Physical demands and movement characteristics of veterans football players
The cardiocirculatory strain in VF football seems to be considerably high. Therefore, one VF match appears to be sufficient to meet the minimum of current guidelines on health-promoting activities. Position-specific differences in VF are evident for midfielders, who are potentially exposed to higher physical demands compared with other field positions.
Authors
- F. Egger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5750-2202)
- Tim Meyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3425-4546)
- Vivian Graf
- Sohag Saleh
- Shaan Kotecha
Institutions
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Saarland University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2025.1602127
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Universität des Saarlandes