Physiological aspects of soccer refereeing performance and training

Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 625-646

  Castagna, Carlo ^a,c   Abt, Grant ^b   D'Ottavio, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID; OXYGEN;

BINDING COMPETITION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL STRESS; REFEREE; REVIEW; SPORT; TEMPERATURE STRESS; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; EXERTION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 34347381909     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200737070-00006     Document Type: Review

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