Key result
Specific training programs applied during competitive breaks in soccer can mitigate the detrimental effects of detraining on players' physical and physiological performance.
Why the study?
Competitive breaks are detrimental to soccer performance, but specific training programs often focus only on physical performance while neglecting technical and behavioral domains.
Do specific training programs prevent the decline of physical, technical, and tactical performance in soccer players during competitive breaks?
Do specific training programs prevent the decline of physical, technical, and tactical performance in soccer players during competitive breaks?
Implementing specific training programs during competitive breaks is crucial to maintain soccer players' physical condition, but future programs must also integrate technical and tactical behavioral domains.
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Supports implementing targeted training during soccer breaks to preserve condition; confirms physical benefits while extending evidence to technical-tactical integration.
Competitive breaks in soccer have been revealed to be detrimental to the individual and collective performance of soccer players and teams. Several studies have been carried out, and the evidence suggests the need to apply specific training programs to avoid a decline in soccer players’ performance. However, the elaboration of these specific programs, in many cases, is essentially focused on physical performance, neglecting the technical and behavioral domain. In this small review, the competitive breaks and their main effects for detraining were critically analyzed. Concurrently, we analyzed the effects of the use of specific training programs to avoid changes in the performance of soccer players and teams. It is essential to create guidelines for coaches to apply for specific training programs properly during competitive breaks so that soccer players can maintain their individual and collective performance, considering the physiological, technical, and behavioral domains. Applying of these programs will also contribute to enhancing soccer players’ physical condition, increasing their tolerance to the imposed training loads, and, consequently, reducing the appearance of injuries.
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Marques et al. (2022) conducted a review in Detraining in soccer players. Specific training programs during competitive breaks vs. Complete rest or detraining was evaluated. Specific training programs applied during competitive breaks in soccer can mitigate the detrimental effects of detraining on players' physical and physiological performance.
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