Editorial: Fatigue and Recovery in Football

Clarke, Neil D.; Noon, Mark

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“…Perceptions and practices used in the practical setting however are not always supported by validated recommendations from research and vice versa [ 1 ]. Without appropriate recovery strategies optimal competition performance may be hindered or result in an increased risk of injury [ 3 , 4 ]. Between bouts of fatiguing exercise through competitive season training cycles, the maintenance of muscular performance and function is required, and choice of recovery strategy or modality to achieve this is important [ 3 , 5 ].…”

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Effects of contemporary cryo-compression on post-training performance in elite academy footballers

Alexander¹,

Keegan²,

Reedy³

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Fatigue is a predisposing risk factor for injury commonly investigated in elite football populations. Little evidence advocates the most beneficial recovery strategies including contemporary cooling applications. The aim of the study was to examine immediate effects of the Game Ready ® on physiological and biomechanical measures in a population of elite male academy footballers, following a fatiguing training session mid-competitive season. Twenty, elite male footballers took part (180.2 ± 8.7cm, 75.0 ± 11.4kg, 18 ± 0.5years). Following a normal fatiguing training session, players were randomly assigned to receive either cryotherapy (Game Ready ® ) (20-minutes at medium compression (5–55 mm Hg)) or passive recovery (PAS). Data was collected at match-day+1, immediately post-training and immediately post-intervention. Performance measures included countermovement jump (CMJ), isometric adductor strength (IAS), hamstring flexibility (HF), and skin surface temperature (T sk ). Significant main effects for group for CMJ data following exposure to cooling were displayed (p = < 0.05). Individual group analysis displayed a significant reduction in CMJ performance in the group exposed to cryotherapy (p = < 0.05) immediately post, but not for PAS. No main effects were identified for cryotherapy or PAS group for IAS or HF (p = > 0.05). T sk reduced significantly (p = < 0.05) in the cryotherapy group, meeting therapeutic T sk range. Reductions in performance immediately following exposure to pneumatic cryo-compressive devices may negate the justification of this recovery strategy if neuromuscular mechanisms are required in immediate short term. Application of such recovery strategies however are dependent on the type of recovery demand and should be adapted individually to suit the needs of the athlete to optimise readiness to train/play.

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Effects of contemporary cryo-compression on post-training performance in elite academy footballers

Alexander¹,

Keegan²,

Reedy³

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“…If recovery is insufficient, it could initiate a cascade of disadvantageous conditions such as underrecovery, functional overreaching, non-functional overreaching or overtraining syndrome (Jentjens & Jeukendrup, 2003), being the balance between "happiness and wellness" presented as an exciting challenge in the future in high-performance sports . Thus, in the upcoming years, it will be essential to individualize (Moreno et al 2015) and optimize recovery given that professional players are spending more time using a wide array of recovery techniques than they do practicing (Bishop et al 2008), while traveling (Calleja-Gonzalez et al 2020) after a single game (Clarke & Noon, 2019) or during congested schedules playing multiple games per week (Howle et al 2019).…”

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Recovery strategies for sports performance in the spanish professional basketball league (ACB)

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This study aimed to describe the recovery strategies used by the Spanish professional basketball teams playing in the "Liga ACB." Data from all teams during the 2019-2020 season (n = 18), and the team promoted for the season 2020-2021 were collected using a six-section online survey. Protocols, timings, and recovery strategies employed differed among teams. However, natural and physical recovery strategies such as sleep/nap, food/fluid replacement, active field, or gym-based cool-downs, use of supplementation, active or passive stretching, cold/ice bath/shower/immersion, massage, and foam-rolling were the most used among seventeen teams (>89%). Food and fluid replacement, showed a higher presence in the recovery protocols after competition and practice, always used by thirteen or more teams (~70%). The design and supervision of recovery are multidisciplinary tasks in 74% of the teams. Only two teams (11%) acknowledged not periodizing or individualizing recovery, while the other seventeen used these procedures regularly, considering different parameters, being previous injuries a factor always present. Teams not reaching the playoffs used a higher number of recovery strategies on average. This study provides a real vision of how the "Liga ACB" teams use recovery protocols, and pertinent contextual information that may be used for coaches and practitioners to tailor them.

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Editorial: Fatigue and Recovery in Football

Abstract: The football codes (soccer, American football, Australian rules football, rugby league, and union and Gaelic football) are intermittent team sports with bouts of high-intensity activity interspersed with low-intensity activities or rest [...]

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Effects of contemporary cryo-compression on post-training performance in elite academy footballers

Effects of contemporary cryo-compression on post-training performance in elite academy footballers

Recovery strategies for sports performance in the spanish professional basketball league (ACB)

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