The effect of two different speed endurance training protocols on a multiple shuttle run performance in young elite male soccer players. Issue 4 (2nd October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Vitale, Jacopo Antonino; Povìa, Valerio; Vitale, Nicolò Danilo; Bassani, Tito; Lombardi, Giovanni; Giacomelli, Luca; Banfi, Giuseppe; La Torre, Antonio
• Is Part Of: Research in sports medicine. Volume 26:Issue 4(2018)
• Page Start: 436
• Page End: 449
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02
• Subjects: Football -- performance -- playing position -- injuries -- muscle-bone crosstalk; Sports medicine -- Periodicals; Athletic Injuries -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Periodicals; Sports Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine du sport -- Périodiques; 617.102705
• DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2018.1492402
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1543-8627

Abstract

ABSTRACT: There is not enough evidence on the impact of different speed endurance training regimes on footballers' ability to perform multiple shuttle run performance. This study examined the effect of 4 weeks of speed endurance maintenance (SEM) and speed endurance production (SEP) training on the 5-meter multiple shuttle run test (5-m MST) performance in young elite soccer players. A parallel two-groups, longitudinal design was used. Fifteen players were divided to either SEM (8 repetitions of 20-s all-out sprint interspersed with 40 s of recovery) or SEP (8 repetitions of 20-s all-out bout interspersed with 120 s of recovery) training group. SEM improved the ability to tolerate fatigue and maintained the performance development during the 5-m MST while SEP increased only the 1 st sprint showing, simultaneously, an increased fatigue index and performance decrement. The selection of which training regimes to prioritize should be based on the players' characteristics and individual game requirements Abbreviations: SEP: Speed Endurance Production; SEM: Speed Endurance Maintenance; PRE: Baseline; POST: End of experimental protocol; 5-m MST: 5-meters Multiple Shuttle Run Test; TD: Total Distance; FI: Fatigue Index; MSTdec: Percentage Decrement Score; BMI: Body Mass Index