Ricardo Guerra* writes on marathon running, cholesterol-reducing drugs and muscle damage
Marathon running has increased in popularity over the past three decades, with participation in the United States rising from 25,000 runners in 1976 to nearly (...)
Marathon running has increased in popularity over the past three decades, with participation in the United States rising from 25,000 runners in 1976 to nearly 470,000 in 2008. Many professional and recreational runners take prescription drugs, (...)
Ricardo Guerra* radically revises the rules of football
Nearly 25 years have passed since Diego Maradona scored the infamous "hand of God" goal that took England out of the World Cup in 1986. A few months before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, (...)
Ricardo Guerra* delves into the human element in a champion team
One of the biggest challenges confronting head coaches in professional football today is managing different players' personalities. In a society that worships individuals and deifies (...)
One of the biggest challenges confronting head coaches in professional football today is managing different players' personalities. In a society that worships individuals and deifies celebrities, there is perhaps no bigger task than convincing a (...)
Marathon running has significantly increased in popularity over the last three decades. Running enthusiasts from all corners of the globe submit themselves on a weekly basis to the most arduous bouts of training sessions in order to prepare for race (...)
Diving/Acting
Players diving in theater-like fashion inside the penalty box attempting to confuse referees into awarding them a penalty kick should be immediately red carded and suspended for two matches. Consequently, the team committing (...)
Nearly 25 years have passed since Diego Maradona scored the infamous “hand of God” goal that took England out of the World Cup in1986. A few months before the World Cup in South Africa, Thierry Henry, the French striker, flagrantly used his hand in (...)
Have you heard your doctor speaking of statins, cholesterol reducing drugs, as if they were a universal panacea and a harmless substance? For several years now statins have been prescribed pervasively by doctors, to anyone having high cholesterol, (...)
Ricardo Guerra analyses the systems of play employed in South Africa, with special emphasis on Brazil and the criticism levelled at their coach Dunga
Following the elimination of the Brazilian national team from the World Cup in South Africa, Dunga, (...)
Dunga is targeted by the critics for his volatile temperament on the sidelines. Many argue that his aggressive style of coaching and personality may influence the players negatively during matches. The idea that such a character trait is detrimental (...)
Following the elimination of the Brazilian national team from the World Cup in South Africa, Dunga, the head coach, became the target of some particularly vicious attacks by the Brazilian press. It is almost as if he is being crucified. The attacks (...)
Paraguay faces a major challenge in their quarter final match against Spain. Not only are they playing a formidable opponent considered a title contender, they will also have to deal with recovery related issues within their squad following an (...)
Dunga cannot play TV-friendly, offensive games when no other country plays that way, writes Ricardo Guerra*
Brazil's progression to the knockout stages of the World Cup after victories over North Korea and Cote d'Ivoire might still not subdue the (...)
Over the last few months, the Brazilian press has been unforgiving in its incessant assault on Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri, more commonly known as Dunga, the national coach and the captain of the Brazilian World Cup Champion team of 1994.
The (...)
Over the last 20 years the field of exercise physiology has made significant progress and has been able to generate significant research relevant to sports performance. In many instances some football coaches, when compared to their counterparts in (...)
Over the last 15 years, the field of sports psychology has significantly evolved and now plays a major role in the preparation of various professional soccer teams worldwide. One can just execute a quick search on Amazon.com to come across several (...)