The Effect of Intraset Rest Periods on External and Internal Load During Small-Sided Games in Soccer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Study Overview
2.3. SSG Protocols
2.4. Measurements
2.4.1. Descriptives
2.4.2. Field Activity
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Age (years) | 21.47 ± 0.29 |
Height (m) | 1.78 ± 0.06 |
Body mass (kg) | 73.86 ± 7.94 |
Training Age (years) | 15.00 ± 2.83 |
Body Fat (%) | 15.71 ± 3.73 |
RMR | 1967.50 ± 260.80 |
Arrowhead Right (s) | 8. 50 ± 0.21 |
Arrowhead Left (s) | 8.69 ± 0.22 |
RSA 10 m (s) | 1.78 ± 0.05 |
RSA 30 m (s) | 4.39 ± 0.14 |
Yo-Yo IR1 (m) | 1.290 ± 359.52 |
Yo-Yo HRmax (b/min) | 189.00 ± 6.68 |
CMJ (cm) | 34.53 ± 2.43 |
GPS Variables | Int-I | Con | Int-II | F | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heart Rate Average (%HRmax) | 82.6 ± 54.96 * | 87.88 ± 6.49 | 83.13 ± 3.64 * | 5.333 | 0.019 |
Time in HR Zone 1 (50–59% HRmax) (s) | 94.88 ± 128.64 | 19.63 ± 32.71 | 78.25 ± 51.35 | 3.426 | 0.061 |
Time in HR Zone 2 (60–69% HRmax) (s) | 319 ± 181.35 * | 127.87 ± 81.55 | 297.88 ± 122.08 * | 6.874 | 0.008 |
Time in HR Zone 3 (70–79% HRmax) (s) | 408.38 ± 142.67 * | 120.37 ± 73.30 | 270.63 ± 79.39 *,# | 15.069 | <0.001 |
Time in HR Zone 4 (80–89% HRmax) (s) | 420.25 ± 167.59 * | 173.00 ± 119.97 | 591.50 ± 325.21* | 12.152 | 0.001 |
Time in HR Zone 5 (90–100% HRmax) (s) | 708.50 ± 258.38 | 685.75 ± 271.62 | 665.63 ± 408.74 | 0.081 | 0.923 |
RPE (AU) | 8.63 ± 1.06 * | 6.88 ± 1.13 | 7.50 ± 1.07 # | 10.897 | 0.001 |
sRPE (AU) | 241.50 ± 29.70 * | 130.63 ± 21.40 | 187.50 ± 26.73 *,# | 70.456 | <0.001 |
Total Distance (m) | 2351.7 ± 127.87 * | 2055.3 ± 132.10 * | 2673.4 ± 168.46 *,# | 31.373 | <0.001 |
Dist zone 1 (3–6.99 km/h) (m) | 609.38 ± 61.09 * | 562.75 ± 63.89 | 805.25 ± 138.41 *,# | 25.569 | <0.001 |
Dist zone 2 (7–10.99 km/h) (m) | 724.38 ± 138.44 * | 586.75 ± 113.23 | 665.13 ± 110.01 * | 5.552 | 0.017 |
Dist zone 3 (11–14.99 km/h) (m) | 599.25 ± 56.70 | 553.25 ± 100.38 | 668.25 ± 70.68 *,# | 6.077 | 0.013 |
Dist zone 4 (15–18.99 km/h) (m) | 198.75 ± 72.93 | 224.38 ± 97.00 | 282.25 ± 106.51 | 3.040 | 0.080 |
Dist zone 5 (>19 km/h) (m) | 23.38 ± 13.32 | 41.00 ± 24.27 | 73.50 ± 43.53 *,# | 8.513 | 0.004 |
Dec (−2 to −2.99 m/s2) (n) | 33.25 ± 9.39 | 31.38 ± 8.75 | 34.88 ± 10.09 | 0.426 | 0.661 |
Dec (<−3 m/s2) (n) | 4.38 ± 3.42 * | 10.75 ± 4.86 | 10.75 ± 7.85# | 5.539 | 0.017 |
Acc (2 to 2.99 m/s2) (n) | 26.63 ± 10.08 | 29.13 ± 9.22 | 34.75 ± 11.83 | 1.576 | 0.241 |
Acc (>3 m/s2) (n) | 3.00 ± 2.33 | 4.00 ± 1.41 | 4.63 ± 2.56 | 1.396 | 0.280 |
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Ispirlidis, I.; Pantazis, D.; Poulios, A.; Avloniti, A.; Stampoulis, T.; Michailidis, Y.; Troupkos, K.; Evangelou, E.; Draganidis, D.; Balampanos, D.; et al. The Effect of Intraset Rest Periods on External and Internal Load During Small-Sided Games in Soccer. Sports 2024, 12, 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12120331
Ispirlidis I, Pantazis D, Poulios A, Avloniti A, Stampoulis T, Michailidis Y, Troupkos K, Evangelou E, Draganidis D, Balampanos D, et al. The Effect of Intraset Rest Periods on External and Internal Load During Small-Sided Games in Soccer. Sports. 2024; 12(12):331. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12120331
Chicago/Turabian StyleIspirlidis, Ioannis, Dimitrios Pantazis, Athanasios Poulios, Alexandra Avloniti, Theodoros Stampoulis, Yiannis Michailidis, Konstantinos Troupkos, Evangelos Evangelou, Dimitrios Draganidis, Dimitrios Balampanos, and et al. 2024. "The Effect of Intraset Rest Periods on External and Internal Load During Small-Sided Games in Soccer" Sports 12, no. 12: 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12120331
APA StyleIspirlidis, I., Pantazis, D., Poulios, A., Avloniti, A., Stampoulis, T., Michailidis, Y., Troupkos, K., Evangelou, E., Draganidis, D., Balampanos, D., Retzepis, N.-O., Protopapa, M., Mantzouranis, N., Zaras, N., Michalopoulou, M., Fatouros, I. G., & Chatzinikolaou, A. (2024). The Effect of Intraset Rest Periods on External and Internal Load During Small-Sided Games in Soccer. Sports, 12(12), 331. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12120331