Practices of strength and conditioning coaches in Brazilian elite soccer

Loturco, Irineu; Freitas, Tomás T.; Alcaráz, Pedro E.; Kobal, Ronaldo; Nunes, Renan Felipe Hartmann; Weldon, Anthony; Pereira, Lucas A.

doi:10.5114/biolsport.2022.108703

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“…Research recommendations also support including such exercises within S&C programs for soccer players. 4,9 Specifically in elite youth soccer players, predicted one-repetition maximum squat strength has been significantly correlated (r = 0.61) with winning of duels and tackling success. 19 Whereas, the inclusion of core training (e.g.…”

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“…This method of thematic analysis has been previously used in studies surveying sports coaches, athletes, and S&C coaches. 4,7,9,11,12 Thereafter, overarching clear and identifiably distinct themes, representing the main ideas or patterns emerging from the raw data were generated for each question. Some responses provided sufficient information where more than one overarching theme could be identified.…”

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“…7 Conversely, research suggests at the elite level S&C coaches are commonly employed in various sports, 8 inclusive of soccer. 4,9 Whether this is also the case at sub-elite levels of soccer or in regions where S&C is still being established within mainstream sport, 7 remains uncertain. Developing this understanding is important as it will provide national sports associations and S&C governing bodies, with the relevant information to best support the safe (e.g.…”

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The strength and conditioning practices and perspectives of soccer coaches and players

Weldon¹,

Wong²,

Mateus

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International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Strength and conditioning (S&C) is implemented across various sports and levels, but there is limited understanding of the personnel responsible for this, including their S&C practices and perspectives. Whereas recent evidence has shown that coaches and players are often tasked with the responsibility. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate: 1) the personnel responsible for delivering S&C across different levels of soccer, 2) the practices and perspectives of soccer coaches and players, and 3) to ascertain whether the practices employed align with contemporary evidence and guidelines. Forty-two soccer coaches and 30 soccer players completed an online survey with six sections: (a) informed consent, (b) background information, (c) education, qualifications, and prescription, (d) views on S&C, (e) exercise selection and preferences, and (f) issues and improvements. Frequency analysis was used to report responses to fixed-response questions and thematic analysis for open-ended questions. Most respondents reported S&C to be ‘important’ to ‘very important’ for all soccer, physical fitness, and injury parameters, with perspectives being predominantly aligned with S&C guidelines and research in soccer. Although S&C coaches were mostly responsible for delivering S&C sessions, over 60% of respondents disclosed S&C sessions were delivered independently or by support staff. This is problematic given only four coaches held S&C qualifications, and issues and improvements were mostly regarding a lack of S&C expertise and education. This study provides valuable information for S&C and soccer organizations. Particularly regarding the additional support required to ensure those responsible for delivering S&C in soccer have the appropriate knowledge and qualifications.

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The strength and conditioning practices and perspectives of soccer coaches and players

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“…This cross-sectional descriptive study was designed to investigate and characterize the common training and testing practices of Argentinean Rugby Union SCCs. For this purpose, a survey used in previous studies to assess the practices of coaches from distinct countries and sports 17,[24][25][26] was translated to Spanish and prepared using Typeform TM . The survey consisted of eight sections, divided into: 1) background information; 2) muscular strength and power development; 3) speed development; 4) plyometrics; 5) flexibility; 6) physical testing; 7) technology use; and 8) programming and comprised 27 fixed responses and 15 open-ended questions.…”

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“…The information presented here will give a general overview of the most common strategies used by SCCs working in Argentinian rugby, while providing them with research-informed recommendations for improving their professional practices. 17,22 Therefore, the purpose of this study was to describe and critically examine the training and testing procedures commonly employed by SCCs working in the highest-ranked Argentinian Rugby Union leagues (i.e. URBA Top 12, Premier A and B leagues).…”

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Training and testing practices of strength and conditioning coaches in Argentinian Rugby Union

Zabaloy

Tondelli

Pereira

et al. 2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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The Argentine Rugby Union is a top-tier rugby nation (ranked 8th according to World Rugby), with the Buenos Aires Rugby Union being the largest competitive league. To date, the training practices of Argentinian rugby strength and conditioning coaches have not yet been documented and analyzed. We used an online survey to characterize the training and testing strategies commonly implemented by Argentinian rugby strength and conditioning coaches, which could serve as a guideline for coaching education programs. Thirty-five rugby strength and conditioning coaches (age: 42.0 ± 8.9 years; professional experience: 16.8 ± 8.3 years) working across 35 clubs (from a total of 40 clubs) participated in the study. The survey consisted of eight sections: 1) background information; 2) strength-power development; 3) speed training; 4) plyometrics; 5) flexibility training; 6) physical testing; 7) technology use; and 8) programming. Overall, Argentinian strength and conditioning coaches did not frequently use periodization strategies to structure programs, reported a progressive reduction in training loads across the season, and prescribed primarily Olympic weightlifting and squat as resistance exercises during different training periods. The analyses of speed training revealed high utilization of form-running, plyometrics, and sport-specific movements. Our results also indicated that physical testing and technology may be affected by the economic difficulties of Argentinian clubs. This study presents new information regarding the training methods adopted by Argentinian rugby strength and conditioning coaches, while providing them with new insights to improve their professional practices. Practitioners from different countries working in competitive rugby leagues can use the information provided here to examine their own practices and implement evidence-based programs for elite rugby players.

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Within Session Exercise Sequencing During Programming for Complex Training: Historical Perspectives, Terminology, and Training Considerations

Cormier

Freitas

Loturco³

et al. 2022

Sports Med

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Objective. To explore how lifestyle and demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-related factors are associated with supervised exercise adherence in an osteoarthritis (OA) management program and the ability of these factors to explain exercise adherence.Methods. A cohort register-based study on participants from the Swedish Osteoarthritis Registry who attended the exercise part of a nationwide Swedish OA management program. We ran a multinomial logistic regression to determine the association of exercise adherence with the abovementioned factors. We calculated their ability to explain exercise adherence with the McFadden R 2 .Results. Our sample comprises 19,750 participants (73% female, mean ± SD age 67 ± 8.9 years). Among them, 5,862 (30%) reached a low level of adherence, 3,947 (20%) a medium level, and 9,941 (50%) a high level. After a listwise deletion, the analysis was run on 16,685 participants (85%), with low levels of adherence as the reference category. Some factors were positively associated with high levels of adherence, such as older age (relative risk ratio [RRR] 1.01 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.01-1.02] per year), and the arthritis-specific self-efficacy (RRR 1.04 [95% CI 1.02-1.07] per 10-point increase). Others were negatively associated with high levels of adherence, such as female sex (RRR 0.82 [95% CI 0.75-0.89]), having a medium (RRR 0.89 [95% CI 0.81-0.98] or a high level of education ). Nevertheless, the investigating factors could explain 1% of the variability in exercise adherence (R 2 = 0.012).Conclusion. Despite the associations reported above, the poorly explained variability suggests that strategies based on lifestyle and demographic, socioeconomic, and disease-related factors are unlikely to improve exercise adherence significantly.

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Practices of strength and conditioning coaches in Brazilian elite soccer

Cited by 36 publications

References 63 publications

The strength and conditioning practices and perspectives of soccer coaches and players

The strength and conditioning practices and perspectives of soccer coaches and players

Training and testing practices of strength and conditioning coaches in Argentinian Rugby Union

Within Session Exercise Sequencing During Programming for Complex Training: Historical Perspectives, Terminology, and Training Considerations

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