Effects of a competitive half-season on the aerobic capacity and match running performance of Turkish elite professional soccer players

This study examines how exertion during matches affects participants’ physical capacity and match performance. The study included 13 elite football league players (21 ± 0.7 years old; height, 181.1 ± 8.98 cm; body mass, 74.7 ± 8.1 kg) and used global positioning system (GPS) data collected during 12...

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Autores: Akyildiz, Zeki, Güler, Aytek Hikmet, Çene, Erhan, Vieira, Luiz H. Palucci [UNESP], Aquino, Rodrigo, Clemente, Filipe Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/240161
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/17543371221101796
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/240161
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:aerobic fitness
athlete tracking technology
elite soccer
football
GPS
Match analysis
professional soccer
soccer
testing
training
Yo-Yo IR1
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Sumario:This study examines how exertion during matches affects participants’ physical capacity and match performance. The study included 13 elite football league players (21 ± 0.7 years old; height, 181.1 ± 8.98 cm; body mass, 74.7 ± 8.1 kg) and used global positioning system (GPS) data collected during 12 official matches. Four matches after the first Yo-Yo IR1 test, four matches before the second Yo-Yo IR1 test, and four matches after the second Yo-Yo IR1 test are examined. Sprint count per minute (SC) (N/min), (>19 km/h), p < 0.030; distance covered at zone 4–6 per minute DCZ4 (km/h/min), (18–24 km/h), p < 0.00; distance covered at zone 4–6 per minute DCZ5 (km/h/min), (24–30 km/h), p < 0.001; and distance covered at zone 4–6 per minute DCZ6 (km/h/min), (30–39 km/h), p < 0.001 were recorded. According to the values obtained before the tests, the match data show a decreasing trend in the following weeks. Furthermore, the relationship between physical performance values and tests is determined (average speed (AS) (km/h), r = 0.64; maximum speed (MS) (km/h), r = 0.50; DCZ4 (km/h/min), r = 0.89; DCZ5 (km/h), r = 0.81). As a result, time-dependent changes in intermittent endurance capacity during matches validated in-game running kinematics. This indicates the Yo-Yo IR1’s robustness as a fitness marker, and its capacity to help practitioners preview longitudinal variations in locomotor behavior during matches. Athletes who show a high degree of asymmetry in official matches seem to exhibit a strong ability to resist fatigue during testing.