Top 10 Reasons for Injury Attrition at the World Cup
This World Cup is seeing a soaring tally of players who are out, unavailable and/or questionable. What or who is to blame? Here are some contenders: Overtraining. Possible, but unlikely by itself because the players on these teams are monitored day and night for workload and their body’s response to training demands. Fatigue. The number […]
Are You Fit to Play in the World Cup?
Soccer is an incredibly demanding sport. Just imagine the physical load on those bodies, the walking, jogging, running, sprinting, moving sideways, backwards, jumping, stopping and starting, challenging for the ball, being challenged for the ball, all while executing the technical skills and tactics of the game. That’s a tall order. It’s what makes the game […]
