Relative age effect across the talent identification process of youth female soccer players in the United States: Influence of birth year, position, biological maturation, and skil... by Laura Finnegan, Mirelle van Rijbroek, José M. Oliva-Lozano, Rick Cost, Matthew Andrew

“…Significant RAEs prevalence for players born in Q1 were found in Goalkeepers, Center Backs, Midfielders, and Center Forwards at Club and TID Center (except Wide Forwards). …”
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Characterizing microcycles’ workload when combining two days structure within single training sessions during congested fixtures in an elite male soccer team by Antonio Gómez-Díaz, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Pedro Menezes, João Barreira, Pedro Figueiredo, Diogo Coutinho

“…Fullbacks covered higher high-speed running distance ( F = 3.6, p = 0.033) than center backs, while midfielders reported higher RPE ( F = 5.29, p = 0.003) values than defensive midfielders and fullbacks. …”
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