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Post-match recovery of change of direction performance in soccer: Examining change of direction deficit and asymmetries Marqués Jimenez, Diego Izquierdo Velasco, José María Castillo Alvira, Daniel Losa Reyna, José Domínguez Díez, Marta Ramírez Jiménez, Miguel This study aimed to analyze the influence of a soccer match on change of direction performance immediately and after a 48-h recovery period, with special focus on change of direction deficit and change of direction asymmetries. Fifteen outfield male soccer players who belonged to the same regional-level team participated in this study (age: 27.20 ± 5.30 years; height: 176.20 ± 6.46 cm; body mass: 73.80 ± 10.36 kg; tier 2). A repeated-measures observational design was used, with two data collection periods during the competitive period of one season (i.e., midseason and end-season). Each data collection period included one official match and their corresponding 48-h recovery period. The 30-m linear straight sprint test and the 505 change of direction test were conducted at pre-, post- and 48-h post-match. Findings show increased change of direction completion time at post- (p = 0.030) and 48-h post-match (p < 0.001), greater change of direction deficit at 48-h post-match (p < 0.001) regardless of the method for classifying lower-limb dominance (i.e., dominant and non-dominant in the change of direction test, preferred and non-preferred kicking limb), and impaired change of direction performance with preferred kicking limb immediately after the match (p = 0.024). Thus, the acute and residual fatigue-induced by a soccer match resulted in different alterations at post- and 48-h post-match in both change of direction deficit and change of direction asymmetries. These results may be applicable by practitioners interested in understanding the influence of a soccer match on change of direction performance. 2026-01-22 2026-01-22 2025 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Marqués-Jiménez, D., Izquierdo, J. M., Castillo, D., Losa-Reyna, J., Domínguez-Díez, M., & Ramirez-Jimenez, M. (2025). Post-match recovery of change of direction performance in soccer: Examining change of direction deficit and asymmetries. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 20(5), 2011-2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541251340290 1747-9541 https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/82009 10.1177/17479541251340290 2011 5 2019 International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching 20 2048-397X eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess