Repeated-sprint sequences during youth soccer matches
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Wiederholte Sprint-Abläufe bei Fußballspielen der Jugendklasse |
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Autor: | Buchheit, Martin; Villanueva, José Alberto Mendez; Simpson, B.M.; Bourdon, P.C. |
Erschienen in: | International journal of sports medicine |
Veröffentlicht: | 31 (2010), 10, S. 709-716, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0172-4622, 1439-3964 |
DOI: | 10.1055/s-0030-1261897 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201102001312 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
This study examined the occurrence and nature of repeated-sprint sequences (RSS) in highly-trained young soccer players, as a function of age, playing position and playing time. Time-motion analyses using a global positioning system (GPS) were performed on 99 highly-trained young soccer (U13, U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18) players during 42 international games. Sprint activities were defined as at least a 1-s run at intensities higher than 61% of the individual peak running velocity; RSS, as a minimum of 2 consecutive sprints interspersed with a maximum of 60 s. During the first half of games the younger teams had a greater number of RSS than the older teams (P<0.001): U13>U14>U16>U15>U18>U17. The younger players also performed more (e. g., U14 vs. U17: 2.8 +/- 0.3 vs. 2.6 +/- 0.3, P<0.05) and longer (e. g., U14 vs. U17: 2.8 +/- 0.5 vs. 2.6 +/- 0.5 s, P<0.05) sprints per sequence than the older players. RSS occurrence was also affected by playing position and decreased throughout the game in most age-groups (P<0.001). Both the occurrence and the nature of RSS are affected by age, position and playing time. Present results also question the importance of repeated-sprint ability as a crucial physical component of soccer performance in developing players. Verf.-Referat