The effect of high and low percentage ball possession on physical and technical profiles in English FA Premier League soccer matches

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1261-1270

  Bradley, Paul S ^a   Lago Peñas, Carlos ^b   Rey, Ezequiel ^b   Gomez Diaz, Antonio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^c Medical Services   (Spain)

Author keywords

ball possession; high intensity running; playing position; technical performance

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HUMAN; RUNNING; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; SOCCER; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880946863     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2013.786185     Document Type: Article

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