Introduction:
Periodic physical training, such as repeated sprints, provides improvements in biomotor capacity.
Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of exercise training on body composition and repeated sprints in professional female soccer players.
Methods:
Eight soccer players (age: 23.1±1.9 years; height: 168.9±7.8 cm; body mass: 64.1± 9.8 kg; fat %: 17.7±4.8) took part in the study, all participants of the 2014 Paulista Women's Soccer Championship. The evaluations (body composition and repeated sprints) were performed before (M1) and after (M2) seven weeks of training (57 training sessions and three training games). The training program consisted of aerobic and anaerobic endurance, maximum strength, speed, strength endurance. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to verify the normality of the data; Student's t test was used for parametric data to compare M1 with M2, and the Wilcoxon test for nonparametric data. The level of significance was P<0.05.
Results:
There were no significant changes in body composition. There was a significant decrease in the best (M1 = 5.68 ± 0.32 sec, M2 = 5.36±0.21 sec), the worst (M1 = 6.76± 0.25 sec, M2 = 6.35±0.16 sec), and average (M1 = 6.22±0.28 sec, M2 = 5.90±0.24 sec) time of sprints.
Conclusion:
Periodic physical training, considering the aerobic and anaerobic endurance capabilities, maximum strength and speed, enhanced the performance of repeated sprints, but did not alter body composition.
potency; athletic performance; soccer
