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Influence of the mechanical properties of third-generation artificial turf systems on soccer players' physiological and physical performance and their perceptions.
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- Exercise-induced fatigue and soccer kicking performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of performance outcomes and contextual moderators.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- The Acute Demands of Repeated-Sprint Training on Physiological, Neuromuscular, Perceptual and Performance Outcomes in Team Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Acute Effects of Warm-Up, Exercise and Recovery-Related Strategies on Assessments of Soccer Kicking Performance: A Critical and Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of Natural Turf, Artificial Turf, and Sand Surfaces on Sprint Performance. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Effects of plyometric training performed on different surfaces and with different types of footwear on the neuromuscular performance of team-sport athletes: A systematic review.Biology of sport · 2025Review
- Examining the correlation between referee physical fitness, in-game performance metrics, and team dynamics in the Chinese super league.PloS one · 2025Article
- Association between Fitness Level and Physical Match Demands of Professional Female Football Referees.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Influence of the artificial turf certification on physical performance and muscle damage in football players (QUALTURF PROJECT).Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Global Positioning System Analysis of Physical Demands in Elite Women's Beach Handball Players in an Official Spanish Championship.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Influence of artificial turf temperature on physical performance and muscle contractile properties in football players after a repeated-sprint ability test.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- A Proposed Method to Assess the Mechanical Properties of Treadmill Surfaces.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Novel Methodology for Football Rebound Test Method.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Muscular and Physical Response to an Agility and Repeated Sprint Tests According to the Level of Competition in Futsal Players.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
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- Player Load and Metabolic Power Dynamics as Load Quantifiers in Soccer.Journal of human kinetics · 2019Article
- Influence of the structural components of artificial turf systems on impact attenuation in amateur football players.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Effect of a Repeated Sprint Ability test on the muscle contractile properties in elite futsal players.Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Metabolic Power of Female Footballers in Various Small-Sided Games with Different Pitch Surfaces and Sizes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
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Abstract
The aim of this research was to evaluate the influence of the mechanical properties of artificial turf systems on soccer players' performance. A battery of perceptive physiological and physical tests were developed on four different structural systems of artificial turf (System 1: Compacted gravel sub-base without elastic layer; System 2: Compacted gravel sub-base with elastic layer; System 3: Asphalt sub-base without elastic layer; System 4: Asphalt sub-base with elastic layer). The sample was composed of 18 soccer players (22.44±1.72 years) who typically train and compete on artificial turf. The artificial turf system with less rotational traction (S3) showed higher total time in the Repeated Sprint Ability test in comparison to the systems with intermediate values (49.46±1.75 s vs 47.55±1.82 s (S1) and 47.85±1.59 s (S2); p<0.001). The performance in jumping tests (countermovement jump and squat jump) and ball kicking to goal decreased after the RSA test in all surfaces assessed (p<0.05), since the artificial turf system did not affect performance deterioration (p>0.05). The physiological load was similar in all four artificial turf systems. However, players felt more comfortable on the harder and more rigid system (S4; visual analogue scale = 70.83±14.28) than on the softer artificial turf system (S2; visual analogue scale = 54.24±19.63). The lineal regression analysis revealed a significant influence of the mechanical properties of the surface of 16.5%, 15.8% and 7.1% on the mean time of the sprint, the best sprint time and the maximum mean speed in the RSA test respectively. Results suggest a mechanical heterogeneity between the systems of artificial turf which generate differences in the physical performance and in the soccer players' perceptions.
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