Soccer is an intermittent sport in which the aerobic and anaerobic capacity of the players are both essential. Elite football players perform an average of 150-250 short and intense movements during a match, demonstrating the significant contribution of the anaerobic energy system. Sided-games is a tool to enhance the performance of the aerobic and anaerobic system. This training includes actions such as sprinting, changes of direction, accelerations, decelerations, jumps, and shooting, characterized by a strong eccentric component. Eccentric actions are associated with exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD). Nevertheless, to date, EIMD responses following a session of sided games training have not yet been investigated. Therefore, the present study aims to examine the speed of recovery after training with a large-dimension pitch area with a small and large number of athletes in football.
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Differences in changes in creatine kinase (CK) between the two training protocols
Timeframe: Pre-protocol, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3
Differences in changes in delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) between the two training protocols
Timeframe: Pre-protocol, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3
Differences in changes in maximal concentric strength between the two training protocols
Timeframe: Baseline, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3
Differences in changes in maximal eccentric strength between the two training protocols
Timeframe: Baseline, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3