In elite outfield players, the average work rate during a soccer match, as estimated from
variables such as heart rate, is approximately 70% of maximal oxygen uptake (max). This …

Football is the world's most popular form of sport, being played in every nation without
exception. The most widespread code is association football or soccer. The sport has a rich …

Aspects such as experience, body composition, endurance, balance between anaerobic
power and aerobic power, among other factors, are of primary importance in evaluation of …

This review considers the biomechanical factors that are relevant to success in the game of
soccer. Three broad areas are covered:(1) the technical performance of soccer skills;(2) the …

The popularity and professionalism of female soccer has increased markedly in recent
years, with elite players now employed on either a professional or semi-professional basis …

Biomechanics offers methods by which the very fast actions which occur in sport can be
recorded and analysed in detail. There are various reasons for undertaking such analyses …

In order to study the incidence and mechanisms of injury in soccer and to recommend
prophylactic measures, 180 players in a senior male soccer division were followed …

ABSTRACT ARNASON, A., SB SIGURDSSON, A. GUDMUNDSSON, I. HOLME, L.
ENGEBRETSEN, and R. BAHR. Physical Fitness, Injuries, and Team Performance in …

Soccer is among the most popular sports in the world, with well managed World
Championships and international competitions and with great financial interest in many rich …

Successful soccer performance in each player is not only dependent upon technical, tactical
and mental insight, but also upon the capablity to release the energy required during play …