Can Health Status and Lifestyle Indicators Predict Amateur Soccer Players Performance Level? A Preliminary Study

Beatrice De Lazzari, Beatrice De Lazzari, Giuseppe Vannozzi, Federico Caramia, Filippo Lupi, Paolo Salvatore, Valentina Camomilla

2022

Abstract

Introduction: Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. To determine the performance potential of an athlete, various tests are typically performed in elite athletes, but not in amateur ones. Aim: To evaluate if and which health status and lifestyle indicators can be useful predictors of physical performance level in amateur soccer players. Methods: A group of 32 male subjects (age: 32±12 years, mass: 77±10 kg, stature: 1.78±0.06 m) voluntarily participated in the study. To assess their functional capacities, five in-field tests were conducted, while as an anamnesis sheet, a questionnaire was developed that investigated: body mass index (BMI), age, physical activity level, lifestyle, alcohol consumption and smoking habits, sports career, occurring injuries, and medical history. A stepwise backward regression was then conducted. Results: A significant R2=0.722 was found between the questionnaire outputs and the physical tests, using only six of the nine investigated indicators. Conclusions: With a simple questionnaire, an estimate of amateur athletes’ physical performance can be obtained. Prospectively, a wider dataset, including women, will allow for the definition of a synthetic biometric index.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

De Lazzari B., Vannozzi G., Caramia F., Lupi F., Salvatore P. and Camomilla V. (2022). Can Health Status and Lifestyle Indicators Predict Amateur Soccer Players Performance Level? A Preliminary Study. In - icSPORTS, ISBN , pages 0-0. DOI: 10.5220/0011523900003321

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icsports22,
author={Beatrice De Lazzari and Giuseppe Vannozzi and Federico Caramia and Filippo Lupi and Paolo Salvatore and Valentina Camomilla},
title={Can Health Status and Lifestyle Indicators Predict Amateur Soccer Players Performance Level? A Preliminary Study},
booktitle={ - icSPORTS,},
year={2022},
pages={},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011523900003321},
isbn={},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - - icSPORTS,
TI - Can Health Status and Lifestyle Indicators Predict Amateur Soccer Players Performance Level? A Preliminary Study
SN -
AU - De Lazzari B.
AU - Vannozzi G.
AU - Caramia F.
AU - Lupi F.
AU - Salvatore P.
AU - Camomilla V.
PY - 2022
SP - 0
EP - 0
DO - 10.5220/0011523900003321