Comparing the physical demands of friendly matches and small-sided games in semiprofessional soccer players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 837-843

  Casamichana, David ^a   Castellano, Julen ^a   Castagna, Carlo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b Italian Football Federation   (Italy)

^c Italian Olympic Committee (CONI)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Athlete development; Football; GPS technology; Motion analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUNNING; SPORT;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859789531     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31822a61cf     Document Type: Review

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