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Watch in this short clip, Arsenal FC Men’s First Team finish off their pre-Premier League match warm up with some Footwork and Acceleration prep before heading back to the Changing rooms to finish off their pre-match routine. They had completed a dynamic warm up and ball work prior to this last section of the warm […]

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Chelsea pre-match dynamic warm up from the match V AFC Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium on 06.05.23. […]

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As part of a good athletic development programme it is key to have a movement syllabus or competency framework to guide athletic development, inform programming and ensure our athletes are getting the right stimulus and challenge from their S&C programme to give them the desired outcomes that will improve performance in their Sport. As we […]

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Blogpost Written by Dr Will Abbott By now it is clear the competitive demands of football differ between playing positions. Central defenders have been shown to produce the lowest total and high-speed distances during competition, whilst central midfielders produce the highest total distances (Abbott et al., 2018; Bradley et al., 2009; O’Donoghue et al., 2005). […]

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There’s no doubt that hard work on the training ground and sound tactics suited to the opposition and the game are key to success in a football match. But how well you actually play on the day is going to come down to how well fuelled you are. Just as teams will have a match […]

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The role nutrition plays in football performance cannot be overlooked. It’s key to both mental and physical performance in the preparation for and recovery from a session. What a player fuels with and when they fuel will have a direct impact on lots of different areas of performance from strength and speed to accuracy and […]

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Research Reports brings you lead authors from published research articles so you can hear all about the research, key aims and take home messages straight from the source. These short, easily digestible videos make it simple and easy to understand the work and its context. This Research report is from Dr Amanda Johnson who discusses […]

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Emmy Campbell, BSc., MSc, SENr., Registered Nutritionist

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