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Game Profile-Based Training in Soccer: A New Field Approach
Antonio Dello Iacono1,2, Domenico Martone3, Drazen Cular4
1Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, Israel.
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
|December 22, 2016
Summary
Game profile-based training (GPBT) in soccer enhanced time-motion and perceptual responses compared to official matches. This training method stimulates physical demands for elite players, though it caused greater neuromuscular impairment.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Soccer Training
Background:
- Elite soccer performance requires specific physical and physiological adaptations.
- Understanding the demands of official matches is crucial for effective training program design.
- Game profile-based training (GPBT) offers a novel approach to simulate match conditions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To profile and compare time-motion, physiological, and neuromuscular responses between official youth soccer matches and a GPBT protocol.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of GPBT in replicating or exceeding the demands of National Youth League (NYL) and UEFA Youth League (UYL) matches.
Main Methods:
- 24 male elite youth soccer players participated.
- Data collected across 14 official matches (NYL and UYL) and 6 GPBT sessions.
- Time-motion, physiological (heart rate, blood lactate), perceptual, and neuromuscular (jump performance) responses were measured.
Main Results:
- GPBT significantly influenced time-motion and perceptual responses more than official matches (p < 0.001).
- No significant differences were observed in mean heart rate or blood lactate between GPBT and matches.
- GPBT resulted in greater impairment of neuromuscular explosive performance (squat jump, countermovement jump) post-session compared to post-match.
Conclusions:
- The GPBT protocol imposes higher intensity workloads and more demanding efforts than official NYL and UYL matches.
- GPBT is an advantageous training method for elite soccer players, enhancing physical and physiological capabilities relevant to match play.
- This training approach aligns with the principle of sport specificity by targeting specific metabolic demands.
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