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The reliability and validity of a soccer-specific nonmotorised treadmill simulation (intermittent soccer performance test)

Aldous, Jeffrey W F, Akubat, Ibrahim, Chrismas, Bryna C R, Watkins, Samuel L, Mauger, Alexis R., Midgley, Adrian W, Abt, Grant, Taylor, Lee (2014) The reliability and validity of a soccer-specific nonmotorised treadmill simulation (intermittent soccer performance test). Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28 (7). pp. 1971-1980. ISSN 1064-8011. (doi:10.1519/JSC.0000000000000310) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:61019)

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Abstract

This study investigated the reliability and validity of a novel nonmotorised treadmill (NMT)-based soccer simulation using a novel activity category called a "variable run" to quantify fatigue during high-speed running. Twelve male University soccer players completed 3 familiarization sessions and 1 peak speed assessment before completing the intermittent soccer performance test (iSPT) twice. The 2 iSPTs were separated by 6-10 days. The total distance, sprint distance, and high-speed running distance (HSD) were 8,968 ± 430 m, 980 ± 75 m and 2,122 ± 140 m, respectively. No significant difference (p > 0.05) was found between repeated trials of the iSPT for all physiological and performance variables. Reliability measures between iSPT1 and iSPT2 showed good agreement (coefficient of variation: <4.6%; intraclass correlation coefficient: >0.80). Furthermore, the variable run phase showed HSD significantly decreased (p ? 0.05) in the last 15 minutes (89 ± 6 m) compared with the first 15 minutes (85 ± 7 m), quantifying decrements in high-speed exercise compared with the previous literature. This study validates the iSPT as a NMT-based soccer simulation compared with the previous match-play data and is a reliable tool for assessing and monitoring physiological and performance variables in soccer players. The iSPT could be used in a number of ways including player rehabilitation, understanding the efficacy of nutritional interventions, and also the quantification of environmentally mediated decrements on soccer-specific performance.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000310
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Sport and Exercise Sciences
Depositing User: Lex Mauger
Date Deposited: 24 Mar 2017 14:19 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 11:01 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/61019 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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