Choice of playing roles of the central defenders on the basis of the analysis of the structure of the special preparedness of qualified female water polo players by Olga Pilipko, Alina Pilipko

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Features of physical development, special swimming and technical preparedness of qualified water polo players who perform the function of central defenders by Olga Pilipko

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Use of special exercises for the development of motor qualities and the formation of technical and tactical actions of defenders 13–14 years in the preparatory period by Yaroslav Kraynik, Vyacheslav Mulik, Daria Okun, Svyatoslav Koval

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Analysis of success in soccer according to the maximum level of achievement: the goal by Mario Sánchez García, Begoña Orgaz Baz, Óscar Chamorro Martínez, Manuel Carretero González, Javier Sánchez Sánchez

“…The probability of success of getting a goal with the head was similar to the one of the right foot, being the central defender the demarcation that more goals obtained with this corporal region. …”
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Positional differences in match running performance of professional national-level women soccer players by Toni Modric, Manca Kutnjak, Dusko Bjelica

“…Players’ RP were obtained using global positioning system technology and were classified into five playing positions: central defender (CD; n = 11), fullback (FB; n = 15), central midfielder (CM; n = 9), winger (WM; n = 25) and forward (FW; n = 10). …”
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The most demanding passages of play in football competition: a comparison between halves by David Casamichana, Julen Castellano, Antonio Gomez Diaz, Tim J. Gabbett, Andres Martin-Garcia

“…Players were categorised based on positional groups: full-back (FB), central defender (CD), midfielder (MF), offensive midfielder (OMF) and forwards (FW). …”
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Acceleration and sprint profiles of professional male football players in relation to playing position. by José M Oliva-Lozano, Víctor Fortes, Peter Krustrup, José M Muyor

“…Every player was categorised based on the playing position: central defender (CD), full-back (FB), forward (FW), midfielder (MF), and wide midfielder (WMF). …”
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Quantifying technical load and physical activity in professional soccer players during pre-season matches with IMU technology by José Augusto Losada-Benitez, José Augusto Losada-Benitez, Francisco Javier Nuñez-Sánchez, José Carlos Barbero-Álvarez

“…Significant differences were found between specific positions: Full Back (FB: n = 4), Central Defender (CD: n = 3), Midfielder (MD: n = 4), Winger (WG: n = 4), and Forward (FW: n = 3), both the TL and PL. …”
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The selection advantages associated with advanced biological maturation vary according to playing position in national-level youth soccer by Liam Sweeney, Sean Cummin, Áine MacNamara, Dan Horan

“…Players were categorised as goalkeeper (GK), central defender (CD), full-back (FB), centre defensive midfielder (CDM), centre midfielder (CM), centre attacking midfielder (CAM), wide midfielder (WM) or centre forward (CF). …”
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Effective playing time affects physical match performance in soccer: An analysis according to playing position by Stefan Altmann, Leon Forcher, Alexander Woll, Sascha Härtel

“…Players were categorized as central defender, wide defender, central defensive midfielder, central offensive midfielder, wide midfielder, and forward. …”
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Differences in worst-case scenarios calculated by fixed length and rolling average methods in professional soccer match-play by José M. Oliva-Lozano, Isabel Martín-Fuentes, Víctor Fortes, José M. Muyor

“…The WCS of three distance-related variables (TD, HSRD, SPD) in four time windows (1, 3, 5, 10 minutes) were calculated according to playing position (central defender; full-back; midfielder, wide midfielder, and forward) using fixed length and rolling average methods. …”
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Positional and temporal differences in peak match running demands of elite football by Bradley Thoseby, Andrew D. Govus, Anthea Clarke, Kane J. Middleton, Ben Dascombe

“…Players were categorised based on positional groups: attacking midfielder (AM), central defender (CD), defensive midfielder (DM), striker (STR), wide defender (WD) and winger (WNG). …”
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Positional demands for various-sided games with goalkeepers according to the most demanding passages of match play in football by Andres Martin-Garcia, Julen Castellano, Antonio Gomez Diaz, Francesc Cos, David Casamichana

“…The players were categorized based on positional groups: full back (FB), central defender (CD), midfielder (MF), offensive midfielder (OMF), and forward (FW). …”
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Influence of playing position and laterality in centripetal force and changes of direction in elite soccer players. by Paulino Granero-Gil, Carlos D Gómez-Carmona, Alejandro Bastida-Castillo, Daniel Rojas-Valverde, Ernesto de la Cruz, José Pino-Ortega

“…The purpose of the present study was to: (a) assess centripetal force (CentF) and changes of direction (COD) in elite soccer players according to playing position (central defender, CD; lateral defender, LD; central midfielder, CM; lateral midfielder, LM; forward, FW), laterality (right-footed vs. left-footed) and field zone (central vs. lateral), and (b) analyze the relationship between anthropometric characteristics (age, weight, height, body mass and fat mass) and non-linear locomotion workload. …”
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Comparison of training and match load between metabolic and running speed metrics of professional Spanish soccer players by playing position by Berni Guerrero-Calderón, José Alfonso Morcillo, Marcos Chena, Alfonso Castillo-Rodríguez

“…The results showed significant differences between positions on match day; central midfielders covered higher total distance and low- and medium-speed running distance (moderate to large effect size) than central defenders, external defenders and forwards; forwards performed more metabolic power events than central defenders, central midfielders and wide midfielders; and central defenders showed the lowest very-high-speed running. …”
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The isokinetic strength profile of elite soccer players according to playing position. by Robert Śliwowski, Monika Grygorowicz, Radosław Hojszyk, Łukasz Jadczak

“…TW-Q values for goalkeepers were lower than for central defenders and external midfielders. TW-H values for goalkeepers were lower than for central midfielders, central defenders and external midfielders. …”
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Area per player in small-sided games to replicate the external load and estimated physiological match demands in elite soccer players. by Andrea Riboli, Giuseppe Coratella, Susanna Rampichini, Emiliano Cé, Fabio Esposito

“…Central-midfielders required higher area-per-player than central-defenders [ES: 1.69(0.20/2.90)] and wide-midfielders [ES: 1.35(-0.13/2.57)]. …”
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Evaluating Tactical Skills of Amateur Soccer Players With Respect To Their Positions by Mine Taşkın, Turgut Kaplan, Osman Yılmaz, Halil Taşkın

“…The tactical skill Inventory, which was designed by Elferink-Gemser et al. (7) was used for soccer players. Forwards and Central Defenders had higher tactical skills than did External Defenders, Central Midfielders, and External Midfielders in the positioning and deciding (P lt;0.05). …”
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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF DIFFERENT GAMING POSITIONS BASED ON SOME BASIC AND SPECIFIC MOTOR ABILITIES by Bogdan Tomić, Slavko Molnar, Miroslav Radoman

“…The sample of 206 football players aged 18 ± 0.5 years is divided into 5 subsamples according to examinees gaming position: forwarders (45), midfield players (47), defenders (41), central defenders (44) and goalkeepers (29). The battery of 16 tests (in which the results are expressed in distance and time - metric). …”
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Match running performance characterizing the most elite soccer match-play by Toni Modric, Sime Versic, Ryland Morgans, Damir Sekulic

“…No differences in overall MRP between fullbacks, central midfielders, wide midfielders and forwards from BFLTs and their peers from N-BFLTs were found, while only central defenders from BFLTs covered more high-intensity running than central defenders from BFLTs (moderate effects size). …”
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