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• Kozakken Boys joins JOHAN Sports!

  2nd Division amateur club Kozakken Boys started their pre-season with the JOHAN Sports GPS system.

• JOHAN Advice module: balancing your periodization schedule

  The JOHAN Advice Module helps trainers and coaches determining the ideal amount of training load for the team. Find out about this module in this blog.

• Gil Vicente FC starts training with JOHAN GPS vest

  The JOHAN GPS sensor monitors all movements of the player and will help the staff of Gil Vicente FC mapping out the ideal training schedule...

• How is fatigue going to influence the performance in the world cup final?

  Is fatigue going to influence the performance in the final of women’s soccer World Cup final?

• Pre-season: improving the endurance of your players

  After the summer break, and the corresponding decrements in physical fitness, the preparation period focuses on restoring the physical fitness of the players...

• Do players need to train during the summer break?

  What is the impact of the 4-week holiday break on the physical status of the players? And what is needed to minimalize the negative effects of the summer break?

• Women’s football is challenging in a different way: the data behind it

  How often have we been discussing the differences between men and women’s football?

• The risk of growth spurt for talented players

  What are the risks of the growth spurt for talented players? And how can you deal with the consequences as a trainer or coach?

• Physical demands specific to playing position

  Next to differences in technical and tactical demands between playing positions, physical demands are different as well...