REPEATED SPRINT ABILITY IN FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COMPETITION

Volume 9, Issue 2 (2019)

REPEATED SPRINT ABILITY IN FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF COMPETITION
ŽELJKO SEKULIĆ, NIKOLA ILIĆ, DRAŽEN DRAGOSAVLJEVIĆ
Abstract: 
This research was conducted to identify differences in repeated sprint ability between football players at different levels of competition and to confi rm the role of this ability as a predictor of elite performance in modern football. The study involved 30 football players from two ranks of competition (15 football players from the first rank of the competition and 15 football playersfrom the third rank of the competition). The RSA test consisted of 6 sprints at a distance of 30 meters with an active rest between two sprints of 20 seconds. Total sprint time and average sprint time were calculated for all subjects in both groups. In addition to the total and average sprint time, a percentage decline in sprint performance was calculated. The results of the  study showed a significant decline in the performance of sprint repetition in both groups of subjects. The sprint speed of all six reps was signifi cantly higher for Division 1 football players, as shown by the times gained at a distance of 30 meters. In addition, Division 1 football players had a statistically better total and average sprint time compared to Division 3 players (p <0.01). The only performance parameter in which the players of different competition rank did not differ was the percentage  decline in performance (p> 0.05). The conclusion is that professional football players have a better developed ability to repeat sprints than amateurs, which confirms the previously.
Keywords: 
sprint repetition ability, football, performance decline.
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