Episode 401 of the Football Fitness Federation Podcast is with Performance Strategist Tom Allen
We discussed:
▫️Aligning a MDT
▫️Leadership
▫️Winning the Premier League
▫️Future of player support
& much more!
You can follow Tom on LinkedIn
You can also check out all the papers he mentioned here:
Allen, T., Taberner, M., Zhilkin, M., & Rhodes, D. (2023). Running more than before? The evolution of running load demands in the English Premier League. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 19(2), 779–787. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541231164507
Allen, T., Taberner, M., Zhilkin, M., & Green, M. (2025). Evolving running load demands and fixture congestion in the English Premier League: A decade of insights from 2015/2016 to 2024/2025. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-110430
Allen, T., Taberner, M., Zhilkin, M., Alexander, J., Harper, D., & Rhodes, D. (2025). Is it as simple as run more, win more? Influence of running load on match outcome and final league position across nine consecutive English Premier League football seasons. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 17479541251371004. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541251371004
Allen, T., Taberner, M., Zhilkin, M., Harper, D., & Alexander, J. (2026). Possession in motion: A five-season analysis of running in-possession and out-of-possession with match outcomes in the English Premier League. Biology of Sport, 43(1), 899–909. https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.159531
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