Measuring physical demands in basketball: an explorative systematic review of practices

JL Russell, BD McLean, FM Impellizzeri, DS Strack… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Measuring the physical work and resultant acute psychobiological responses of
basketball can help to better understand and inform physical preparation models and …

The quantification of acceleration events in elite team sport: a systematic review

RIM Delves, RJ Aughey, K Ball, GM Duthie - Sports Medicine-Open, 2021 - Springer
Background Wearable tracking devices are commonly utilised to quantify the external
acceleration load of team sport athletes during training and competition. The ability to …

Effects of match location, quality of opposition and match outcome on match running performance in a Portuguese professional football team

JE Teixeira, M Leal, R Ferraz, J Ribeiro, JM Cachada… - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of match location, quality of opposition and
match outcome on match running performance according to playing position in a …

Differences in acceleration and high-intensity activities between small-sided games and peak periods of official matches in elite soccer players

T Dalen, S Sandmæl, TGA Stevens… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Dalen, T, Sandmæl, S, Stevens, TGA, Hjelde, GH, Kjøsnes, TN, and Wisløff, U. Differences in
acceleration and high-intensity activities between small-sided games and peak periods of …

Physical demands of women's soccer matches: A perspective across the developmental spectrum

JD Vescovi, E Fernandes, A Klas - Frontiers in sports and active living, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Female soccer players are exposed to specific physical demands during matches, which
vary according to the standard of play. Existing studies have largely focused on quantifying …

Differences in GPS variables according to playing formations and playing positions in U19 male soccer players

S Borghi, D Colombo, A La Torre, G Banfi… - Research in Sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The aims of this study were 1) to investigate Global Positioning System (GPS)-based match
physical performance according to players' playing position in three different playing …

Comparison of official and friendly matches through acceleration, deceleration and metabolic power measures: a full-season study in professional soccer players

H Nobari, SM Khalili, R Oliveira… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Soccer is a popular team sport and highly demanding activity that requires high effort and
long-term training plans. The goals of this study were to compare the accelerations …

An 8-week program of plyometrics and sprints with changes of direction improved anaerobic fitness in young male soccer players

G Aloui, S Hermassi, A Khemiri, T Bartels… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study examined the effects of 8 weeks of twice-weekly combined plyometric and sprint
with change-of-direction (CPSCoD) training into habitual training regimes of young male …

Can small-side games provide adequate high-speed training in professional soccer?

J Asian-Clemente, A Rabano-Muñoz… - … journal of sports …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
The aim was to compare the running activity in official matches with that achieved in two
small-sided games, designed with the same relative area per player but with different …

The effect of high-intensity accelerations and decelerations on match outcome of an elite English league two football team

D Rhodes, S Valassakis, L Bortnik, R Eaves… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Objectives: Previous research has highlighted the frequency of high-intensity accelerations
and decelerations in elite football. The influence of these actions on match performance …