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Balancing the load: A narrative review with methodological implications of compensatory training strategies for non-starting soccer players

Filipe Manuel Clemente
1, 2, 3
,
Guglielmo Pillitteri
4, 5
,
Luiz H. Palucci Vieira
6
,
Alireza Rabbani
7, 8
,
Piotr Zmijewski
9
,
Marco Beato
10

1.
Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun’Álvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
2.
Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center, 4960-320 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
3.
Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdańsk, Poland
4.
Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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PhD Program in Health Promotion and Cognitive Sciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Universidad César Vallejo (UCV), Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Escuela Profesional de Ingeniería Industrial, Grupo de investigación en Tecnología aplicada a Seguridad ocupacional, Desempeño y Calidad de vida (GiTaSyC), Campus Callao, 07001 Lima, Perú
7.
Sport Science Department, Ittihad Kalba F.C, UAE
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Sport Science Department, OFI Crete F.C, Crete, Greece
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Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
10.
School of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK
Biol Sport. 2024;41(4):173–185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.139071
Online publish date: 2024/04/25
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