Football Fitness: More of the same, or a path-breaking concept?

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Football Fitness : More of the same, or a path-breaking concept? / Bennike, Søren; Randers, Morten Bredsgaard; Krustrup, Peter; Ottesen, Laila.

Football in the Nordic Countries: Practices, Equality and Influence. ed. / Mihaly Szerovay; Arto Nevala; Hannu Itkonen. Oxon : Routledge, 2023. p. 119-131 (Critical Research in Football, Vol. 5).

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Harvard

Bennike, S, Randers, MB, Krustrup, P & Ottesen, L 2023, Football Fitness: More of the same, or a path-breaking concept? in M Szerovay, A Nevala & H Itkonen (eds), Football in the Nordic Countries: Practices, Equality and Influence. Routledge, Oxon, Critical Research in Football, vol. 5, pp. 119-131. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729-13

APA

Bennike, S., Randers, M. B., Krustrup, P., & Ottesen, L. (2023). Football Fitness: More of the same, or a path-breaking concept? In M. Szerovay, A. Nevala, & H. Itkonen (Eds.), Football in the Nordic Countries: Practices, Equality and Influence (pp. 119-131). Routledge. Critical Research in Football Vol. 5 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729-13

Vancouver

Bennike S, Randers MB, Krustrup P, Ottesen L. Football Fitness: More of the same, or a path-breaking concept? In Szerovay M, Nevala A, Itkonen H, editors, Football in the Nordic Countries: Practices, Equality and Influence. Oxon: Routledge. 2023. p. 119-131. (Critical Research in Football, Vol. 5). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003280729-13

Author

Bennike, Søren ; Randers, Morten Bredsgaard ; Krustrup, Peter ; Ottesen, Laila. / Football Fitness : More of the same, or a path-breaking concept?. Football in the Nordic Countries: Practices, Equality and Influence. editor / Mihaly Szerovay ; Arto Nevala ; Hannu Itkonen. Oxon : Routledge, 2023. pp. 119-131 (Critical Research in Football, Vol. 5).

Bibtex

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