Fluctuations in Well-Being Based on Position in Elite Young Soccer Players during a Full Season
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Sample Size
2.3. Experimental Approach to the Problem
2.4. Anthropometric and Body Composition
2.5. Aerobic Power Test
2.6. How to Monitoring Well-Being Status
2.7. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Characteristics | Field Position | |||||||||
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WD = 6N | CD = 5N | CM = 5N | WM = 6N | ST = 4N | ||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Anthropometric | ||||||||||
Age (years) | 15.4 | 0.3 | 15.5 | 0.3 | 15.4 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 0.3 | 15.6 | 0.1 |
Height (cm) | 175.8 | 4.0 | 174.4 | 5.0 | 169.8 | 1.3 | 171.2 | 2.9 | 172.8 | 5.3 |
Body mass (kg) | 66.9 | 5.7 | 62.6 | 4.9 | 58.1 | 1.4 | 57.5 | 3.9 | 61.4 | 6.1 |
BMI (kg·m2) | 22.2 | 1.5 | 21.0 | 1.2 | 20.1 | 0.4 | 19.3 | 1.2 | 20.8 | 1.9 |
VO2max (mL·kg−1·min−1) | 48.0 | 3.2 | 48.1 | 1.3 | 47.6 | 1.8 | 49.4 | 2.7 | 49.1 | 2.9 |
Career (years) | 6.0 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 1.9 |
Maturations (years) | ||||||||||
PHV | 2.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 |
Maturity offset | 13.4 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 0.4 | 13.6 | 0.3 |
Body compositions | ||||||||||
BF% | 8.2 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 0.6 |
BF (kg) | 5.6 | 1.8 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
LBM (kg) | 61.4 | 4.1 | 56.2 | 5.6 | 52.1 | 2.3 | 53.9 | 3.9 | 56.1 | 5.3 |
Variables | Season Period | Comparative | Mean Difference (95% CI) | p | Hedge’s g (95% CI) | |
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wDOMS (AU) | Ear-S | 10.0 (0.7) | Ear-S vs. Mid-S | 0.4 [0.1 to 0.8] | 0.05 | 0.6 [0.04 to 1.1] |
Mid-S | 10.4 (0.6) | Ear-S vs. End-S | 1.1 [0.7 to 1.5] | <0.001 | 1.5 [0.9 to 2.2] | |
End-S | 11.1 (0.6) | Mid-S vs. End-S | 0.7 [0.3 to 1.0] | <0.001 | 1.0 [0.4 to 1.6] | |
wFatigue (AU) | Ear-S | 9.9 (0.7) | Ear-S vs. Mid-S | 0.7 [0.3 to 1.1] | 0.003 | 0.8 [0.3 to 1.4] |
Mid-S | 10.6 (0.8) | Ear-S vs. End-S | 0.9 [0.5 to 1.3] | <0.001 | 1.2 [0.7 to 1.8] | |
End-S | 10.8 (0.7) | Mid-S vs. End-S | 0.3 [0.1 to 0.7] | 0.283 | 0.3 [0.2 to 0.9] | |
wStress (AU) | Ear-S | 9.6 (0.6) | Ear-S vs. Mid-S | 0.7 [0.3 to 1.1] | 0.003 | 0.8 [0.3 to 1.4] |
Mid-S | 10.3 (0.9) | Ear-S vs. End-S | 1.3 [0.9 to 1.7] | <0.001 | 1.8 [1.1 to 2.4] | |
End-S | 10.9 (0.8) | Mid-S vs. End-S | 0.6 [0.1 to 1.1] | 0.036 | 0.7 [0.1 to 1.2] | |
wSleep (AU) | Ear-S | 10.4 (0.9) | Ear-S vs. Mid-S | 0.5 [0.1 to 0.9] | 0.098 | 0.6 [0.05 to 1.2] |
Mid-S | 10.9 (0.7) | Ear-S vs. End-S | 0.9 [0.5 to 1.4] | <0.001 | 1.2 [0.6 to 1.8] | |
End-S | 11.4 (0.6) | Mid-S vs. End-S | 0.4 [0.1 to 0.8] | 0.034 | 0.6 [0.1 to 1.2] | |
wWS (AU) | Ear-S | 40.0 (1.7) | Ear-S vs. Mid-S | 2.3 [1.4 to 3.2] | <0.001 | 1.3 [0.7 to 1.9] |
Mid-S | 42.3 (1.6) | Ear-S vs. End-S | 4.3 [3.4 to 5.2] | <0.001 | 2.5 [1.7 to 3.2] | |
End-S | 44.3 (1.6) | Mid-S vs. End-S | 2.0 [1.1 to 2.9] | 0.001 | 1.2 [0.6 to 1.8] |
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Nobari, H.; Fani, M.; Pardos-Mainer, E.; Pérez-Gómez, J. Fluctuations in Well-Being Based on Position in Elite Young Soccer Players during a Full Season. Healthcare 2021, 9, 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050586
Nobari H, Fani M, Pardos-Mainer E, Pérez-Gómez J. Fluctuations in Well-Being Based on Position in Elite Young Soccer Players during a Full Season. Healthcare. 2021; 9(5):586. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050586
Chicago/Turabian StyleNobari, Hadi, Maryam Fani, Elena Pardos-Mainer, and Jorge Pérez-Gómez. 2021. "Fluctuations in Well-Being Based on Position in Elite Young Soccer Players during a Full Season" Healthcare 9, no. 5: 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050586
APA StyleNobari, H., Fani, M., Pardos-Mainer, E., & Pérez-Gómez, J. (2021). Fluctuations in Well-Being Based on Position in Elite Young Soccer Players during a Full Season. Healthcare, 9(5), 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9050586