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Physical Activity during a Prolonged Congested Period in a Top-Class European Football Team
- Source :
- Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013, 5 (1), ⟨10.5812/asjsm.34233⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Purpose The aim of the present study was to examine the variation in physical activity of elite soccer players within successive prolonged periods of fixture congestion over 5 months of competition during the competitive season 2011-2012. Methods Sixteen international players, classified into 6 positions (central defenders: CD; full-backs: FB; central defensive midfielders: CDM; wide midfielders: WM; central attacking midfielders: CAM; forwards: FW), were examined during the French First League, French Cup, and UEFA Champion's League matches. The total distance covered at light (18-21 km.h−1), high (>21-23 km.h−1), very high (>23-25 km.h−1), sub-maximal (>25-27 km.h−1), and maximal (>27 km.h−1) intensity running (IR) were measured and analysed using a semi-automatic match analysis system (Amisco Pro™). Results No differences were observed between congested and non-congested periods (two vs. one match a week, respectively) for the total distance covered at all the speed thresholds over 18 km.h−1, with no variation in physical fitness over the 5 studied months. Specifically to the playing positions, regardless of the congestion periods, FB and WM covered more distance than CDM over 21km.h−1; FB, WM and FW covered similar distances for all running intensities; and CD and CDM covered shorter distance during non-congested compared to congested periods (P
- Subjects :
- Injury control
business.industry
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]
Physical fitness
Physical activity
Poison control
Work rate
League
Match analysis
Football team
Statistics
Soccer
Fitness Training
High-Intensity Running
Medicine
Motion Analysis
Work Rate
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Original Article
Match Congestion
business
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Simulation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 2008000X
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Asian journal of sports medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ad205e25648f1b25315b0e5b5c6bee84