There have been significant changes in the understanding of the role of carbohydrates
during endurance exercise in recent years, which allows for more specific and more …

Carbohydrate and fat are the two primary fuel sources oxidized by skeletal muscle tissue
during prolonged (endurance-type) exercise. The relative contribution of these fuel sources …

Football is a global game which is constantly evolving, showing substantial increases in
physical and technical demands. Nutrition plays a valuable integrated role in optimising …

Introduction Speed is an important prerequisite in soccer. Therefore, a large number of tests
have been developed aiming to investigate several speed skills relevant to soccer. This …

The common pattern of play in 'team sports' is 'stop and go', ie where players perform
repeated bouts of brief high-intensity exercise punctuated by lower intensity activity. Sprints …

Soccer is a high intensity intermittent sport, featuring critical events completed at
high/maximal intensity which is superimposed onto an aerobic base of lower intensity …

Intermittent sports (eg, team sports) are diverse in their rules and regulations but similar in
the pattern of play; that is, intermittent high-intensity movements and the execution of sport …

Contemporary training for power sports involves diverse routines that place a wide array of
physiological demands on the athlete. This requires a multi-faceted nutritional strategy to …

Purpose: This study examined the effects of exercise-induced fatigue on soccer skills
performed throughout simulated match play. Methods: Fifteen academy soccer players …

Background Performance tests are used for multiple purposes in exercise and sport science.
Ensuring that a test displays an appropriate level of measurement properties for use within a …