conclusions there was a higher incidence of genu varum in soccer players than in control adolescents; the stress and load imposed on the knee joint led to more severe genu varum. results both soccer players and controls had genu varum. however, the incidence of genu varum was higher in the soccer players (p = 0.0001) and it was more prevalent in the 16-18 year age group (p = 0.0001). the result...

Background. Soccer is a popular sport with a large number of players all over the world. Besides, it has considerable economic and social effects. Thus, it is necessary to find out the factors which influence soccer players’ performance. Objectives. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether there is a significant correlation between intellectual intelligence (I.Q) (Raven’s pro...

talent identification is a process through which those with the highest chance to succeed in the future will be determined. the purpose of the present study was to investigate the application of a multivariate approach in talent identification of adolescent soccer players. the research population consisted of all soccer players in tehran province aged between 12 and 16 years old. a battery of t...

Introduction: Dynamic knee valgus and poor technique during landing are not only key risk factors for lower extremity injuries especially knee injury, it also can reduce performance. Sportsmetrics soccer training is one of the successful knee injury prevention and enhancement performance protocols in female soccer players. But, the effect of Sportsmetrics soccer training has not been investigat...

this study represents an attempt to determine the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm among soccer player children. a total of 234 soccer player boys of all soccer schools from shahr-rey enrolled in this study. they did not have any history of a recent or chronic respiratory tract disease, a history of allergic diseases, and history of bronchodilator drugs consumption during the 24 hour...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of taurine supplementation for two weeks and three sessions of 90 minutes of intense intermittent exercise on some serum cytokines responses in well-trained soccer players. therefore, 24 football players under 24 years old from soccer league were selected and divided randomly into taurine (tg=8), placebo (pg=8) and control (cg=8) groups. tg co...

conclusions independent of their level, professional soccer players, need 48 hours to recover after an official match. professionals gain more fatigue than young players after a match, but recover as fast. thus, they recover more efficiently especially due to a better physical condition and fitness training. it is expected that the results showed in the study help elite soccer and fitness coach...

Objectives: Polymorphisms in α-actinin-3 (ACTN3) gene are considered to be important in the genetic predisposition to human athletic performance. Most of the activities in soccer such as jumping, striking the ball, and running are considered plyometric and explosive. Performance power during such activities depends on the strength of the muscles involved. Therefore, high muscle strength i...