
From Germany to Japan, hotter matches cut sprint distances. What strategies can protect players in a warming climate?
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Edgar Schwarz is a sports scientist who has conducted his PhD on the effects of heat on football players' health and performance, as well as possible mitigation strategies. He did his PhD at Saarland University in Germany and the University of Technology Sydney in Australia and was awarded the UEFA medical research grant in 2023. His research has a strong international and applied focus, investigating real-world matches from Mexico, Japan, the USA, Turkey, Spain, Germany, and Australia, and performing data collections on heat mitigation strategies during football matches in Mexico.
Edgar Schwarz is a sports scientist who has conducted his PhD on the effects of heat on football players' health and performance, as well as possible mitigation strategies. He did his PhD at Saarland University in Germany and the University of Technology Sydney in Australia and was awarded the UEFA medical research grant in 2023. His research has a strong international and applied focus, investigating real-world matches from Mexico, Japan, the USA, Turkey, Spain, Germany, and Australia, and performing data collections on heat mitigation strategies during football matches in Mexico.
From Germany to Japan, hotter matches cut sprint distances. What strategies can protect players in a warming climate?