Authors
Alexandre Dellal, Carlos Lago-Peñas, Ezequiel Rey, Karim Chamari, Emmanuel Orhant
Publication date
2015/3/1
Journal
British journal of sports medicine
Volume
49
Issue
6
Pages
390-394
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
Description
Background
In modern professional soccer, the ability to recover from official match-play and intense training is often considered a determining factor in subsequent performance.
Objective
To investigate the influence of playing multiple games with a short recovery time between matches on physical activity, technical performance and injury rates.
Methods
The variation of physical (overall distance, light-intensity, low-intensity, moderate-intensity and high-intensity running) and technical performance (successful passes, balls lost, number of touches per possession and duels won) of 16 international players was examined during three different congested periods of matches (six games in 18 days) from the French League and Cup (n=12), and the UEFA Champions’ League (n=6) during the 2011–2012 season and compared with that reported in matches outside these periods. Data were collected using a …
Scholar articles
A Dellal, C Lago-Peñas, E Rey, K Chamari, E Orhant - British journal of sports medicine, 2015