Count games not athletes? The problem of pseudoreplication when analysing small-sided team games

Robert Rein, David Brinkjans, Matthias Kempe

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DOI: 10.1080/24733938.2026.2756329
Published: 2026-11-03
Container: Science and Medicine in Football
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@article{allodium:10.1080/24733938.2026.2756329,
  title = {Count games not athletes? The problem of pseudoreplication when analysing small-sided team games},
  author = {Robert Rein and David Brinkjans and Matthias Kempe},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science and Medicine in Football},
  doi = {10.1080/24733938.2026.2756329},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2026.2756329}
}

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AU  - David Brinkjans
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Rein, R., Brinkjans, D., & Kempe, M. (2026). Count games not athletes? The problem of pseudoreplication when analysing small-sided team games. Science and Medicine in Football. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2026.2756329

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