Ultrax Science Hub Blogs
- Hugo Vicente
- 9 min
Introduction Every footballer knows the routine: countless hours spent on the training ground, honing techniques, refining strategies, and preparing for the intensity of match day....
- Uroš Đedović
- 8 min
Introduction In today’s society, many issues face young athletes. Sport participation can be a countermeasure to a sedentary lifestyle which is clearly prevalent and dangerous....
- Andrej Sedlar
- 9 min
Integration of Maximum Speed into the Weekly Microcycle To manage workload in weekly microcycles, it is necessary to find an adequate workload dose that promotes...
- Domagoj Perić
- 7 min
In team sports like football, Strength & Conditioning (S&C) coaches typically have the first 15 minutes of a session to work directly with players. At...
- Ivica Klunić
- 7 min
Introduction We all know how important acceleration, speed, and change of direction are for achieving top performance on the football field. Football is a multidirectional...
- Andrej Sedlar
- 8 min
Introduction Hamstring injuries are among the most common in sports that involve sprinting, such as football. Achieving maximum speed is crucial not only for game...
- VALD Performance
- 11 min
Alex Natera is Manager of Performance Support at the New South Wales Institute of Sport, where he oversees a department of 40 world-class practitioners across...
- Nolan Lyon
- 7 min
- Marko Matušinskij
- 8 min
In today’s sports world, the role of the sports scientist has become crucial as teams and organizations face an influx of data – a “data...
- Krešimir Šoš
- 11 min
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between trunk movements and whole-body acceleration, velocity and performance time during an all-out 20 m...
- Marko Matušinskij
- 8 min
This paper effectively summarizes key aspects of sprinting in football, offering valuable insights into periodization strategies, monitoring sprinting, and defining appropriate dosage. One of the...
- Marko Matušinskij
- 12 min
A connection with study of Darbellay et al. (2020), written in collaboration with Insiders. I recently had the pleasure of an insightful conversation with Hannes...
