Abstract
Aim. Few studies have examined the role of physiological characteristics of soccer teams in the finishing position in the league. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether there are differences in anthropometric characteristics, endurance, isokinetic peak torque, vertical jump height among professional soccer teams with different rank in the Greek championship. Methods. Three soccer teams that participated in the Greek Championship participated voluntarily in the present study. The B (n=19; 26±4 years; 180±5 cm; 78±4.5 kg) team was among the best three teams of the National Greek league, whereas M (n=15; 24±4 years; 178±4 cm; 74.8±4.2 kg) and L (n=20; 23±3 years; 179±7 cm; 75.3±6.4 kg) teams were in the middle and last of the rank, respectively. All teams were evaluated in body fat (%), peak torque of knee extensors at 1.05 rad/s, running velocity at the lactate threshold (LT) and countermovement jump height. Results. The B team, which was deemed among the best three team of the league, presented significantly (P
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 515-519 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- Lactate threshold
- Peak torque
- Soccer performance
- Vertical jump ability