The effects of situational variables on distance covered at various speeds in elite soccer

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-109

  Lago, Carlos ^a   Casais, Luis ^a   Dominguez, Eduardo ^a   Sampaio, Jaime ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Contextual factors; Physical performance; Soccer; Work rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 76449092760     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390903273994     Document Type: Article

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