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 …

The quantification and monitoring of training load (TL) has been the topic of many scientific
works in the last fifteen years. TL monitoring helps coaches to individually prescribe, follow …

Objectives To examine the usefulness of selected physiological and perceptual measures to
monitor fitness, fatigue and running performance during a pre-season, 2-week training camp …

Background In team sports, it is imperative that the warm-up improves acute explosive
performance. However, the exact strategies, methods, and consequences of different warm …

Objectives This study examined distances covered at low (1–2 ms− 2), moderate (2–3 ms−
2) and high (> 3 ms− 2) acceleration (L ACC, M ACC and H ACC respectively) and …

Time-motion analysis is a valuable data-collection technique used to quantify the match
running performance of elite soccer players. However, interpreting the reductions in running …

Purpose We examined effects of a three-game, 1-week microcycle (G1, G2, G3) on recovery
of performance and inflammatory responses in professional male footballers. Methods …

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 …

The aim of this study was to examine gender differences in match performance
characteristics of elite soccer players. Fifty-four male and fifty-nine female soccer players …