Effect of a school soccer competition with consecutive day games on the recovery status of U-19 players.
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2018
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The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of a school soccer competition
with consecutive day games on the recovery status of U-19 players. Thirty-one school
athletes (17.1±1.1 years) who played a U-19 school soccer competition (composed of
two groups of four soccer teams each, followed by semifinals and final) were randomly
evaluated. Games lasted 70 min (two periods of 35 min with 15 min rest interval), and
they were played on consecutive days with 24 h between each game. Delayed onset muscle
soreness (DOMS) and Total Quality Recovery (TQR) were measured before group phase
games (n= 31) and semifinals games (n= 18). The internal game load was measured by
the session rate of perceived exertion (session-RPE) method. TQR was higher before
the first game when compared to the other games (p< 0.001). DOMS increased after
the first game and did not return to baseline before the fourth game. Both session-RPE
and internal load of the fourth game were higher than in the other games (p< 0.001). In
addition, there was no correlation between internal game load and TQR (p> 0.05). The
monotony observed during the evaluated period was 3.1±2.0 AU. The results indicate
that the 24 h rest period seems to be insufficient for complete recovery of U-19 soccer
school athletes, suggesting the organization of U-19 school soccer competitions with
higher rest interval between games and search for methods to increase the recovery rate.
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Muscle soreness, Dor muscular
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CHAVES, S. F. N. et al. Effect of a school soccer competition with consecutive day games on the recovery status of U-19 players. Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, v. 20, n. 5, p. 402-411, 2018. Disponível em: <https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/1980-0037.2018v20n5p402>. Acesso em: 20 fev. 2019.