Playing at altitude. Performance of a Mexican professional football team at different level of altitude

• Main Authors: Agustin Alanis (Author), Oscar Salas (Author), Karina Salas (Author), Iliana Quintero (Author), Yonny Carranza (Author), Laura Salazar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Football is the most popular sport in the world, and matches are commonly played at different levels of altitude. As the altitude increases, the availability of oxygen decreases. The dynamics of the ball will be altered due to the decrease in air resistance. These conditions can affect t...