ANAEROBIC POWER IN SOCCER PLAYERS OF BASE CATEGORY IN DIFFERENT TRAINING SEASONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Resumen

Anaerobic power tests are more common to be applied in intermittent sports, such as soccer. In general, these tests can give useful
information about training status, rehabilitation process and maturation in base-categories. The present study aimed to organize and evaluate
the findings about anaerobic power tests in base-category soccer players in different training seasons, through the validity and quality of the
studies. The review study organized selected studies through the research in three data bases and qualified each study using validated methods.
After a screening a total of six studies were included for the evaluation. All the studies reveled acceptable qualification. Three of the six studies
demonstrated improvement of anaerobic power in middle or ending of the season. Three studies showed no changes or decrease of anaerobic
power in the beginning of the season (pre-season). The conclusion was that base-categories (sub-15 and sub-17) appear to decrease the results
in anaerobic power tests in the beginning of the pre-season.