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- Title
SEASONAL IMPROVEMENTS IN VO<sub>2MAX</sub> AMONG WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER PLAYERS WITH ONE-DAY PER WEEK AEROBIC INTERVAL TRAINING.
- Authors
Favero, Terence G.; Stoll, Kara Jackson
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a one-day per week interval training program on maximal aerobic capacity in women's collegiate soccer athletes before and after a competitive season. The one-day per week running program was adapted from previously published recommendations for improving aerobic capacity and performance in soccer athletes. Sixteen collegiate soccer athletes (age 19.43 years) were evaluated prior to and immediately following their competitive season for anthropometric measures and maximal oxygen consumption using an incremental treadmill test. Pre- and post season means were compared and evaluated with a Students' t-test. There were no changes in body mass (60.30 ± 5.93 vs. 60.52 ± 5.59), or percent body fat (15.46 ± 2.64 vs. 15.16 ± 2.7) but VO2max increased significantly from 50.89 ± 3.04 to 53.11 ± 3.01 ml/kg/min. There were no changes in maximum heart rate or maximum ventilation. In conclusion, our data demonstrated that a one-day per week training program can significantly increase aerobic fitness in women's collegiate soccer athletes. Considering the importance of aerobic capacity in soccer performance in developing women's soccer athletes and that collegiate seasons do not provide sufficient time for technical, tactical training as well as in-season conditioning, this research demonstrates that a one-day per week training program can generate aerobic improvements in an efficient manner.
- Publication
Kinesiologia Slovenica, 2016, Vol 22, Issue 2, p14
- ISSN
1318-2269
- Publication type
Academic Journal