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Design two energy-matched sessions to separate intensity from total load

Staff can match two football sessions on energy cost, varying only intensity, to expose what a single GPS total hides. In matched runs, players lost 12% strength after high-intensity work versus 10.6% after moderate running.

What a young player's first big shot can and cannot tell a scout

Luiz Henrique plays for Brazil now and became an idol at Botafogo. At six, in Petrópolis, he curled one left-footed shot into the top corner, and a youth coach invited him into a small academy on the spot.

Bernardo Silva’s center-back role and the limits of a positional experiment

Bernardo Silva described Pep Guardiola’s centre-back experiment against Arsenal as “uma loucura” — madness. Guardiola then moved the experiment to left-back, and still called the first-half version “horrible.”

World Cup will use a new five-second restart rule for throw-ins and goal kicks

A new five-second restart rule for throw-ins and goal kicks will be used at the World Cup. If the referee judges voluntary delay, a visible count starts. At zero, a delayed throw-in goes to the other team and a delayed goal kick becomes a corner. 1 2

Youth football injury prevention should teach players what early discomfort can mean

Before sprinting, pressing or small-sided games, young players need a quick way to report pain, heavy legs, poor sleep or instability; staff need rules for reducing or stopping work after that report.

Available, but not ready to start

Dean Henderson said three days after Crystal Palace’s FA Cup final win he did not want to get out of bed. He went from a high to a low, felt depressed, did not know why, and had never spoken about it before. Players carry those “individual battles” alone.

BFR pressure should match the position the player trains in

Do not set a player’s blood flow restriction (BFR) pressure from a lying-down test if the exercise will be seated or standing. Test the same cuff, thigh position and body position the player will use in the drill.

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