Fig. 1

Example of the commonality of interactions between the club’s multidisciplinary team, national team, and players’ personal staff during the season (e.g., during the in-season period). An example of club multidisciplinary team is also presented (adapted from [1] to reflect communication lines and organizational challenges; (i) the role (position) of the high performance director, although not present in the figure, is critical for ensure excellent top-to-bottom management, (ii) upper right corner with double-headed arrows reflecting internal multidisciplinary team dynamics). TEC/TAC, technical-tactical; PHYSIO, physiotherapy; S and C, strength and conditioning; MDT, multidisciplinary team; R and D, research and development; colour bars represent the proportion of involvement in a specific topic. The example intends to illustrate the commonality in specific performance and health topics and the proportion of time dispended. The proportions are provided as examples and are probably player and context-specific, i.e., it may change according to the seasonal period (off-season, pre-season, and in-season normal or congested competitive period), players being selected for national team or not, and each player’s personal staff dimension, characteristics and qualities