See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260226858 Ball recovery patterns as a performance indicator in elite soccer Article in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part P Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology · March 2014 DOI: 10.1177/1754337113493083 CITATIONS 32 READS 1,091 5 authors, including: Daniel Barreira University of Porto 30 PUBLICATIONS 120 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Júlio Garganta University of Porto 115 PUBLICATIONS 513 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Joao Claudio Machado Federal University of Amazonas 22 PUBLICATIONS 50 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE All content following this page was uploaded by Júlio Garganta on 21 February 2014. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. All in-text references underlined in blue are added to the original document and are linked to publications on ResearchGate, letting you access and read them immediately.