Heading to guidance: understanding in-training heading demands for elite men’s and women’s football
This understanding of heading demands has important implications for player health and safety. The information can be used to inform training practices and quantification of heading loads.
Authors
- Michael Brownlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7708-4032)
- Mark Gillett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6287-7137)
- Chris Jones
- Antonio Belli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3211-9933)
- Dominic Townsend (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0242-3213)
- Matthew Green
- Sameer Patel
- P. Riley
Institutions
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- The Football Association (GB)
- Swansea University (GB)
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (GB)
- Cleveland Clinic London (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-109525
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00