Does pretraining napping improve time-motion metrics and psychophysiological responses during small-sided games in Ramadan-fasted professional soccer players?

We examined the effects of a 90-minute nap (N90) during Ramadan fasting (RF) on time-motion and psychophysiological responses during small-sided soccer games (SSGs). Eighteen male professional soccer players (mean ± SD; age: 21.9 ± 1.5 y; estimated VO2max: 55.1 ± 3.2 mL·kg–1 ·min–1) completed four c...

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Published in:	Journal of Sports Sciences Vol. 44; no. 15; pp. 1911 - 1925
Main Authors:	Kerkeni, Mohamed, Ammar, Achraf, Boukhris, Omar, Hbaieb, Eya, Kerkeni, Manel, Zmijewski, Piotr, Chtourou, Hamdi, Aziz, Abdul Rashid, Jahrami, Haitham, Turki, Mouna, Trabelsi, Khaled
Format:	clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Aug2026
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