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Research in Sports Medicine
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Volume 27, 2019 - Issue 3
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Effects of the pitch configuration design on players’ physical performance and movement behaviour during soccer small-sided games

Diogo CoutinhoDepartment of Sports Sciences, Exercise and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal;Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, CreativeLab Research Community, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bruno GonçalvesDepartment of Sports Sciences, Exercise and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal;Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, CreativeLab Research Community, PortugalORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7874-4104View further author information
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Sara SantosDepartment of Sports Sciences, Exercise and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal;Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, CreativeLab Research Community, Portugal;University Institute of Maia, ISMAI, Maia, PortugalORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4090-5790View further author information
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Bruno TravassosResearch Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, CreativeLab Research Community, Portugal;Department of Sports Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, PortugalORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2165-2687View further author information
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Jaime SampaioDepartment of Sports Sciences, Exercise and Health, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal;Research Centre in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, CreativeLab Research Community, PortugalORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2335-9991View further author information
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Pages 298-313 | Received 12 Mar 2018, Accepted 30 Oct 2018, Published online: 05 Nov 2018

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