Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and is performed by men and women, children
and adults with different levels of expertise. Soccer performance depends upon a myriad of …

The mean distance covered by male elite outfield players during a soccer match has been
estimated to be about 11 km for a 90-min game. This value does not represent the total …

Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. There is still much uncertainty and
debate surrounding its physiological requirements because emphasis is on skills to the …

Physical training is a key part of preparing to play soccer (football) at any level, but
organising a genuinely effective training programme requires both an understanding the …

Through the years a wealth of information has been accumulated in soccer. Experiential and
science-based knowledge abounds in the sport. Yet the scientific information has not been …

Soccer is characterised as a high intensity, intermittent non-continuous exercise. Players
cover approximately 10km of ground per game, of which 8 to 18% is at the highest individual …

Soccer is a sport where all too often attention is focussed almost exclusively on technical
and tactical aspects to the relative neglect of physiological factors. Organic function as a …

Recent literature on the biology and medicine of soccer (primarily since 1990) has been
accumulated by a combination of computer searching of relevant databases and review of …

Physiological assessment of soccer training usually refers to the measurement of
anatomical, physiological, biochemical and functional changes specific to the sport …

Top soccer players do not necessarily have an extraordinary capacity in any of the areas of
physical performance. Soccer training is largely based on the game itself, and a common …