Influence of Amputation on Match Performance in Amputee Soccer

Maehana, Hirofumi; Miyamoto, Aya; Watari, Tadashi; Watanabe, Takahiro; Suzuki, Koya; Koshiyama, Kenichi; Yoshimura, Masafumi

doi:10.14789/jmj.2018.64.jmj18-p12

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“…There are also distinct differences relative to amputation level and defect of the lower limb (Table 3 ). The differences caused by amputation level were previously observed by Maehana et al 29 , which is in accordance with our results. Players with defects of the lower limb achieve the highest top speed and accelerations and decelerations values.…”

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Match running performance profiles of amputee football players at the national level

Muracki

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Kawczyński

et al. 2023

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Even though running performance and positional profiles in football are well described, amputee football (AF) has different characteristics of the movement, pitch dimensions, and time played. There is a gap in the scientific literature about positional profiles based on running performance in AF. This study aimed to investigate the differences between positions, the influence of the amputation level or defect of the lower limb (LD), the differences in running performance between halves, and the relationship with the final match result. Thirteen AF National Team players were monitored by Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), tracking 24 official international matches for 17 months. Values of top speed, peak acceleration, peak deceleration, average distance per minute, sprint mean speed, GPS load per minute, inertial load per minute (Gs load/min), number of sprints per minute, and a number of impacts per minute were analyzed for defenders (DEF), midfielders (MID) and forwards (FOR). Additional factors analyzed were amputation level (below the knee, low amputation—LA or over the knee, high amputation—HA or defect of the lower limb—LD) and the match's final result. Midfielders had significantly higher running performance parameters compared to other positions (greater top speed than DEF (+ 0.3 m/s; p < 0.001) and FOR (+ 0.2 m/s; p = 0.045), greater peak acceleration and deceleration than DEF (+ 0.5 m/s2 for both measures; p < 0.001) and FOR (+ 0.4 and + 0.3 m/s2; p < 0.001 and p = 0.036, respectively), greater GPS load/minute than DEF (+ 0.2 load/min; p = 0.001) and FOR (+ 0.3 load/min; p < 0.001), greater Gs load per minute than DEF (+ 2.7 load/min; p < 0.001) and FOR (+ 1.8 load/min; p < 0.001), greater number of impacts per minute than DEF (+ 0.2 n/min; p < 0.001) and FOR (+ 0.2 n/min; p < 0.001). Players with LD had significantly higher running performance than those with LA or HA. In the match's second half, a decrease in running performance was registered. The trend of running more when losing could be observed—AF players had higher running parameters in lost matches, but the differences were not statistically significant. Further research complied with contextual game analysis is needed to assess the running performance of AF players deeply.

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Match running performance profiles of amputee football players at the national level

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Kawczyński

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“…The average HR was 83.3% of the HRmax, and our results are similar with a previous study [26] that mentioned values of %HRmax near 88%. The soccer players in our study competed at a lower intensity in comparison with previous studies [11,20,27], which mentioned values near 95% of the HRmax. The results of this study clearly show that the findings can serve as guidance, helping soccer players with amputations and their trainers reach maximal performance.…”

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“…The results of the study showed that the total distance covered by the players in both matches was 3387.5 ± 638.1 m. These values were greater than those reported in previous studies [20,27] and range in 2984.2 ± 561.6 m. However, in another study, Simim et al [11] reported that the total distance covered by their participants was close to 6 km. This finding contrasts with all previous studies, which indicated values close to 3500 m. Despite the importance of sprint performance in amputee soccer [30,31], the distance covered during HIR was 1.28 ± 1.86 m. This measurement indicates that almost no player ran at a speed of more than 13 km/h.…”

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Match Running Performance Profile and Heart Rate Response in Amputee Soccer Players

Panagiotopoulou,

Michailidis,

Mandroukas

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was (a) to create a profile of the running performances of male amputee soccer players in different speed zones, (b) to investigate the relationship between heart rate (HR) and running distance in two soccer matches, and (c) to study the effect of the level of amputation on the running distance covered during a match. Material and Methods: The participants were male amputee soccer players (n = 10, Greek, n = 5; Belgian, n = 5) who played two international, friendly matches. Distances were measured using a global positioning system, and HRs were recorded using a Polar Team Pro. Results: No differences in the distances covered were observed between participants with different levels of amputation (p > 0.05). Nevertheless, there was a trend that participants with a below-the-knee amputation tended to cover longer distances in total (difference +262.3 m, Cohen’s d = 0.40) and in zones 2 (+324.4 m, d = 0.79), 3 (+ 7.1 m, d = 0.65), 4 (+22.7 m, d = 0.43), and 5 (+0.4 m, d = 0.20) and less distance in zone 1 (−207.2 m, d = 0.88). They also tended to perform more accelerations (+3.9, d = 0.89) and decelerations (+4.2, d = 0.87) and had a higher mean HR (+8.4%, d = 2.04) than those with an above-the-knee amputation. Moreover, the mean HR corresponded to 83.3% of the HRmax and did not correlate with distance in any speed zone. Conclusions: It was concluded that the level of amputation might influence running performance and acute physiological response during a soccer match.

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Match characteristics of professional outfield amputee soccer players during official amputee soccer matches

Esatbeyoğlu¹,

Hazir²,

İşler³

2022

Turk J Sports Med

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Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate physiological responses and movement profiles of amputee soccer players during official matches. Material and Methods: Five outfield amputee soccer players with a 9.20±0.81 years of amputee soccer experience (age 28.60±5.32 years; height 1.71±0.05 m; body mass 71.54±9.39 kg) volunteered for this study. Physiological responses [blood lactate (BLa), heart rate (HR) and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE)] and activity profiles [peak speed, total distance covered (TD), TD at five speed categories (SC), percentages of TD at five SC and time spent in four maximal heart rate (HRmax) zones] were analyzed during seven official amputee soccer matches. Results: Mean game BLa, RPE, HR and HRmax were 5.58±1.63 mmol.L-1, 9.43±2.62, and 151.77±16.05 bpm and 180.74±9.23 bmp, respectively. HRmax was higher in the first half than in the second half (p=0.02). Players covered 102.62±7.24 m.min-1 and this did not change between the halves during amputee soccer matches (p=0.40). TD at very low SC was 73.86±0.57 m.min-1 whereas TD at very high SC accounted only for 0.24±0.04 m.min-1. Similarly, the percentage of the TD at very low SC was 70.18±10.30% and the percentage of the TD at very high SC was 0.24±0.04%. Amputee soccer players spent ~31 min and ~15 min at high intensity and moderate HRmax zones, respectively. These accounted only about ~5 min at very low and low intensity HRmax zones during whole matches. Conclusion: These results showed that amputee soccer played at the professional level is a high-intensity exercise, which could be used to prescribe amputee soccer specific training regimes.

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Influence of Amputation on Match Performance in Amputee Soccer

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Match running performance profiles of amputee football players at the national level

Match running performance profiles of amputee football players at the national level

Match Running Performance Profile and Heart Rate Response in Amputee Soccer Players

Match characteristics of professional outfield amputee soccer players during official amputee soccer matches

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