{"id":37,"date":"2021-02-17T08:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T07:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demos.famethemes.com\/onepress\/?p=37"},"modified":"2021-02-22T09:30:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T08:30:35","slug":"science4football-conference-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progtrain.pl\/pl\/2021\/02\/17\/science4football-conference-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Science4Football Conference \u2013 The Merge Between Science, Technology and Sports Clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Science4Football<\/i><\/a><\/strong> [S4F] Conference is a platform that innovative people from the world of football can use to exchange their experiences, solutions and ideas <\/i>\u2013 emphasises <\/span>Tomasz Zahorski<\/a><\/strong>, member of the Board at Legia Warszawa. \u2013 <\/span>Our goal is to deepen the knowledge of the football community in the scientific context based on the practice, track record of leading individuals and entities, data and expert knowledge.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Listening to experts discussing the challenges of the physical preparation for the game during the COVID-19 pandemic. That\u2019s what we, the participants of the S4F Conference, had a chance to do. What key insights will we get from it? It\u2019s no longer a secret! Check it out in this article.<\/p>\n

GLOBAL PANDEMIC \u2013 HOW TO DEAL WITH COVID-19<\/b><\/h2>\n

The topics covered at the conference were wide-ranging. Still, the mainstream discussion was about the ways the representatives of the sports industry decided to take to cope with a global pandemic.<\/p>\n

Sports clubs and federations had to instantly adapt to a new reality at the beginning of 2020. The pandemic proved which sports organisations are flexible enough to change their operations immediately in order to adjust to the external variables.<\/p>\n

Tim Meyer<\/b>, one of the speakers at the S4F Conference, was responsible for the creation of the RTP (Return To Play) football protocol first for German Bundesliga and then for UEFA European competitions during the COVID-19 pandemic. His ideas and methods were later used in many other sports disciplines.<\/p>\n

Tim emphasised how happy he is that football managed to survive in the majority of places in the world. Nevertheless, he also pointed out that the fight is not over yet. Sports clubs and federations still should be aware of the challenges that may come soon.<\/p>\n

One of them are protection measures that need to be taken to keep the spectators safe. Another relates to managing the physical preparation of the athletes that can\u2019t do exercises because of the quarantine.<\/p>\n

PHYSICAL PREPARATION<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u0141ukasz Bortnik<\/strong><\/a>, Head of Physical Performance at Legia Warszawa<\/b>, explained how the last season\u2019s champion of Poland managed to survive during the pandemic. The physical preparation of footballers occurred to be a massive challenge due to the unexpected \u201ccalendar of lockdown\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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On the one hand, it was forbidden for the sports teams to have training together. On the other hand, all the major leagues announced that there would be a high intensity of matches just after the return from the lockdown. This explosive mixture had to be precisely analysed in order to handle it properly.<\/p>\n

\u0141ukasz Bortnik pictured it by quoting the Newcastle United <\/b>manager, Steve Bruce<\/b>, who emphasised that the \u201c8 weeks off that the players had is probably the longest break some of these players will have in their careers<\/i>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Legia used applications such as Zoom to be in constant contact with their players and follow their training. They also utilised it to give their footballers a chance to talk to each other and create a mentality of hard work to stay prepared for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

The microcycles prepared by Legia were of the highest quality. All possible parameters, such as internal or external loads on the players, were taken into account. Among other things, the oxygen power, the Borg scale and sRPE were constantly analysed.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s worth mentioning, Legia also managed to follow the subjective feelings of the players regarding their well-being. They achieved it by surveying their footballers every day during the lockdown. It was a pivotal method that allowed them to \u201cstay in the game\u201d with motivating players.<\/p>\n

The strategy that Legia took empowered them to win two consecutive games after the return. One of the factors that led to the success of winning the Polish league championship was the culture of improving and winning.<\/p>\n

A CULTURE OF IMPROVING AND WINNING<\/b><\/h2>\n

David Cosgrave<\/b><\/a>, a Head of Physical Performance at F.C. Copenhagen<\/strong>, was discussing the factors influencing the \u201chigh-performance culture\u201d. His vast experience gained in the Premier League clubs made him see the strategic view that clubs should take in order to be successful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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David explained to us a couple of essentials to build a massive brand. Once a sports club decides to set the \u201chigh-performance culture\u201d strategy, it should define the style of the following five elements:<\/p>\n

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  1. Leadership<\/b> should be based on clearly defined values and trust.<\/li>\n
  2. Strategy<\/b> should make everyone understand what the \u201cBig Picture Goal\u201d is.<\/li>\n
  3. Culture <\/b>should be defined in order to let sports organisations employ people with the right mentality and eagerness to cooperate.<\/li>\n
  4. Performance Culture<\/b> refers to the idea of division of everyday tasks so that the \u201cBig Picture Goal\u201d is reached.<\/li>\n
  5. Finally, we will achieve High-Performance Culture<\/b> if we invest in talented people who will be given trust and loyalty.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Similarly, as in Legia Warszawa, in F.C. Copenhagen, they also focused on making sure they\u2019re as informed about their players\u2019 feelings during the pandemic as possible. The crucial factor here was the trust they managed to create in the past that could be perceived as the glue making the team cooperate.<\/p>\n

    The time sacrificed on discussions about how staff can help the players remain in the high-form by the time they come back on the football pitch, paid off. The ability to create a high-performance atmosphere was easy from that point on. No surprise here \u2013 after F.C. Copenhagen returned from the lockdown, they didn\u2019t lose in five consecutive games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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    START-UP CHALLENGE<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Five startups made it to the final of the 2020 edition of Science4Football & StartUp Challenge.<\/p>\n

    To me, all of them left a positive impression <\/i>\u2013 emphasised Leszek Zaremba<\/b><\/a>, Science4Football Startup Challenge mentor. \u2013 The exciting thing was that we had a chance to see the solutions prepared specifically for the football industry but also for other sports disciplines.<\/i><\/p>\n

    Tomasz Snazyk<\/b><\/a>, a member of the jury and CEO of Startup Poland, expressed his contentment with the possibility to take part in this event. \u2013 The enthusiasm and ingenuity of some of the start-ups\u2019 founders were impressive. Nevertheless, I had a feeling that the presentations could have been completely different if they had been held offline. Now we all need to learn new skills!<\/i><\/p>\n

    Ultimately, a company called Svexa<\/b> became the winner. Silicon Valley Exercise Analytics<\/b> helps in obtaining the most effective training as well as regeneration of players. The company provides athletes with an algorithm that indicates each of them personalised training information in real-time so that their performance is optimised.<\/p>\n

    Apart from <\/i>Svexa<\/i>, I also remember the <\/i>ProgTrain<\/i><\/b> presentation <\/i>\u2013 said Leszek Zaremba. \u2013 The brilliant simplicity of their solution, both in terms of hardware and software, can make it widely used at various levels of games.<\/i><\/p>\n

    All participants of the StartUp Challenge agreed that the greatest value of such competitions is the exchange of information and knowledge, which contributes to the faster development of each of them.<\/p>\n

    CONCLUSION<\/b><\/h2>\n

    COVID-19 made the Science4Football Conference & StartUp Challenge a unique event.  The 2020 edition was unusual as it was entirely devoted to responding to the needs of the new reality in which players, staff, club managers and partners were stuck because of the pandemic <\/i>\u2013 said Piotr \u017bmijewski<\/b><\/a>, Head of Research and Development Center at Legia LAB.<\/p>\n

    Initially, the entire event was to take place in the freshly-opened Legia Training Center<\/b>. \u2013 We believe that in 2021 we will all meet there <\/i>\u2013 stressed Tomasz Zahorski<\/b><\/a>. \u2013 Legia Training Centre is the best place to show the impact of a well-prepared and executed plan, innovative ideas, science and technology on the sports industry.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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    As you see, the next edition of the event is already planned. We have no doubt \u2013 as soon as the calendar of the event appears, we\u2019ll book the dates to take part in it. We recommend you to do the same!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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    BY<\/span> MICHAL WAPINSKI<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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    source: https:\/\/www.tisagroup.ch\/science4football-conference-startup-challenge<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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