ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown on the Physical Performance of Professional Soccer Players: An Example of German and Polish Leagues.
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- Differences in Physical Match Performance and Injury Occurrence Before and After the COVID-19 Break in Professional European Soccer Leagues: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
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- Impact and control of the COVID pandemic in an elite sports club: Real Madrid.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2023Article
- Changes of physical match performance after the COVID-19 lockdown in professional soccer players according to their playing position.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Influence of the COVID-19 Lockdown and Restart on the Injury Incidence and Injury Burden in Men's Professional Football Leagues in 2020: The UEFA Elite Club Injury Study.Sports medicine - open · 2022Article
- Impact of Prolonged Absence of Organized Training on Body Composition, Neuromuscular Performance, and Aerobic Capacity: A Study in Youth Male Soccer Players Exposed to COVID-19 Lockdown.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- [Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on physical performance parameters in professional football].Zentralblatt fur Arbeitsmedizin, Arbeitsschutz und Ergonomie · 2022Review
- The Effect of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Position-Specific Match Running Performance of Professional Football Players; Preliminary Observational Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
- Performance of Professional Soccer Players before and after COVID-19 Infection; Observational Study with an Emphasis on Graduated Return to Play.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Physical Performance and Mental Health-A Retrospective Case Series of Belgian Male Professional Football Players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the in-season pandemic lockdown influenced physical match performance in professional soccer players who participated in the competition of German Bundesliga and Polish Ekstraklasa. The data from 306 games for German Bundesliga and 296 games for Polish Ekstraklasa were divided into before- and after-lockdown periods. The physical performance of German Bundesliga teams after the 63-day COVID-19 lockdown did not differ significantly from that in the first part of the season. In contrast, Polish Ekstraklasa teams, after the 81-day lockdown, displayed significantly shorter total distances (
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