Performance on two soccer-specific high-intensity intermittent running protocols

Soccer match-play challenges players to recover quickly from the physiological consequences of high-intensity exercise which they must perform repeatedly over 90 minutes of play (Bangsbo, 1993). Recovery from this type of intermittent exercise is facilitated by a high level of aerobic fitness (Tomlin and Wenger, 2001). It seems logical therefore that aerobic training should be an important component of training for soccer.