Acute and Residual Soccer Match-Related Fatigue: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Abstract

While some parameters are fully recovered (e.g. hormonal and technical), our systematic review shows that a period of 72 h post-match play is not long enough to completely restore homeostatic balance (e.g. muscle damage, physical and well-being status). The extent of the recovery period post-soccer game cannot consist of a 'one size fits all approach'. Additionally, the 'real match' (11 vs. 11 format) likely induces greater magnitudes of perceptual (DOMS) and biochemical alterations (e.g. muscle damage), while neuromuscular alterations were essentially similar. Overall, coaches must adjust the structure and content of the training sessions during the 72-h post-match intervention to effectively manage the training load within this time-frame.

Alterations in redox homeostasis following repeated sprint training

“…However, different measurement time points also contributed to dissimilar CK values as the blood drawing procedure was performed within the first hour post-exercise in this study, while the reported peak CK values in other studies were obtained 24 hours post-exercise. Namely, peak CK values are usually reached 24 hours after highintensity sport activities in which RS sequences are frequently executed (Silva, et al, 2018). Interestingly, 1-hour post-exercise CK values, reported in some of the above-cited studies, were 362 U/L (Clifford, et al, 2016) and 376 U/L (Woolley, et al, 2014), which was similar to the values obtained in the present study.…”

Presleep Casein Protein Ingestion: Acceleration of Functional Recovery in Professional Soccer Players

“…A number of studies report that soccer players often suffer from prolonged decrements in 60 physical function following matches [1][2][3] . Not only is strength, power and sprint performance 61 affected, but complaints of muscle soreness and psychometric disturbances are also prevalent 62 2 .…”

“…Not only is strength, power and sprint performance 61 affected, but complaints of muscle soreness and psychometric disturbances are also prevalent 62 2 . Although the time it takes for each component to fully recover varies, a recent meta-analysis 63 established that most of the aforementioned variables are not restored to pre-match values 72 64 h following a match 1 . This would suggest that performance might not be optimal in the 48 -65 72 h period following competitive matches.…”

Exploring the effects of mental and muscular fatigue in soccer players’ performance

“…It has been shown that changes in the players physical performance during soccer matches (Rampinini et al, 2011), which can be linked not only with contextual events such as team strategy or playing positions (Castellano, Blanco-Villaseñor, & Alvarez, 2011), but also as result of the muscular fatigue (Bishop, 2012;Nedelec et al, 2012;Tomazin, Morin, & Millet, 2016). In fact, the demands of soccer matches (Bush, Barnes, Archer, Hogg, & Bradley, 2015), particularly in high intensity actions and accelerations, results in players experiencing transient muscular fatigue (Silva et al, 2017), which affects their activity profile. For example, it was found impairments in running performance occurred following high-intensity intermittent periods during soccer matches (Varley, Elias, & Aughey, 2012).…”

“…Therefore, at present, it remains unclear how muscular fatigue may constraint players movement behavior in soccer. Considering that soccer players are likely to experience periods of transient muscular fatigue (Bradley et al, 2009;Silva et al, 2017;Varley et al, 2012), a better understanding on how players movement behavior changes might provide useful information to the coaches to prepare the players to deal with these scenarios.…”