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Physical Fitness, Injuries, and Team Performance in Soccer
Abstract
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationship between physical fitness and team success in soccer, and to test for differences in physical fitness between different player positions. METHODS: Participants were 306 male soccer players from 17 teams in the two highest divisions in Iceland. Just before the start of the 1999 soccer season, the following variables were tested: height and weight, body composition, flexibility, leg extension power, jump height, and peak O2 uptake. Injuries and player participation in matches and training were recorded through the 4-month competitive season. Team average physical fitness was compared with team success (final league standing) using a linear regression model. Physical fitness was also compared between players in different playing positions. RESULTS: A significant relationship was found between team average jump height (countermovement jump and standing jump) and team success (P = 0.009 and P = 0.012, respectively). The same trend was also found for leg extension power (P = 0.097), body composition (% body fat, P = 0.07), and the total number of injury days per team (P = 0.09). Goalkeepers demonstrated different fitness characteristics from outfield players. They were taller and heavier, more flexible in hip extension and knee flexion, and had higher leg extension power and a lower peak O2 uptake. However, only minor differences were observed between defenders, midfield players, and attackers. CONCLUSION: Coaches and medical support teams should pay more attention to jump and power training, as well as preventive measures and adequate rehabilitation of previous injuries to increase team success.
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Metadata
- Authors
- ARNASON, A., SIGURDSSON, S. B., GUDMUNDSSON, A., HOLME, I., ENGEBRETSEN, L., & BAHR, R.
- Venue
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2004-02
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 278-285
- ISSN
- 0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2102713999
- Cited by
- 539
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 8.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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