Estimating and Tracking Changes in VO2max From a Field-Based Critical Velocity Test in Collegiate Soccer Players.

Authors

  • Ciaran M Fairman The Ohio State University
  • Kristina Leigh Kendall Georgia Southern University
  • Parker N Hyde Georgia Southern University
  • Mary Beth Yarbrough Georgia Southern University
  • Stephen Rossi Georgia Southern University
  • Matthew Sherman Georgia Southern University
  • David Fukuda University of Central Florida

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12922/jshp.v3i1.52

Keywords:

aerobic, exercise performance, fitness, training, anaerobic

Abstract

Maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) has been shown to be a significant predictor of performance in soccer players. Laboratory-based determination of VO2max is time consuming and consequently not often used as an evaluation tool in collegiate soccer teams. The critical velocity (CV) test is a unique measure, requiring less time than individual graded exercise tests for VO2max, and can offer analysis of anaerobic capacity, doubling its utility. Purpose: To examine a field-based CV test as a predictor of VO2max in male collegiate soccer players, and to determine if a prediction equation using CV could accurately track changes in VO2max following a 6 week off-season training intervention. Methods: Twelve male [mean ± SD, age (yr): 19.5±1.2; height (cm): 175.9±7.4; weight (kg): 71.7±10.1] collegiate soccer players were recruited to participate in this study. Players completed a maximal graded running test to exhaustion to determine VO2max. On a separate day, players completed three time-trials at various distances (1200m, 2400m, 3200m) on an outdoor track for the determination of CV and anaerobic running capacity (ARC). Results: A negative, but non-significant correlation was found between ARC and relative VO2max (r=-0.545, p=0.067). A positive correlation was observed between CV and relative VO2max (r=0.849, p<0.001). Based on the significant correlation analysis, two linear regression equations were developed to predict and track relative VO2max from CV. Conclusions: The proposed field-based method of predicting VO2max is a time-efficient way to predict and track maximal oxygen consumption in male soccer players. 

Author Biography

Kristina Leigh Kendall, Georgia Southern University

Assistant Professor of Exercise ScienceHuman Performance Lab DirectorGraduate Program Coordinator-Exercise Science
School of Health and Kinesiology
Georgia Southern University

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2015-01-05

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Fairman, C. M., Kendall, K. L., Hyde, P. N., Yarbrough, M. B., Rossi, S., Sherman, M., & Fukuda, D. (2015). Estimating and Tracking Changes in VO2max From a Field-Based Critical Velocity Test in Collegiate Soccer Players. Journal of Sport and Human Performance, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.12922/jshp.v3i1.52

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