• The Faroe Islands COVID-19 Recreational Football Study: Player-to-Player Distance, Body-to-Body Contact, Body-to-Ball Contact and Exercise Intensity during Various Types of Football Training for Both Genders and Various Age Groups 

      Mohr, Magni; Sjúrðarson, Tórur; Leifsson, Eli N.; Bredsgaard Randers Thomsen, Morten; Knudsen, Nikolas Sten; Thomasen, Manuel Mounir Demetry; Panduro, Jeppe; Larsen, Malte Nejst; Andersen, Thomas Bull; Krustrup, Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-17)
      We determined player-to-player distance, body-to-ball contact, and exercise intensity during three training modalities in various football populations. 213 participants were recruited, ranging from 9-year-old boys to young men and 11-year-old girls to middleaged women. All groups were analysed with video-filming and GPS-based Polar Pro monitors during three types of football training for 20 min, ...
    • Health and performance effects of 12 weeks of small-sided street football training compared to grass football training in habitually active young men 

      Bredsgaard Randers Thomsen, Morten; Hagman, Marie; Christensen, Jesper F.; Póvoas, Susana; Nielsen, Jens Jung; Krustrup, Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-15)
      Purpose - The purpose of the present study was to investigate the health and exercise performance effects of street football training on very small pitches surrounded by boards in young habitually active men in comparison to small-sided football training on grass.<p> <p>Methods - Thirty-nine habitually active men (30.7 ± 6.7 years, 90.9 ± 16.6 kg, 183.8 ± 4.5 cm, 39.6 ± 6.0 mL/min/kg) were randomly ...
    • Internal and external load during 8 v 8, 5 v 5 and 3 v 3 in Chinese elite youth male football players 

      Li, Zhen; Mao, Lijuan; Krustrup, Peter; Bredsgaard Randers Thomsen, Morten (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-04)
      Aim to investigate internal and external load in three different game formats (8v8, 5v5, 3v3 with 80 m<sup>2</sup> per player) of small-sided games (SSG) in Chinese elite youth football players. Twenty-nine elite male football players (age: 18.3 ± 0.5 years (mean ± SD), height: 175 ± 6 cm, weight: 65.5 ± 6.3 kg) participated in randomized order in the three formats. Each session consisted of ...
    • The recovery of muscle function and glycogen levels following game-play in young elite male ice hockey players 

      Thorsteinsson, Hallur; Vigh-Larsen, Jeppe F.; Panduro, Jeppe; Fristrup, Bjørn; Kruse, Daniel Zornow; Gliemann, Lasse; Egeland, Marte; Olesen, Jens L.; Aagaard, Per; Bredsgaard Randers Thomsen, Morten; Krustrup, Peter; Nybo, Lars; Overgaard, Kristian; Mohr, Magni (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-05)
      Despite the frequent occurrence of congested game fixtures in elite ice hockey, the postgame recovery pattern has not previously been investigated. The purpose of the present study was therefore to evaluate the acute decrements and subsequent recovery of skeletal muscle glycogen levels, muscle function and repeated-sprint ability following ice hockey game-play. Sixteen male players from the ...
    • The variability of physical match demands in elite women's football 

      Matias Do Vale Baptista, Ivan Andre; Winther, Andreas Kjæreng; Johansen, Dag; Bredsgaard Randers Thomsen, Morten; Pedersen, Sigurd; Pettersen, Svein Arne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-21)
      Peak locomotor demands are considered as key metrics for conditioning drills prescription and training monitoring. However, research in female football has focused on absolute values when reporting match demands, leading to sparse information being provided regarding the degrees of variability of such metrics. Thus, the aims of this study were to investigate the sources of variability of match ...