Physical Demands of Ball Possession Games in Relation to the Most Demanding Passages of a Competitive Match
Objective: The main aim of this study was to assess the physical demands of SSBPGs across player field positions and compare them with the most ... Read more
Internal and External Loads in Training Week Before Competition in U19 High-Level Soccer Players
Aim: The aim of this study was to quantify the different loads in training sessions (TRs) according to days before the competition (P-4, P-2, and ... Read more
The Current Use of GPS, Its Potential, and Limitations in Soccer
In soccer, Global Positioning System (GPS) monitoring of player workloads is now extensively used across all levels of the sport. To make better use of ... Read more
A Match-Day Analysis of the Movement Profiles of Substitutes from a Professional Soccer Club Before and After Pitch-Entry
This study aimed to profile the match-day physical activities of soccer substitutes, focusing on the pre and post pitch-entry periods. Using 10 Hz Micromechanical Electrical ... Read more
Physiological Assessment of Aerobic Training in Soccer
Physiological assessment of soccer training usually refers to the measurement of anatomical, physiological, biochemical, and functional changes specific to the sport discipline (training outcome). The ... Read more
Individual vs General Time-Motion Analysis and Physiological Response in 4 vs 4 and 5 vs 5 Small-Sided Soccer Games
The purposes of this study were to present a new time-motion analysis approach in soccer small-sided games by incorporating the physical potential of individual players ... Read more
The Influence of Short-Term Fixture Congestion on Position Specific Match Running Performance and External Loading Patterns in English Professional Soccer
The aim of the current study was to investigate positional-specific physical performance and external load responses to short-term fixture congestion in English professional soccer. A ... Read more
Quantification of Training and Match-Load Distribution Across a Season in Elite English Premier League Soccer Players
Objective: To examine training and match loads undertaken by soccer players competing in the English Premier League. Methods: Using a retrospective design, external (GPS) and ... Read more
Physical Demands During an Elite Female Soccer Game: Importance of Training Status
Purpose: To examine the activity profile and physical loading of elite female soccer players during match play and to study the relationship between training status ... Read more
How Does Mental Fatigue Affect Soccer Performance During Small-Sided Games? A Cognitive, Tactical, and Physical Approach
Objectives: We examine how mental fatigue (MF) influences peripheral perception, tactical behavior, and physical performance of soccer players during a standardized small-sided game. Methods: Eighteen ... Read more
The Within-Subject Correlation Between Salivary IgA and Measures of Training Load in Elite Football Players
Purpose: To quantify the association between salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) and training load in elite football players. Methods: Data were obtained over four consecutive ... Read more
Sensitivity and Reproducibility of a Fatigue Response in Elite Youth Football Players
This study aimed to establish firstly, the sensitivity of subjective wellness, jump performance, and tri-axial accelerometer measures to training-induced fatigue and secondly, the reproducibility of ... Read more