Abstract
Exponential versus linear tapering in junior elite soccer players: effects on physical match performance according to playing positions
Highlights
The game of soccer is often described as a team and contact sport characterized by different running intensities, jumps, acceleration and deceleration, and tackling (Valter Di Salvo et al, 2007; Valter Di Salvo, Gregson, Atkinson, Tordoff, & Drust, 2009)
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of exponential and linear tapering protocols on the distance covered according to playing positions in junior elite soccer players
Our results showed significant improvements following both linear and exponential tapering periods in soccer players in all playing positions
Summary
The game of soccer is often described as a team and contact sport characterized by different running intensities, jumps, acceleration and deceleration, and tackling (Valter Di Salvo et al, 2007; Valter Di Salvo, Gregson, Atkinson, Tordoff, & Drust, 2009). Previous studies have shown that senior elite players cover between 10,500 and 12,000 metres per soccer match, with around 10% of high-intensity activities (Dellal et al, 2011; Dellal et al, 2010). Midfielders cover a greater distance than other players on different playing positions, whereas forwards perform more sprinting activities and defenders dribble a shorter distance (Rampinini et al, 2007). Over the past two decades, numerous studies have recorded activities performed by the players in different playing positions, aimed to discover which physical match activities are most important for soccer requirements (Buchheit et al, 2014; Valter Di Salvo et al, 2009; Fessi et al, 2016; Sarmento et al, 2014). I.e. reduction of the physiological and psychological load
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