Soccer Team Research Articles

Analysis of the differences in body composition and physiological profiles of professional female sub-junior soccer players of Manipur: An observational study

Background: This study aimed to analyze body composition and certain physiological profiles in professional women sub-junior soccer players of Manipur during their playing season. Method and Materials: Twenty-seven players from the Manipur sub-junior soccer team playing in local league games participated in this study. They were assessed using the variables body fat mass (BFM), soft lean mass (SLM), fat-free mass (FFM), intracellular water (ICW), extracellular water (ECW), total body water (TBW) through the sophisticated state of the art impedance bioanalyzer (Chorder, USA) and also cholesterol and lactate threshold. One-way ANOVA showed significant differences (p<0.05) in anthropometric indicators and body composition parameters (Glycogen mass, Muscle mass, BCM, BCM/FFM%, Total Mineral Mass, TBW, ICW, ICW%, ICW/FFM%), body-fat percentage, relative V̇O2max, cholesterol and lactate levels and fat mass with respect to field positions. Results: There were no significant differences between playing positions in the variables of body weight, height, age, or professional experience (P>0.05). However, forward-position players showed lower values of fat-free mass in relation to other playing positions, and they are lower and lighter with regard to the goalkeepers (P<0.05). There are qualitative and quantitative alterations between assessed positions and the correct use of these individual differences on behalf of the team can contribute to the sportive success. Relative BCM, ECM/BCM, BCM/FFM, cholesterol, lactate threshold, and BCMI need wide-scale application in team sports. Conclusion: It can be concluded that size and body composition are important when analyzing soccer players according to their position, despite the appearance of only minor differences between them.

‘I have earned the right to be posterized’: equal (?) representation in pre and post-game photos from the @USWNT Instagram account

ABSTRACT While many hold the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) up as a beacon of feminism and equity within the broader scope of sports, since its inception the squad has been plagued with issues regarding equal representation for its players of colour and those within the LGBTQIA+ community. This includes depictions in mainstream media, promotional items, advertisements, endorsements and much more. This paper examines representation in images posted by the USWNT Instagram account during the 2021 and 2022 calendar years, focusing specifically on three types of photos: a match or game announcement photo, a match or game preview posted the day before, and a match or game day post, typically posted hours before the contest started.

Understanding the role of gaze behaviour and coaching experience in the assessment of youth soccer teams

ABSTRACT This study aimed to explore the perceptual-cognitive characteristics of coaches as they assessed team performance in youth soccer. The primary focus was to investigate the alignment between coaches’ subjective analyses of team behaviour and objective analyses, while also examining the relationship between coaches’ gaze behaviour and their levels of coaching experience, particularly considering the potential differences that may exist among coaches with varying levels of experience. Sixty-five male and female adults with various soccer coaching experience (experienced, novice, other team sport experience, and non-team sport experience) watched five 4-minute videos and assessed team behaviour. These subjective evaluations were compared to objective data obtained from video analysis and GPS, which included measures of completed skills, spatiotemporal characteristics, and passing networks. The participants’ fixation duration and frequency were measured for each video clip, and the area around the ball specifically. The study found no significant differences between groups regarding the number of times participants’ subjective analysis aligned with the objective data (p = 0.059, ɳ2 = 0.07). However, coaches with soccer coaching experience demonstrated a higher fixation frequency and more revisits to the ball area when compared to participants without soccer experience (p = <.001, ɳ2 = 0.09). The current study offers a unique approach to uncovering soccer coaching expertise by combining objective and subjective evaluations of team performance. In summary, the study reveals that coaching experience did not impact how often coaches subjective analyses matched objective data. However, soccer coaches had distinctive gaze behaviour patterns where they revisited the area around the ball more often.

Peculiarities of teaching the players of the student mini-football team basic individual actions when picking up the ball

Mini-football is a unique, universal team game that requires every player to be as efficient as possible in both attack and defense. Among the many factors that affect the result of matches in mini-football, and, accordingly, the result of sports activities, there is no doubt the level of technical training of each team player. From our point of view, the issue of teaching the basic individual actions of the players of the student mini-soccer team when selecting the ball is extremely important and insufficiently studie. In the article, an attempt is made to reveal the peculiarities of training the players of the student mini-football team in such basic individual actions when picking up the ball as: defensive stance, walking, running, dashing, jumping, stopping.&#x0D; The purpose of the research is to reveal the peculiarities of teaching players of the student mini-football team basic individual actions when picking up the ball. The methodological basis of the research is a systematic and person-oriented approach with the aim of analyzing scientific publications and methodical sources, as well as analyzing basic individual defensive game actions and identifying important features of training players of the student mini-soccer team to individual actions when selecting the ball. The work uses a multi-level systematic analysis of scientific sources based on philosophical, general-scientific, partial-scientific and specific-scientific levels of knowledge.&#x0D; Scientific novelty. With the help of the conducted research, important features of teaching the players of the student mini- soccer team basic individual actions when picking up the ball were revealed. Conclusions. The question of the basic individual actions of players when selecting the ball in mini-football is important and insufficiently studied. During the study, the peculiarities of learning the following basic individual actions of the players of the student team when picking up the ball in mini-football were revealed: defensive stance, walking, running, dashing, jumping, stopping.

Show HBCU Referee Bias the Red Card: Testing Communication Theory in Division I Women’s College Soccer

The current study focused on the red cards and yellow cards that referees gave to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Division I women’s college soccer for their in-game communicative actions. These cards are distributed to players who are perceived to have engaged in a reckless play or an action that involved excessive force. Within the United States, HBCUs are institutions of higher education that historically and primarily serve students who are of African American descent. Thus, the strong Black woman collective (SBWC) theory of communication was the theoretical frame because this study focused on small groups that were mostly comprised of African American women. Previous studies on referee bias were summarized in the literature review. Publicly available data on 19,360 soccer games were then analyzed. The findings indicated that referees gave more red cards to HBCU women’s college soccer teams relative to predominantly White institution (PWI) women’s college soccer teams at a statistically significant level. Yellow cards were also disproportionately distributed to HBCUs relative to PWIs. Implications for communication theory were noted in the study discussion as were interpretations on why referee bias against HBCUs continues to occur.

Multiple regression analysis for competitive performance assessment of professional soccer players.

Being in peak physical condition and having specific motor abilities are necessity for every top-level soccer player in order to achieve success in competition. In order to correctly assess soccer players' performance, this research uses laboratory and field measurements, as well as results of competitive performance obtained by direct software measurements of players' movement during the actual soccer game. The main goal of this research is to give insight into the key abilities that soccer players need to have in order to perform in competitive tournaments. Besides training adjustments, this research also gives insight into what variables need to be tracked in order to accurately assess the efficiency and functionality of the players. The collected data need to be analyzed using descriptive statistics. Collected data is also used as input for multiple regression models that can predict certain key measurements: total distance covered, percent of effective movements and high index of effective performance movements. Most of the calculated regression models have high predictability level with statistically significant variables. Based on the results of regression analysis it can be deduced that motor abilities are important factor in measuring soccer player's competitive performance and team's success in the match.

Recklessness or Simple Negligence

A girls’ field hockey team coach instructed players to warm up in an area adjacent to the school’s turf field, where the boys’ soccer team was practicing. Plaintiff Morgan Dennehy, a member of the field hockey team, was struck at the base of her skull by an errant soccer ball. The plaintiff filed this suit against the coach, the school and others due to the defendants’ alleged failure to supervise and prevent potential and foreseeable dangerous conditions.

Weekly Programming of Hamstring-Related Training Contents in European Professional Soccer.

Hamstring injuries in soccer continue to be a challenge for professionals who work with soccer players daily. Although its origin is multifactorial, the proper management of neuromuscular fatigue during the training microcycle is a very important factor to consider. There are no clear guidelines regarding the weekly distribution of certain exercises that demand the hamstrings. The main objective of this study was to describe the usual training practices of professional European soccer teams. An international observational survey design was applied to some of the strength and conditioning coaches of professional soccer teams. The survey included different neuromuscular demanding exercises for the hamstrings. For each exercise, the strength and conditioning coaches had to respond in relation to their frequency of use and timepoint depending on the day of the weekly microcycle. Although there is no strong consensus in this regard, there does seem to be a trend when applying certain exercises, especially on the days matchday-4 and matchday-3.

Identifying the ideal weekly training load for in-game performance in an elite Brazilian soccer team.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the ideal training load to be applied during periods of fixture congestion to ensure an adequate dose-response effect for performance maintenance. Methods: Match performance data and corresponding pre-match training load sessions (both N = 498 match performance cases and training-block session cases) were collected (with the catapult system, VECTOR7) from 36 male professional soccer players (23.5 ± 5.2 years; 178 ± 4cm; 75.5 ± 6.0kg) belonging to the Brazilian First Division team during the 2022 season. The following data were collected in match and training sessions: jump, acceleration, deceleration, and change of direction (COD); running distance producing metabolic power at different intensities (>20, >20-35, >35-45, >45-55, and >55Wkg-1), total distance (m), relative distance (m/min), running distance at different speeds (>20, >25, and >30km/h), number of sprints (running >25km/h), and maximum speed (km/h). Mixed linear model (MLM), decision tree regression (DTR), and cluster K means model (SPSS v.26) approach were performed to identify the most critical variables (and their respective load) in the training sessions that could explain the athlete's match performance. Results: MLM and DTR regression show that training load significantly affects game performance in a specific way. According to the present data, an interference phenomenon can occur when a high load of two different skills (running in a straight line vs COD, deceleration, and jumping) is applied in the same training block of the week. The cluster approach, followed by a chi-squared test, identified significant associations between training load and athlete match performance in a dose-dependent manner. Discussion: The high load values described here have a beneficial effect on match performance, despite the interference between stimuli discussed above. We present a positive training load from a congested season from the Brazilian First Division team. The study suggests that an interference effect occurs when high physical training loads are applied to different specific physical skills throughout the season.

Impact of curcumin supplementation on exercise performance and muscle damage after a soccer match: a double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over study.

Curcumin ingestion can mitigate muscle damage, soreness, and inflammation following a laboratory-based eccentric exercise. Similar effects were observed in recent field-based studies wherein responses were evaluated after a soccer match. However, various potential confounding factors, such as matching opponent skill levels and daily training conditions, may have influenced the outcomes. In the present study, we investigated whether curcumin intake ameliorates changes in muscle damage markers following a soccer match while controlling for the potential confounding factors. Fifteen collegiate athletes were tested in a randomized, double-blind, cross-over manner. They were recruited from the same college soccer team and thus followed the same daily training regimen and competition levels. Furthermore, athletes positioning during matches were counterbalanced. They consumed either 180mg/day of curcumin or a placebo starting 1h before the match and continuing for 2days after a match (two 45-min plays and a 15-min half-time). Muscle soreness, jump performance (including countermovement jump and rebound jump index), and inflammatory and muscle damage markers (high-sensitive C-reactive protein, serum creatine kinase activity, and urinary N-terminal fragment of titin concentration) were evaluated before and after the match. The washout period between matches was set at 1week. After the match, all markers showed similarity between the placebo and curcumin conditions (all P > 0.208). These findings indicate that ingesting 180mg/day of curcumin may not expedite recovery from muscle damage elicited by soccer matches in collegiate soccer players.

Development of Male Soccer Training Model for Primary School Students in Guangzhou City

Background and Aim: Chinese soccer is progressing towards a more organized league structure, with relatively mature standardized systems, institutional models, and market operational mechanisms in place. However, upon closer examination, it's evident that there are still many issues and contradictions within Chinese soccer. This research aims to develop a male soccer training model for primary school students in Guangzhou city. Materials and Methods: This research is survey research. The research involves the following participants: (1) 7 coaches and 70 student athletes from primary school soccer teams, professional soccer clubs, and amateur sports school soccer classes in Guangzhou city, who participated in the questionnaire survey; (2) 7 experts engaged in discussions on the current state of male soccer reserve talent development through interviews; (3) 19 experts involved in the Delphi consensus process to develop the male soccer training model for primary school students in Guangzhou City; (4) 9 experts participating in connoisseurship to confirm the male soccer training model. The consensus data obtained from the study underwent analysis utilizing the median and interquartile range. The analysis criteria were established with a median threshold of ≥ 3.50 and an interquartile range constraint of ≤ 1.50. Results: Based on POLC management principles the factors for developing a male soccer training model for primary school students were divided into four aspects as follows: (1) Planning, which consists of 7 factors; (2) Organizing, which consists of 8 factors; (3) Leading, it consists of 9 factors; and (4) Controlling, it consists of 9 factors. Conclusion: This model grounded in the POLC management principles, aims to provide a framework for the effective and sustainable development of the male soccer training model for primary school students in Guangzhou City. Regular reviews and adaptations in line with these principles will contribute to the program's success in nurturing young talents in both soccer and personal development.

What do we know about beach soccer injuries? Systematic video analysis of four consecutive years with 580 match injuries

ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to evaluate the characteristics of match injury in male beach soccer players. Video recordings of all official beach soccer tournaments in which the European national male beach soccer teams participated from 2018 to 2021 were analysed by two sports medicine specialists retrospectively. Regarding each injury, data including the mechanism, location of the injury, whether the injury led to time-loss, and the relationship of the injury to the bicycle kick (BK), etc. were documented. A total of 632 injuries were documented, corresponding to 234.9 injuries/1000 player hours. Video footage was available for 580 injuries. Whilst 79.8% of medical attention injuries occurred due to opponent contact, 19.5% of time-loss injuries occurred due to non-contact, and 12.2% of indirect opponent contact (p < 0.01). The most common location of the BK related injury was the head/neck (68.7%), whereas most common location of the BK unrelated injury was the lower extremity (54.1%) (p < 0.01). The findings demonstrated that beach soccer injury incidence was quite high; the most common injury location was head/neck and head/neck injuries were associated with BK. In light of these results, some rule regulations, particularly those associated with BK, and the use of protective equipment should be considered to prevent these injuries.

Wearable Devices and Digital Biomarkers for Optimizing Training Tolerances and Athlete Performance: A Case Study of a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Soccer Team over a One-Year Period.

Wearable devices in sports have been used at the professional and higher collegiate levels, but not much research has been conducted at lower collegiate division levels. The objective of this retrospective study was to gather big data using the Catapult wearable technology, develop an algorithm for musculoskeletal modeling, and longitudinally determine the workloads of male college soccer (football) athletes at the Division III (DIII) level over the course of a 12-week season. The results showed that over the course of a season, (1) the average match workload (432 ± 47.7) was 1.5× greater than the average training workload (252.9 ± 23.3) for all positions, (2) the forward position showed the lowest workloads throughout the season, and (3) the highest mean workload was in week 8 (370.1 ± 177.2), while the lowest was in week 4 (219.1 ± 26.4). These results provide the impetus to enable the interoperability of data gathered from wearable devices into data management systems for optimizing performance and health.

Avulsions in adolescent soccer players: preliminary results of radiographic, ultrasonographic and magnetic resonance findings

Objectives: The main objective of this study was to characterize soccer related avulsions radiologically. The secondary objectives were to describe the athletes' clinical profile and other musculoskeletal changes associated with avulsions. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study with adolescent athletes from a Brazilian team soccer academy. Inclusion criteria were age between 11 and 16 years and clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diagnosis of avulsion. Exclusion criteria were exams with an unacceptable technical standard and absence of clinical data. Four radiologists revised the exams consensually (two for each method). The equipment used was a General Electric (GE) US scanner, model Logic 10, and a 1.5 T MRI GE scanner, Optima MR 360 model, and a Shimadzu RX scanner, Radspeed MC model. Results and discussion: Nine showed signs of avulsion from a sample of 37 athletes. The mean age was 13.1 years, and all were male. Four athletes were injured during the matches (44.4%), and another five were in training (55.6%). Clinically, one injury was considered mild (11.1%), two moderate (22.2%), and six severe (66.7%). The anatomical locations and frequencies of avulsions were: five in the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS) (55.6%), two in the ischiatic tuberosity (IT) (22.2%), and two in the iliac crest (22.2%). Ultrasonography (US) was performed in 10 cases and detected seven avulsions (77.8%). All lesions not detected by US occurred at the IT. A pelvic radiograph was performed in seven cases and was positive in five athletes (77.8%). Undetected cases occurred at the AIIS. Avulsions occurred in isolation in eight cases (88.9%), simultaneously with indirect trauma in three (33.3%) and direct trauma in two (22.2%). Conclusion: In adolescent soccer players, a quarter of traumatic injuries are avulsions, which are more common at the AIIS. US proved ineffective in identifying some IT lesions and radiography, some others at the AIIS.

The effect of skill exercises combined with audiovisual stimulation in developing motor response speed and performance of some basic defensive skills for young soccer goalkeepers

Mental psychological training is of great importance in the field of sports training, especially if the player most of his skills are psychomotor skills that require the use of muscles with synergy with the importance of awareness of stimuli that require a movement response, as well as providing audiovisual stimulation added to the skillful exercises that the player receives providing players with methods The occasion that contributes to controlling ideas and modifying behavior to reach skill performance better and helps increase the ability to respond kinematically through regular training, as the goalkeeper's skills are a complex of several factors used in matches lie my importance Research on the possibility of using audiovisual stimulation technology using the device (DAVID) in the style of psychological sessions through sessions (stimulation, meditation, brain enhancers, sleep and mood) and knowing the extent of their impact when accompanying skill exercises on the speed of the motor response due to being counted as the main part to perform all skills Goal keepers and their impact on the maximum performance of skills to benefit those involved and specialists in the field of football in particular or the rest of the various sports in general and counted it as one of the modern training methods that can be relied upon in training, as the current research aims To raise the level of this distinguished athletic individual (the goalkeeper), who takes a large part of the thinking of specialists in the round witch (football), and in particular, modern exercises and the impact on the maximum performance of basic skills, and as a result puts training curricula and scientific training to become that athlete The one who bears that great responsibility is distinct in the group (the team). As for the research problem, it was not using modern methods in training and the impact of insufficient attention to the specificity of this center and holding that responsibility dependent on physical and skill training only, resulting in a large gap between the teams. The advanced level and the local teams have led those with expertise and specialization to think about finding the best methods and methods that contribute to the development of this player. Moreover, most of the coaches, if not all of them, have knowledge of the effectiveness, and besides that there are few Attention to training methods Where the researchers assumed that the skillful exercises associated with audiovisual stimulation had a positive effect in developing the speed of the kinetic response and some basic defensive skills among the Iraqi soccer team's young goalkeepers. The researchers used the experimental approach to design the one group with pre- and post-tests to suit the nature of the study, on the research community of 6 goalkeepers in Iraqi soccer, the young Iraqi team registered with the Iraqi Football Association 2017/2018, and the homogeneity of the research sample was verified in the variables of age, height and weight The training age related to the research topic, and the two researchers conducted the exploratory experiment on a sample from outside the research sample represented by 6 guards to identify the validity of the tests through the scientific foundations for them, and the field procedures for the study included the use of antiques technology The audiovisual results in the method of stimulation sessions after they were presented to the experts and experts, and the researchers conducted the exploratory experiment on a sample from outside the research sample represented by 4 guards to identify the validity of the tests through the scientific foundations for them, and the field procedures of the study included the tests for using the BATAK MICRO device Which measures the speed of the motor response with several variables, and the sample was subjected to tests for basic defensive skills and offensive basic skills, as the subjects of the research sample were subjected to applying and implementing skills tests, as the subjects of the research sample subjected to The program and tests related to skills and speed of response were executed and statistically processed. The data were statistically presented. The results were presented in the form of tables and strengthened in graphical forms, and then analyzed and discussed in a scientific manner in support of what the researchers reached with scientific sources, including Arabic and foreign and Internet documentation, and the researchers concluded that there A progressive development of kinetic response speed and some basic skills for young soccer goalkeepers

Partnership with the University of São Paulo Panel of Twins: A Four-City Tour and More / Twin Research Reviews: Twin Research on Binge Eating; Twins' Physical Outcomes Linked to Different Diets; Working Conditions and Sickness Absence in Swedish Twins; Facial Morphology Differences in Monozygotic Twins / Human Interest and Importance: Michigan Family Forced to Adopt Their Own Twins; Ethics of

This article begins with an overview of twin research in Brazil, initiated by the University of São Paulo Panel of Twins. I met with many new research collaborators and students while on a fall 2023four-city lecture tour in that country. A meeting with a world-famous surgeon who recently separated craniopagus conjoined twin pairs is also described. This overview is followed by summaries of twin research on binge eating, twins' physical outcomes linked to different diets, working conditions and sickness absence in Swedish Twins and facial morphology differences in monozygotic twins. The final section of this article provides a sampling of human interest stories with important implications. They include a Michigan family forced to adopt their own twins, ethical issues surrounding the hiring of a surrogate to bear twins; twin survivors of the Israel-Hamas war, a twin pregnancy with a double uterus, and three twin pairs on the same women's soccer team.

Italy's top soccer teams may adopt facial ID to combat racism

Italy's top soccer teams may adopt facial ID to combat racism

The influence of coaching behaviors, experience, and training on children's physical activity levels during youth sport practices

The purpose of this study was to examine how coaching behaviors, coaching experience, and coach training relate to physical activity (PA) levels of children during their participation in a youth sport program. Youth soccer teams (N = 27) serving children ages 6–11 years were directly observed during one practice using momentary time-sampling procedures consisting of 30-s intervals (10-s observation, 20-s recording). Team coaches reported prior coaching experience, training, and demographic characteristics. Multilevel logistic regression was conducted to describe associations between coaching behaviors and intensity of children's PA. Interaction terms were added to the models to determine if the associations differed across girls-only, boys-only, and coed teams. ANOVAs were used to describe associations between coaching experience, coach training, and team PA level. Children were more likely to engage in moderate or vigorous PA when coaches were watching without verbal feedback (Odds Ratio [OR], 3.2, 95% CI = 1.70–5.83) or watching with verbal feedback (OR, 2.1, 95% CI = 1.27–3.59), compared to when the coach was disengaged, regardless of team sex composition. The number of prior seasons coached was positively related to team PA levels. These findings can be used to inform coaching strategies for promoting increased PA during youth sport practices.

Comparisons of external load variables among periods, playing status, and positions in professional soccer team: A case study

The aims of this study were to compare weekly variations of training monotony (TM) and training strain (TS) among periods of the season, playing status and playing positions in professional soccer athletes. Nineteen male professional soccer players were monitored daily over a 43-week period for their total distance, sprint distance (&gt;23 km h−1), acceleration (Acc, &gt;4 m s−2), and decelerations numbers (Dec, &gt;−4 m s−2). Players were divided in groups of 10 starters and 9 non-starters; and by three central defenders (CD), four wide defenders (WD), four central midfielders (CM), four wide midfielders (WM), and four strikers (ST). Season data was divided in pre-, early-, mid-, and end-season. There were significant differences for TM through sprint distance between playing positions in mid- and full-season. In mid-season, sprint distance was meaningfully greater for CD than WD ( p = 0.006; g = 1.74 [0.06, 3.95]), CM ( p = 0.002; g = 2.04 [0.28, 4.46]), WM ( p = 0.005; g = 1.78 [0.09, 4.02]), and ST ( p = 0.002; g = 2.05 [0.28, 4.46]). Regarding full-season, TM of sprint distance was significantly greater for CD than WD ( p = 0.031; g = 1.59 [−0.04, 3.73]), CM ( p = 0.011; g = 1.83 [0.13, 4.11]), and ST ( p = 0.023; g = 1.52 [−0.10, 3.59]). The study revealed that TM and TS of sprint distance in mid-season was meaningfully greater for CD than for WD, CM, WM, and ST. No differences between starters and non-starters were found.

Does elite European match-play affect salivary immunoglobulin-A and cortisol in soccer players? The influence of playing status and match outcome

Introduction: The aims of this study were to: a) investigate salivary immunoglobulin A (s-IgA) and cortisol (s-Cort) responses to nine competitive fixtures in starting and non- starting soccer players; and b) compare s-IgA and s-Cort responses of starters and non-starters considering match outcome.Methods: Saliva from 19 male outfield players from an elite soccer team (mean ± SD, age 26 ± 4 years; weight 80.5 ± 8.1 kg; height 1.83 ± 0.07 m; body-fat 10.8% ± 0.7%) was collected. Saliva samples were taken on the day before each match (MD-1), 60-min before kick-off (MDpre), 30-min post-match (MDpost), and 72-h post-match (MD+3). There were five wins, one draw and three losses.Results: The mean s-IgA value was found to be significantly lower at MD+3 compared to MDpre and MDpost. s-Cort was significantly higher at MDpost compared to MD-1 and MDpre. When compared to MDpre, a statistically significant decrease in s-Cort was observed at MD+3 compared to MDpost. Starters displayed higher s-Cort values across the nine matches. There was a significant group-by-time interaction for s-Cort. There was a significant increase in s-Cort levels at MDpost compared to MD-1 and from MDpre to MDpost in starting players. At MDpost, starters had significantly higher s-Cort values. s-IgA values of starting and non- starting players following successful and unsuccessful matches did not reveal a significant difference. However, similar analysis of s-Cort in successful matches showed a significant difference between starters and non-starters. s-IgA values at MD-1, MDpre, MDpost and MD+3 in starters and non-starters following successful and unsuccessful matches revealed significant differences at MDpre and MDpost in starters, respectively. Furthermore, s-Cort values at MD-1, MDpre, MDpost and MD+3 in starters and non-starters in successful and unsuccessful matches revealed significant differences at MD+3 in starting players.Discussion: The present study suggests that in elite level soccer players, both starting status and match outcome influence s-IgA and s-Cort responses, particularly starters. Specifically, s-IgA was lower for starters before and after the match following successful outcomes. Moreover, higher s-Cort values were found before the match while lower values occurred after the match for starters in successful matches.