Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the physical activity levels of amateur and professional football players during the covid-19 pandemic period. For this purpose, 54 amateur female, 69 amateur male and 36 professional male football players participated in the study. The long version of the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) was used to determine the physical activity levels of the participants. SPSS 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA) program was used for statistical processing of the data. Values were presented as minimum, maximum, mean, standard deviation, and standard error. Significance level was accepted as p<0.05. Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used for normality test. One Way Anova and LSD tests were performed to analyze the differences between groups. As a result of the statistical analysis, a significant difference was found in the total MET scores of amateur women and amateur men for home-garden work (p<0.05). A significant difference was found in the transportation section bicycle MET scores of the professional male and amateur female groups (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the MET scores of the age and sports age groups of the participants (p>0.05). As a result, it can be said that the physical activity levels of amateur women, amateur men and professional men groups are low.
 
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Highlights
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world
As a result of the international physical activity questionnaire applied in our study, the total MET-minute/week scores of the participants and the field-specific METminutes/week scores were compared according to the athlete's level
There was no significant difference between the total MET scores of work, total MET scores of transportation, and total MET scores of leisure time according to the athlete level of the participants
Summary
Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. Because football is a very entertaining game, it is highly sought after by most people around the world. Performance level in football is determined by physical characteristics. Performance in football is determined by technical, tactical and mental characteristics. In order to maintain the performance in football throughout the season, training planning should be done correctly and effectively during the season along with the pre-season preparation period. Having a good talent is not the only determining factor for performance in football. In addition to a good ability, basic motoric features and a high level of tactical ability are the main determining factors for performance in football [1, 2, 15]
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