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Physical qualities and body composition predictors of running performance in national level women’s official soccer matches

The purpose of the study was to (1) determine match running performance, anthropometry and various physical qualities of national level women soccer players and (2) identify key physical qualities and anthropometric predictors of match running profile during a competitive season. Twenty-five nationa...

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Autores principales: Savolainen, Eero H.J., Vänttinen, Tomi, Ihalainen, Johanna K., Walker, Simon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Institute of Sport in Warsaw 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10588588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37867755
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2023.118026
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author Savolainen, Eero H.J.
Vänttinen, Tomi
Ihalainen, Johanna K.
Walker, Simon
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description The purpose of the study was to (1) determine match running performance, anthropometry and various physical qualities of national level women soccer players and (2) identify key physical qualities and anthropometric predictors of match running profile during a competitive season. Twenty-five national level Finnish soccer players participated in the study. Players performed countermovement jump, loaded squat jumps, 30-meter sprint, maximum isokinetic knee flexor and extensor contractions, an incremental treadmill test and underwent body composition assessment in the lab. Match running performance was analyzed from 115 match observations during competitive league matches over 11 weeks after the laboratory tests. Pearson’s correlation was used to determine bivariate relationships between match running variables and physical qualities and anthropometric variables. Identified significant bivariate relationships were then entered into multiple regression analyses to identify the best predictors of match running performance. Physical qualities and anthropometric variables predicted 65% of very high-intensity (VHIR) (> 19 km/h) and 63% of high-intensity (HIR) (13–19 km/h) running distances covered during matches, but only 22% of low-intensity (LIR) and 43% of total distances. Body fat percentage and high-speed knee flexor concentric strength were the most important predictors to VHIR and HIR while aerobic capacity-related variables were most important predictors to LIR and total distance. Physical qualities and anthropometry can predict a large portion of players’ VHIR and HIR performance during matches in women’s national level soccer. To increase player’s VHIR and HIR distance, coaches could aim to develop players’ high-speed (especially knee flexor concentric) strength and optimize player’s body composition.
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spelling pubmed-105885882023-10-21 Physical qualities and body composition predictors of running performance in national level women’s official soccer matches Savolainen, Eero H.J. Vänttinen, Tomi Ihalainen, Johanna K. Walker, Simon Biol Sport Original Paper The purpose of the study was to (1) determine match running performance, anthropometry and various physical qualities of national level women soccer players and (2) identify key physical qualities and anthropometric predictors of match running profile during a competitive season. Twenty-five national level Finnish soccer players participated in the study. Players performed countermovement jump, loaded squat jumps, 30-meter sprint, maximum isokinetic knee flexor and extensor contractions, an incremental treadmill test and underwent body composition assessment in the lab. Match running performance was analyzed from 115 match observations during competitive league matches over 11 weeks after the laboratory tests. Pearson’s correlation was used to determine bivariate relationships between match running variables and physical qualities and anthropometric variables. Identified significant bivariate relationships were then entered into multiple regression analyses to identify the best predictors of match running performance. Physical qualities and anthropometric variables predicted 65% of very high-intensity (VHIR) (> 19 km/h) and 63% of high-intensity (HIR) (13–19 km/h) running distances covered during matches, but only 22% of low-intensity (LIR) and 43% of total distances. Body fat percentage and high-speed knee flexor concentric strength were the most important predictors to VHIR and HIR while aerobic capacity-related variables were most important predictors to LIR and total distance. Physical qualities and anthropometry can predict a large portion of players’ VHIR and HIR performance during matches in women’s national level soccer. To increase player’s VHIR and HIR distance, coaches could aim to develop players’ high-speed (especially knee flexor concentric) strength and optimize player’s body composition. Institute of Sport in Warsaw 2022-09-15 2023-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10588588/ /pubmed/37867755 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2023.118026 Text en Copyright © Biology of Sport 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format and remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially, provided the original work is properly cited and states its license.
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Ihalainen, Johanna K.
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title_fullStr Physical qualities and body composition predictors of running performance in national level women’s official soccer matches
title_full_unstemmed Physical qualities and body composition predictors of running performance in national level women’s official soccer matches
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title_sort physical qualities and body composition predictors of running performance in national level women’s official soccer matches
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10588588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37867755
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2023.118026
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