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Podcast: The Real Science of Sport Podcast
Episode: FOOTBALL SPECIAL: How Pro Footballers Train, Recover and Compete
Description: The team gets to grips with the inner workings of a top professional football team in an interview with Nick Chadd, the Head of Sport Science and Strength and Conditioning at Portuguese giants Benfica. Chadd offers a unique perspective when it comes to player management, rest and recovery, talent identification and, most importantly, managing performance. Chadd has previously worked for the City Football Group and Manchester City, the English Institute of Sport, Wasps and Sheffield United. SHOW NOTESArticle on fatigue in football:Â https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18416591/Good concise s...