Sprint running is a fundamental locomotion modality in physical activity and sports such as athletics, rugby, and soccer. Analyses of soccer games have shown that short sprinting is the most frequent action in goal situations, both for the goal scorer and the assisting player. 1 Sprint distance
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The Effect of Flying Sprints at 90% to 95% of Maximal Velocity on Sprint Performance
Anders Skoglund, Martin Frank Strand, and Thomas A. Haugen
Effects of Unloaded Sprint and Heavy Sled Training on Sprint Performance in Physically Active Women
Fernando Pareja-Blanco, Eduardo Sáez de Villarreal, Beatriz Bachero-Mena, Ricardo Mora-Custodio, José Antonio Asián-Clemente, Irineu Loturco, and David Rodríguez-Rosell
Resisted sprint training (RST) is a common training method employed to develop sprint performance, in which athletes mimic the traditional sprint movements (ie, unloaded sprints) with an added resistance. 1 Previous studies confirmed that this training strategy is able to induce positive transfer
Sprint Tactics in the Tour de France: A Case Study of a World-Class Sprinter (Part II)
Teun van Erp, Marcel Kittel, and Robert P. Lamberts
are specifically designed for sprinters, and thus, typically 7 of the 21 TdF stages will end in a peloton sprint. The difference between winning and losing a sprint often hinges on only a few centimeters to a wheel length. Winning a peloton sprint in the TdF is thus incredibly difficult. This is
The Effect of 45 Minutes of Soccer-Specific Exercise on the Performance of Soccer Skills
Keeron J. Stone and Jonathan L. Oliver
Purpose:
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of fatigue, developed during prolonged high-intensity intermittent exercise, on the performance of soccer shooting and dribbling skill.
Methods:
Nine semiprofessional soccer players with a mean age of 20.7 ± 1.4 years volunteered to participate in the study. Participants completed a slalom dribble test and the Loughborough Soccer Shooting Test (LSST), before and directly following the performance of three 15-min bouts of a modified version of the Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test (LIST).
Results:
Mean heart rates and mean 15-m sprint times remained unchanged across the three bouts of the LIST. Following the LIST slalom dribbling time increased significantly by 4.5 ± 4.0% (P = .009), while the mean total points scored during the LSST was significantly reduced by 7.6 ± 7.0 points (P = .012). When fatigued the frequency of shots in the LSST achieving the highest score of 5 points was reduced by 47% while the frequency of shots achieving the lowest 0 point score increased by 85%.
Conclusion:
Results show that while 45 min of exercise caused no decrements in sprint performance there were significant reductions in the ability to perform soccer-specific skills. Both the speed (dribbling time) and accuracy (shot performance) with which soccer-specific skills were executed was impaired following exercise replicating one-half of a soccer match.
Achilles Tendon Length Is Not Related to 100-m Sprint Time in Sprinters
Daichi Tomita, Tadashi Suga, Hiromasa Ueno, Yuto Miyake, Takahiro Tanaka, Masafumi Terada, Mitsuo Otsuka, Akinori Nagano, and Tadao Isaka
Superior sprint performance is achieved using gross torques of the lower limb joints 1 potentially by increasing peak vertical ground reaction force. 2 , 3 The Achilles tendon (AT) plays an important role in storing and returning elastic energy during the stance phase of human locomotion
Four Weeks of Power Optimized Sprint Training Improves Sprint Performance in Adolescent Soccer Players
Mikael Derakhti, Domen Bremec, Tim Kambič, Lasse Ten Siethoff, and Niklas Psilander
The ability to accelerate over short distances is essential in field-based team sports such as soccer. 1 , 2 Since 90% of sprints performed during a soccer match are shorter than 20 m, maximal sprinting speed is likely less important than acceleration. 3 Short-sprint performance mirrors actual
Efficacy of Resisted Sled Sprint Training Compared With Unresisted Sprint Training on Acceleration and Sprint Performance in Rugby Players: An 8-Week Randomized Controlled Trial
Marco Panascì, Simone Di Gennaro, Vittoria Ferrando, Luca Filipas, Piero Ruggeri, and Emanuela Faelli
, different methods such as strength training, traditional sprint training, or plyometric exercises have been shown to increase lower body power thus, improving sprint speed and acceleration. 4 – 7 In the past, recent years, to improve the athlete’s speed and acceleration performance, alternative training
Effects of Different Conditioning Activities on the Sprint Performance of Elite Sprinters: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Irineu Loturco, Lucas A. Pereira, Túlio B.M.A. Moura, Michael R. McGuigan, and Daniel Boullosa
The effective development of sprinting speed is a key objective in many sports, making this topic one of the most widely investigated and discussed in sport science in recent years. 1 – 3 Indeed, in numerous sports, decisive situations (eg, scoring a goal in soccer or a try in rugby) are typically
Sprint Assessment Using Machine Learning and a Wearable Accelerometer
Reed D. Gurchiek, Hasthika S. Rupasinghe Arachchige Don, Lasanthi C. R. Pelawa Watagoda, Ryan S. McGinnis, Herman van Werkhoven, Alan R. Needle, Jeffrey M. McBride, and Alan T. Arnholt
Recent developments in field-based sprint assessments 1 – 5 enable athlete-specific force–velocity profiling allowing targeted training. 6 , 7 These employ a simple model describing a sprinter’s velocity ( v ) over time ( t ) as per the following equation 8 : d v d t = a m − v τ . (1) The model
The Inclusion of a Complementary Running Progression Program in the Rehabilitation of Acute Hamstring Injuries: A Critically Appraised Topic
Michelle A. Sandrey
, 12 this functional aspect needs to be addressed. Sprinting is a common mechanism of injury when the hamstrings work eccentrically in a stretched position. 1 , 11 , 12 Such movements can be seen during the terminal swing, specifically the late swing and early stance phase of running while sprinting
