Small-sided games versus interval training in amateur soccer players: Effects on the aerobic capacity and the ability to perform intermittent exercises with changes of direction

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2712-2720

  Dellal, Alexandre ^a,b,c   Varliette, Christophe ^d   Owen, Adam ^d,e   Chirico, Erica N ^d   Pialoux, Vincent ^d  

^a Olympic Lyon FC ^*  (France)

^b Sport Science and Research Department   (France)

^c NATIONAL CENTER OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS CNMSS   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e Sports Science Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Directional changes; Football training; Physical fitness training; Testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SPORT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870476340     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31824294c4     Document Type: Article

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