Case study
Semi-pro winger, 24
The problem
Four hamstring injuries in three seasons. Fast, and unavailable every February.
What I did
Twelve weeks of eccentric work built around a fixture list, with the volume dropping in the two weeks either side of a double gameweek.
The result
A full season, no soft-tissue days.
- Soft-tissue days0was was 41
- Matches available34 of 34was was 22 of 34
- 10m sprint1.71 swas was 1.78 s
Nordic hamstring hold, seconds. Tested week 1, 6 and 12.
Weekly load, arbitrary units. Note the two drops — those are double gameweeks, planned for in advance.