Time-motion analysis of work-rate in English FA Premier League soccer

O’Donoghue, Peter

doi:10.1080/24748668.2002.11868259

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“…For example, wide defenders and midfield players frequently engage in low to moderate-intensity aerobic activity compared to central defenders and strikers who are characterised to a greater extent by short, high-intensity anaerobic bouts (Di Salvo et al, 2007;O'Donoghue, 1998). Given the limitations inherent in using the heart rate for monitoring the intensity of anaerobic exercise, differences in the aerobic and anaerobic contribution to energy provision between playing positions may influence the magnitude of the correlation between sRPE and heart rate-load.…”

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“…For example, wide defenders and midfield players frequently engage in activity which is highly dependent upon aerobic metabolism (Bangsbo, 1994) compared to central defenders and strikers where a high proportion of activity is supported by anaerobic metabolism (Di Salvo et al, 2007;O'Donoghue, 1998). Recent observations indicate a poorer relationship between sRPE and HR-based estimations of training load during training sessions which incorporate short-term high-intensity efforts (Campos-Vazquez et al, 2014).…”

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The within-participant correlation between perception of effort and heart rate-based estimations of training load in elite soccer players

Kelly

Strudwick

Atkinson

et al. 2016

Journal of Sports Sciences

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The measurement of relative physiological stress during training is important because this is the stimulus for the long-term adaptive response. Measurements of perceived exertion (RPE) have been reported to correlate with the heart rate during field-based training sessions. Nevertheless, there are few studies on how well RPE tracks with the heart rate over repeated training sessions in elite soccer players.Therefore, we aimed to quantify the within-participant correlations between variability in session-RPE (sRPE) and the heart rate in elite male soccer players, and to determine whether the playing position moderated these correlations. The fieldbased training of four central defenders, four wide defenders, six central midfielders, two wide midfielders and three attackers from an elite English Premier League squad were monitored over an entire in-season competitive period, giving a total of 1010 individual training sessions for study. Correlations between session-RPE and heart rates were quantified using a within-participant model. The correlation between changes in sRPE and heart rates was r=0.75 (95% CI: 0.71-0.78). This correlation remained high across the various player positions (wide-defender, r=0.81; centraldefender, r=0.74; wide midfielder, r=0.70; central midfielder, r=0.70; attacker, r=0.84; P<0.001). The correlation between changes in RPE and heart rates, measured during a season-long period of field-based training, is high in a sample of elite soccer players.

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The within-participant correlation between perception of effort and heart rate-based estimations of training load in elite soccer players

Kelly

Strudwick

Atkinson

et al. 2016

Journal of Sports Sciences

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“…The design of the conditioning elements of fitness training programmes requires detailed information on repeated high-intensity exercise profiles and the intensity and duration of recovery periods that occur during competition (O'Donoghue, 2002). However, there is limited information on the ability of soccer players to perform specific bouts of exercise during which players repeat several intense running actions of short duration or ''repeated-sprint bouts'' over short time intervals.…”

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Analysis of repeated high-intensity running performance in professional soccer

Carling¹,

Gall²,

Dupont

2012

Journal of Sports Sciences

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The aims of this study were twofold: (1) to characterize repeated high-intensity movement activity profiles of a professional soccer team in official match-play; and (2) to inform and verify the construct validity of tests commonly used to determine repeated-sprint ability in soccer by investigating the relationship between the results from a test of repeated-sprint ability and repeated high-intensity performance in competition. High-intensity running performance (movement at velocities 419.8 km Á h 71 for a minimum of 1 s duration) was measured in 20 players using computerized time-motion analysis. Performance in 80 French League 1 matches was analysed. In addition, 12 of the 20 players performed a repeated-sprint test on a non-motorized treadmill consisting of six consecutive 6 s sprints separated by 20 s passive recovery intervals. In all players, most consecutive high-intensity actions in competition were performed after recovery durations !61 s, recovery activity separating these efforts was generally active in nature with the major part of this spent walking, and players performed 1.1 + 1.1 repeated high-intensity bouts (a minimum of three consecutive high-intensity bouts with a mean recovery time 20 s separating efforts) per game. Players reporting lowest performance decrements in the repeated-sprint ability test performed more high-intensity actions interspersed by short recovery times ( 20 s, P 5 0.01 and 30 s, P 5 0.05) compared with those with higher decrements. Across positional roles, central-midfielders performed more high-intensity actions separated by short recovery times ( 20 s) and spent a larger proportion of time running at higher intensities during recovery periods, while fullbacks performed the most repeated high-intensity bouts (statistical differences across positional roles from P 5 0.05 to P 5 0.001). These findings have implications for repeated high-intensity testing and physical conditioning regimens.

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“…Advances in technology introduced more objective methods of player tracking, such as manual (O'Donoghue, 2002;Bloomfield, Polman, & O'Donoghue, 2004) and automatic video tracking techniques (Figueroa, Leite, & Barros, 2006;Barros et al, 2007). Currently, the use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) has emerged as the most practical method of player tracking to obtain a real time analysis of key performance variables (e.g.…”

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