22nd Annual Student Research Conference
Comparison Of Maximal Oxygen Consumption With a Soccer-Specific Shuttle Run Test
Katie N. Reuck* and Kelsey J. Richters
Dr. Jerry L. Mayhew , Mr. Mike Cannon, and Mr. Martin Clayes (Women's Assistant Soccer Coach), Faculty Mentors
The purpose of this study was to assess the degree of association between maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and a soccer-specific shuttle run tests (SSRT). Eighteen female collegiate soccer players performed a grade-increment maximal treadmill test while attached to a computerized metabolic measurement cart. The test was performed to volitional fatigue. On a separate occasion, players performed the SSRT on an indoor wooden playing surface. The test consisted of specific running patterns performed over a 65-yd course. The correlation between VO2max and the maximal distance covered in the SSRT was r = 0.49 (p<0.05). The results of this study indicate that the variance in the aerobic energy system accounted for only 24% of the variance in SSRT. Thus, the SSRT does not depend exclusively on the aerobic system and may involve considerable contribution from the anaerobic system to achieve a maximum performance level.
Keywords: VO2max, Soccer, SSRT, Women, grade increment, treadmill test
Topic(s):Exercise Science
Presentation Type: Poster
Session: 4-11
Location: PML
Time: 4:15