REVIEW PAPER
Holistic soccer profile by position: a theoretical framework
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CSCS*D, Independent Researcher, Lisbon, Portugal
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Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
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Instituto de Telecomunicações, Delegação da Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal
Submission date: 2020-07-04
Acceptance date: 2021-08-17
Publication date: 2021-11-17
Hum Mov. 2023;24(1):4-20
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ABSTRACT
This article provides a holistic framework for the development of the technical, tactical, and fitness capacities required in soccer. It summarizes and organizes the main tactical and technical characteristics and the common physical demands of the game in accordance with different playing positions. Moreover, the typical fitness values found by playing positions are reviewed. A theoretical framework for a more individualized and specific training that integrates technical and tactical dimensions as well as fitness dimensions is proposed. Thus, through the identification of the main moments in a football game, a profile characterization of the contents for each capacity in each moment for all playing positions is presented and
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