Physical performance tests
Decrements in physical test performance (countermovement jump and mean repeated sprint time)
after match-play in the present study are consistent with those reported in team-sport athletes (Dawson et al., 2005; Hoffman et al., 2003; Reilly & Rigby,2002). Furthermore, the 7% decline in countermovement jump performance over the course of the soccer tournament in the present study was similar to the decrement recently reported for handball players during a 3-day international tournament (Ronglan et al., 2006).