Activity profile and physiological response to football training for untrained males and females, elderly and youngsters: influence of the number of players
M. B. Randers
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. Nybo
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Petersen
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amager Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorJ. J. Nielsen
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. Christiansen
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorM. Bendiksen
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Brito
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Bangsbo
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorP. Krustrup
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorM. B. Randers
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. Nybo
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Petersen
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amager Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorJ. J. Nielsen
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorL. Christiansen
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorM. Bendiksen
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Brito
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Bangsbo
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Search for more papers by this authorP. Krustrup
Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Section of Human Physiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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The present study examined the activity profile, heart rate and metabolic response of small-sided football games for untrained males (UM, n=26) and females (UF, n=21) and investigated the influence of the number of players (UM: 1v1, 3v3, 7v7; UF: 2v2, 4v4 and 7v7). Moreover, heart rate response to small-sided games was studied for children aged 9 and 12 years (C9+C12, n=75), as well as homeless (HM, n=15), middle-aged (MM, n=9) and elderly (EM, n=11) men. During 7v7, muscle glycogen decreased more for UM than UF (28 ± 6 vs 11 ± 5%; P<0.05) and lactate increased more (18.4 ± 3.6 vs 10.8 ± 2.1 mmol kg−1 d.w.; P<0.05). For UM, glycogen decreased in all fiber types and blood lactate, glucose and plasma FFA was elevated (P<0.05). The mean heart rate (HRmean) and time >90% of HRmax ranged from 147 ± 4 (EM) to 162 ± 2 (UM) b.p.m. and 10.8 ± 1.5 (UF) to 47.8 ± 5.8% (EM). Time >90% of HRmax (UM: 16–17%; UF: 8–13%) and time spent with high speed running (4.1–5.1%) was similar for training with 2–14 players, but more high-intensity runs were performed with few players (UM 1v1: 140 ± 17; UM 7v7: 97 ± 5; P<0.05): Small-sided games were shown to elucidate high heart rates for all player groups, independently of age, sex, social background and number of players, and a high number of intense actions both for men and women. Thus, small-sided football games appear to have the potential to create physiological adaptations and improve performance with regular training for a variety of study groups.
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