RETURN TO TRAINING AND COMPETITION IN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL AFTER COVID-19. WHAT DO THE EXPERTS THINK?
The pandemic curve seems to have flattened, and now the health authorities have already started to design a de-escalation plan.
The pandemic curve seems to have flattened, and now the health authorities have already started to design a de-escalation plan.
One of the great dangers an athlete can face, if not the greatest, is the risk of getting injured. That’s why its prevention and treatment constitute an essential part of the medical and performance department of the clubs.
The long inactivity due to the forced quarantine has taken a long time to be accepted by all of the economic sectors.
Physical trainer Lluis Cortés and his physical trainers, Berta Carles and Jacob González have organised training sessions as if they were a competition for as long as this break lasts.
The quarantine necessary to flatten the pandemic curve has completely changed the training and competition dynamics of athletes and clubs, which suddenly have had to modify their usual training.
The profession of a coach is not easy at all. Besides an outstanding knowledge of the gameplay, it is necessary to fully master pedagogical skills to help players learn better and faster.
Two studies have analyzed how playing extra time influences players’ physical and technical-tactical performance.
Sending off a player seems to have a psychological effect within the team, which leads them to exert a greater effort during what’s left of the match.
In team sports, coaches make a lot of decisions and some of them have an immediate impact on the efficiency of the game.
Almost 25 years ago Paco Seirul·lo advocated the need for adaptation of high training loads with a parallel preparation to improve physical and technical abilities for elite athlete.