Normative Data of the Wingate Anaerobic Test in 1 Year Age Groups of Male Soccer Players
The Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) has been used extensively to evaluate performance in soccer, however, a comprehensive sport-specific normative database has not been available so far. Therefore, the main aim of the present study was to develop norms of the main indices of the WAnT with regards to a...
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| description | The Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) has been used extensively to evaluate performance in soccer, however, a comprehensive sport-specific normative database has not been available so far. Therefore, the main aim of the present study was to develop norms of the main indices of the WAnT with regards to age in soccer. A secondary aim was to examine the relationship of WAnT with two common field tests, 20 m sprint and vertical jump, and study the variation of this relationship by age and playing position. Hundred and ninety five male soccer players (age 18.1 ± 4.9 years) performed the WAnT, and a sub-sample of 190 soccer players (age 19.4 ± 5.1 years) performed 20 m sprint, squat (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ). Age was related very largely with peak power (R2 = 0.57) and mean power of the WAnT (R2 = 0.60) when they were expressed in W, and largely (R2 = 0.41 and R2 = 0.33, respectively) when they were expressed in W.kg−1, whereas it did not relate with fatigue index. After being adjusted for age, a relationship of SJ (B = 3.91, 90% CI: 2.49, 5.32; R2 = 0.26), CMJ (B = 3.59, 90% CI: 2.22, 4.95; R2 = 0.24) and 20 m sprint (B = −0.06, 90% CI: −0.10; −0.01; R2 = 0.19) with peak power of the WanT was observed. In summary, Ppeak and Pmean were related very largely to age, especially during adolescence, and percentile norms of these indices were developed for 1-year age groups from 11 to 21 years old and for a single adult age group (22–39 years old). These findings on the largest dataset of soccer players ever studied would be expected to offer a practical tool to the members of the sports medicine team (e.g., exercise physiologists, fitness trainers, and coaches) working with them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa48cfbdb58a4bb99babb440274b1aca2022-12-22T01:24:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2018-11-01910.3389/fphys.2018.01619384505Normative Data of the Wingate Anaerobic Test in 1 Year Age Groups of Male Soccer PlayersPantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis0Bruno Matos1Filipe Manuel Clemente2Filipe Manuel Clemente3Pedro Bezerra4Pedro Bezerra5Miguel Camões6Thomas Rosemann7Beat Knechtle8Beat Knechtle9Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Nikaia, GreeceSchool of Sport and Leisure, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Melgaço, PortugalSchool of Sport and Leisure, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Melgaço, PortugalInstituto de Telecomunicações, Delegação da Covilhã, Covilhã, PortugalSchool of Sport and Leisure, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Melgaço, PortugalThe Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health and Human Development, CIDESD, Vila Real, PortugalSchool of Sport and Leisure, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Melgaço, PortugalInstitute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandMedbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, SwitzerlandThe Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) has been used extensively to evaluate performance in soccer, however, a comprehensive sport-specific normative database has not been available so far. Therefore, the main aim of the present study was to develop norms of the main indices of the WAnT with regards to age in soccer. A secondary aim was to examine the relationship of WAnT with two common field tests, 20 m sprint and vertical jump, and study the variation of this relationship by age and playing position. Hundred and ninety five male soccer players (age 18.1 ± 4.9 years) performed the WAnT, and a sub-sample of 190 soccer players (age 19.4 ± 5.1 years) performed 20 m sprint, squat (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ). Age was related very largely with peak power (R2 = 0.57) and mean power of the WAnT (R2 = 0.60) when they were expressed in W, and largely (R2 = 0.41 and R2 = 0.33, respectively) when they were expressed in W.kg−1, whereas it did not relate with fatigue index. After being adjusted for age, a relationship of SJ (B = 3.91, 90% CI: 2.49, 5.32; R2 = 0.26), CMJ (B = 3.59, 90% CI: 2.22, 4.95; R2 = 0.24) and 20 m sprint (B = −0.06, 90% CI: −0.10; −0.01; R2 = 0.19) with peak power of the WanT was observed. In summary, Ppeak and Pmean were related very largely to age, especially during adolescence, and percentile norms of these indices were developed for 1-year age groups from 11 to 21 years old and for a single adult age group (22–39 years old). These findings on the largest dataset of soccer players ever studied would be expected to offer a practical tool to the members of the sports medicine team (e.g., exercise physiologists, fitness trainers, and coaches) working with them.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01619/fullcycle ergometerfield testingfootballjumping abilityperformanceshort-term muscle power |
| spellingShingle | Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis Bruno Matos Filipe Manuel Clemente Filipe Manuel Clemente Pedro Bezerra Pedro Bezerra Miguel Camões Thomas Rosemann Beat Knechtle Beat Knechtle Normative Data of the Wingate Anaerobic Test in 1 Year Age Groups of Male Soccer Players Frontiers in Physiology cycle ergometer field testing football jumping ability performance short-term muscle power |
| title | Normative Data of the Wingate Anaerobic Test in 1 Year Age Groups of Male Soccer Players |
| title_full | Normative Data of the Wingate Anaerobic Test in 1 Year Age Groups of Male Soccer Players |
| title_fullStr | Normative Data of the Wingate Anaerobic Test in 1 Year Age Groups of Male Soccer Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | Normative Data of the Wingate Anaerobic Test in 1 Year Age Groups of Male Soccer Players |
| title_short | Normative Data of the Wingate Anaerobic Test in 1 Year Age Groups of Male Soccer Players |
| title_sort | normative data of the wingate anaerobic test in 1 year age groups of male soccer players |
| topic | cycle ergometer field testing football jumping ability performance short-term muscle power |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2018.01619/full |
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