Heart rate responses and technical comparison between small-vs. large-sided games in elite professional soccer

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2104-2110

  Owen, Adam L ^a   Wong, Del P ^b   Mckenna, Michael ^a   Dellal, Alexandre ^c,d  

^a Sports Science Department   (United Kingdom)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport (CNMSS)   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Cardiac load; Fitness training; Football; Technical actions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDURANCE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SOCCER; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052759331     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181f0a8a3     Document Type: Article

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