THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Physiological and technical-tactical skills play crucial roles in soccer performance. In addition, acceleration, sprint velocity, and jump capacity are of major importance. Because of the extensive length of soccer matches, ~ 90% of the energy release is aerobic (Bangsbo, 1994). Aerobic capability relies on...
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Soccer requires prolonged low-intensity activities interspersed with repeated short bouts of high-intensity actions, which causes fatigue (Mohr et al., 2005). The perceptual–cognitive demands of soccer competition are also extremely challenging. In addition, competing at a high level within congested playing schedules may potentially increase...
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Soccer is a very popular sport and since the first women’s soccer world championship (China, 1991), women’s soccer has grown tremendously worldwide. In addition to this growing interest and the increase in the number of professional female soccer players and competitions around the world,...