Effect of Online Training during the COVID-19 Quarantine on the Aerobic Capacity of Youth Soccer Players

Paweł Kalinowski, Jakub Myszkowski and Jakub Marynowicz
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Paweł Kalinowski: Department of Theory and Methodology of Team Sport Games, Poznań University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland
Jakub Myszkowski: Warta Poznan, 61-553 Poznan, Poland
Jakub Marynowicz: Department of Theory and Methodology of Team Sport Games, Poznań University of Physical Education, 61-871 Poznan, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-12

Abstract: Motor abilities, such as endurance and the optimal level of physical activity, play a fundamental role in football as they are necessary to maintain the high effectiveness of the training process. The aim of this study was the observation of the trend of changes in the level of cardiorespiratory endurance of young football players in a one-year cycle overlapping with the COVID-19 lockdown and an assessment of the impact of the training intervention during home confinement. The participants of the study were 24 young football players. We analysed the results of the study in a one-year training cycle (lockdown from 11 March 2020 to 6 May 2020). The cardiorespiratory endurance was measured using the Multistage 20 m Shuttle Run test—Beep Test. A repeated measures analysis of variance was used in the study. Detailed comparisons were made using Tukey’s HSD test. Statistically significant differences were noted in endurance in a one year cycle: F(5.115) = 22.65; p < 0.001; partial Eta-squared = 0.50. An increase in the level of endurance by mean = 179.17 m, SD ± 189.87 m was noted between T1 and T6. After the break caused by the COVID-19 restrictions, a decrease in the level of cardiorespiratory endurance was noted. Only after two training mesocycles was a significant increase in the mean value noted compared to the period before the pandemic ( p < 0.05). With the negative impact of restrictions in mind, coaches and physiotherapists should exercise caution when planning training, taking into consideration the level of physical activity during the pandemic.

Keywords: football; beep test; cardiovascular; athletic performance; pandemic quarantine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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