THE INFLUENCE OF AGE ON FOOTBALLERS’ PERFORMANCE
Elite athletes are getting older. We know that players can give their best performance levels for longer now than they could a few decades ago.
Elite athletes are getting older. We know that players can give their best performance levels for longer now than they could a few decades ago.
Changes in sport are closely linked to changes in society. Life expectancy is increasing and the retirement age has also progressively increased in Spain.
One of the first decisions a club’s coaching staff must take is the design of pre-season training.
The advantage of playing at home in football is a widely studied and recognised phenomenon.
With such an ambitious goal, the Barça Innovation Hub has presented its research at this year’s world-renowned MIT Sloan Sports Analytics international conference.
FC Barcelona recently held a conference entitled “Barça: Female and Diverse” to coincide with the International Women’s Day, organized at the Camp Nou facilities.
Those who have watched elite football across the last decade, realise that the game is more demanding than ever. This places more emphasis on training methods to prepare players for the rigors of the game.
For the first time, our new research may provide some insight into the training methodology and, potentially, the secrets of the club’s success. These “secrets” could be closely associated with the theories put forward by coach Paco Seirul·lo and how they link with cutting edge sports science.
Although there are several studies on this topic, many of them have analyzed these demands by looking at just a few variables or using very broad timeframes. A new study completed by physical trainers from F.C. Barcelona has analyzed several of these details more closely.
Observations from science highlight the important of appropriate practical nutrition strategies to optimize the remodeling of tissues to “recover” and “build” capable, resilient footballers.