@Article{González-Fernández2024,
journal="Biology of Sport",
issn="0860-021X",
volume="41",
number="4",
year="2024",
title="Relationships between physical fitness and match running
demands during a futsal congested-weeks training camp",
abstract="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, η 2  = 0.21), accelerations ( F  = 3.63,  p  = 0.04, η 2   = 0.27), and decelerations ( F  = 2.73,  p  = 0.04, η 2  = 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.",
author="González-Fernández, Francisco
and Ceylan, Halil
and Silva, Rui Miguel
and Clemente, Filipe
and Bezerra, Pedro
and Chen, Yung-Sheng",
pages="11--30",
doi="10.5114/biolsport.2024.134760",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2024.134760"
}