Importance of Fitness: Aerobic & Anaerobic Training in soccer
Jason Garcia
Florida Atlantic University
Professor Grace
HSC2100: Health, Fitness for Life
November 6, 2014
Abstract
Utilizing the research of Stewart Flaherty (2013), Sarah R (2010) and Beth Mervyn, (1991), this paper reflects understanding of how aerobic and anaerobic training influences the maximum distance a soccer player is able to cover in a soccer game. Also identified, are the possible reasons why aerobic and anaerobic running are the most efficient training methods in pre season and throughout the season. This paper examines how aerobic and anaerobic training exercise can lead to maximizing your potential fitness and becoming an elite player. …show more content…
Also, combined with exceptional dribbling and accurate passing, it requires endurance to last 90 minutes and become a top player. Proper cardiovascular exercise is needed to enhance performance and preserve stamina. Soccer is a combination of aerobic and anaerobic running. According to Beth Mervyn , half of the running in a 90 minute soccer game requires anaerobic energy sources and the other 50 percent requires aerobic energy sources. Soccer players usually cover six to seven miles per game depending on their position. Soccer statistics state that a soccer player jogs 2 1/ 2 miles, 1.2 miles sprinting, and 1.5 miles walking (Stewart Flaherty, 2013). Based upon these statistics, it is important for a footballer to train both energy sources evenly. Aerobic training requires your body to use oxygen while running, as opposed to anaerobic which requires no oxygen. Aerobic Training is usually modified at 65 to 85 of your maximum heart rate for at least 20 to 30 minutes. Anaerobic training demands your heart to pulsate at a faster rate during a …show more content…
But not many people know the difference between aerobic and anaerobic running. Although both aerobic and anaerobic training are both key factors in maintaining health and both produce glycolysis, which is the transformation of glucose into pyruvate the training methods are different in order to achieve different goals. Based upon what I have learned and analyzed regarding training methods for soccer, the most efficient and important would be aerobic training with some anaerobic exercises. This is because of all the long distance soccer players must cover. Soccer players must have a high endurance level and therefore need a high VO2 max. Thus, to efficiently be able to do all this running, an athlete must have a good cardiovascular fitness. This type of fitness is best developed by aerobic training, which is usually exercises lasting 30 minutes or more. The most adequate way to develop your aerobic system is to run, and that is exactly what a soccer player must be able to
Jason Garcia
Florida Atlantic University
Professor Grace
HSC2100: Health, Fitness for Life
November 6, 2014
Abstract
Utilizing the research of Stewart Flaherty (2013), Sarah R (2010) and Beth Mervyn, (1991), this paper reflects understanding of how aerobic and anaerobic training influences the maximum distance a soccer player is able to cover in a soccer game. Also identified, are the possible reasons why aerobic and anaerobic running are the most efficient training methods in pre season and throughout the season. This paper examines how aerobic and anaerobic training exercise can lead to maximizing your potential fitness and becoming an elite player. …show more content…
Also, combined with exceptional dribbling and accurate passing, it requires endurance to last 90 minutes and become a top player. Proper cardiovascular exercise is needed to enhance performance and preserve stamina. Soccer is a combination of aerobic and anaerobic running. According to Beth Mervyn , half of the running in a 90 minute soccer game requires anaerobic energy sources and the other 50 percent requires aerobic energy sources. Soccer players usually cover six to seven miles per game depending on their position. Soccer statistics state that a soccer player jogs 2 1/ 2 miles, 1.2 miles sprinting, and 1.5 miles walking (Stewart Flaherty, 2013). Based upon these statistics, it is important for a footballer to train both energy sources evenly. Aerobic training requires your body to use oxygen while running, as opposed to anaerobic which requires no oxygen. Aerobic Training is usually modified at 65 to 85 of your maximum heart rate for at least 20 to 30 minutes. Anaerobic training demands your heart to pulsate at a faster rate during a …show more content…
But not many people know the difference between aerobic and anaerobic running. Although both aerobic and anaerobic training are both key factors in maintaining health and both produce glycolysis, which is the transformation of glucose into pyruvate the training methods are different in order to achieve different goals. Based upon what I have learned and analyzed regarding training methods for soccer, the most efficient and important would be aerobic training with some anaerobic exercises. This is because of all the long distance soccer players must cover. Soccer players must have a high endurance level and therefore need a high VO2 max. Thus, to efficiently be able to do all this running, an athlete must have a good cardiovascular fitness. This type of fitness is best developed by aerobic training, which is usually exercises lasting 30 minutes or more. The most adequate way to develop your aerobic system is to run, and that is exactly what a soccer player must be able to