Abstract
4/2024
vol. 41
Original paper
Relationships between physical fitness and match running demands during a futsal congested-weeks training camp
- Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences. University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
- Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey
- Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun’Álvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdańsk, Poland
- Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei 111, Taiwan
- Exercise and Health Promotion Association, New Taipei City 241, Taiwan
- Tanyu Research Laboratory, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Biol Sport. 2024;41(4):11–30
Online publish date: 2024/03/06
This study examines the relationships between body composition, anthropometry and physical fitness measures, and internal and external load (match physical and running demands) during a congested period of an overseas futsal training camp. Eleven under-20 national futsal players participated in a eleven-day training camp. During the matches, exercise heart rate (HR) and locomotion profiles were recorded via a Polar Team Pro system as the players’ internal and external load. The friendly matches were scheduled on the training camp’s 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, and 10th days. A repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis. The results revealed significant differences in sprint (F = 2.74, p = 0.04, η2 = 0.21), accelerations (F = 3.63, p = 0.04, η2 = 0.27), and decelerations (F = 2.73, p = 0.04, η2 = 0.21) performance between the five matches (p < 0.05). Also, the overall body composition and physical fitness measures had large to very large correlations with match running demands during congested periods of futsal competition (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the baseline body composition and the overall physical fitness measures may be essential factors in match running demands during a congested futsal match period. Futsal players who perform better in the 30–15 Intermittent Fitness Test can sustain a greater volume of highintensity accelerations during a congested period.
Keywords
Match load, Exercise intensity, Locomotion profile, Body composition, Indoor sports
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