Background Understanding soccer players' match-related fatigue and recovery profiles likely
helps with developing conditioning programs that increase team performance and reduce …

In elite soccer, players are frequently required to play consecutive matches interspersed by
3 days and complete physical performance recovery may not be achieved. Incomplete …

In this study, we assessed the validity and reliability of 5 and 10 Hz global positioning
systems (GPS) for measuring instantaneous velocity during acceleration, deceleration, and …

The paper provides a large-scale study into the motion characteristics of top class soccer
players, during match play, according to playing position. Three hundred top-class outfield …

Elite-level athletic training and competition is accompanied by the recovery of a series of
physiological stressors. The physiological stress will vary considerably depending upon the …

Background Data concerning the physical demands of soccer (eg, activity pattern) suggest
that a high level of performance requires well-developed neuromuscular function (NF) …

The common pattern of play in 'team sports' is 'stop and go', ie where players perform
repeated bouts of brief high-intensity exercise punctuated by lower intensity activity. Sprints …

Exercise-induced muscle damage is a well documented phenomenon particularly resulting
from eccentric exercise. When eccentric exercise is unaccustomed or is performed with an …

Objective: To study the effects of a single soccer game on indices of performance, muscle
damage, and inflammation during a 6-day recovery period. Design: Participants were …

Data by the present editors in 1996, there was no laboratory manual that would serve as a
compendium of practical activities for students in this field. Accordingly, the text was …