Amputee soccer is one of the types of soccer designed for the disabled, especially those who have undergone amputations, as well as those with extremity dysfunction. The objective of the study was to find the relationship between hand grip strength and sprint time in amputee soccer players. Thirteen field amputee soccer players participated in the study. A SAEHAN hydraulic hand dynamometer manu...

Physical capacity and coordination cannot alone predict success in team sports such as soccer. Instead, more focus has been directed towards the importance of cognitive abilities, and it has been suggested that executive functions (EF) are fundamentally important for success in soccer. However, executive functions are going through a steep development from adolescence to adulthood. Moreover, mo...

This is a twofold study with the goals of evaluating tactical oriented game test situations for 12-13-year old highly-talented soccer players and to analyze dynamic, intra-individual developments of the players. A cross-sectional design was carried in study 1, using game test situations to measure specific tactics and creative performance for 195 expert players. The results from five evaluation...

b a ckground: the aim of this study was to determine the type and frequency of dietary supplements use among elite soccer players in 2011/12 season of iran’s premier football league. m ethods : this was a cross-sectional study. we randomly selected 13 teams from 18 teams in 2011/2012 season. all players of each team took part in our study. a total  of  234  soccer  players  enrolled  in  the  s...

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that constituted the cultural capital among soccer players. We assumed that in the increasingly globalized world of professional soccer, a player's success would often depend on migrating and adjusting to life in other countries. Willingness to migrate and successful adjustment are tied to player's previous attitudes and/or behaviours (habitus),...

BACKGROUND No study has investigated whether newcomers to professional soccer have a different injury rate than established players. PURPOSE The primary objective was to investigate whether being a newcomer to professional soccer influences injury rates. The secondary objective was to evaluate whether playing position and player age influence injury rates. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level o...

BACKGROUND No previous research has analysed kinetic fatigue of elite adult players and elite youth players during the competitive period. OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to analyse kinetic post-match fatigue in professional and youth soccer players during the competitive period. MATERIALS AND METHODS resting heart rate (HRrest), post-effort recovery heart rate (HRrecovery), rat...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the leadership power perception of amateur and professional soccer coaches and players according to their belief in good luck or not. Data collected from 165 male soccer coaches and 870 male soccer players including professionals and amateurs. The coaches had a mean age of 40.24 years (SD = 8.40) and had been coaching for an average of 8.56 years (SD = 6...

The aim of current research was to investigate kinematics of lower extremity during side step cutting maneuver related to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in different male and female soccer positions. Therefore, 18 male and 18 female soccer players were tested for side step cutting maneuver. Kinematics variables (hip and knee flexion and knee valgus) were captured by one camera at 50 Hz...