Lange, J. de (Joren) (2015) The Effect of Scoreline on High-Intensity Running in Elite Soccer Players. thesis, Sport Sciences.
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Limited data is available on the influence of scoreline on high-intensity distances (HID) covered by elite soccer players in official competition matches. The main goal of this study was to analyze the effect of changes in scoreline on covered HID per minute, while controlling for the effects of fatigue. 18 players from one team were analyzed throughout the 2014-2015 season over 28 official Dutch Premier League matches. Three scoreline options were adopted (i.e. trailing by one or more goals, even, leading by one or more goals) and matches were divided into four periods. Data was collected with STATS SportVU image-based tracking technology (25Hz). Main effects of scoreline and period and the interaction effect between these conditions on team HID per minute were analyzed with a two-way ANOVA. For further analyses separate one-way ANOVA’s were performed for HID in each period with scoreline as independent variable. No significant main effect for scoreline was observed (p>.05). A significant main effect of period was identified (p<.001) and there was a significant interaction effect between scoreline and period (p=.01). Further analyses displayed no significant results. However, a trend in scoreline effect was noticed. During the second period of the first half a relatively low HID was recorded when the team was in the lead. An increment was observed in HID when the team was trailing in the first period of the second half. It is concluded that although no significant effects of scoreline were reported, player behavior tends to adapt under influences of scoreline. Moreover, the results stress the importance of considering fatigue as influential factor in future studies at scoreline effects on player work-rates.
| Item Type: | Thesis (UNSPECIFIED) |
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| Supervisor name: | Lemmink, prof. dr. K.A.P.M. and Norel, J. van |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 02 May 2022 07:42 |
| Last Modified: | 02 May 2022 07:42 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3169 |
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