Relationship between Repeated Sprint Ability, Countermovement Jump and Thermography in Elite Football Players
Football is a very demanding sport which requires players to exert maximum effort, producing fatigue and eventually injuries. Thermography can be used to detect fatigue and prevent its consequences through thermal asymmetries in the bilateral body areas; however, its adequacy for elite footballers h...
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| author | Carlos Majano Jorge García-Unanue Antonio Hernandez-Martin Javier Sánchez-Sánchez Leonor Gallardo Jose Luis Felipe |
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| description | Football is a very demanding sport which requires players to exert maximum effort, producing fatigue and eventually injuries. Thermography can be used to detect fatigue and prevent its consequences through thermal asymmetries in the bilateral body areas; however, its adequacy for elite footballers has not been widely studied. Therefore, the objective of the present investigation was to determine the suitability of thermography to detect fatigue in male football players. For this reason, twenty participants were gathered into a pair of subgroups (low [<0.2 °C] vs. high thermal asymmetry [≥0.2 °C]) based on a thermography session of the lower limbs (thighs, calves, and hamstrings). After the thermography session, players performed CMJs before and after an RSA test (6 × 30 m/20″). A mixed two-way analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc pairwise comparisons were undertaken to analyse the results. No significant differences (<i>p</i> > 0.05) were found in any of the RSA test variables between low and high thermal asymmetry groups for thighs and calves. On the other hand, the low thermal asymmetry hamstring group reported a smaller percentage difference in sprints for the first sprint (%Diff) and a larger percentage difference in sprints two and three with respect to the best sprint (%Best). For CMJs, the low thermal asymmetry hamstring group reported significantly higher values post-RSA test, indicating better performance. Accordingly, thermography can provide information about performance in CMJ and RSA tests through hamstring asymmetries over 0.2 °C. Meanwhile, larger asymmetries than 0.2 °C in calves and thighs do not seem to be related to performance in these tests; therefore, coaches should consider if it is optimal to align players with high hamstring asymmetries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f81be7b4e5d4c19ba563fb7139d7b0b2023-12-01T00:24:56ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-01-0123263110.3390/s23020631Relationship between Repeated Sprint Ability, Countermovement Jump and Thermography in Elite Football PlayersCarlos Majano0Jorge García-Unanue1Antonio Hernandez-Martin2Javier Sánchez-Sánchez3Leonor Gallardo4Jose Luis Felipe5IGOID Research Group, Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, SpainIGOID Research Group, Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, SpainIGOID Research Group, Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, SpainSchool of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, SpainIGOID Research Group, Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, SpainIGOID Research Group, Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Department, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, SpainFootball is a very demanding sport which requires players to exert maximum effort, producing fatigue and eventually injuries. Thermography can be used to detect fatigue and prevent its consequences through thermal asymmetries in the bilateral body areas; however, its adequacy for elite footballers has not been widely studied. Therefore, the objective of the present investigation was to determine the suitability of thermography to detect fatigue in male football players. For this reason, twenty participants were gathered into a pair of subgroups (low [<0.2 °C] vs. high thermal asymmetry [≥0.2 °C]) based on a thermography session of the lower limbs (thighs, calves, and hamstrings). After the thermography session, players performed CMJs before and after an RSA test (6 × 30 m/20″). A mixed two-way analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc pairwise comparisons were undertaken to analyse the results. No significant differences (<i>p</i> > 0.05) were found in any of the RSA test variables between low and high thermal asymmetry groups for thighs and calves. On the other hand, the low thermal asymmetry hamstring group reported a smaller percentage difference in sprints for the first sprint (%Diff) and a larger percentage difference in sprints two and three with respect to the best sprint (%Best). For CMJs, the low thermal asymmetry hamstring group reported significantly higher values post-RSA test, indicating better performance. Accordingly, thermography can provide information about performance in CMJ and RSA tests through hamstring asymmetries over 0.2 °C. Meanwhile, larger asymmetries than 0.2 °C in calves and thighs do not seem to be related to performance in these tests; therefore, coaches should consider if it is optimal to align players with high hamstring asymmetries.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/2/631asymmetriesfatiguetemperature |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Majano Jorge García-Unanue Antonio Hernandez-Martin Javier Sánchez-Sánchez Leonor Gallardo Jose Luis Felipe Relationship between Repeated Sprint Ability, Countermovement Jump and Thermography in Elite Football Players Sensors asymmetries fatigue temperature |
| title | Relationship between Repeated Sprint Ability, Countermovement Jump and Thermography in Elite Football Players |
| title_full | Relationship between Repeated Sprint Ability, Countermovement Jump and Thermography in Elite Football Players |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between Repeated Sprint Ability, Countermovement Jump and Thermography in Elite Football Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between Repeated Sprint Ability, Countermovement Jump and Thermography in Elite Football Players |
| title_short | Relationship between Repeated Sprint Ability, Countermovement Jump and Thermography in Elite Football Players |
| title_sort | relationship between repeated sprint ability countermovement jump and thermography in elite football players |
| topic | asymmetries fatigue temperature |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/2/631 |
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