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Comment on: “The training of short distance sprint performance in football code athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis"

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  1. Department of Exercise Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Michael A. Wewege, Jack J. Devonshire, Harrison J. Hansford, James H. McAuley & Matthew D. Jones

  2. Centre for Pain IMPACT, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Michael A. Wewege, Jack J. Devonshire, Harrison J. Hansford, James H. McAuley & Matthew D. Jones

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MW drafted the manuscript. All authors contributed to data analysis, edited the manuscript, and approved the final manuscript before submission.

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Michael Wewege was supported by a Postgraduate Scholarship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, a School of Medical Sciences Top-Up Scholarship from the University of New South Wales, and a PhD Top-Up Scholarship from Neuroscience Research Australia.

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Wewege, M.A., Devonshire, J.J., Hansford, H.J. et al. Comment on: “The training of short distance sprint performance in football code athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Sports Med 51, 1331–1332 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01446-5

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