Training status and match activity of professional soccer players throughout a season

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-30

  Silva, Joao R ^a,c   Magalhaes, Jose ^a,b   AscensaO, Antonio ^a,b   Seabra, Andre F ^a,b   Rebelo, Anto Nio N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Research Center in Physical Activity   (Portugal)

^c Center of Research Education   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Competitive period; Fatigue; Muscle power; Performance analysis; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENDURANCE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; SOCCER; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84874074896     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31824e1946     Document Type: Article

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