Identification of Sensitive Measures of Recovery After External Load From Football Match Play

Objective measures of recovery from football match play could be useful for assessing athletes’ readiness to train, if sensitive to preceding match load. Purpose: To identify the sensitivity of countermovement-jump (CMJ) performance and concentration of salivary testosterone and cortisol relative to elite football match load. Methods: CMJ performance and salivary hormones were measured in 18 elite football players before (27, 1 h) and after...