• Position specific physical performance and running intensity fluctuations in elite women's football 

      Winther, Andreas Kjæreng; Matias Do Vale Baptista, Ivan Andre; Pedersen, Sigurd; Thomsen, Morten Brendsgaard Randers; Krustrup, Peter; Johansen, Dag; Pettersen, Svein Arne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-26)
      The purpose of the present study was to investigate the physical performance of elite female football players during match play along with transient alterations in running performance following 1- and 5-min univariate peak periods. 54 elite female players from four top-level Norwegian teams were monitored for one season (n = 393 match observations), and physical performance data collected using ...
    • Reproducibility of Internal and External Training Load During Recreational Small-Sided Football Games 

      Milanovic, Zoran; Rada, Ante; Erceg, Marko; Trajkovic, Nebojsa; Stojanovic, Emilija; Lesnik, Blaz; Krustrup, Peter; Thomsen, Morten Brendsgaard Randers (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-05)
      <b>Purpose</b>: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reproducibility of internal and external load parameters during recreational small-sided football games. <b>Methods</b>: Ten healthy untrained young adult males (age: 20.2 ± 1.9 yr, body mass: 69.2 ± 6.3 kg, height: 175.4 ± 5.9 cm, body fat: 19.7 ± 5.2%) performed two 2 × 20-min sessions of four versus four plus goalkeeper small-sided games ...
    • Team-sport training as a worthy alternative to fitness training for sedentary women with lifestyle diseases in a community health centre 

      Møller, Trine Kjeldgaard; Nielsen, Tina-Thea; Lundager, Ida; Andersen, Rene; Krustrup, Peter; Thomsen, Morten Brendsgaard Randers (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-11-08)
      This study aimed to examine the health effects of fitness training and team-sport training in a pragmatic community health centre set-up for women with lifestyle diseases. The methods included training intensity evaluations and measurements of VO<sub>2</sub>max, blood pressure, body composition and exercise performance. In all, 40 women in the fitness training group (FG) and 34 women in the team-sport ...
    • Technical demands across playing positions of the Asian Cup in male football 

      Ermidis, Georgios; Thomsen, Morten Brendsgaard Randers; Krustrup, Peter; Mohr, Magni (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-28)
      The aim of this study was to compare technical variables by playing positions in football during the 2015 Asian Cup. Top-level male football players (n = 202) that completed the full 90-min game were considered. Match-analysis data were collected using OPTA Sportsdata (www.optasports.com). Kruskal–Wallis H non-parametric test revealed that external midfielders (EM) scored more goals than fullbacks ...