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Augmented-feedback training improves cognitive motor performance of soccer players

Hicheur, Halim ; Chauvin, Alan ; Cavin, Vincent ; Fuchslocher, Joerg ; Tschopp, Markus ; Taube, Wolfgang

In: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2020, vol. 52, no. 1, p. 141–152

Purpose In this study, we tested the hypothesis that augmented feedback (AF) training can improve both perceptual–cognitive and/or motor skills specific to soccer.Methods Three groups of young elite players (U14–U15 categories) performed a test consisting in passing the ball as accurately and as quickly as possible toward a visual target moving briefly across a large screen located at 6 m...

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Measuring physical load in soccer: strengths and limitations of 3 different methods

Fischer-Sonderegger, Karin ; Taube, Wolfgang ; Rumo, Martin ; Tschopp, Markus

In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2019, vol. 14, no. 5, p. 627–634

To investigate the strengths and limitations of different indicators to measure physical load. Furthermore, indicators were evaluated for discrimination between performance levels and playing positions. Methods: Ninety positional match files from 70 elite players and 91 match files from 69 subelite players were collected during 14 official under-18 matches using a local position measurement...

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The challenge of evaluating the intensity of short actions in soccer: a new methodological approach using percentage acceleration

Sonderegger, Karin ; Tschopp, Markus ; Taube, Wolfgang

In: PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, no. 11, p. e0166534

There are several approaches to quantifying physical load in team sports using positional data. Distances in different speed zones are most commonly used. Recent studies have used acceleration data in addition in order to take short intense actions into account. However, the fact that acceleration decreases with increasing initial running speed is ignored and therefore introduces a bias. The...

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characteristics of rod regeneration in a novel zebrafish retinal degeneration model using N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)

Tappeiner, Christoph ; Balmer, Jasmin ; Iglicki, Matias ; Schuerch, Kaspar ; Jazwinska, Anna ; Enzmann, Volker ; Tschopp, Markus

In: PLoS ONE, 2013, vol. 8, no. 8, p. e71064

Primary loss of photoreceptors caused by diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa is one of the main causes of blindness worldwide. To study such diseases, rodent models of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced retinal degeneration are widely used. As zebrafish (Danio rerio) are a popular model system for visual research that offers persistent retinal neurogenesis throughout the lifetime and retinal...