Physical Fitness, Injuries, and Team Performance in Soccer

Árnason, Árni; Sigurdsson, Stefan; Guðmundsson, Árni; Holme, Ingar; Engebretsen, Lars; Bahr, Roald

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“…The results of the present study showed that the goalkeepers were significantly (p<0.02) taller (172.40 cm) than the other players, whereas midfield players proved to be the shortest (167.28 cm). Similar results were reported by the previous researcher Carter 29 ; Matkovic et al 30 ; Arnason et al 31 ; Gil et al 11 . Tall players tend to have an advantage in certain playing positions and, therefore, are oriented towards these roles, notably in goalkeeping and defense.…”

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Positional differences in morphology, somatotype and body composition characteristics in university level Indian footballers

Saha¹,

Kundu²,

Mondal³

2014

Journal of Trainology

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the morphological, somatotype, and body composition characteristics of Indian university level football players based upon their field position. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: A total of 204 male football players from sixteen different Indian universities volunteered for this study.Anthropometric measurements included body weight and height, five muscle girths (upper arm, forearm, chest, thigh and calf), four bone widths (humerus biepicondylar, bistyloideus, femur biepicondylar and bimalleolar) and eight skinfold thicknesses (triceps, subscapular, pectoral, axilla, abdominal, suprailiac, mid thigh and calf) were measured. Further, somatotype (endomorphy, mesomorphy, ectomorphy) and body composition (BMI, % fat, skeletal muscle mass, skeletal mass) were assessed. Results: One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to observe differences of means among the groups. In order to determine which group was different from other group Tukey post hoc test applied. Compared to other field players, goalkeepers showed higher values for body height, body weight, upper arm girth (p <0.05), more but not excessive body fat. Defenders, midfielders and strikers were ectomorphic mesomorph whereas goalkeepers were endomorphic mesomorph in physique. Conclusion: University level Indian footballers were average in height, weight, and muscle mass.(Journal of Trainology 2014;3:35-40)

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Positional differences in morphology, somatotype and body composition characteristics in university level Indian footballers

Saha¹,

Kundu²,

Mondal³

2014

Journal of Trainology

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“…Furthermore, a significant relationship has been demonstrated between team success and average jump height and leg extension power, thus demonstrating the importance of this physical component for soccer-specific performance [60]. There are numerous reports within the literature detailing the power performance of female players across differing competition levels; university [37,41,42], high school [56,61], lower division domestic league [32,44], higher division domestic [20,21,35], national team youth [36] and senior national team players [11,36,43,49].…”

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Applied Physiology of Female Soccer: An Update

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The popularity and professionalism of female soccer has increased markedly in recent years, with elite players now employed on either a professional or semi-professional basis. The previous review of the physiological demands of female soccer was undertaken two decades ago when the sport was in its relative infancy. Increased research coupled with greater training and competition demands warrants an updated review to consider the effect on physical performance and injury patterns.The physical demands of match-play along with the influence of factors such as the standard of competition, playing position and fatigue have been explored. Total distance covered for elite female players is approximately 10 km, with 1.7 km completed at high-speed (>18 km.h -1 ). Elite players complete 28% more high-speed running and 24% more sprinting than moderate level players. Decrements in high-speed running distance have been reported between and within halves, which may indicate an inability to maintain highintensity activity. Although physical capacity of female players is the most thoroughly researched area comparisons are difficult due to differing protocols. Elite players exhibit maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) values of 49.4 -57.6 ml.kg -1 .min -1 , Yo Yo Intermittent Endurance test level 2 (YYIE2) scores of 1774 ± 532 m (mean ± SD) and 20 m sprint times of 3.17 ± 0.03 s (mean ± SD). Reasons for the increased prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in females (2-6 times greater than males) are discussed with anatomical, biomechanical loading and neuromuscular activation differences being cited in the literature. This review presents an in-depth contemporary examination of the applied physiology of the female soccer player.Applied Physiology of Female Soccer 2 1) Introduction The last review of the physiological demands of female soccer was undertaken two decades ago [1] . At the time of that review, women's soccer was in its relative infancy with the inaugural Women's World Cup having taken place in 1991. The popularity of women's soccer has increased markedly in recent years with 29 million participants recorded in 2011, an increase of 34% from 2000 [2]. The 2015 Women's World Cup will have 24 participating nations, an increase of eight from the previous tournament.Since the previous review, increasing attention in the scientific literature has focused on women's soccer with over two thousand scientific articles published. There has been a drive towards professionalism in the sport with players at the highest level now employed on a professional or semi-professional basis. Current elite players are exposed to greater training volumes and competition demands than ever before, consequently these increased physical demands may have implications for both physical performance levels and injury patterns. Inline with these changes, advances in technology available for monitoring athletes has led to greater opportunities to scientifically support players and thus information regarding the modern elite female player...

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“…Injury occurrence notably, results in decreased player availability and subsequent non-participation in match-play potentially impacts on team performance although contradictory observations exist (Árnason et al, 2004;Dauty & Collon, 2011;Eirale, Tol, Farooq, Smiley, & Chalabi, 2013;Hägglund et al 2013). The association between squad management, player availability and injury and success in professional soccer therefore warrants further attention.…”

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Squad management, injury and match performance in a professional soccer team over a championship‐winning season

Carling

Gall²,

McCall

et al. 2014

European Journal of Sport Science

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Squad management, injury and physical, tactical and technical match performance were investigated in a professional soccer team across five consecutive league seasons (2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013) 190 league games) with specific focus on a Championship-winning season (2010/11). For each player, match participation and time-loss injuries were recorded, the latter prospectively diagnosed by the team's physician. Defending and attacking tactical and technical performance indicators investigated included: ball possession and possession in opponents half, passes, forward passes, completed passes and forward passes, crosses and completed crosses, goal attempts and goal attempts on target, successful final third entries, free-kicks and 50/50 duels won/lost. Physical performance measures included: total distance and distance covered at high-speeds (≥19.1km/h). Results showed that during the 2010/11 season, squad utilisation was lowest potentially owing to the observed lower match injury occurrence and working days lost to injury thereby increasing player availability. In 2010/11, the team won both its highest number of points and conceded its lowest number of goals especially over the second-half of this season. The team also won its highest number of games directly via a goal from a substitute and scored and conceded a goal first on the highest and lowest number of occasions respectively. While multivariate analysis of variance detected a significant difference in some attacking and defensive performance indicators across the five seasons, these were generally not distinguishing factors in 2010/11. Similarly, univariate analyses of variance showed a significant difference in running distances covered across seasons but the trend was for less activity in 2010/11.

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Physical Fitness, Injuries, and Team Performance in Soccer

Abstract: Coaches and medical support teams should pay more attention to jump and power training, as well as preventive measures and adequate rehabilitation of previous injuries to increase team success.

Cited by 420 publications

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Positional differences in morphology, somatotype and body composition characteristics in university level Indian footballers

Positional differences in morphology, somatotype and body composition characteristics in university level Indian footballers

Applied Physiology of Female Soccer: An Update

Squad management, injury and match performance in a professional soccer team over a championship‐winning season

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