Offensive sequences in youth soccer: Effects of experience and small-sided games

Journal of Human Kinetics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-106

  Almeida, Carlos Humberto ^a   Ferreira, António Paulo ^a   Volossovitch, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Association football; Constraints led approach; Performance; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878278501     PISSN: 16405544     EISSN: 18997562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2013-0010     Document Type: Article

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