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Peak match sprinting speed during soccer matches: analysing the pre- and post-peak speed dynamics

Hugo Silva
1, 2
,
Fábio Yuzo Nakamura
1, 2
,
Ghazi Racil
3
,
Antonio Gómez-Diaz
4, 5
,
Pedro Menezes
4
,
Karim Chamari
6
,
Rui Marcelino
1, 2, 7

  1. Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, CreativeLab Research Community, Vila Real, Portuga
  2. University of Maia, Maia, Portugal
  3. Research Unit (LR 23JS01) “Sport Performance, Health & Society”; Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Said; University of Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia
  4. Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  5. Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Madrid, Spain
  6. Naufar, Wellness and Recovery Center, Doha, Qatar
  7. Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Oeiras, Portugal
Biol Sport. 2025;42(1):193–200
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.136089
Online publish date: 2024/08/08
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