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Fatigue and Recovery Time Course After Female Soccer Matches A Systematic Review And Meta-analysis1.53 MB
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Fatigue and Recovery Time Course After Female Soccer Matches: A Systematic Review And Meta-analysis
Sports Medicine - Open, Vol.8, pp.1-21
2022
PMCID: PMC9166924
PMID: 35657571
Abstract
Background:
This study aimed to analyze the extent of fatigue responses after female soccer matches and the ensuing recovery time course of performance, physiological, and perceptual responses.
Methods:
Three databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and SPORTDiscus) were searched in October 2020 and updated in November 2021. Studies were included when participants were female soccer players, regardless of their ability level. Further, the intervention was an official soccer match with performance, physiological, or perceptual parameters collected pre- and post-match (immediately, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, or 72 h-post).
Results:
A total of 26 studies (n = 465 players) were included for meta-analysis. Most performance parameters showed some immediate post-match reduction (effect size [ES] = − 0.72 to − 1.80), apart from countermovement jump (CMJ; ES = − 0.04). Reduced CMJ performance occurred at 12 h (ES = − 0.38) and 24 h (ES = − 0.42) and sprint at 48 h post-match (ES = − 0.75). Inflammatory and immunological parameters responded acutely with moderate-to-large increases (ES = 0.58–2.75) immediately post-match. Creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase alterations persisted at 72 h post-match (ES = 3.79 and 7.46, respectively). Small-to-moderate effects were observed for increased cortisol (ES = 0.75) and reduced testosterone/cortisol ratio (ES = -0.47) immediately post-match, while negligible to small effects existed for testosterone (ES = 0.14) and estradiol (ES = 0.34). Large effects were observed for perceptual variables, with increased fatigue (ES = 1.79) and reduced vigor (ES = − 0.97) at 12 h post-match, while muscle soreness was increased immediately post (ES = 1.63) and at 24 h post-match (ES = 1.00).
Conclusions:
Acute fatigue exists following female soccer matches, and the performance, physiological, and perceptual parameters showed distinctive recovery timelines. Importantly, physical performance was recovered at 72 h post-match, whereas muscle damage markers were still increased at this time point. These timelines should be considered when planning training and match schedules. However, some caution should be advised given the small number of studies available on this population.
Registration:
The protocol for this systematic review was pre-registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO, Registration Number: CRD42021237857).
Details
- Title
- Fatigue and Recovery Time Course After Female Soccer Matches: A Systematic Review And Meta-analysis
- Authors
- Karine Naves Oliveira Goulart (Corresponding Author) - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisCândido Celso Coimbra (Author) - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisHelton Oliveira Campos (Author) - Universidade do Estado de Minas GeraisLucas Rios Drummond (Author) - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisPedro Henrique Madureira Ogando (Author) - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisGeorgia Brown (Author) - University of Technology SydneyBruno Pena Couto (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyRob Duffield (Author) - University of Technology SydneySamuel Penna Wanner (Author) - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
- Publication details
- Sports Medicine - Open, Vol.8, pp.1-21
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1186/s40798-022-00466-3
- ISSN
- 2198-9761; 2199-1170
- PMID
- 35657571; PMC9166924
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99646379202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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