Sousa, H.Clemente, F. M.Gouveia, E. R.Field, AdamSarmento, H.2023-07-032023-07-032022Sousa et al. Effects of changing the head coach on soccer team’s performance: A systematic review. Inplasy protocol 202260060. doi: 10.37766/inplasy2022.6.0060http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/5260Review question / Objective: The aim of this systematic review is to analyze the effects of changing the soccer head coach on the overall team’s performance, locomotor demands of players, technical/tactical responses of players, and psychological responses of players. Eligibility criteria: P: Among professional soccer players what is the effect of head-coach replacement; E: Exposure to the change of the head-coach; C: Last weeks of the fired head coach compared with the first weeks of the new head-coach; O: locomotor performance, sports results, mental health metrics. Inclusion criteria will be: (1) articles written in English; (2) carried out in professional football teams. Studies will be excluded if: (1) written in another language other than the one selected; (2) in the case of theses, books and non scientific articles.engSoccerFootballCoachReplacementPerformance.Faculdade de Ciências Sociaisjournal article10.37766/inplasy2022.6.0060