Citation

Alghannam AF. Asian J. Sports Med. 2012; 3(2): 65-73.

Affiliation

Chelsea School, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Tehran University of Medical Sciences)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22942991

PMCID

PMC3426724

Abstract

Football [soccer] participation requires considerable utilization of both aerobic and anaerobic energy systems to match the high energetic demands of the sport. The consequent stresses imposed on the physiological and metabolic systems carries players to the threshold of exhaustion during match-play, from which they are required to recover in preparation for the subsequent game. A high number of players experience fatigue during the high-intensity bouts and a consequent decline in their performance towards the end of the game is a likely outcome during match-play. The current review aims to establish the current understanding that relates to metabolic limitations of performance and the associated mechanisms for the onset of fatigue that may be instrumental in further development of evidence-based nutritional and training interventions in this event.

Language: en