Influence of the mechanical properties of third-generation artificial turf systems on soccer players' physiological and physical performance and their perceptions
Sánchez-Sánchez J, García-Unanue J, Jiménez-Reyes P, Gallardo A, Burillo P, Felipe JL, Gallardo L
PloS one · 30 citations
How it was studied
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- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
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- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2014-10-29 · PLoS One · vol. 9 · issue 10 · p. e111368
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Cited
- 55 citations · more than 93% of similar papers · 3.7× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 70 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Sports injuries and prevention · Sports Performance and Training · Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Keywords
- Sprint, Squat, Simulation, Jumping, Mathematics, Artificial intelligence, Computer science, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Geology, Medicine
- MeSH
- humans, minerals, rubber, elasticity, stress, mechanical, soccer, facility design and construction, sports equipment, male, athletic performance, young adult
7 authors
From ES
- Javier Sánchez‐Sánchez · correspondingUniversidad Católica de Murcia; University of Castilla-La Mancha
- Jorge García‐UnanueUniversity of Castilla-La Mancha
- Pedro Jiménez‐ReyesUniversidad Católica de Murcia
- Ana María Gallardo GuerreroUniversidad Católica de Murcia
- Pablo BurilloCamilo José Cela University; Camilo José Cela University; University of Castilla-La Mancha
- José Luis FelipeUniversity of Castilla-La Mancha; Universidad Europea de Madrid
Abstract
The aim of this research was to evaluate the influence of the mechanical properties of artificial turf systems on soccer players' performance. A battery of perceptive physiological and physical tests were developed on four different structural systems of artificial turf (System 1: Compacted gravel sub-base without elastic layer; System 2: Compacted gravel sub-base with elastic layer; System 3: Asphalt sub-base without elastic layer; System 4: Asphalt sub-base with elastic layer). The sample was composed of 18 soccer players (22.44±1.72 years) who typically train and compete on artificial turf. The artificial turf system with less rotational traction (S3) showed higher total time in the Repeated Sprint Ability test in comparison to the systems with intermediate values (49.46±1.75 s vs 47.55±1.82 s (S1) and 47.85±1.59 s (S2); p0.05). The physiological load was similar in all four artificial turf systems. However, players felt more comfortable on the harder and more rigid system (S4; visual analogue scale = 70.83±14.28) than on the softer artificial turf system (S2; visual analogue scale = 54.24±19.63). The lineal regression analysis revealed a significant influence of the mechanical properties of the surface of 16.5%, 15.8% and 7.1% on the mean time of the sprint, the best sprint time and the maximum mean speed in the RSA test respectively. Results suggest a mechanical heterogeneity between the systems of artificial turf which generate differences in the physical performance and in the soccer players' perceptions.
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