The role and development of sprinting speed in soccer

TA Haugen, E Tønnessen… - … journal of sports …, 2014 - journals.humankinetics.com
The overall objective of this review was to investigate the role and development of sprinting
speed in soccer. Time–motion analyses show that short sprints occur frequently during …

Physiology of soccer: an update

T Stølen, K Chamari, C Castagna, U Wisløff - Sports medicine, 2005 - Springer
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 …

Change of direction and agility tests: Challenging our current measures of performance

S Nimphius, SJ Callaghan, NE Bezodis… - … & Conditioning Journal, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Abstract THE ABILITY TO CHANGE DIRECTION IS A HIGHLY VALUED ATHLETIC
QUALITY IN SPORT AND HAS BEEN MEASURED EXTENSIVELY. DESPITE THE …

Applied physiology of female soccer: an update

N Datson, A Hulton, H Andersson, T Lewis, M Weston… - Sports medicine, 2014 - Springer
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 …

Understanding change of direction ability in sport: a review of resistance training studies

M Brughelli, J Cronin, G Levin, A Chaouachi - Sports medicine, 2008 - Springer
The ability to change direction while sprinting is considered essential for successful
participation in most team and individual sports. It has traditionally been thought that …

Effects of speed, agility, quickness training method on power performance in elite soccer players

M Jovanovic, G Sporis, D Omrcen… - The Journal of Strength …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Jovanovic, M, Sporis, G, Omrcen, D, and Fiorentini, F. Effects of speed, agility,
quickness training method on power performance in elite soccer players. J Strength Cond …

Fitness determinants of success in men's and women's football

I Mujika, J Santisteban, FM Impellizzeri… - Journal of sports …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we examined gender and age differences in physical performance in football.
Thirty-four elite female and 34 elite male players (age 17±1.6 to 24±3.4 years) from a …

Match activities of elite women soccer players at different performance levels

M Mohr, P Krustrup, H Andersson… - The Journal of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
We sought to study the physical demands and match performance of women soccer players.
Nineteen top-class and 15 high-level players were individually videotaped in competitive …

Effective speed and agility conditioning methodology for random intermittent dynamic type sports

J Bloomfield, R Polman, P O'donoghue… - The Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Different coaching methods are often used to improve performance. This study compared
the effectiveness of 2 methodologies for speed and agility conditioning for random …

[HTML][HTML] Women's football: Player characteristics and demands of the game

V Martínez-Lagunas, M Niessen, U Hartmann - Journal of Sport and Health …, 2014 - Elsevier
The number of scientific investigations on women's football specific to the topics of player
characteristics and demands of the game has considerably increased in recent years due to …