USE OF MAXIMAL RUNNING DISTANCE PERFORMED ON HOFF TEST FOR ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD PREDICTION IN SOCCER

Mailing address: Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) – Bauru, SP, Brasil. Av. Luiz Edmundo Carrijo Coube, 14-01, Vargem Limpa. 17033-360 – Bauru, SP, Brasil. azagatto@fc.unesp.br ABSTRACT Objective: The purpose of the study was to verify the use of maximal running distance performed on Hoff test to predict anaerobic threshold speed (sAnT). Methods: Ten young soccer players (age of 17 ± 1 years and body mass of 64.3 ± 2.1 kg) were subjects of the study. The subjects performed 12-min test, lactate minimum test to estimate anaerobic threshold speed and a field test called Hoff. The purpose of Hoff test was to cover the maximum distance during a period of 10min moving a soccer ball through the track by dribbling. Results: The distance covered during 12-min was 2673.2 ± 64.7 m, the sAnT was 11.6 ± 0.3 km.h-1 and distance covered during test Hoff test was 1458.7 ± 49.6 m. The distance covered during Hoff test was not significantly correlated with sAnT (r = –0.20; P > 0.05) and distance covered during 12-min test (r = –0.15; P > 0.05). The sAnT did not differ of speed correspondent 90% at 12-min speed and they were statistically correlated (r = 0.65). Conclusion: Thus, we concluded that maximal distance covered during Hoff test cannot provides a valid prediction of the anaerobic threshold speed.

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