NEW CURVE SPRINT TEST IN SOCCER Sprinting is an essential high-intensity action during playing football. Research into sprinting during match-play (i.e. Bradley et al. 2009) has tended to focus on total distances covered or a number of efforts above a predetermined threshold (i.e. above 24 km/h)....
NEW CURVE SPRINT TEST IN SOCCER Sprinting is an essential high-intensity action during playing football. Research into sprinting during match-play (i.e. Bradley et al. 2009) has tended to focus on total distances covered or a number of efforts above a predetermined threshold (i.e. above 24 km/h)....
INTRODUCTION & PURPOSE Development and monitoring of players’ sprinting capacities have received considerable attention in research literature over the years. Effort has been made to unravel and reveal underlying mechanical determinants for sprint performance, as such variables provide insights into individual biomechanical limitations. Theoretical maximal velocity (v0), horizontal...
For players who start a match, progressive declines in indices of physical (e.g., HSR, number of accelerations and decelerations, etc.) and technical performance (e.g., shooting and passing skills, etc.) are experienced throughout 90 min of soccer-specific exercise, with further deteriorations observed during extra-time. Given the likely...
Header has long been, and still is, an essential football action. In fact, previous studies with players have been reported to perform on average 2.2–18.5 headers or aerial duels per game and many of the them are decisive for the game outcome. The pattern movement of headers varies...
Frequent repetitions of high intensity movements that involve significant musculoskeletal forces and joint loads can result in between-limb asymmetry in functional performance where preferred lower-limb dominance may be evident. However, research investigating the association between asymmetry and athletic performance has shown equivocal findings ("trivial-moderate" association...