Competing with lower level opponents decreases intra-team movement synchronization and time-motion demands during pre-season soccer matches.

This study aimed to quantify the time-motion demands and intra-team movement synchronization during the pre-season matches of a professional soccer team according to the opposition level. Positional data from 20 players were captured during the first half of six pre-season matches of a Portuguese fi...

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Main Authors: Hugo Folgado, Ricardo Duarte, Orlando Fernandes, Jaime Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24817186/pdf/?tool=EBI