Peak Match Running Demands in Collegiate Women’s Soccer Athletes
Start Date
9-4-2024 12:00 AM
Description
The purpose of this study was to quantify peak match running demands for varying time durations in collegiate women’s soccer matches and compare demands between positions. Twenty collegiate women’s soccer athletes participated in this study. GPS data were collected across an entire competitive season. Data were included in athletes who played for >10 minutes in a match. Individual GPS files were analyzed to determine maximum relative speed (m·min-1) covered over rolling durations lasting from 30s to 5 minutes. There was no significant position by time duration interaction and no significant differences between positional groups. The average peak match running demands significantly decreased as time duration increased. Understanding peak match demands in collegiate women’s soccer will allow practitioners to develop appropriate training and conditioning drills for the demands of competition. These results also suggest that practitioners do not need to alter these drills based on the position of the soccer athletes.
Recommended Citation
McGrail, Katelyn, "Peak Match Running Demands in Collegiate Women’s Soccer Athletes" (2024). 2024 Student Academic Showcase. 12.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/src_2024/Posters/Session2/12
Peak Match Running Demands in Collegiate Women’s Soccer Athletes
The purpose of this study was to quantify peak match running demands for varying time durations in collegiate women’s soccer matches and compare demands between positions. Twenty collegiate women’s soccer athletes participated in this study. GPS data were collected across an entire competitive season. Data were included in athletes who played for >10 minutes in a match. Individual GPS files were analyzed to determine maximum relative speed (m·min-1) covered over rolling durations lasting from 30s to 5 minutes. There was no significant position by time duration interaction and no significant differences between positional groups. The average peak match running demands significantly decreased as time duration increased. Understanding peak match demands in collegiate women’s soccer will allow practitioners to develop appropriate training and conditioning drills for the demands of competition. These results also suggest that practitioners do not need to alter these drills based on the position of the soccer athletes.