal Feber, Guilherme Pinheiro

“…Through analysis of the kicker's running pattern, deception actions, gaze behavior, and kicking technique, football practitioners may attempt to determine the kicker's favored approach, and ultimately the penalty kick strategy, so they can inform coaching staff and players.…”
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Effects of a 10-week athletic performance program on match performance variables in male professional football players by Sergio Jiménez Rubio, José L. Estévez Rodríguez, Victor Escamilla Galindo, Sergio L. Jiménez-Sáiz, Juan Del Coso

“…During the in-season period, both groups followed the standard training routines prescribed by the coaching staff. Additionally, the CG performed a general supplementary physical fitness program five times per week, while the EG undertook the APP with the same frequency. …”
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Correlations Between Preseason Functional Test Scores and Game Performance in Female Collegiate Volleyball Players by Jason Brumitt, Christopher Patterson, Robert Dudley, Eric Sorenson, Tyler Cuddeford, Heidi Cooke, Linda Froemming

“…Functional tests which can provide accurate or predictive information regarding athletic ability would be advantageous to coaching staffs or medical professionals. # Purpose The primary purpose of this study was to identify correlations between preseason FT scores and in-season game statistics in a cohort of female collegiate level volleyball (VB) players. …”
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High Compliance with the 11+ Injury Prevention Program Results in Better Win-Loss Records by Holly Silvers-Granelli, Mario Bizzini, Bert Mandelbaum, Amelia Arundale, Ryan Pohlig, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

“…This research may be a vital addition when attempting to persuade coaching staffs to adopt an IPP into their training regimen…”
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