Half-Time and High-Speed Running in the Second Half of Soccer

Mugglestone, C; Morris, John G.; Saunders, Bryan; Sunderland, Caroline

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“…Better understanding of such information will thus allow players to save energy for other maximal or submaximal efforts in the course of a game. This may be particularly useful in the second half, when fatigue increases as a match draws to a close, to the point at which actions taken by players are at noticeably reduced intensity [ 47 , 48 ].…”

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Match outcome and running performance in different intensity ranges among elite soccer players

Chmura¹,

Konefał²,

Chmura³

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Match outcome and running performance in different intensity ranges among elite soccer players

Chmura¹,

Konefał²,

Chmura³

et al. 2018

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“…TDC and IMPORTANCE are relatively independent. This is reasonable since TDC and intensive running are quite independent of each other [ 28 ]. With regard to ATTEMPTS, one could argue that importance affects this parameter, since player might reduce their effort in attacking or defending.…”

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Seasonal Pacing - Match Importance Affects Activity in Professional Soccer

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This research explores the influence of match importance on player activity in professional soccer. Therefore, we used an observational approach and analyzed 1,211 matches of German Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga. The importance measurement employed is based on post season consequences of teams involved in a match. This means, if a match result could potentially influence the final rank, and this rank would lead to different consequences for a team, such as qualification for Champions League opposed to qualification for Europe League, then this match is classified as important; otherwise not. Activity was quantified by TOTAL DISTANCE COVERED, SPRINTS, FAST RUNS, DUELS, FOULS and ATTEMPTS. Running parameters were recorded using a semi-automatic optical tracking system, while technical variables were collected by professional data loggers. Based on our importance classification, low important matches occurred at the beginning of round 29. A two-way ANOVA indicates significantly increased FAST RUNS (+4%, d = 0.3), DUELS (+16%, d = 1.0) and FOULS (+36%, d = 1.2) in important matches compared to low important ones. For FAST RUNS and FOULS, this effect only exists in Bundesliga. A comparison of the two leagues show that TOTAL DISTANCE COVERED (+3%, d = 0.9), SPRINTS (+25%, d = 1.4) and FAST RUNS (+15%, d = 1.4) are higher compared to 2nd Bundesliga, whilst FOULS is less in Bundesliga (-7%, d = 0.3). No difference in player activity was found between matches at the beginning of a season (round 1–6) and at the end of a season (round 29–34). We conclude that match importance influences player activity in German professional soccer. The most reasonable explanation is a conscious or unconscious pacing strategy, motivated by preserving abilities or preventing injury. Since this tendency mainly exists in Bundesliga, this may suggest that more skilled players show a higher awareness for the need of pacing.

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“…All three methods of halftime re-warm ups (aerobic + post-activation potentiation exercises and aerobic + post-activation potentiation + stabilizing activities) resulted in a non-significant decrease in the CMJ height during simulated basketball games ( Pociūnas et al, 2018 ). The mechanisms underlying the power reduction hypothesis may relate to tactical aspects of the game, such as fatigue, halftime length, and temperature ( Mugglestone et al, 2012 ; Zois et al, 2013 ).…”

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Motoric performance variation from morning to evening: 80% intensity post-activation potentiation protocol impacts performance and its diurnal amplitude in basketball players

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IntroductionPost-activation potentiation (PAP) can be defined as the acute enhancement in muscle performance after preload stimulation that occurs during strength exercises or warm-up protocols, and the contractile history of any muscle group can directly influence the presented performance. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of motoric performance tests carried out at two different times of the day using three different PAP protocols.MethodsThirty-two male basketball players with at least 2 years of training experience and who competed at the national level were recruited for this study [age: 21.80 ± 1.91 years; body height: 178.40 ± 6.85 cm; body mass: 72.50 ± 7.16 kg; body mass index (BMI): 22.81 ± 2.28]. After control and experimental-specific warm-up (SWU) sessions, participants completed a countermovement jump (CMJ) and seated medicine ball throw (SMBT). The SWU protocol was developed based on the athlete’s typical warm-up routine. The experimental warm-ups included the same exercises as the SWU, with one set of bench presses for five repetitions at 80% (80% PAP) and one repetition at 100% of 1 RM (100% PAP). Each of the protocols consists of 15 min. The SWU and experimental warm-up sessions were completed in a random, counterbalanced order, completed in a period of 3-weeks.ResultsAccording to the research findings, carrying out the protocols in the evening led to a larger improvement in SMBT than in the morning (F = 35.94, p < 0.001, η2p = 0.537). Additionally, the SMBT results were statistically more significant in the group that received 80% PAP compared to the SWU (p = 0.034), and the SMBT results were also higher in the group that received 100% PAP compared to the SWU (p = 0.002). Furthermore, the interaction effect (time × PAP) was statistically significant in SMBT (F = 6.39, p = 0.003, η2p = 0.17).DiscussionThese results may provide more particular recommendations than previously thought to basketball coaches for the planning of basketball-specific PAP exercises prior to the start of training programs.

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Half-Time and High-Speed Running in the Second Half of Soccer

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Match outcome and running performance in different intensity ranges among elite soccer players

Match outcome and running performance in different intensity ranges among elite soccer players

Seasonal Pacing - Match Importance Affects Activity in Professional Soccer

Motoric performance variation from morning to evening: 80% intensity post-activation potentiation protocol impacts performance and its diurnal amplitude in basketball players

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