Sprint profile of professional female soccer players during competitive matches: Female Athletes in Motion (FAiM) study

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1259-1265

  Vescovi, Jason D ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

non differential GPS; speed thresholds; sprint; women's soccer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; RUNNING; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865161415     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.701760     Document Type: Article

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