Quantification of high speed actions across a competitive microcycle in professional soccer
The main aim of this study was to compare the high-speed training session (TRs) and competitive match (OMs) demands induced on professional soccer players across an in-season microcycle. Maximum velocity (MV) and the number of actions and distance performed at high (N-HV > 14.4 km·h-1), very high...
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| author | Miguel Angel Campos-Vazquez Asier Zubillaga Francisco Javier Toscano-Bendala Adam Lee Owen Alfonso Castillo-Rodríguez |
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| description | The main aim of this study was to compare the high-speed training session (TRs) and competitive match (OMs) demands induced on professional soccer players across an in-season microcycle. Maximum velocity (MV) and the number of actions and distance performed at high (N-HV > 14.4 km·h-1), very high velocity (N-VHV > 19.8 km·h-1) and sprint (N-SP > 25.2 km·h-1), in different distance zones (0–5, 5–15, 15–30, >30 m) were evaluated. Twelve professional soccer players competing within the Spanish 1st Division were the participants of the study. TRs were categorised according to days leading to the match day (MD-5, MD-4, MD-3, MD-1). The results showed significant differences between OMs and TRs across all analysed variables, except for N-HV, N-VHV, and N-SP 15–30m in the comparisons between OMs and MD-4. In addition, N-SP 15–30 m in MD-4 and MD-3 were significantly higher than in MD-1 (ES = 0.87 and 0.80, respectively) without differences in MV highlighting a tapering strategy. To conclude, the current investigation revealed a potential tapering strategy in professional soccer in conjunction to highlighting a way of maintaining MV and high speed actions across low-distance ranges (<15 m). Therefore, it would be necessary to further induce task with high-velocity actions in high-distance ranges (>30 m) across the TRs in order to replicate the velocity peaks occurred in OMs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4ea914670ea4bc7ba6980ac64ea34a82023-01-02T11:50:44ZengUniversity of AlicanteJournal of Human Sport and Exercise1988-52022023-01-01181213310.14198/jhse.2023.181.0313470Quantification of high speed actions across a competitive microcycle in professional soccerMiguel Angel Campos-Vazquez0Asier Zubillaga1Francisco Javier Toscano-Bendala2Adam Lee Owen3Alfonso Castillo-Rodríguez4Pablo de Olavide UniversityUniversity of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)Catholic University (UCAM)S.L. Benfica & Claude Bernard University Lyon 1University of GranadaThe main aim of this study was to compare the high-speed training session (TRs) and competitive match (OMs) demands induced on professional soccer players across an in-season microcycle. Maximum velocity (MV) and the number of actions and distance performed at high (N-HV > 14.4 km·h-1), very high velocity (N-VHV > 19.8 km·h-1) and sprint (N-SP > 25.2 km·h-1), in different distance zones (0–5, 5–15, 15–30, >30 m) were evaluated. Twelve professional soccer players competing within the Spanish 1st Division were the participants of the study. TRs were categorised according to days leading to the match day (MD-5, MD-4, MD-3, MD-1). The results showed significant differences between OMs and TRs across all analysed variables, except for N-HV, N-VHV, and N-SP 15–30m in the comparisons between OMs and MD-4. In addition, N-SP 15–30 m in MD-4 and MD-3 were significantly higher than in MD-1 (ES = 0.87 and 0.80, respectively) without differences in MV highlighting a tapering strategy. To conclude, the current investigation revealed a potential tapering strategy in professional soccer in conjunction to highlighting a way of maintaining MV and high speed actions across low-distance ranges (<15 m). Therefore, it would be necessary to further induce task with high-velocity actions in high-distance ranges (>30 m) across the TRs in order to replicate the velocity peaks occurred in OMs.https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2023-v18-n1-quantification-high-speed-actions-across-competitive-microcycle-professional-soccersprintingfitnessinjury preventiontraininggpsfootball |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Angel Campos-Vazquez Asier Zubillaga Francisco Javier Toscano-Bendala Adam Lee Owen Alfonso Castillo-Rodríguez Quantification of high speed actions across a competitive microcycle in professional soccer Journal of Human Sport and Exercise sprinting fitness injury prevention training gps football |
| title | Quantification of high speed actions across a competitive microcycle in professional soccer |
| title_full | Quantification of high speed actions across a competitive microcycle in professional soccer |
| title_fullStr | Quantification of high speed actions across a competitive microcycle in professional soccer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Quantification of high speed actions across a competitive microcycle in professional soccer |
| title_short | Quantification of high speed actions across a competitive microcycle in professional soccer |
| title_sort | quantification of high speed actions across a competitive microcycle in professional soccer |
| topic | sprinting fitness injury prevention training gps football |
| url | https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2023-v18-n1-quantification-high-speed-actions-across-competitive-microcycle-professional-soccer |
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