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Μητροτάσιος Μιχαήλ, Λέκτορας, ΤΕΦΑΑ, ΕΚΠΑ
Summary:
Introduction: The evolution of football in recent years has made the sport one of the most demanding, requiring athletes to respond to continuous physical challenges. Within this demanding context, this research focuses on a Greek Third National Division team and examines whether the game time participation of the players during a game season affects the physiological parameters of aerobic capacity and jumping ability. The study provides valuable information that can support the improvement of coaching practices and contribute to the advancement of science in this field.
Methodology: This research study utilized a sample of 15 football players competing in the Greek Third National Division during the 2022-2023 season. The athletes were divided into two groups based on their match participation (Group 1 (n=9) > 23 match participations, Group 2 (n=6) < 23 participations). The examined variables included weight, height, body fat percentage, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), velocity at maximal oxygen uptake (vVO2max), maximal heart rate (HRmax), velocity at anaerobic threshold (vATH), heart rate at anaerobic threshold (HRATH), squat jump (SJ), counter-movement jump (CMJ) and counter-movement jump with arm swing (CMJh). All measurements were conducted within the framework of an ergometric laboratory using appropriate tools.
Results: Upon comparing and analyzing the data, there was no statistically significant difference in any of the variables examined between the two groups with high and low participation in the races. The values of all variables converged to similar levels (p > 0.05), also approximating the mean and standard deviation of the total sample.
Conclusions: The analysis of the results revealed that there are no statistically significant differences between the groups of football players with high and low participation in matches regarding the variables of anthropometric characteristics, aerobic capacity, and jumping ability.
Keywords:
football, anthropometric characteristics, ergometric assessment, aerobic capacity, jumping ability, game participation.
