Analysis of the distance covered by Brazilian professional futsal players during official matches |
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| Authors: | Murilo José De Oliveira Bueno Fabio Giuliano Caetano Tiago Julio Costa Pereira Nicolau Melo De Souza Gustavo Damasceno Moreira FáBIO Yuzo Nakamura |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Applied Biomechanics, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil;2. Physical Education Department, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to measure and characterise the distances covered by Brazilian professional futsal players. The trajectories of 93 players during five matches were obtained using an automatic tracking method. The distances covered were analysed for different game conditions: over the entire game and during the times when the ball was out of play and in play separately. When the entire game was considered, the results showed that there was a reduction in the total distance covered per minute from the first median ± IQR (interquartile range): 97.9 ± 16.2 m/min] to the second half (median = 90.3 m/min; IQR = 12.0), and when only the in-play time was considered (first half: 136.6 ± 17.2 m/min; second half: 129.2 ± 16.7 m/min). The percentage of distance covered in the standing and walking velocity range was higher in the second half than in the first when considering the entire game (30.8% and 28.0%, respectively) and during the in-play time (19.3% and 16.2%, respectively). In conclusion, this study verified that futsal players reduced the physical performance during the second half. |
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| Keywords: | Kinematics automatic tracking activity profile in-play time out-of-play time |
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