Analysis of the Effect of Injuries on Match Performance Variables in Professional Soccer Players: A Retrospective, Experimental Longitudinal Design

Raya-González, Javier; Pulido, Juan José; Beato, Marco; Ponce-Bordón, José Carlos; López del Campo, Roberto; Resta, Ricardo; García-Calvo, Tomás

doi:10.1186/s40798-022-00427-w

Sports Medicine - Open

Table 3 Differences in distances covered at low and medium intensities by soccer players between pre-and post-injury matches by injury severity

From: Analysis of the Effect of Injuries on Match Performance Variables in Professional Soccer Players: A Retrospective, Experimental Longitudinal Design

Physical responses	Injuries	Match typology					Pair comparisons (mean differences %; ES)
Physical responses	Injuries	Pre-injury (Mean ± SD)	+ 1 (Mean ± SD)	+ 2 (Mean ± SD)	+ 3 (Mean ± SD)	+ 4 (Mean ± SD)	Pre versus + 1	Pre versus + 2	Pre versus + 3	Pre versus + 4
RD (m min⁻¹)	Minor	110 ± 1.28	107 ± 1.82	107 ± 1.84	107 ± 1.84	107 ± 1.87	− 2.72; − 2.34	− 2.72; − 2.34	− 2.72; − 2.34	− 2.72; − 2.34
	Moderate	109 ± 0.76	111 ± 0.92^a	109 ± 0.92	109 ± 0.92	109 ± 0.92	1.83; 2.63	–	–	–
	Major	111 ± 1.08	112 ± 1.14	113 ± 1.42	113 ± 1.42^a	113 ± 1.42	0.90; 0.93	1.80; 1.85	1.80; 1.85	1.80; 1.85
Walking (m min⁻¹)	Minor	12.10 ± 0.28	12.60 ± 0.39	12.40 ± 0.39	12.10 ± 0.39	12.30 ± 0.40	4.13; 1.79	2.48; 1.07	–	1.65; 0.71
	Moderate	12.80 ± 0.15	12.90 ± 0.19	12.80 ± 0.19	13.00 ± 0.19	12.60 ± 0.19	0.78; 0.67	–	1.56; 1.33	− 1.56; − 1.33
	Major	12.70 ± 0.23	12.60 ± 0.30	12.60 ± 0.30	12.60 ± 0.30	12.30 ± 0.30	− 0.79; − 0.43	− 0.79; − 0.43	− 0.79; − 0.43	− 3.15; − 1.74
Jogging (m min⁻¹)	Minor	38.40 ± 0.67	36.30 ± 0.95	36.90 ± 0.96	36.70 ± 0.96	37.20 ± 0.97	− 5.47; − 3.13*	− 3.9; − 2.24	− 4.43; − 2.54	− 3.13; − 1.79
	Moderate	38.40 ± 0.40	38.30 ± 0.48	37.90 ± 0.48	38.00 ± 0.48	38.00 ± 0.48	− 0.26; − 0.25	− 1.3; − 1.25	− 1.04; − 1.00	− 1.04; − 1.00
	Major	39.10 ± 0.56	38.50 ± 0.74	40.40 ± 0.74^ab	39.80 ± 0.74^a	38.40 ± 0.74	− 1.53; − 1.07	3.32; 2.32	1.79; 1.25	− 1.79; − 1.25
Running (m min⁻¹)	Minor	29.70 ± 0.77	27.90 ± 1.06	26.80 ± 1.07	28.10 ± 1.07	27.80 ± 1.09	− 6.06; 0.26	− 9.76; − 3.77**	− 5.39; − 2.08	− 6.40; − 2.47
	Moderate	28.60 ± 0.51	30.10 ± 0.59^a	28.80 ± 0.59^a	29.30 ± 0.59^a	29.90 ± 0.48^a	5.24; 2.94**	0.70; 0.39	2.45; 1.37	4.55; 2.55
	Major	29.70 ± 0.68	30.30 ± 0.85	30.30 ± 0.85^a	30.60 ± 0.85^a	31.20 ± 0.85^a	2.02; 0.88	2.02; 0.88	3.03; 1.32	5.05; 2.21*

SD standard deviation, + 1 first match after return to play, + 2 s match after return to play, + 3 third match after return to play, + 4 fourth match after return to play, RD relative distance; walking: distance covered below of 6.0 km h⁻¹; jogging: distance covered between 6.0 and 12.0 km h⁻¹; running: distance covered between 12.0 and 18.0 km h⁻¹
*Significant level was set at p < 0.05, **Significant level was set at p < 0.01, ***Significant level was set at p < 0.001
^aSignificant greater effect compared to minor injuries, ^bSignificant greater effect compared to moderate injuries

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