Internal and external match loads of university-level soccer players: a comparison between methods
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Article Title | Internal and external match loads of university-level soccer players: a comparison between methods |
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ERA Journal ID | 9783 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Sparks, Martinique (Author), Coetzee, Ben (Author) and Gabbett, Tim J. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |
Journal Citation | 31 (4), pp. 1072-1077 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 1064-8011 |
1533-4287 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001560 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2017/04000/Internal_and_External_Match_Loads_of.25.aspx |
Abstract | The aim of this study was to use individualized intensity zones to compare the external (velocity and player load, PL) and internal loads (heart rate, HR) of a cohort of university-level soccer players. Thirteen soccer players completed a 40-m maximum speed test and the Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test 1 (Yo-Yo IR1) to determine individualized velocity and HR thresholds. Heart rate values and global positioning system (GPS) data of each player were recorded during 5 league matches. A large (r = 0.46; p </= 0.01) correlation was found between time spent in the low-intensity (LI) velocity zone (LIVZ) and the LI HR zone. Similarly, there were moderate (r = 0.25; p </= 0.01) to large (r = 0.57; p </= 0.01) correlations between the relative and absolute time spent in the moderate-intensity (MI) velocity zone (MIVZ) and the MI HR zone. No significant correlations (p </= 0.01) existed between the high-intensity (HI) velocity zones (HIVZ) and the HI HR zone. On the other hand, PL showed significant correlations with all velocity and HR (absolute and relative) variables, with the exception of a nonsignificant correlation between the HI HR variables and PL. To conclude, PL showed good correlations with both velocity and HR zones and therefore may have the potential to serve as a good indicator of both external and internal soccer match loads. |
Keywords | athletic performance, geographic information systems, heart rate, soccer |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420799. Sports science and exercise not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | North-West University, South Africa |
University of Queensland | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q53xz/internal-and-external-match-loads-of-university-level-soccer-players-a-comparison-between-methods
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