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Int J Sports Med 2018; 39(05): 343-348
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-101147
Physiology & Biochemistry
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

The Impact of Soccer Match Play on the Muscle Damage Response in Youth Female Athletes

Jonathan D. Hughes
1   School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Katrina Denton
1   School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
,
Rhodri S. Lloyd
2   Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3   Sport Performance Research Institute, New Zealand (SPRINZ), AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand
4   Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance, Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand
,
Jon L. Oliver
2   Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3   Sport Performance Research Institute, New Zealand (SPRINZ), AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand
,
Mark De Ste Croix
1   School of Sport and Exercise, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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23 February 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Post-match assessment of creatine kinase (CK) activity and delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) are common markers of exercise-induced muscle damage and recovery status in soccer players. These responses have not been examined in youth female players. This study examined the effect of competitive match play on CK activity and DOMS in elite youth players. Thirty-four elite female players, divided into three chronological age groups (U13, n=11; U15, n=10; U17 n=12). Players completed baseline testing for CK and DOMS that was repeated immediately (for DOMS), 80, 128 and 168 h post-competitive match play for CK. Significant time effects were reported for CK (P=0.006) and DOMS (P<0.01). Significant differences between baseline and 168 h post-match were reported for CK (P<0.01), with significant group differences between the U13 and U17 groups for CK (P<0.01). All parameters returned to baseline in U17s at 168 h, but increased CK was evident for U13s and U15s at 168 h. In conclusion, seven days may be insufficient for biochemical recovery in youth female athletes. Therefore, monitoring strategies to assess muscle damage between training and match play should be considered to track recovery and potentially reduce muscular injury risk.

Key words

creatine kinase - maturation - recovery - football
 

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