Influence of game format and number of players on heart rate responses and physical demands in small-sided soccer games

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1295-1303

  Castellano, Julen ^a   Casamichana, David ^a   Dellal, Alexandre ^b,c,d  

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

^b Olympique Lyonnais Football Club   (France)

^c Sport Science and Research Department   (France)

^d National Center of Medicine and Science in Sport (CNMSS)   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Football; Game based training; GPS device; Physiological responses; Time motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCCER;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878068173     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318267a5d1     Document Type: Article

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