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Does aerobic performance define match running performance among professional soccer players? A position-specific
Toni Modric1,2, Sime Versic1, Damir Sekulic1
1Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split, Croatia.
Research in Sports Medicine (Print)
|February 15, 2021
Summary
Elite soccer players
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Soccer Performance Analysis
Background:
- Aerobic performance is crucial for soccer match running.
- Research on elite players' aerobic and match performance is limited.
- Understanding these associations can optimize training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between aerobic performance and match running in elite soccer players.
- To differentiate these associations based on player position (central vs. side).
Main Methods:
- Laboratory-based aerobic performance testing at season start.
- Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking for match running data over a half-season.
- Analysis of 82 match performances from professional Croatian players.
- Clustering players into central (n=57) and side (n=25) roles.
Main Results:
- No significant aerobic performance differences between central and side players.
- For side players, anaerobic threshold correlated with high-speed, sprint, and high-intensity running.
- For central players, aerobic threshold correlated with total distance, low-intensity, and moderate-intensity running.
Conclusions:
- Training for central players should target aerobic threshold intensities.
- Training for side players should prioritize anaerobic threshold development.
- Positional differences in aerobic and anaerobic contributions to match running exist.
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