Andersen, Thomas Bull; Krustrup, Peter; Bendiksen, Mads; Ørntoft, Christina; Randers, Morten B.; Pettersen, Svein Arne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-08-23)
The present study evaluated the effect of a
smaller, lighter ball on kicking speed and technical-
tactical and physical match performance in
high-level adult female footballers. In the laboratory
test setting, the peak ball velocity was 6 %
higher with the new ball (NB) than the standard
ball (SB) (26.5 ± 0.5 vs. 25.1 ± 0.5 m · s − 1, p < 0.05).
However, during match-play, no differences ...