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Int J Sports Med 2017; 38(12): 877-822
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-118340
Physiology & Biochemistry
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

The Energy Cost of Running with the Ball in Soccer

Alessandro Piras
1   Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
,
Milena Raffi
1   Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
,
Charalampos Atmatzidis
2   School of Pharmacy, Biotechnology, and Sport Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
,
Franco Merni
1   Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
,
Rocco Di Michele
1   Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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accepted after revision 29 July 2017

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18 September 2017 (online)

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Abstract

Running with the ball is a soccer-specific activity frequently used by players during match play and training drills. Nevertheless, the energy cost (EC) of on-grass running with the ball has not yet been determined. The purpose of this study was therefore to assess the EC of constant-speed running with the ball, and to compare it with the EC of normal running. Eight amateur soccer players performed two 6- min runs at 10 km/h on artificial turf, respectively with and without the ball. EC was measured with indirect calorimetry and, furthermore, estimated with a method based on players’ accelerations measured with a GPS receiver. The EC measured with indirect calorimetry was higher in running with the ball (4.60±0.42 J/kg/m) than in normal running (4.19±0.33 J/kg/m), with a very likely moderate difference between conditions. Instead, a likely small difference was observed between conditions for EC estimated from GPS data (4.87±0.07 vs. 4.83±0.08 J/kg/m). This study sheds light on the energy expenditure of playing soccer, providing relevant data about the EC of a typical soccer-specific activity. These findings may be a reference for coaches to precisely determine the training load in drills with the ball, such as soccer-specific circuits or small-sided games.

Key words

GPS - training load - energy expenditure
 

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