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Mark Russell1, William Sparkes, Jonny Northeast
11Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom; 2Applied Sports Technology Exercise and Medicine Research Centre (A-STEM), Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom; 3Department of Sports Science, Swansea City Association Football Club, Swansea, United Kingdom; and 4School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
|December 5, 2014
Summary
Professional soccer players show reduced acceleration and deceleration capacity in the final 15 minutes of matches. This highlights the need for training programs to maintain player performance throughout the entire game.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Soccer Performance Analysis
Background:
- The physical demands of soccer, particularly acceleration and deceleration, are not fully understood during match-play.
- Understanding these demands is crucial for optimizing training and player performance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To profile markers of acceleration and deceleration capacity in professional soccer players throughout a match.
- To identify changes in these capacities across different game intervals.
Main Methods:
- An observational study involving reserve team players from a Premier League club.
- Players wore 10-Hz Global Positioning System units during competitive matches.
- Data were analyzed across six 15-minute intervals of the game.
Main Results:
- Distance covered, sprints, accelerations, decelerations, and impacts significantly decreased in the final 15 minutes (Interval 6) compared to the first 15 minutes (Interval 1).
- High-intensity impacts remained consistent throughout the match.
- A significant reduction in acceleration and deceleration capacity was observed in the latter stages of the game.
Conclusions:
- High-intensity actions and markers of acceleration and deceleration capacity diminish in the final 15 minutes of professional soccer matches.
- These findings can inform more specific training programs for soccer players.
- Further research into interventions to maintain player capacity throughout matches is warranted.
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