Game-Induced Fatigue Patterns in Elite Female Soccer
- 1 February 2010
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research
- Vol. 24 (2), 437-441
- https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181c09b79
Abstract
Krustrup, P, Zebis, M, Jensen, JM, and Mohr, M. Game-induced fatigue patterns in elite female soccer. J Strength Cond Res 24(2): 437-441, 2010-The purpose was to examine the fatigue pattern of elite female soccer players after competitive games. Soccer players (n = 23) from the Danish women Premier League performed a countermovement vertical jump test, a repeated 30-m sprint test, and the Yo-Yo intermittent endurance level 2 (Yo-Yo IE2) test at rested state and after a competitive game. Average heart rate during the game was 86 ± 1% of maximal heart rate with no differences between halves. Blood lactate was 5.1 ± 0.5 mmol·L−1 after the first half, which was higher (p < 0.05) than after the second half (2.7 ± 0.4 mmol·L−1). Yo-Yo IE2 performance was 484 ± 50 m after the game, which was 62% lower (p < 0.05) than at rested state (1,265 ± 133 m). Average sprinting time of three 30-m sprints was 5.06 ± 0.06 seconds after the game, which was 4% slower (p < 0.05) than at rest (4.86 ± 0.06 seconds). No game-induced effect was observed on vertical jump performance. Significant inverse correlations were observed between Yo-Yo IE2 test performance and fatigue index during the repeated sprint test both at rest (r = −0.76, p < 0.05) and after the game (r = −0.66, p < 0.05). The study demonstrates that the type of fatigue that occurs after a female soccer game does cause marked impairment in intense intermittent exercise and repeated sprint performance but does not affect vertical jump performance. These findings support the notion that decrements in distance covered by sprinting and high-speed running toward the end of elite female games are caused by fatigue.Keywords
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