A Testing Battery for the Assessment of Fitness in Soccer Players

Turner, Anthony N.; Walker, Scott; Stembridge, Mike; Coneyworth, Paul; Reed, Glen; Birdsey, Laurence; Barter, Phil; Moody, Jeremy

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“…Surprisingly, limited studies have examined the effects of caffeinated chewing gum on specific components of soccer performance, despite the ergogenicity of caffeine relative to key performance indicators in soccer and the practicality of this mode of administration. Soccer teams typically use a battery of fitness and performance tests to assess a player's performance (e.g., the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 [Yo-Yo IR 1] is used to test aerobic fitness and has previously been shown to correlate with high intensity distance covered in a match (Castagna, Impellizzeri, Cecchini, Rampinini, & Alvarez, 2009), the countermovement jump test is used to assess explosive lower body power output which may relate to the ability to jump and head the ball (Lara et al, 2014) and the 20 m sprint to measure speed (Turner et al, 2011)) at various times throughout the season (e.g., pre-season). Accordingly, it was hypothesised that if the caffeinated gum could enhance performance on these tests, the implications for transferability to actual match-play could be examined.…”

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Effects of Caffeinated Gum on a Battery of Soccer-Specific Tests in Trained University-Standard Male Soccer Players

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King

Mitchell

et al. 2018

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether caffeinated gum influenced performance in a battery of soccer-specific tests used in the assessment of performance in soccer players. In a double-blind, randomized, crossover design, 10 male university-standard soccer players (age: 19 ± 1 years, stature: 1.80 ± 0.10 m, body mass: 75.5 ± 4.8 kg) masticated a caffeinated (200 mg; caffeine) or control (0 mg; placebo) gum on two separate occasions. After a standardized warm-up, gum was chewed for 5 min and subsequently expectorated 5 min before players performed a maximal countermovement jump, a 20-m sprint test, and the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1. Performance on 20-m sprints was not different between trials (caffeine: 3.2 ± 0.3 s, placebo: 3.1 ± 0.3 s; p = .567; small effect size: d = 0.33), but caffeine did allow players to cover 2.0% more distance during Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (caffeine: 1,754 ± 156 m, placebo: 1,719 ± 139 m; p = .016; small effect size: d = 0.24) and increase maximal countermovement jump height by 2.2% (caffeine: 47.1 ± 3.4 cm, placebo: 46.1 ± 3.2 cm; p = .008; small effect size: d = 0.30). Performance on selected physical tests (Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 and countermovement jump) was improved by the chewing of caffeinated gum in the immediate period before testing in university-standard soccer players, but the sizes of such effects were small. Such findings may have implications for the recommendations made to soccer players about to engage with subsequent exercise performance.

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Effects of Caffeinated Gum on a Battery of Soccer-Specific Tests in Trained University-Standard Male Soccer Players

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King

Mitchell

et al. 2018

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

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“…The fatigue produced over the course of a match was evident in all players analysed in our study except for the defenders. In this sense, sprint times and vertical jump capacity are related as aspects to assess soccer players' anaerobic profile [3], and defenders spend a significantly less amount of time sprinting and running than the other positions [1]. In a study by Romagnoli et al [38], players of a similar age to those in our study obtained a better result (49.6±5.1 cm pre-match) than our participants (35.72 cm), but the decline in their performance was similar to the mean obtained in our study.…”

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“…As a discontinuous or acyclic team sport, soccer requires dynamic, random and intermittent actions [1] involving acceleration, jumping and changes of direction and speed, all of which exerts great pressure on neuromuscular and metabolic parameters [2]. Sprint times and vertical jump capacity have been used to assess soccer players' anaerobic profile [3] and to study changes with respect to the beginning of the match [4].…”

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Influence of competition on performance factors in under-19 soccer players at national league level

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The aim of this study was to analyse and quantify the acute effects of competition on several performance factors in under-19 male soccer players. To this end, 198 national league players (17.56 ± 0.78 years) performed various tests to measure jump capacity, kicking velocity and sprint times immediately pre-match (T1), at half-time (T2) and post-match (T3). Tests included kicking the ball to measure ball velocity (KICK), sprinting for 40 meters, timing the first 30 meters (30mACCEL), the last 10 meters (10mACCEL) and the total distance (40mACCEL), and performing countermovement jumps (CMJ). For subsequent analysis, the sample was divided into 5 playing positions: goalkeepers (n = 24), defenders (n = 51), midfielders (n = 36), wingers (n = 54) and forwards (n = 33). For all positions, we found a significant decline in performance (p<0.05) for kicking velocity (2.91% -6.51%) and sprinting (0.44%-5.85%). For the CMJ, all positions except defenders presented a significant decline in performance that ranged from 1.5% to 4.56%. These findings highlight the need to individualise fitness training, taking into account the match needs and demands of the different playing positions in order to minimise the effects of match fatigue and accelerate post-match recovery.

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“…Performing a 'battery' of fitness tests (using field based tools) in one day has been recommended (Turner et al 2011). In this regard, assessments of strength (e.g., repetition maximum [RM] tests), speed (e.g., 5 to 30 meter sprints), power (e.g., counter-movement jump tests), sports specific aerobic/anaerobic capacity (e.g., Yo-Yo tests, repeated sprint assessments), and agility tests (e.g., T-Test, 5-0-5 agility) are recommended for youth professional soccer players (Hulse et al 2013).…”

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Reliability of “in-season” fitness assessments in youth elite soccer players: a working model for practitioners and coaches

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Morton

Iga³

et al. 2017

Science and Medicine in Football

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Reliability of 'in-season' fitness assessments in youth elite soccer players: a working model for practitioners and coaches. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/6717/ Article LJMU has developed LJMU Research Online for users to access the research output of the University more effectively. Abstract: Purpose: To assess the reliability of a battery of field tests when performed around habitual training during one micro-cycle of the in-season period in youth elite soccer players. Methods: n=19 English Premier League academy players (mean ± SD: age, 18.3±0.2 years; stature, 1.80±0.05 m; body mass, 76.5±7.5 kg; V Ȯ2 max; 62.3±4.38 ml·kg-1·min

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A Testing Battery for the Assessment of Fitness in Soccer Players

Cited by 71 publications

References 58 publications

Effects of Caffeinated Gum on a Battery of Soccer-Specific Tests in Trained University-Standard Male Soccer Players

Effects of Caffeinated Gum on a Battery of Soccer-Specific Tests in Trained University-Standard Male Soccer Players

Influence of competition on performance factors in under-19 soccer players at national league level

Reliability of “in-season” fitness assessments in youth elite soccer players: a working model for practitioners and coaches

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