Does Playing Strategy Affect The External Load Of Division III Female Soccer Players By Position?
Location
Hopwood Auditorium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
67
Start Date
4-5-2023 2:45 PM
End Date
4-5-2023 3:00 PM
College
College of Health Sciences
Department
Exercise Physiology
Keywords
Global Positioning System, Intensity, Training
Abstract
Collegiate soccer represents one of the largest collegiate sports with 1873 NCAA programs across all divisions (I, II, III) and sex, with Division III representing the most significant percentage of teams (45.7%). Due to the uniqueness of Division III, coaches may have to play different strategies per season due to interseason skill variability, which may result in different physiological loads placed on the athletes.
PURPOSE: The purpose was to determine the external load by position during two consecutive seasons using different playing styles (3-4-3 vs 3-5-2).
METHODS: Twelve female Division III soccer players representing 4 positions (Forward, Midfield, Defense, and Forward/Midfield) wore Global Positioning System (GPS) monitors for the 2021 (3-4-3) and 2022 (3-5-2) seasons. Multiple 2 x 4 ANOVAs were used to assess differences in the playing duration (min), total distance (m), walk distance (m), jog distance (m), run distance (m), sprint distance (m), sprint efforts (m), work rate (m/min), and intensity.
RESULTS: No significant interaction (p = 0.82), nor main effect (p >0.05) differences were determined for the duration (min). Significant interactions were found for total distance (p<0.05), jog distance (p<0.05), run distance (p<0.05), sprint efforts (p<0.05), hard running distance (p<0.05), work rate (p<0.05), and intensity (p<0.05), while no significant interactions were observed for walk distance (p=0.57) and sprint distance (p=0.46). Total distance for midfield and forward was greater (p<0.05) in 2022 (8822.82±2802.17m and 6030.80±1677.70m, respectively) compared to 2021 (6290.31±2695.74m and 3522.73±1883.62m, respectively). Intensity for midfield and forward was greater (p<0.05) in 2022 (62.01±23.16 and 35.38±12.29, respectively) vs 2021 (45.53±22.88 and 19.51±13.82, respectively) while work rate was only greater (p<0.05) for forwards between 2022 (36.03±8.00m/min) and 2021 (26.87±13.95m/min). No significant differences existed between seasons for defense and forward/midfield for the dependent variables.
CONCLUSIONS: Altering the playing strategy between a 3-4-3 to 3-5-2 increases certain external load parameters of forward and midfield players. This can impact their physiological response and may require greater levels of conditioning and/or recovery between matches.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Sean M. Collins
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Does Playing Strategy Affect The External Load Of Division III Female Soccer Players By Position?
Hopwood Auditorium
Collegiate soccer represents one of the largest collegiate sports with 1873 NCAA programs across all divisions (I, II, III) and sex, with Division III representing the most significant percentage of teams (45.7%). Due to the uniqueness of Division III, coaches may have to play different strategies per season due to interseason skill variability, which may result in different physiological loads placed on the athletes.
PURPOSE: The purpose was to determine the external load by position during two consecutive seasons using different playing styles (3-4-3 vs 3-5-2).
METHODS: Twelve female Division III soccer players representing 4 positions (Forward, Midfield, Defense, and Forward/Midfield) wore Global Positioning System (GPS) monitors for the 2021 (3-4-3) and 2022 (3-5-2) seasons. Multiple 2 x 4 ANOVAs were used to assess differences in the playing duration (min), total distance (m), walk distance (m), jog distance (m), run distance (m), sprint distance (m), sprint efforts (m), work rate (m/min), and intensity.
RESULTS: No significant interaction (p = 0.82), nor main effect (p >0.05) differences were determined for the duration (min). Significant interactions were found for total distance (p<0.05), jog distance (p<0.05), run distance (p<0.05), sprint efforts (p<0.05), hard running distance (p<0.05), work rate (p<0.05), and intensity (p<0.05), while no significant interactions were observed for walk distance (p=0.57) and sprint distance (p=0.46). Total distance for midfield and forward was greater (p<0.05) in 2022 (8822.82±2802.17m and 6030.80±1677.70m, respectively) compared to 2021 (6290.31±2695.74m and 3522.73±1883.62m, respectively). Intensity for midfield and forward was greater (p<0.05) in 2022 (62.01±23.16 and 35.38±12.29, respectively) vs 2021 (45.53±22.88 and 19.51±13.82, respectively) while work rate was only greater (p<0.05) for forwards between 2022 (36.03±8.00m/min) and 2021 (26.87±13.95m/min). No significant differences existed between seasons for defense and forward/midfield for the dependent variables.
CONCLUSIONS: Altering the playing strategy between a 3-4-3 to 3-5-2 increases certain external load parameters of forward and midfield players. This can impact their physiological response and may require greater levels of conditioning and/or recovery between matches.