Effects of match contextual factors on internal and external load in elite Brazilian professional soccer players through the season by Rodrigo Aquino, Rodrigo Guimarães, Geraldo Oliveira Carvalho Junior, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Tomas García-Calvo, Juan José Pulido, Hadi Nobari, Gibson Moreira Praça

“…The main results were: (i) matches played against weak opponents presented greater values of sprinting distances compared to matches against intermediate and strong opponents; (ii) players covered greater high-intensity running distances when drawing than winning the matches; (iii) matches with assistant coaches presented higher mean speed relative to effective playing time (MSEPT) compared to coach 1 and coach 2 conditions. …”
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Contemporary practices of Portuguese and Brazilian soccer coaches in designing and applying small-sided games by Filipe Clemente, José Afonso, Rui Miguel Silva, Rodrigo Aquino, Luiz Palucci Vieira, Fernando Santos, Israel Teoldo, Rafael Oliveira, Gibson Praça, Hugo Sarmento

“…These coaches held various positions within the technical staff, with 63 serving as head coaches, 38 as assistant coaches, 38 as physical trainers, and 48 in other roles related to the technical staff. …”
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The Most Demanding Exercise in Different Training Tasks in Professional Female Futsal: A Mid-Season Study through Principal Component Analysis by Markel Rico-González, Daniel Puche-Ortuño, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Rodrigo Aquino, José Pino-Ortega

“…The descriptive values of the training load support a scientific base to assist coaches in the planning of training schedules.…”
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