Analysis of Aerobic and Anaerobic Endurances of Defenders, Midfielders, and Forwards in Football

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the aerobic and anaerobic endurance of defenders, midfielders, and forwards in football game. The researchers applied quantitative descriptive methods and selected 30 football players as the research participants using purposive sampling. Tests and measurements were utilized to collect the data from the participants. The research instrument for measuring aerobic endurance was the Multistage Fitness Test (MFT) and the Running Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST) for measuring anaerobic endurance. After the data had been collected, they were analyzed using the One-way Anova test. The results showed no significant difference between aerobic and anaerobic endurance for amateur football defenders, midfielders, and forwards. Midfielders had the highest average of aerobic endurance with an average score of 47.68 compared to defenders with an average score of 43.8 and forwards with an average of 47.1. As for anaerobic endurance ability, midfielders also obtained the highest average score of 5.07 compared to defenders, with a result of 8.24 and forwards, with a result of 8.73.