Performance Analysis
Performance analysis in sport: data, video and the metrics that decide matches.
Referee Performance Science: The Overlooked Athlete in Football Research
Details referees' physical demands from GPS data, their reactive positioning needs, and the science of decision-making under match fatigue.
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Tactical Evolution in Football: How Playing Styles Are Changing Physical Demands
Uses tracking data to show how pressing and positional tactics raised high-speed running and sprint counts in elite football over three decades.
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Wearable Technology in Football: Current Capabilities and Future Directions
Breaks down the layers of wearable technology in football, from GPS and inertial sensors to emerging biomarkers, and where it is heading.
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Match Day Preparation: The Physiological Science of Pre-Match Optimisation
How to prepare for match day: pre-match meal timing, hydration, warm-up structure and arousal control, explained through the physiology of football performance.
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Body Composition Assessment in Football: Methods, Norms, and Performance Relevance
Compares DXA, BodPod and other body composition methods in football by accuracy and practicality, and what fat and lean mass norms mean.
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Reactive Agility: What Separates Elite Decision-Speed from Athletic Speed
Distinguishes pre-planned change of direction speed from reactive agility, and explains why perceptual-cognitive processing separates elite players.
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Performance Analysis Metrics: What the Numbers Actually Tell Us About Football
Breaks down what GPS, event and tracking metrics in football actually measure, what they predict, and where their interpretation goes wrong.
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The Science of Substitutions: Why and When Fresh Legs Change Matches
Explains the physiology behind substitutions, showing why fresh legs outperform fatigued ones and how the five-substitution rule changed fatigue tactics.
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Positional Demands in Modern Football: How GPS Defines Role Requirements
Explains how GPS tracking data reveals distinct physical demands by playing position in football, reshaping fitness standards and recruitment.
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Match Analysis: Performance Indicators That Actually Predict Success
Explains which match analysis performance indicators actually predict winning in football, from xG and PPDA to why possession and total distance mislead.
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