Physical and Physiological Demands of Official Beach Soccer Match-Play in Relation to Environmental Temperature
Environmental temperature (T<sub>e</sub>) is a main atmospheric parameter that may affect the physical and physiological demands of outdoor sports. Thus, this study aimed to examine the relationship of T<sub>e</sub> with the physical and physiological demands of beach soccer...
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| description | Environmental temperature (T<sub>e</sub>) is a main atmospheric parameter that may affect the physical and physiological demands of outdoor sports. Thus, this study aimed to examine the relationship of T<sub>e</sub> with the physical and physiological demands of beach soccer match-play. Physical and physiological demands were collected from 60 male players during Portuguese elite beach soccer championship matches using a 10 Hz wearable global positioning system, heart rate, and the rate of perceived exertion (RPE). A bilateral counter-movement jump (CMJ) test assessed lower limb power performance before and immediately after the match. Fluid loss was determined by body mass weighing before and after the end of the match. T<sub>e</sub> and wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) parameters were continuously recorded. The matches occurred across T<sub>e</sub> ranging from ~20.0 °C to 43.0 °C. Physical demands, CMJ height, peak heart rate (HR<sub>peak</sub>), mean heart rate (HR<sub>mean</sub>), and RPE were not correlated with T<sub>e</sub>. However, a significant correlation was found between fluid loss and T<sub>e</sub> (r [95% CIs] = 0.67 [0.43–0.75]; <i>p</i> < 0.001). Beach soccer players maintained physical performance independent of T<sub>e</sub>. The specific characteristics of the sport may have promoted adequate thermoregulatory adaptations, helping maintain the players’ physical performance, particularly in matches played under high T<sub>e</sub> conditions. Elite beach soccer players maintained their physical performance independently of T<sub>e</sub> and despite experiencing dehydration (a body mass decrease of more than 2%) when the T<sub>e</sub> exceeded 35 °C. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-707d80d5a68b46b197095cd41ed7ae122025-08-20T02:25:08ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632025-04-0113411810.3390/sports13040118Physical and Physiological Demands of Official Beach Soccer Match-Play in Relation to Environmental TemperatureThiago Carvalho0Vincenzo Rago1João Brito2Priscyla Praxedes3Marco Abreu4Davi Silva5Sara Pereira6Magni Mohr7Ivan Baptista8José Afonso9Centre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (FADEUP), 4200-450 Porto, PortugalNational Youth Sports Institute, Singapore 397778, SingaporePortugal Football School, Portuguese Football Federation, 1495-433 Oeiras, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (FADEUP), 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (FADEUP), 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (FADEUP), 4200-450 Porto, PortugalCentre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (FADEUP), 4200-450 Porto, PortugalDepartment of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, SDU Sport and Health Sciences Cluster (SHSC), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, DenmarkDepartment of Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, 9037 Tromsø, NorwayCentre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (FADEUP), 4200-450 Porto, PortugalEnvironmental temperature (T<sub>e</sub>) is a main atmospheric parameter that may affect the physical and physiological demands of outdoor sports. Thus, this study aimed to examine the relationship of T<sub>e</sub> with the physical and physiological demands of beach soccer match-play. Physical and physiological demands were collected from 60 male players during Portuguese elite beach soccer championship matches using a 10 Hz wearable global positioning system, heart rate, and the rate of perceived exertion (RPE). A bilateral counter-movement jump (CMJ) test assessed lower limb power performance before and immediately after the match. Fluid loss was determined by body mass weighing before and after the end of the match. T<sub>e</sub> and wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) parameters were continuously recorded. The matches occurred across T<sub>e</sub> ranging from ~20.0 °C to 43.0 °C. Physical demands, CMJ height, peak heart rate (HR<sub>peak</sub>), mean heart rate (HR<sub>mean</sub>), and RPE were not correlated with T<sub>e</sub>. However, a significant correlation was found between fluid loss and T<sub>e</sub> (r [95% CIs] = 0.67 [0.43–0.75]; <i>p</i> < 0.001). Beach soccer players maintained physical performance independent of T<sub>e</sub>. The specific characteristics of the sport may have promoted adequate thermoregulatory adaptations, helping maintain the players’ physical performance, particularly in matches played under high T<sub>e</sub> conditions. Elite beach soccer players maintained their physical performance independently of T<sub>e</sub> and despite experiencing dehydration (a body mass decrease of more than 2%) when the T<sub>e</sub> exceeded 35 °C.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/13/4/118performanceelite playersmatch monitoringteam sportsWBGT |
| spellingShingle | Thiago Carvalho Vincenzo Rago João Brito Priscyla Praxedes Marco Abreu Davi Silva Sara Pereira Magni Mohr Ivan Baptista José Afonso Physical and Physiological Demands of Official Beach Soccer Match-Play in Relation to Environmental Temperature Sports performance elite players match monitoring team sports WBGT |
| title | Physical and Physiological Demands of Official Beach Soccer Match-Play in Relation to Environmental Temperature |
| title_full | Physical and Physiological Demands of Official Beach Soccer Match-Play in Relation to Environmental Temperature |
| title_fullStr | Physical and Physiological Demands of Official Beach Soccer Match-Play in Relation to Environmental Temperature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical and Physiological Demands of Official Beach Soccer Match-Play in Relation to Environmental Temperature |
| title_short | Physical and Physiological Demands of Official Beach Soccer Match-Play in Relation to Environmental Temperature |
| title_sort | physical and physiological demands of official beach soccer match play in relation to environmental temperature |
| topic | performance elite players match monitoring team sports WBGT |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/13/4/118 |
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