Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE). A powerful tool for monitoring training load or not? In this blog post we explain RPE, the various methods in which it can be used for monitoring and how it can help you optimise players’…
In the first edition of our monthly football science research recap we bundle interesting new research publications including some of our own funded research. Read up on interesting studies and see how they can be translated into your practical workflow.
Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE). A powerful tool for monitoring training load or not? In this blog post we explain RPE, the various methods in which it can be used for monitoring and how it can help you optimise players’…
Monitoring the training process in team sports From description to prescription: Part 7 The American Nobel Prize winner Herbert Simon formulated three major goals for scientists: Basic science: Knowing what happened (descriptive analysis) and understanding why this happened (diagnostic analysis)…
Monitoring the training process in team sportFrom description to prescription: Part 6 In our previous two blog posts, we described the relation between load and performance. In addition, several tools were discussed to monitor this relationship in practice (link to…
Monitoring the training process in team sportFrom description to prescription: Part 5 After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, (inter)national football associations will strive to complete the 2019-2020 season in the next few months. Because the 2020-2021 season is already…
Monitoring the training process in team sportFrom description to prescription: Part 4 In the previous blog post (link to blog), the relationship between load and performance was explained using the fitness-fatigue model of Banister et al. (1975). We discussed the…
Monitoring the training process in team sports From description to prescription: Part 3 Athletes train to improve their performance, thereby exposing themselves to physiological, biomechanical and psychological loads. These loads need to be periodised carefully to achieve the desired performance…
Monitoring the training process in team sports From description to prescription: Part 2 In our previous blog post, we discussed the first stage of the monitoring process, description. Here, we focused on systematic data collection using different tools to describe…
Recently, one of our team members, Arne Jaspers, was invited to present at the 2nd International Football Congress 2019 of Atletico Nacional in Medellin, Colombia. During his talk, Arne outlined the process from descriptive to prescriptive data monitoring in team…
Announcing management buy-out A fresh start and the road ahead Our new board is proud to announce they have successfully completed the acquisition of Topsportslab. Arne Jaspers PhD. (former Topsportslab sports scientist), Olay Dede (former Topsportslab ICT Manager) and Ferdi…
