Weather playing football at professional or at a semi – professional level, both require high standards of cardiovascular fitness. Research on football played at a professional level suggests that players may cover distances of 10km-12km during 90 minutes.
Players can also accelerate up to 60 times with a 90 minute period. All of these bursts can deplete glycogen within the leg muscles that in turn will have an effect on performance.
To make sure that the muscles continue to function and don’t shut down, it is important to keep your energy levels high. This is why diet and hydration is an important part of football. Research has shown that football played at moderate temperatures can result in 2-3 litres of sweat loss. Games played during humid conditions can result in a loss of 4-5 litres of fluid.
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