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Analyzing soccer match sprint distances: A comparison of GPS-based absolute and relative thresholds

Hugo Silva
1, 2
,
Fábio Yuzo Nakamura
1, 2
,
Irineu Loturco
3, 4
,
João Ribeiro
1, 2, 5
,
Rui Marcelino
1, 2, 6

1.
Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, CreativeLab Research Community, Vila Real, Portugal
2.
University of Maia, Maia, Portuga
3.
Nucleus of High Performance in Sport, São Paulo, Brazil
4.
University of South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
5.
Department of Performance Optimization, GOD, Sporting Clube de Braga SAD, Braga, Portugal
6.
Portugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, Oeiras, Portuga
Biol Sport. 2024;41(3):223–230
Online publish date: 2024/02/07
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