Dehydration: cause of fatigue or sign of pacing in elite soccer?

AM Edwards, TD Noakes - Sports Medicine, 2009 - Springer
Numerous studies have suggested that dehydration is a causal factor to fatigue across a
range of sports such as soccer; however, empirical evidence is equivocal on this point. It is …

Artificial turf systems for sport surfaces: current knowledge and research needs

P Fleming - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Artificial sport surfaces, for team outdoor sports, are growing in number in many sports
including soccer (association football), rugby, hockey, and football (American and …

Natural turf surfaces: the case for continued research

VH Stiles, IT James, SJ Dixon, IN Guisasola - Sports Medicine, 2009 - Springer
It is well documented that health and social benefits can be attained through participation in
sport and exercise. Participation, particularly in sports, benefits from appropriate surface …

Performance analytic processes in elite sport practice: An exploratory investigation of the perspectives of a sport scientist, coach and athlete

MT Bampouras, C Cronin, KP Miller - International journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, there have been an increasing number of studies exploring the benefits of
performance analysis both for sports and the sport sciences. Comparatively little empirical …

The influence of tennis court surfaces on player perceptions and biomechanical response

C Starbuck, L Damm, J Clarke, M Carré… - Journal of sports …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to examine player perceptions and biomechanical responses to tennis
surfaces and to evaluate the influence of prior clay court experience. Two groups with …

Athlete and coach perceptions of technology needs for evaluating running performance

P Fleming, C Young, S Dixon, M Carré - Sports Engineering, 2010 - Springer
Athletes and their support team utilise technology to measure and evaluate technique and
athletic performance. Existing techniques for motion and propulsion measurement and …

Elite players' perceptions of football playing surfaces: a qualitative study

JR Roberts, P Osei-Owusu, AC Mears… - Research Quarterly for …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The decision by the International Football Association Board in 2004 to approve
the use of artificial surfaces in elite football (soccer) competitions remains controversial …

[HTML][HTML] A half century of scientific research in field hockey

T Podgórski, M Pawlak - Human Movement, 2011 - psjd.icm.edu.pl
Purpose. Using databases available on the Internet, the number of scientific papers on the
subject of field hockey were examined. Basic procedures. As a result, 208 scientific studies …

Testing natural turf sports surfaces: the value of performance quality standards

MD Bartlett, IT James, M Ford… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The performance of a sports surface is quantified for a number of reasons and by a range of
methods. Four categories of surface performance testing are proposed: category 1, to …

Football-specific evaluation of player–surface interaction on different football turf systems

W Potthast, R Verhelst, M Hughes, K Stone… - Sports …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
In order to accommodate the increasing relevance of artificial football turf systems, both
producers as well as governing bodies make substantial efforts to bring the game on …