Anthropometric and physiological characteristics of male soccer players according to their competitive level, playing position and age group: a systematic review

Slimani, Maamer; Nikolaidis, Pantelis Theodoros

doi:10.23736/s0022-4707.17.07950-6

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“…Consistent with previous research among soccer players (Nikolaidis, Ziv, Lidor, & Arnon, 2014;Slimani & Nikolaidis, 2017), the physical demands of rugby differ markedly according to player position. Consistent with previous research among soccer players (Nikolaidis, Ziv, Lidor, & Arnon, 2014;Slimani & Nikolaidis, 2017), the physical demands of rugby differ markedly according to player position.…”

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“…Further, our findings suggest that ED symptoms among rugby players differ as a function of their position. Consistent with previous research among soccer players (Nikolaidis, Ziv, Lidor, & Arnon, 2014;Slimani & Nikolaidis, 2017), the physical demands of rugby differ markedly according to player position. As such, forwards are generally heavier than backs, they require less mobility, and they generally aim to exert blocking or pushing forces (Gibson et al, 2017).…”

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What position do you play? Eating disorder pathology among rugby players, and the understudied role of player position

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“…There are many studies that have analyzed the effect of independent variables like anthropometric measures, specific playing position, or the game field zone and laterality in soccer performance [2,[20][21][22]. Specifically, the most used dependent variables have been distance covered, speed, accelerations/decelerations and number of efforts above a predetermined threshold [5].…”

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Influence of playing position and laterality in centripetal force and changes of direction in elite soccer players

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The purpose of the present study was to: (a) assess centripetal force (CentF) and changes of direction (COD) in elite soccer players according to playing position (central defender, CD; lateral defender, LD; central midfielder, CM; lateral midfielder, LM; forward, FW), laterality (right-footed vs. left-footed) and field zone (central vs. lateral), and (b) analyze the relationship between anthropometric characteristics (age, weight, height, body mass and fat mass) and non-linear locomotion workload. Thirty professional soccer players (age: 26.57±5.56 years) were tracked during the 2017-2018 season during friendly, national and international matches (38 total games) using inertial measurement devices. CentF and COD were the variables extracted for analysis. A one-way ANOVA was used for playing position comparison, a t-test for laterality and field zone, and Pearson's correlation coefficient to analyze relationships between anthropometric characteristics and dependent variables. There were differences by playing position in COD (556.33-to-412.18), R 20 COD (484.36-to-354.81) and R 60 COD (48.38-to-38.61) (p < .01; ω p 2 = 0.03-to-0.05; CD>CM>LD>LM = FW); in COD HIA (49.75-to-37.11), R 20 COD HIA (16.04-to-9.11) and R 60 COD HIA (10.64-to-9.11) (p < .01; ω p 2 = 0.03-to-0.07; CM>FW>LM>CD = LD); in COD SPRINT (14.56-to-8.40) and R 20 COD SPRINT (3.29-to-1.40) (p < .01; ω p 2 = 0.03-to-0.04; FW = LM = CM>CD = LD); and in CentF MAX both in clockwise (992.04-to-902.09N) and counterclockwise (999.24-to-872.61N) directions (p < .02; ω p 2 = 0.02-to-0.07; FW = CD>CM = LM = LD). The highest values of counterclockwise CentF were performed by left-footed players in the central zone (p < .001; d = 0.71-to-1.44) and clockwise CentF by right-footed players (p < .001; d = 0.04-to-0.55) in the lateral field zone. Moderate correlations were found between age, body mass and high intensity/sprints COD and repeated COD ability (p < .05; r = 0.235-to-0.383). Therefore, team staff should consider anthropometric characteristics, playing position, laterality and field zone to individualize training workload related to non-linear locomotion in soccer.

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“…Soccer is the most common sport in the world and has high mental and physical demands 62 (Slimani et al, 2016;Slimani & Nikolaidis, 2017). It is one of the most complex contact sports 63 whose frequency of practices during the season varies depending on the training phase or 64 competing level (Kirkendall, 2011;Scott & Anderson, 2013).…”

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Psychosocial predictors and psychological prevention of soccer injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

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Anthropometric and physiological characteristics of male soccer players according to their competitive level, playing position and age group: a systematic review

Cited by 104 publications

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What position do you play? Eating disorder pathology among rugby players, and the understudied role of player position

What position do you play? Eating disorder pathology among rugby players, and the understudied role of player position

Influence of playing position and laterality in centripetal force and changes of direction in elite soccer players

Psychosocial predictors and psychological prevention of soccer injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

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