Aerobic Fitness in Futsal Players of Different Competitive Level

Álvarez, JCB, Dʼottavio, S, Vera, JG, and Castagna, C. Aerobic fitness in futsal players of different competitive level. J Strength Cond Res 23(7)2163-2166, 2009-Recently the use of small-sided games (mainly 5 vs. 5) proved to be a valid training method to improve aerobic fitness in soccer. Thus, it...

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Published in:Journal of strength and conditioning research 2009-10, Vol.23 (7), p.2163-2166
Main Authors: Álvarez, Josè Carlos Barbero, Dʼottavio, Stefano, Vera, Juan Granda, Castagna, Carlo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anaerobic Threshold
Heart Rate
Humans
Male
Oxygen Consumption
Physical Fitness
Professional soccer
Soccer - physiology
Sports officiating
Sports team rosters
Sports training
Standard deviation
Tournaments & championships
Weightlifting
Young Adult
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Summary:Álvarez, JCB, Dʼottavio, S, Vera, JG, and Castagna, C. Aerobic fitness in futsal players of different competitive level. J Strength Cond Res 23(7)2163-2166, 2009-Recently the use of small-sided games (mainly 5 vs. 5) proved to be a valid training method to improve aerobic fitness in soccer. Thus, it could be hypothesized that professional futsal (soccer 5-a-side indoor version) players may possess a well-developed aerobic fitness as a consequence of training and game participation. The aim of this study was to examine maximal oxygen uptake ( O2max), ventilatory threshold (VT), and running economy (RE, O2 at 8 km·h) of futsal players of different competitive levels to determine whether aerobic fitness is a discriminative variable for futsal success. Subjects were 24 male futsal players from a professional top-ranked second division team (PT, n = 11) and a semi-professional top-ranked third division team (ST, n = 13). Aerobic fitness was assessed with a running protocol performed on a motor-driven treadmill. Professional team and ST playersʼ O2max were 62.9 ± 5.3 and 55.2 ± 5.7 mL·kg·min, respectively (p < 0.05). RE was 34.1 ± 2.7 and 32.4 ± 2.7 mL·kg·min for PT and ST, respectively (p >0.05). PT and ST attained VT at 70.5 ± 2.7 and 71.3 ± 5.2% of O2max, respectively (p > 0.05). Results showed that O2max may be considered a competitive-level dependent physical variable in futsal. VO2max values of or above 60 mL·kg·min are advisable to play futsal at the professional level.
ISSN:1064-8011
1533-4287
DOI:10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181b7f8ad