The possession game? A comparative analysis of ball retention and team success in European and international football, 2007-2010

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-136

  Collet, Christian ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

association football; match analysis; possession

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; FACTUAL DATABASE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; SOCCER; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TIME;

ACHIEVEMENT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; SOCCER; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873283236     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.727455     Document Type: Article

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