A Comparison of the Effect of Three Methods inInterval Aerobic Training on Performance of Adolescent Soccer Players

Background & The utilization of different exercise training programs probably can affect the performance of the athletes. The aim of the present research is to compare the effects of three methods of interval aerobictraining on the performance of adolescent soccer players. For this reason، 27 adolescent soccer players were voluntarily selected، and were randomly divided into three equal groups: 1) circular interval training (type1)، with three bouts of 3 minutes interval training with 2 minutes active resting time between the bouts، 2) circular interval training (type2)، with nine bouts of 1 minute interval training with 30 seconds active resting time between the bouts، 3) traditional interval running training، with three bouts of 3 minutes running training with 2 minutes active resting between the bouts. Aerobic trainings were performed for 6 weeks، 3 sessions per week with the intensity of 65-75% maximal heart rate. Data analyses usingone-way ANOVA show that circular interval training (type1) and traditional interval running training can cause significant increase in VO2max، but circular interval training (type2) did not increase that significantly. The three methods of interval aerobic training can cause significant increase in traveled distances at Hoff performance test، while these methods had no significant effect on Loctat'' levels. The results indicate that this can improve the performance of adolescent soccer playersand help them employ circular interval trainings (type1) or traditional interval running trainings.