Biology of Sport

Abstract

4/2024 vol. 41
Original paper

Relationships between physical fitness and match running demands during a futsal congested-weeks training camp

  1. Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences. University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
  2. Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department, Kazim Karabekir Faculty of Education, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25240, Turkey
  3. 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
  4. Sport Physical Activity and Health Research & Innovation Center, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
  5. Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdańsk, Poland
  6. Department of Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Taipei, Taipei 111, Taiwan
  7. Exercise and Health Promotion Association, New Taipei City 241, Taiwan
  8. Tanyu Research Laboratory, Taipei 112, Taiwan
Biol Sport. 2024;41(4):11–30
Online publish date: 2024/03/06
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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.
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