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ArticleSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2026

Effects of Pre-cooling and Cooling Breaks on Thermoregulatory, Physiological and Match Running Responses During Football in Moderate and Hot Temperatures.

Edgar Schwarz, Catarina B Oliveira, Monica Duarte Muñoz, Agustín Alanis, Marcela Alanis, Aldo Lara, Alfredo Freeze, Júlio A Costa, Tim Meyer, Rob Duffield

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Article in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors.

Edgar SchwarzInstitute of Sports and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany. edgar.schwarz@uni-saarland.de.ORCID 0000-0002-9901-0035
Catarina B OliveiraNOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9575-9703
Monica Duarte MuñozInstitute of Sports and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany.
Agustín AlanisClub Tigres UANL, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Marcela AlanisClub Tigres UANL, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Aldo LaraClub Tigres UANL, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Alfredo FreezeClub Tigres UANL, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Júlio A CostaFPF Academy, Portuguese Football Federation, FPF, Oeiras, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8225-8667
Tim Meyer *Institute of Sports and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3425-4546
Rob Duffield *School of Sport, Exercise & Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health,, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-5641-1314

Funding

Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA) UEFA Medical Research Grant Programme 2023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study investigated the effects of pre-cooling and cooling breaks on thermoregulatory, hydration and running responses in football (soccer) players in moderate and hot temperatures.

methodsForty male youth footballers participated in at least two of four matches, during which core body temperature (T

resultsIn CB

conclusionsIn general, high T TRIAL REGSISTRY: German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00032208.

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Body Temperature RegulationCold TemperatureHot TemperatureRunningSoccerAdolescentBody TemperatureCross-Over StudiesDrinkingHeart RateHumansMale

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PMID41240225
PMCPMC12982254

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