Time-motion characteristics and physiological responses of small-sided games in elite youth players: The influence of player number and rule changes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2149-2156

  Hill Haas, Stephen V ^a,b   Coutts, Aaron J ^c   Dawson, Brian T ^a   Rowsell, Greg J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b South Australian Sports Institute   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Game format; Overload; Rule modifications; Sprints

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTATES; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SOCCER; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 77956909871     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181af5265     Document Type: Article

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