Futsal, also known as five-a-side indoor soccer, is a team-sport that is becoming
increasingly popular. In fact, the number of futsal-related investigations is growing in recent …

Futsal promotes stress by handling the ball, physical contact, and exhaustive muscle
contractions, elevating the risks for injury, oxidative stress, and inflammation after a training …

Strenuous exercise is detrimental to athletes because of the overproduction of reactive
oxygen species. Melatonin, a classic antioxidant, has been shown to exhibit beneficial …

Background: Our aims were to investigate the time-course effects of a futsal match on
performance, oxidative stress, and muscle damage markers, as well as inflammatory and …

Featured Application This research shows the results of the body composition of Spanish
female futsal athletes, but until now, no such sample had been analysed in Spain. These …

Purpose: To investigate the match-to-match variation of physical performance during official
congested fixtures in elite futsal players. Methods: Physical performance was measured by …

Purpose: To examine the validity and reliability of a novel futsal special performance test
(FSPT) as a measure of futsal performance and skills. Methods: Thirty-six futsal players with …

Background Futsal started being played in 1930 and the number of futsal players has
increased all over the world ever since. Nonetheless, despite the fact that Spain is one of the …

Futsal is an intermittent high intensity sport which has become popular worldwide. Body
composition and physical fitness have been studied in different sports disciplines. However …

Physiological responses in futsal have not been studied together with temporal information
about the players' stay on the court. The aim of this study was to compare heart rate (HR) …