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UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research (2020)
Journal Article
Collins, J., Maughan, R. J., Gleeson, M., Bilsborough, J., Jeukendrup, A., Morton, J. P., …McCall, A. (2021). UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 55(8), https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101961

Football is a global game which is constantly evolving, showing substantial increases in physical and technical demands. Nutrition plays a valuable integrated role in optimising performance of elite players during training and match-play, and maintai... Read More about UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research.

Scanning, Contextual Factors, and Association With Performance in English Premier League Footballers: An Investigation Across a Season (2020)
Journal Article
Jordet, G., Aksum, K. M., Pedersen, D. N., Walvekar, A., Trivedi, A., McCall, A., …Priestley, D. (2020). Scanning, Contextual Factors, and Association With Performance in English Premier League Footballers: An Investigation Across a Season. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 553813. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.553813

Scanning in football (soccer) denotes an active head movement where a player’s face is temporarily directed away from the ball to gather information in preparation for subsequently engaging with the ball. The aim of this study was to learn more about... Read More about Scanning, Contextual Factors, and Association With Performance in English Premier League Footballers: An Investigation Across a Season.

Exercise-Based Strategies to Prevent Muscle Injury in Elite Footballers: A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis (2020)
Journal Article
Fanchini, M., Steendahl, I. B., Impellizzeri, F. M., Pruna, R., Dupont, G., Coutts, A. J., …McCall, A. (2020). Exercise-Based Strategies to Prevent Muscle Injury in Elite Footballers: A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis. Sports Medicine, 50, 1653-1666. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01282-z

Background Exercise-based strategies are used to prevent muscle injuries in football and studies on different competitive-level populations may provide different results. Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise-based muscle injury p... Read More about Exercise-Based Strategies to Prevent Muscle Injury in Elite Footballers: A Systematic Review and Best Evidence Synthesis.