The influence of playing surface on physiological and performance responses during and after soccer simulation
Author
Stone, K.J.
Hughes, Michael G.
Stembridge, Mike
Meyers, Rob
Newcombe, D.J.
Oliver, Jon
Date
2016Type
Article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
ISSN
1746-1391
1536-7290 (online)
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of playing surface on physiological and performance responses during and in the 48 h after simulated soccer match play. Blood lactate, single-sprint, repeated-sprint and agility of eight amateur soccer players were assessed throughout a 90-min soccer-simulation protocol (SSP) completed on natural turf (NT) and artificial turf. Counter-movement jump, multiple-rebound jump, sprint (10 m, 60 m), L-agility run (L-AR), creatine kinase (CK) and perception of muscle soreness (PMS) were measured before, immediately after, 24 h and 48 h after exercise. Analyses revealed significant changes in blood lactate and single-sprint performance (both P < 0.05) during the SSP but with no significant differences between surfaces. Conversely, repeated-sprint performance demonstrated an interaction effect, with reductions in performance evident on NT only (P < 0.05). Whilst L-AR and 10-m sprint performance remained unchanged, 60-m sprint and multiple-rebound jump performance were impaired, and PMS and CK were elevated immediately following the SSP (all P < 0.05) but with no surface effects. Although performance, CK and PMS were negatively affected to some degree in the 48 h after the SSP, there was no surface effect. For the artificial and natural surfaces used in the present study, physiological and performance responses to simulated soccer match play appear to be similar. Whilst a potential for small differences in performance response exists during activity, surface type does not affect the pattern of recovery following simulated match play.
Journal/conference proceeding
European Journal of Sport Science;
Citation
Stone, K.J., Hughes, M.G., Stembridge, M.R., Meyers, R.W., Newcombe, D.J. and Oliver, J.L. (2016) 'The influence of playing surface on physiological and performance responses during and after soccer simulation', European Journal of Sport Science, 16(1), pp.42-49
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Article published in European Journal of Sport Science available at https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2014.984768
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