One thing this World Cup has shown - teams don’t need to be the top physical performers to progress. High-Speed Running per 90’ 🇦🇷 48th 🇫🇷 40th 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 31st 🇪🇸 21st Total Distance per 90’ 🇦🇷 47th 🇫🇷 26th 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 31st 🇪🇸 13th Sprints per 90’ 🇦🇷 47th 🇫🇷 42nd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 29th 🇪🇸 24th That’s not what sports science or performance staff are necessarily concerned with. @drpetertierney’s article below explores how staff are mostly trying to keep their players available & physically prepared for when it matters, and how they might be doing that. 👇👇👇

Can Sports Science Win the World Cup? 🏆 The answer is no, of course not. The best team of athletes, that are coached the best, and maybe has a little luck, will be the team lifting the trophy. But that doesn’t mean sports science can’t influence the outcome. @drpetertierney looks at the role sports science and performance staff can play in their team’s success at the tournament. Full article here👇 statsports.com/article/can-s…