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PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF AEROBIC TRAINING IN SOCCER. |
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Impellizzeri FM, Rampinini E, Marcora SM.
Physiological assessment of soccer training usually refers to the measurement ofanatomical, physiological, biochemical and functional changes specific to thesport discipline (training outcome). The quality, quantity and organization ofphysical exercises (training process) are, on the other hand, usually describedby the external work imposed by the coach on his or her athletes. In thisreview, we demonstrate that this approach is not appropriate in soccer, astraining is often based on group exercises. The physiological stress (internalload) induced by such training often differs between individuals. Here, wepresent some physiological laboratory-based tests and field tests used toevaluate training outcomes in soccer, together with methods based on heart rateand perceived exertion to quantify internal load imposed during training. Theintegrated physiological assessment of both training outcome and process allowsresearchers: (1) to improve interpretation of physical tests used to verify theeffectiveness of training programmes; (2) to evaluate the organization of thetraining load in order to design periodization strategies; (3) to identifyathletes who are poor responders; (4) to control the compliance of the trainingcompleted to that planned by the coach; and (5) to modify the training processbefore the assessment of its outcome, thus optimizing soccer performance.
J Sports Sci. 2005 Jun;23(6):583-92. |
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