Championship interseason period did not reduce knee peak moment: A 10-years retrospective study of 467 elite soccer players

• Published in: Biomedical human kinetics Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 204 - 210
• Main Authors: Scoz, Robson Dias, Burigo, Ricardo Lima, Ferreira, Isabella Christina, Ramos, Ana Paula Silveira, Judice, André Filipe Teixeira, Mendes, Jose Joao Baltazar, Ferreira, Luciano Maia Alves, Amorim, César Ferreira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Warsaw Sciendo 01-01-2022; De Gruyter Poland
• Subjects: Flexors; Isokinetic; Knee; Players; Soccer; Sport; Strength; Training
• ISSN: 2080-2234; 2080-2234
• DOI: 10.2478/bhk-2022-0025

: To compare knee moment profiles of professional soccer players from different playing positions before and after an interseason period.
: Retrospective study of 467 healthy, professional elite Brazilian soccer players before and after an official championship interseason period during 10-years. Main outcome measures were isokinetic peak moment from knee extensors and flexors from concentric and eccentric contractions. A Two-way ANOVA analysis was used to compare each playing position before and after interseason period.
: It was found no statistical difference in Ext.CPT (from
= 0.11 to
= 0.97), Ext.EPT (from
= 0.07 to
= 0.85), Flx. CPT (from
= 0.14 to
= 0.90) or Flx.EPT (from
= 0.10 to
= 0.91) between End-Season and Pre-Season evaluations for all playing positions (from Goalkeepers, Defenders, Backsiders, Midfielders and Forwards).
: Isokinetic peak moment did not have significant differences after an interseason period of 4 to 6 weeks, allowing trainers and coaches to focus their pre-season period on other performance concerns than strengthening.