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Soccer Player Characteristics in English Lower-League Development Programmes: The Relationships between Relative Age, Maturation, Anthropometry and Physical Fitness by Lovell, Ric, Towlson, Chris, Parkin, Guy, Portas, Matt, Vaeyens, Roel, Cobley, Stephen

“…The relative age effect (RAE) and its relationships with maturation, anthropometry, and physical performance characteristics were examined across a…”
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Perceptions of professional soccer coaches, support staff and players toward virtual reality and the factors that modify their intention to use it by Greenhough, Ben, Barrett, Steve, Towlson, Chris, Abt, Grant

“…A small evidence base supports the use of virtual reality in professional soccer, yet there is a lack of information available on perceptions and desire to use…”
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Measurement properties of external training load variables during standardised games in soccer: Implications for training and monitoring strategies by Clubb, Jo, Towlson, Chris, Barrett, Steve

“…The aim of this study was to assess the measurement properties of external training load measures across three formats of standardised training games…”
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Soccer academy practitioners' perceptions and application of bio-banding by Towlson, Chris, Watson, Demi Jo, Cumming, Sean, Salter, Jamie, Toner, John

“…The primary aims of this study were to examine the application of maturity status bio-banding within professional soccer academy programmes and understand the…”
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Professional soccer practitioners' perceptions of using performance analysis technology to monitor technical and tactical player characteristics within an academy environment: A category 1 club case study by Davidson, Tia-Kate, Barrett, Steve, Toner, John, Towlson, Chris

“…This study aimed to identify professional soccer practitioners' perceptions of the application of performance analysis technology within a single academy club…”
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Relative Age, Maturation and Physical Biases on Position Allocation in Elite-Youth Soccer by Towlson, Chris, Cobley, Stephen, Midgley, Adrian Wayne, Garrett, Andrew, Parkin, Guy, Lovell, Ric

“…This study assessed the contribution of relative age, anthropometry, maturation, and physical fitness characteristics on soccer playing position (goalkeeper…”
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Bio-banding in soccer: past, present, and future by Towlson, Chris, Cumming, Sean P.

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Maturity-associated considerations for training load, injury risk, and physical performance in youth soccer: One size does not fit all by Towlson, Chris, Salter, Jamie, Ade, Jack D., Enright, Kevin, Harper, Liam D., Page, Richard M., Malone, James J.

“…•Estimates of players’ maturity status should be taken every 3–4 months during an annual season, with a focus on players approaching and during peak height…”
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Validation of field-based running tests to determine maximal aerobic speed in professional rugby league by Bennett, Thomas, Marshall, Phil, Barrett, Steve, Malone, James J, Simpson, Andrew, Bray, James, Christopherson, Calum, Nickolay, Tom, Metcalfe, James, Towlson, Chris

“…Practitioners place importance on high-speed running (HSR) to monitor training practice and match-play demands, whilst attempting to maximise fitness and…”
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Examination of differential ratings of perceived exertion (dRPE) during bio-banded small-sided games by Barrett, Steve, Short, Kieran, Lowthorpe, Alex, Swinton, Paul, Maughan, Patrick, Hamilton, Ally, Hunter, Frances, Towlson, Chris

“…The aims of the current study were to investigate the use of dRPE with academy soccer players to: 1) examine the effect of bio-banded and non-bio-banded…”
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Perspectives of applied collaborative sport science research within professional team sports by Malone, James J., Harper, Liam D., Jones, Ben, Perry, John, Barnes, Chris, Towlson, Chris

“…The purpose of the study was to examine the perspectives of both academics and practitioners in relation to forming applied collaborative sport science…”
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Leveling the Playing Field: A New Proposed Method to Address Relative Age- and Maturity-Related Bias in Soccer by Helsen, Werner F, Thomis, Martine, Starkes, Janet L, Vrijens, Sander, Ooms, Gerrit, MacMaster, Calum, Towlson, Chris

“…Despite various solutions proposed to solve the relative age effect (RAE), it is still a major problem confounding talent identification and selection…”
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Leveling the Playing Field: A New Proposed Method to Address Relative Age- and Maturity-Related Bias in UK Male Academy Soccer Players by Bolckmans, Sofie, Starkes, Janet L, Towlson, Chris, Barnes, Chris, Parkin, Guy, Helsen, Werner F

“…Relative age selection bias persists within all major soccer leagues and youth soccer academies across the globe, with the relative age effect (RAE) being…”
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Evidence for varied aetiologies regulating the transmission of prion disease: implications for understanding the heritable basis of prion incubation times by Iyegbe, Conrad O, Abiola, Oduola O, Towlson, Chris, Powell, John F, Whatley, Steven A

“…Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) are a group of progressive fatal neurodegenerative disorders, triggered by abnormal folding of the endogenous…”
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Aspartame in conjunction with carbohydrate reduces insulin levels during endurance exercise by Siegler, Jason, Howell, Keith, Vince, Rebecca, Bray, James, Towlson, Chris, Peart, Daniel, Mellor, Duane, Atkin, Stephen

“…As most sport drinks contain some form of non-nutritive sweetener (e.g. aspartame), and with the variation in blood glucose regulation and insulin secretion…”
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A new method to identify key match-play behaviours of young soccer players: Development of the Hull Soccer Behavioural Scoring Tool by Robinson, James, Cumming, Sean, Salter, Jamie, Toner, John, Towlson, Chris

“…The aim of this research was to assess the validity and reliability of a newly developed scoring tool, designed for monitoring youth soccer players during…”
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Examination of differential ratings of perceived exertion by Barrett, Steve, Short, Kieran, Lowthorpe, Alex, Swinton, Paul, Maughan, Patrick, Hamilton, Ally, Hunter, Frances, Towlson, Chris

“…The aims of the current study were to investigate the use of dRPE with academy soccer players to: 1) examine the effect of bio-banded and non-bio-banded…”
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Understanding the presence of mental fatigue in English academy soccer players by Thompson, Chris J., Noon, Mark, Towlson, Chris, Perry, John, Coutts, Aaron J., Harper, Liam D., Skorski, Sabrina, Smith, Mitchell R., Barrett, Steve, Meyer, Tim

“…Research has demonstrated that induced mental fatigue impairs soccer-specific technical, tactical and physical performance in soccer players. The findings are…”
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Quantifying technical actions in professional soccer using foot-mounted inertial measurement units by Marris, Joshua, Barrett, Steve, Abt, Grant, Towlson, Chris

“…This study aimed to (i) establish the concurrent validity and intra-unit reliability of a foot-mounted inertial measurement unit for monitoring soccer…”
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Measurement properties of external training load variables during standardised games in soccer: Implications for training and monitoring strategies by Jo Clubb, Chris Towlson, Steve Barrett

“…The aim of this study was to assess the measurement properties of external training load measures across three formats of standardised training games…”
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