Title
Crossvalidation of Two 20-M Shuttle-Run Tests for Predicting V̇O2max in Female Collegiate Soccer Players
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Nutrition Exercise and Health Sciences
Publication Date
6-2013
Abstract
The aim of this study was twofold: (a) to compare the maximal attained speed (MAS) from the 20-m shuttle (MST) and 20-m square-shuttle (SST) tests and (b) to crossvalidate 2 equations for predicting maximal oxygen consumption (V̇O2max) that were previously developed from MST and SST in a group of female collegiate soccer players. Thirty-nine subjects (age: 20.1 ± 1.5 years) participated in the study. A maximal graded exercise treadmill test was used to measure V̇O2max. In addition, V̇O2max was predicted from the MAS obtained during MST (predV̇O2maxMST) and SST (predV̇O2maxSST) using previously developed equations. Measured V̇O2max for the group was 44.2 ± 3.3 ml·kg−1·min−1. The MAS was 12.5 ± 0.6 km·h−1 for MST and 13.3 ± 0.8 km·h−1 for SST (p < 0.05). The prediction methods yielded a predV̇O2maxMST of 49.6 ± 3.9 ml·kg−1·min−1 and predV̇O2maxSST of 41.8 ± 3.1 ml·kg−1·min−1, which were significantly different from measured V̇O2max (p < 0.05). The validity statistics revealed the following constant error (CE), correlation coefficient (r), standard error of estimate (SEE), and total error (TE) for predV̇O2maxMST and predV̇O2maxSST: CE = 5.35 ± 3.83, r = 0.45 (p < 0.05), SEE = 2.97 ml·kg−1·min−1, TE = 6.39 ml·kg−1·min−1; and CE = −2.43 ± 2.49, r = 0.69 (p < 0.05), SEE = 2.39 ml·kg−1·min−1, TE = 3.43 ml·kg−1·min−1, respectively. Residual plots indicated no proportional bias for either prediction model. The results of this study suggest that female collegiate soccer players had a higher MAS from SST compared with that from MST. In addition, SST appeared to be a more accurate predictor of V̇O2max than MST in the group of athletes.
Recommended Citation
Green, M. S., Esco, M. R., Martin, T. D., Pritchett, R. C., McHugh, A. N., & Williford, H. N. (2013). Crossvalidation of Two 20-M Shuttle-Run Tests for Predicting V̇O2max in Female Collegiate Soccer Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 27(6), 1520–1528. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0b013e318270fcc0
Journal
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Rights
Copyright © 2013 by the National Strength & Conditioning Association.
Comments
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