Football cannot restart soon during the COVID-19 emergency! A critical perspective from the Italian experience and a call for action

Corsini, Alessandro; Bisciotti, Gian Nicola; Eirale, Cristiano; Volpi, Piero

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-102306

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“…Indeed, a recent editorial advocated that 'maximal caution' should be taken in resuming sporting activity. 8 These considerations matter, and returning to sport will thus be about more than the resumption of training schedules and a revamped sports calendar.…”

Section: Returning To Sport: Ensuring Equitymentioning

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Athletes as community; athletes in community: covid-19, sporting mega-events and athlete health protection

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“…Given the worldwide suspensions of the ongoing 2019-2020 regular season, professional team-sport organizations are facing unprecedented times which require diligent analysis, evaluation, and adaptations to cope with the altered schedule, potential deconditioning of their athletes, and high level of uncertainty Jaspers et al, 2018;Corsini et al, 2020). However, to the best of authors' knowledge, scarce information is known on how to optimally cope and prepare professional team-sport athletes and support staff during these unfamiliar times and isolated conditions (Nieman and Wentz, 2019;Corsini et al, 2020). Therefore, new ideas are briefly introduced in the following sections with the intent to help professional team-sport athletes and support staff in preparing their upcoming endeavors to the best of their current capabilities.…”

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Season Suspension and Summer Extension: Unique Opportunity for Professional Team-Sport Athletes and Support Staff During and Following the COVID-19 Crisis

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Front. Sports Act. Living

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Given the emergence of the COVID-19 outbreak, the official declaration of a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, and its consequential disruptions on the professional team sports landscape, it is the main objective of this brief opinion to help ensure that professional team-sport athletes and support staff remain aware as a society of some of the potential pitfalls-illustrated via negative but plausible detrimental scenarios. Finally, new ideas are introduced and evidence-based hypotheses are presented on the following five themes: periodization, exploration, virtual (at-home) training, player monitoring, and continued education, including return-to-competition preparation strategies following these exceptional times of uncharted territory.

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“…The virus rapidly spread across the country and then into the whole world [1], causing an unprecedented pandemic [2], forcing governments to impose an almost global quarantine. At the beginning of 2020 (January-March), the whole world, including the world of sports, entered an extreme and unknown situation [2], where, gradually, all sports competitions were postponed and any organized training or practice was banned [3]. The health of the athletes, coaches and spectators became a priority.…”

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Strategies and Solutions for Team Sports Athletes in Isolation due to COVID-19

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Calleja-González

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In December of 2019, there was an outbreak of a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or in China. The virus rapidly spread into the whole World causing an unprecedented pandemic and forcing governments to impose a global quarantine, entering an extreme unknown situation. The organizational consequences of quarantine/isolation are: absence of organized training and competition, lack of communication among athletes and coaches, inability to move freely, lack of adequate sunlight exposure, inappropriate training conditions. Based on the current scientific, we strongly recommend encouraging the athlete to reset their mindset to understand quarantine as an opportunity for development, organizing appropriate guidance, educating and encourage athletes to apply appropriate preventive behavior and hygiene measures to promote immunity and ensuring good living isolation conditions. The athlete's living space should be equipped with cardio and resistance training equipment (portable bicycle or rowing ergometer). Some forms of body mass resistance circuit-based training could promote aerobic adaptation. Sports skills training should be organized based on the athlete's needs. Personalized conditioning training should be carried out with emphasis on neuromuscular performance. Athletes should also be educated about nutrition (Vitamin D and proteins) and hydration. Strategies should be developed to control body composition. Mental fatigue should be anticipated and mental controlled. Adequate methods of recovery should be provided. Daily monitoring should be established. This is an ideal situation in which to rethink personal life, understanding the situation, that can be promoted in these difficult times that affect practically the whole world.

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Football cannot restart soon during the COVID-19 emergency! A critical perspective from the Italian experience and a call for action

Cited by 127 publications

References 7 publications

Athletes as community; athletes in community: covid-19, sporting mega-events and athlete health protection

Athletes as community; athletes in community: covid-19, sporting mega-events and athlete health protection

Season Suspension and Summer Extension: Unique Opportunity for Professional Team-Sport Athletes and Support Staff During and Following the COVID-19 Crisis

Strategies and Solutions for Team Sports Athletes in Isolation due to COVID-19

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