Fitness: Warm-ups can put a chill on performance

When it comes to warm-ups, every team has a slightly different way of preparing for the match ahead.
At the elite level, teams tend to follow a similar structure, largely due to a training staff that stays abreast of current research. The commonalities end, however, as access to professional trainers becomes more limited. Most club teams follow the lead of a coach or captain rather than warm-up protocols based in science.
Yet even a top-notch training staff can get it wrong; old-school warm-up p