The purpose of this study was to develop a physiological profile of elite Australian Youth soccer
players. Over three years, 150 players from the U'17, U'20 and U'23 national squads were tested
for six measurements - height, weight, sum of eight skinfolds, vertical jump, maximum oxygen
consumption and speed over twenty metres. Comparisons were made between those selected
in the final team (classified as Successful) and those who failed to be selected (classified as
Unsuccessful) to determine any significant differences between the two groups A physical and
physiological profile was obtained for each player - expressed as a single value in both numerical
and graphical formats. Players were ranked based on this score to determine significant
differences between successful and unsuccessful players.
Several significant differences (p<0.05) were found between Successful and Unsuccessful
groups for a number of the variables primarily in the performance area rather than in the
anthropometry parameters. For all squads, significant differences (P<0.05) were found between
those who made the squad and those who did not when ranked based on their physical and
physiological score.
This study highlights the importance of the application of scientific testing to soccer Furthermore,
it provides a system by which players' results can be analysed and ranked, and expressed in a
format that provides the coach with immediate feedback as to an individual's specific strengths
and weaknesses as a basis for training and team selection.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219036 |
| Date | January 1996 |
| Creators | Hugg, Peter J., n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Human & Biomedical Sciences |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Peter J. Hugg |
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