The Football Scientist Newsletter
James MaloneEvery Friday at 12:00 GMT, you'll get practical advice to apply into your own practice within football.
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Pre-Season Planning in Football: Managing Chaos and Constraints
Every summer, football practitioners begin pre-season with the same broad objective, to physically prepare players for the demands of the competitive season ahead.
On paper, this often appears relatively straightforward. Build fitness lev...
Large-Sided Games Don't Replicate Worst-Case Match Demands
One of the most common assumptions in football training is that if a practice game looks similar to the match, then the physical demands will naturally take care of themselves.
If the pitch is large enough, the player numbers are high eno...
Can French Contrast Training Improve Sprint Performance in Football?
Most strength programmes in football are built around a simple idea.
Get players stronger, and performance will improve.
And to a point, that works.
But what happens when strength improves, yet sprint performance doesn’t move in the same...
Why Menstrual Cycle Predictions Are Less Accurate Than You Think
Menstrual cycle tracking is becoming more embedded in elite football environments.
With more practitioners using AMS platforms and apps to predict cycle phases, ovulation, and next bleed, there is a growing assumption that these tools prov...
Are Rondos Undermining Your Load Plan?
Rondos are often seen as low-load, technical exercises used in warm-ups or activation phases.
But this assumption does not fully reflect what is actually happening physically.
A new study by Silva et al. (2026) analysed acceleration and d...
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