The Most Demanding Scenarios Of Play In Basketball Competition From Elite Under-18 Teams

The main purpose of this study was to describe the most demanding scenarios of match play in basketball through a number of physical demand measures ... Read more

A Comparison Of Peak Intensity Periods Across Male Field Hockey Competitive Standards

This investigation aimed to compare the international level peak intensity period of male field hockey players to those experienced during professional and amateur club hockey ... Read more

Analysis Of The Worst-Case Scenarios In An Elite Football Team: Towards A Better Understanding And Application

This study investigated the variability in the worst-case scenario (WCS) and suggested a framework to improve the definition and guide further investigation. Optical tracking data ... Read more

Practical Applications Of External Peak Demands In Basketball To Optimize The Compensatory Training With Unselected Or Fringe Players

Players with more minutes accumulate more load than players with fewer minutes at the end of the week. Therefore, the strength and conditioning coach must ... Read more

Contextualised Peak Periods Of Play In English Premier League Matches

The present study aimed to determine the physical-tactical trends of elite players/teams during peak 1-, 3- and 5-min periods of match-play. A total of 50 ... Read more

Most Running Demand Passages of Match Play in Youth Soccer Congestion Period

The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a decline in players’ physical performance during periods of competition congestion, particularly focusing on ... Read more

Physical Demands of Ball Possession Games in Relation to the Most Demanding Passages of a Competitive Match

The primary objective of this study was to assess the physical demands of various small-sided ball possession games (SSBPGs) based on player field positions and ... Read more

Quantification of an Elite Futsal Team’s Microcycle External Load by Using the Repetition of High and Very High Demanding Scenarios

The primary aim of this study was to characterize the repetition of high-demanding and very high-demanding scenarios in match play for velocity, distance, and neuromuscular ... Read more

Quantifying the Peak Physical Match-Play Demands of Professional Soccer Substitutes Following Pitch-Entry: Assessing Contextual Influences

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to quantify the peak post-pitch-entry physical responses of soccer substitutes while assessing contextual influences. Peak responses may serve ... Read more

The Intermittent Nature of Player Physical Output in Professional Football Matches: An Analysis of Sequences of Peak Intensity and Associated Fatigue Responses

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify sequences of player peak physical output in-game for three different rolling time windows (1-, 5-, 10-minutes) ... Read more

Whole and Peak Physical Characteristics of Elite Youth Female Soccer Match-Play

This study quantified whole and peak physical characteristics of Under (U)14 and U16 elite youth female soccer and compared them by position and age-group. Data ... Read more

Worst Case Scenario Match Analysis And Contextual Variables In Professional Soccer Players: A Longitudinal Study

This study aimed to describe the worst-case scenarios (WCS) of professional soccer players by playing position in different durations and analyse WCS considering different contextual ... Read more