The Application of the Yo-Yo Intermittent Endurance Level 2 Test to Elite Female Soccer Populations

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 43-54

  Bradley, P S ^a   Bendiksen, M ^b   Dellal, A ^c   Mohr, M ^d   Wilkie, A ^a   Datson, N ^e   Orntoft, C ^b   Zebis, M ^g   Gomez Diaz, A ^f   Bangsbo, J ^b   Krustrup, P ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Olympique Lyonnais Football Club   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

^f Medical Department   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Competitive level; Female soccer; Heart rate; Match running performance; Physical capacity; Playing position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE LEVEL; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FEMALE SOCCER; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MATCH RUNNING PERFORMANCE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLAYING POSITION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

COMPETITIVE LEVEL; FEMALE SOCCER; HEART RATE; MATCH RUNNING PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PLAYING POSITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892835269     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2012.01483.x     Document Type: Article

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