Fig 1.
Schematic overview of the study design.
Fig 2.
Mean (SD) tackle technique score for CHO (white bars) and placebo (grey bars) across quarters of the RLMSP-i. * indicates significantly difference to Q1 in the first bout.
Fig 3.
Mean (± SD) relative distance (A), high-intensity distance (B), sprint velocity © and sprint to contact velocity (D) with CHO (solid line) and placebo (dashed line) at each quarter of the RLMSP-i. *, #, †, ‡ and • indicate a time-effect compared to Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 of the first half and Q1 second half, respectively.
Fig 4.
Mean (± SD) HMP time (A), PlayerLoadTM (B), sprint fatigue index (C), sprint to contact fatigue index (D) and rating of perceived exertion (E) with CHO (solid line) and placebo (dashed line) at each quarter of the RLMSP-i. *, #, †, ‡ indicate significant difference compared to Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 of the first half respectively. • and + indicate a significant difference compared to Q1 and Q3 of the second half, respectively.