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Letter to the Editors

Soccer velocity thresholds: do we really know what’s best?

Ric LovellSchool of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dawn ScottUS Soccer Federation, Chicago, USA
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Laurence ParkSchool of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University
Pages 85-86 | Published online: 14 Mar 2019

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