Testing soccer players

By M. Svensson, B. Drust. Jurnal sport science, 2005

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Women's football: Player characteristics and demands of the game (2014, background): “Thus, football players independent of their gender need to achieve a reasonable balance in developing these physiological and physical capacities that is appropriate to the level they compete at and their positional role.(9) Scientific investigations on the physiological and physical attributes of f”
Relationships between sprinting, agility, one- and two-leg vertical and horizontal jump in soccer players (2014, unknown): “Despite their short duration, the response to these different and rapid movements is essential in soccer (Svensson & Drust, 2005) and the sprint performance may be considered relevant in soccer (Svensson & Drust, 2005).”
Performance Characteristics According to Playing Position in Elite Soccer (2006, background): “These, however, may not overcome individual deficiencies in genetic potential for the physiological characteristics required for the position [26].”