Olivier Girard

TL;DR: How fatigue manifests during repeated-sprint exercise (RSE) is examined, the potential underpinning muscular and neural mechanisms are discussed, and a better understanding of the training interventions that could eventually improve RSA is explained.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of training strategies to improve repeated-sprint ability (RSA) and the underlying factors responsible for fatigue during repeated sprints has been presented, and two key recommendations emerge from this review; it is important to include (i) some training to improve single sprint performance (e.g., traditional sprint training and strength/power training); and (ii) some high-intensity (80-90% maximal oxygen consumption) interval training to best improve the ability to recover between sprints.

TL;DR: It is shown that some small-sided games allow the HR to increase to the same level as that in short-duration intermittent running, and the sided game method can be used to bring more variety during training.

TL;DR: Following the recent examples of the 2008 Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, sport governing bodies should consider allowing additional recovery periods between and during events, for hydration and body cooling opportunities, when competitions are held in the heat.

TL;DR: A systematic review of match simulation protocols and actual match-play shows that a period of 72 h post-match play is not long enough to completely restore homeostatic balance and the extent of the recovery period post-soccer game cannot consist of a ‘one size fits all approach’.