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Quantification of Seasonal-Long Physical Load in Soccer Players With Different Starting Status From the English Premier League: Implications for Maintaining Squad Physical Fitness.
- Source :
- International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance; Nov2016, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p1038-1046, 9p, 2 Charts, 4 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Purpose: To quantify the accumulative training and match load during an annual season in English Premier League soccer players classified as starters (n = 8, started ≥60% of games), fringe players (n = 7, started 30-60% of games) and nonstarters (n = 4, started <30% of games). Methods: Players were monitored during all training sessions and games completed in the 2013-14 season with load quantified using global positioning system and Prozone technology, respectively. Results: When including both training and matches, total duration of activity (10,678 ± 916, 9955 ± 947, 10,136 ± 847 min; P = .50) and distance covered (816.2 ± 92.5, 733.8 ± 99.4, 691.2 ± 71.5 km; P = .16) were not different between starters, fringe players, and nonstarters, respectively. However, starters completed more (all P < .01) distance running at 14.4-19.8 km/h (91.8 ± 16.3 vs 58.0 ± 3.9 km; effect size [ES] = 2.5), high-speed running at 19.9-25.1 km/h (35.0 ± 8.2 vs 18.6 ± 4.3 km; ES = 2.3), and sprinting at >25.2 km/h (11.2 ± 4.2 vs 2.9 ± 1.2 km; ES = 2.3) than nonstarters. In addition, starters also completed more sprinting (P < .01, ES = 2.0) than fringe players, who accumulated 4.5 ± 1.8 km. Such differences in total high-intensity physical work done were reflective of differences in actual game time between playing groups as opposed to differences in high-intensity loading patterns during training sessions. Conclusions: Unlike total seasonal volume of training (ie, total distance and duration), seasonal high-intensity loading patterns are dependent on players' match starting status, thereby having potential implications for training program design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANTHROPOMETRY
ATHLETIC ability
COMPARATIVE studies
EXERCISE physiology
GEOGRAPHIC information systems
DIGITAL image processing
LONGITUDINAL method
PROBABILITY theory
RUNNING
SOCCER
STATISTICS
TIME
VIDEO recording
DATA analysis
EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
SPORTS events
PROFESSIONAL athletes
PHYSICAL training & conditioning
EXERCISE intensity
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
ONE-way analysis of variance
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15550265
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120516375
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2015-0672