ReviewJSAMS plus2022
The effects of weather factors and altitude on physical and technical performance in professional soccer: A systematic review.
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- One Step Further: Integrating Evidence-Based Guidelines into Practice to Address Environmental Challenges at the Men's 2026 FIFA World Cup.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- The 2026 Men's FIFA Football World Cup: Evidence-Based Guidelines to Protect Player Health and Performance from Environmental Challenges.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- The impact of team quality, match outcomes, and match location on pitch-passing networks.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Can heat conditions affect the heart rate responses, perception of effort, and technical performance of young male football players during small-sided games? a comparative study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Factors Affecting the Running Performance of Soccer Teams in the Turkish Super League.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Duration, score, and timing: factors influencing the success of offensive transitions in top, marginal, and emerging football leagues.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
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Abstract
Soccer, as the most popular sport in the world, is characterized by complex performance requirements and is influenced by many external factors. In order to record and systematize the scientific findings of the effects of weather factors and altitude on physical and technical performance in professional male and female soccer a systematic literature search was conducted in the relevant databases from 8th to 15th of February 2022. From 2.396 records, 150 were selected for detailed screening. 21 studies were included in this review that met the following inclusion criteria: professional male or female soccer players over 18 years of age; field study under real-life conditions; effects on physical and/or technical performance, influence of at least one weather-related factor. The selected articles considered different research objects, periods of time, technologies, or methods. Most publications investigated the factors of temperature, humidity and altitude and showed some significant effects on physical performance, while technical performance often did not change significantly. For all analysed environmental factors, it can be summarized that in different environmental conditions, professional soccer players may consciously adjust certain performance parameters to maintain key match characteristics throughout the whole game. This pacing strategy allows them to keep the influence of environmental factors in check as far as possible.
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